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blackfin tuna
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Many are caught hi-speed trolling, but some are also caught while freelining live bait. The Florida panhandle season runs from June-Oct. Table quality is excellent.
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cobia
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The spring run begins in late March and runs through April. Caught using jigs, plugs or live bait. Table quality is great.
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jack crevalle
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Super gamefish caught using live or artifical baits, but table quality is poor at best. Catch and release.
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barracuda
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Ferocious fighter and predator. Caught using tube lures or large live bait. Catch and release.
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Florida pompano
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Catch these excellent eating fish in the surf. Use either small brightly colored jigs or sand fleas.
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gag grouper
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Tough fighting reef fish caught using large live bait. One of the best tasting fish that swims.
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mangrove snapper
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Reef fish caught while bottom fishing. Live cigar minnows or shrimp are great baits. Excellent eating.
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greater amberjack
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Hard fighting. Caught at midlevel depths using a large hardtail or pinfish. Very good when grilled.
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gulf flounder
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Caught in the bays and inshore gulf waters using small jigs and live bait. Fall migration to gulf begins in late Oct. and runs through Dec. Excellent eating.
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king mackeral
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Annual migration into panhandle waters starts in late April andruns through early Nov. Caught trolling dusters and freelining live cigar minnows and herring.
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lane snapper
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Incidental catch caught while bottom fishing for red snapper. Super on the table.
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red snapper
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Reef fish which is highly prized for eating. Live bait is best, but squid and frozen cigar minnows are also good baits.
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sailfish
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Catch hi-speed trolling or freelining live herring or cigar minnows. Catch and release.
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spanish mackeral
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Pelagic fish. Season runs March-Nov. Catch by trolled spoons or freelining. Table quality is fair.
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speckled trout
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Most popular gamefish for bay fishermen. Caught year-round on live bait and artificals. Table quality is good.
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tripletail
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Catch around buoys and flotsam. Live bait is best. Great eating.
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wahoo
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Catch by hi-speed trolling during the summer months offshore. Excellent table fare.
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