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Striped Bass

Striped Bass

  6 reviews
On the West Coast, by far the largest part of the striped bass catch is made in San Francisco Bay and the Delta. Good fishing occurs during late ...
Yellowfin Tuna

Yellowfin Tuna

  4 reviews
pectoral fin moderately long, reaching point below beginning of 2nd dorsal fin; 2nd dorsal fin and all finlets yellow; no white rear edge on caudal ...
Bluefish

Bluefish

  6 reviews
Remarks: travels in large schools, following schools of baitfish; cannibalistic; all members of a given school about the same size; spawning occurs ...
Black Sea Bass

Black Sea Bass

  3 reviews
Remarks: forms spawning aggregations in water no shallower than 120 feet in Middle Grounds area, January through March; current research to identify ...
Sandbar Shark

Sandbar Shark

  4 reviews
Both predator and scavenger, feeding chiefly near the bottom on fish and shellfish; migrates long distances; matures at about 6 feet in length.
Dolphin

Dolphin

  3 reviews
Remarks: one of the fastest-growing fish, thought to live no more than 5 years; swimming speed estimated at 50 knots; spawns in warm oceanic currents ...
Gulf Flounder

Gulf Flounder

  3 reviews
Remarks: hatches into usual fish form, but right eye migrates overt to left side early in life; a bottom dweller; thought to spawn offshore; feeds on ...
Tarpon

Tarpon

  2 reviews
Florida record: 243 lbs. Slow grower, matures at 7 to 13 years of age; spawning occurs between May and September; female may lay more than 12 million ...
Red Drum

Red Drum

  2 reviews
Remarks: red drum are an INSHORE species until they attain roughly 30 inches (4 years), then migrate to join the NEARSHORE population; spawning ...
Great Barracuda

Great Barracuda

  3 reviews
Most attacks on people have occurred when they were wading or swimming in turbid water while wearing bright objects, attempting to spear a barracuda, ...
Black Drum

Black Drum

  2 reviews
Remarks: largest member of the drum family; spawns nearshore in winter and early spring; feeds on oysters, mussels, oysters, crabs, shrimp, and ...
Weakfish

Weakfish

  2 reviews
Remarks: may mature as early as age 1; spawns in NEARSHORE or estuarine areas between April and October; schooling fish; feeds primarily on shrimp ...
Florida Pompano

Florida Pompano

  2 reviews
Remarks: spawns OFFSHORE between March and September; feeds on mollusks and crustaceans, especially sand fleas; local movements are influenced by the ...
Blacktip Shark

Blacktip Shark

  2 reviews
Dark bluish gray (young paler) above, whitish below; distinctive whitish stripe on flank; inside tip of pectoral fin conspicuously black; dorsal fin, ...
King Mackerel

King Mackerel

  2 reviews
Remarks: schooling fish that migrates from south Florida waters in winter to more northerly waters in spring; Gulf population thought to be separate ...
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