Hernando Beach Gulf Grouper open 1 April

Capt. Rick Rodriguez
March 28, 2010
Hernando Beach - Saltwater Fishing Report

Hernando Beach Gulf Grouper Deep Sea fishing Report
Gag grouper are in all depths of water on the west coast of Florida, and we are ready to catch and Keep them. Enough of the great grunt fishing rodeo, anglers are ready for grouper. The 1st of April brings an opening day for Florida's anglers that want to catch and keep grouper. Federal and State waters laws will allow recreational anglers a bag limit if they are able to land them in the Gulf of Mexico.
We have caught grouper during the two month closure and released them on a regular basis. The Commercial fishing industry has not participated during the recreational closure. Sounds fishy. Despite their success in getting all the grouper for themselves for two months there is and has always has been plenty of grouper for everyone that knows how to find them. So come 1 April feel confident that you will catch plenty of fish whether you go out on your boat or charter your favorite Captain's boat.

Hernando Beach Fishing Forecast:

Forecast: We are really looking forward to keeping some quality fish 1 April. Gag and Red grouper have been caught consistently on Party and Charter boats up and down the Gulf Coast. Dead and Live bait have been working equally well. Water temperature today was 63 degrees in 20 feet of water west of Hernando Beach. Constant warming trend has slowly made the Gulf waters warmer and made grouper fishing easy again!

Target Species:

Grouper

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