The Saltwater Game Fish Of Florida
Florida has very tropical waters all year round, especially in the south, which makes it one the best places in the world to saltwater fish. Some of the main attractions to anglers in Florida are the Keys and the Everglades.
There are many species of saltwater fish to be caught when fishing in Florida. Some of the popular ones among anglers are as follows, snook, dolphin, redfish, bonefish, tarpon, marlin, and all types of sharks. Some of these fish can be caught offshore and some can be caught inshore.
One of the most looked for saltwater fish that stay inshore are the snook. There are four different species of snook, and they are some of the best eating out of all of saltwater fish. There are closed seasons for snook, and they require a special snook stamp on your saltwater fishing license to keep them.
When it comes to offshore fishing the dolphin fish is a favorite for lots of anglers. They are also known as Mahi Mahi, and they are caught miles offshore by trolling. They can get up to fifty pounds, sometimes over if you travel further offshore, they make a very good dinner and there is no closed season for them.
Another great tasting fish are snapper, which can be caught offshore and inshore. There are various types of snapper but the one thing that they all have in common is they love to hang around rocky structures. They can be a light as a pound up to over a hundred pounds.
One of the toughest fishing saltwater fish there are is bonefish. They are very edible, but are rarely kept as they have hundreds of tiny bones in them making them hard to eat. You will need a good captain and the perfect tackle set up to hook and land a bonefish, they are not for the beginner.
If you are into big nasty mean fish, you could give shark fishing a try. The best bait for shark fishing would be a live fish, like a pinfish with the tail cut off, so it bleeds. Sharks can smell blood from miles away, and a bleeding fish in distress is as good as dead in waters where sharks are known to prowl.
As you can see there are many challenges to catch fish when saltwater fishing in Florida, these are just a few of the species that you can go after. You will have to decide what kind of fishing is best for you, for the beginner I would recommend pier fishing and surf fishing because it is a lot cheaper. Leave the offshore fish for the experienced anglers.
If you must do some offshore fishing, you can round up some money and hire a captain. There are fishing charters up and down every single coast in Florida, do some looking around and ask a lot of questions. Find the captain with the best local reputation and you will catch the most fish.
To find more facts on the saltwater fish of Florida, tackle records, rules, and tips on how to catch them you can find it here at the authors resource. Saltwater Fishing In Florida