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Grouper Season Opens up with a Bang!

 | By Fishing Headquarters on 5/4/2014 12:00:00 AM | Views (994)
Warsaw Grouper

Big warsaw grouper just caught wreck fishing in Fort Lauderdale

Grouper season opened up on May 1 and it started off with a bang.  We caught this 60 pound warsaw grouper deep dropping on a wreck in 275ft of water.  The fish ate a live blue runner we dropped as bait.  Groupers have been completely un-harassed the past 5 months with no one fishing for them.  This period of no one fishing for them has helped the groupers repopulate the wrecks making them more plentiful and easier to catch.  They are open now, so if you catch a grouper, you can finally keep him.

Big amberjack

Nice amberjack just caught fishing the bottom off a wreck

Blacks, gags, reds, warsaw and snowy groupers are all biting good on the bottom, especially around the shipwrecks that have been sunk to act as artificial reefs.  These underwater structures act as excellent habitats for groupers, amberjacks, cobia, barracuda, sharks and multitudes of smaller fish.  They also make great spots to fish on top of to get quick action on big game fish.  May is one of the best months of the year for bottom fishing around the wrecks.  Amberjacks are stacked up on these spots in record numbers.  Amberjacks are big fish, sometimes 40-60 pounds and they put up a hellacious fight.  These powerhouse fish are very aggressive and usually take the bait the second it hits the bottom.

Nice cobia just caught

Nice cobia just caught over a wreck in Fort Lauderdale

This is a great time of year for bottom fishing in Fort Lauderdale and it makes for supremely fun action.  You will usually come home with some pretty big fish and you can effectively hit quite a few wrecks in just a half day fishing trip.  If you’re looking for good action on strong fighting and big fish, a wreck fishing charter is for you.  Let’s go fishing!

Tight Lines,



Capt. Andy Roydhouse

754-214-7863

FishHeadquarters.com

Catch Information

Species:
Blue Runner
Blue Runner

Cobia
Cobia

Great Barracuda
Great Barracuda

Greater Amberjack
Greater Amberjack

Snowy Grouper
Snowy Grouper

Warsaw Grouper
Warsaw Grouper

This Fishing Report was submitted on 5/4/2014 12:00:00 AM by Fishing Headquarters and last updated on 5/4/2014 3:32:02 PM.

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Grouper Season Opens up with a Bang! is a fishing spot.

This fishing spot was added to the database on 5/4/2014 12:00:00 AM by Fishing Headquarters and last updated on 5/4/2014 3:32:02 PM.


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