Friday, January 8, 2010

What Saltwater Fish To Fish For In Florida

By Chris Singly

If you want some of the best saltwater fishing in the world then the tropical waters of Florida will be your best bet. Florida offers great fishing from the inshore waters, to the deep waters in the gulf and the Atlantic ocean.

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.

If you are looking for a great meal and a great fight you can go after snook, which are found in warm waters inshore. From the middle of Florida down to the keys are the best places to fish for snook, they can be found on both coasts of Florida. You will need a saltwater fishing license with a snook stamp to catch one, and they must be in season also.

One of the offshore fish that anglers love to go after are mahi mahi, which are also known as dolphin fish. They are highly colorful with a steep forehead, they can get up to fifty pounds or more. You will have to go miles offshore to catch a dolphin, and the preferred method for getting them would be trolling.

Snapper fish are another great fish to go after for the Florida angler. There are many species of snapper and they can be found all over Florida, from the inshore waters by mangroves and docks, to off shore obstructions like sunken ships and rocky seabed terrain.

Bone fish are pound for pound the toughest fishing saltwater fish that there is. You will need a flats boat to catch these, they can be caught on light tackle, or a light fly fishing set up. Although they are very good to eat, most anglers will throw them back because of all of the tiny bones that they have.

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.

Know that you know some of the popular game fish there are in Florida know you can decide what type of fish to go after. I would learn how to fish inshore good before going offshore, offshore fishing requires heavier and more expensive tackle than inshore fishing, and they are harder to find offshore also.

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.

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