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Dillon Arsenault
Dillon A.
St. Petersburg, Florida
Reported 3 days ago
GAG GROUPER FISHING REPORT 🎣

Been waking up and stacking the gags lately! The bite has been producing both daytime and nighttime, with a mix of artificial lures and live bait putting fish in the boat.

During the day, we’ve been working lures around structure and targeting areas holding quality fish. Once the sun goes down, we’ve been switching things up and putting out lively baits, which have been getting some serious attention.

The fish have been chewing, the action has been consistent, and the quality of the gags has made for some awesome trips. Nothing beats watching that rod...
Dillon Arsenault
Dillon A. St. Petersburg, Florida Reported 3 days ago
GAG GROUPER FISHING REPORT 🎣

Been waking up and stacking the gags lately! The bite has been producing both daytime and nighttime, with a mix of artificial lures and live bait putting fish in the boat.

During the day, we’ve been working lures around structure and targeting areas holding quality fish. Once the sun goes down, we’ve been switching things up and putting out lively baits, which have been getting some serious attention.

The fish have been chewing, the action has been consistent, and the quality of the gags has made for some awesome trips. Nothing beats watching that rod
load up and knowing you’ve got a good grouper coming to the boat!

The key has been staying on productive structure, changing up presentations, and being ready when that big bite comes.

The gags are stacking up—time to go bend some rods! 🎣🔥
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Joe Masi
Joe M.
Bay Pines, Florida
Reported 4 days ago
Bottom fishing has been great flounder are around plenty of gag grouper an hogfish are heating up

Mackerel are showing up day by day with the sharks as well

Inshore plenty of trout mangrove snapper ladyfish jacks

Snook an reds are spotty but good size
Joe Masi
Joe M. Bay Pines, Florida Reported 4 days ago
Bottom fishing has been great flounder are around plenty of gag grouper an hogfish are heating up

Mackerel are showing up day by day with the sharks as well

Inshore plenty of trout mangrove snapper ladyfish jacks

Snook an reds are spotty but good size
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Dillon Arsenault
Dillon A.
St. Petersburg, Florida
Reported 4 weeks ago
We’ve been putting some serious fish on deck lately — cobia, mangrove snapper, gag grouper, and red grouper have all been chewing.

We’re mixing it up and staying on the bite, using live bait, cut bait, shrimp, and throwing jigs, depending on what the fish want. And it hasn’t mattered whether we’re fishing daytime or after dark — the action has been steady.
Dillon Arsenault
Dillon A. St. Petersburg, Florida Reported 4 weeks ago
We’ve been putting some serious fish on deck lately — cobia, mangrove snapper, gag grouper, and red grouper have all been chewing.

We’re mixing it up and staying on the bite, using live bait, cut bait, shrimp, and throwing jigs, depending on what the fish want. And it hasn’t mattered whether we’re fishing daytime or after dark — the action has been steady.
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Fishing in St. Petersburg, Florida
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Fishing in St. Petersburg, Florida
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Joe Masi
Joe M.
Bay Pines, Florida
Reported 1 month ago
Inshore fishing has been good plenty of reds snook trout an some flounder around
Nearshore plenty of sharks mangrove snapper hogfish an gag groupers mackerel are also showing up slowly
Joe Masi
Joe M. Bay Pines, Florida Reported 1 month ago
Inshore fishing has been good plenty of reds snook trout an some flounder around
Nearshore plenty of sharks mangrove snapper hogfish an gag groupers mackerel are also showing up slowly
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George Hastick
George H.
St. Petersburg, Florida
Reported 1 month ago
Snook, trout and redfish are all in the mix right now with some larger fish mixed in.Healthy snook and redfish a being pulled out from under the mangrove tree lines. Live scaled sardines and pinfish have been the bait of choice! If you're looking for table fair you can't beat the mangrove snapper that are also feeding on scaled sardines and shrimp.
George Hastick
George H. St. Petersburg, Florida Reported 1 month ago
Snook, trout and redfish are all in the mix right now with some larger fish mixed in.Healthy snook and redfish a being pulled out from under the mangrove tree lines. Live scaled sardines and pinfish have been the bait of choice! If you're looking for table fair you can't beat the mangrove snapper that are also feeding on scaled sardines and shrimp.
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George Hastick
George H.
St. Petersburg, Florida
Reported 2 months ago
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George H. St. Petersburg, Florida Reported 2 months ago
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Dillon Arsenault
Dillon A.
St. Petersburg, Florida
Reported 2 months ago
The bite has been on fire lately. We’ve been putting clients on mangrove snapper, lane snapper, red grouper, gag grouper, and even a few surprise tuna on the nearshore grounds.
The recipe has been simple: shrimp, pinfish, sardines, and greenbacks have all been getting the job done. Every trip has been a little different, and that’s what makes this time of year so much fun—you never know what’s coming over the rail next.
Dillon Arsenault
Dillon A. St. Petersburg, Florida Reported 2 months ago
The bite has been on fire lately. We’ve been putting clients on mangrove snapper, lane snapper, red grouper, gag grouper, and even a few surprise tuna on the nearshore grounds.
The recipe has been simple: shrimp, pinfish, sardines, and greenbacks have all been getting the job done. Every trip has been a little different, and that’s what makes this time of year so much fun—you never know what’s coming over the rail next.
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Joseph Dephillips
Joseph D.
Wesley Chapel, Florida
Reported 2 months ago
Red Snapper Season is open! We have been killing it on my long range trips. We have been catching Red snapper, mutton snapper, mangrove snapper, red grouper, scamp grouper, gag grouper ,yellowtail snapper, tuna, Mahi mahi and even sailfish. We run 80 miles one way offshore.
Joseph Dephillips
Joseph D. Wesley Chapel, Florida Reported 2 months ago
Red Snapper Season is open! We have been killing it on my long range trips. We have been catching Red snapper, mutton snapper, mangrove snapper, red grouper, scamp grouper, gag grouper ,yellowtail snapper, tuna, Mahi mahi and even sailfish. We run 80 miles one way offshore.
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Andrew Crabtree
Andrew C.
St. Petersburg, Florida
Reported 3 months ago
Something is always happening! 🙏🦀🌴
Andrew Crabtree
Andrew C. St. Petersburg, Florida Reported 3 months ago
Something is always happening! 🙏🦀🌴
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George Hastick
George H.
St. Petersburg, Florida
Reported 3 months ago
The bite has been great with redfish, trout and large snook coming to the boat. This fish have been on the flats, under docks and the mangroves.
George Hastick
George H. St. Petersburg, Florida Reported 3 months ago
The bite has been great with redfish, trout and large snook coming to the boat. This fish have been on the flats, under docks and the mangroves.
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    First and foremost, DJ is a great guy! We booked a 6 hour trip with him to hopefully have a chance at snook and redfish. Leading up to the trip, DJ communicated very well about where to meet and was flexible with the time to meet so we had the best chance at fish. On the water he worked hard to get us on fish and was very knowledgeable and personable. The bite was a bit tough due to the recent cold snap that hit Florida, however, he still put us on the fish and gave us solid opportunities at landing trophy snook and reds. We had a blast fishing with him, very much would recommend him for your fishing adventures in the St Petersburg/Tampa area!

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