|
Here
are some on the fish that you can catch, remember we
don't list everything. You may hook more then what
you see here.
 Black
Drum
This
common fish is found Gulf wide, from brackish
estuarine waters out to near shore offshore waters.
Black drum are found on mud, sand and shell bottoms
and medium to large specimens are very common on
oyster reefs.
 Pompano
The fish is found
Gulf wide in the surf zone, major bays with sandy
bottoms, and in coastal waters. In the northern
Gulf, they are a seasonal fish, appearing in the
warmer months. Preferred water temperatures are
82-98ºF and they are seldom found below 62ºF.
 Flounder
This common fish is
found Gulf wide, on mud, and to a lesser degree,
sand bottoms, from shallow, low-salinity estuaries
to near shore and shallow offshore waters. Southern
flounders commonly enter fresh water and have been
found 100 miles up rivers.
 Ground
Mullet
This species is found
Gulf wide on sand and sandy-mud bottoms inshore in
estuaries and offshore out to depths of about 30
feet.
 Redfish
Red drum are found
Gulf wide, from low-salinity or even freshwater
estuaries out to offshore waters at least 50 feet
deep. Red drum are not fussy about bottom type,
being found on everything from soft mud to hard
bottoms of shell hash and oyster reefs. Often, large
schools of large red drum will congregate at near
shore artificial reefs and oil and gas platforms in
the northern Gulf
 Speckled
Trout
Found Gulf wide from
deep interior estuaries out to 30 feet of water
offshore. They are a schooling species, especially
when small. They are not particularly attracted to
hard bottoms or structure, but tend to be found in
areas of current
 White
Trout
Sand white trout are
found Gulf wide, from bay and estuarine waters to
offshore waters 300 feet deep. Larger fish are more
common in offshore waters of moderate depths and in
deep holes inshore. It prefers sand or mud bottoms.
In the Gulf of Mexico, the fish is least common in
southern Florida. Seasonally, large white trout will
congregate at offshore oil and gas platforms in
moderately shallow water depths.
|
