Gag Grouper Fishing Reports (December 2025)

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Fishing report from Jacob M. in Pensacola, Florida Book a trip with Captain Jacob here.

12/14/2022 Gag Grouper

Vermillion snapper and alamacos have been producing in close. Grouper bite has been decent over the past 10 days

Fishing report from Conner C. in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida

12/14/2022 Flounder, Gag Grouper

The flounder bite has picked up on the offshore wrecks along with a good amount of sheepshead on the bridge pilings. Still a few red fish hanging around the grass flats

Fishing report from Robbie B. in Destin, Florida Book a trip with Captain Robbie here.

12/11/2022 Gag Grouper

12/11/2022 Gag Grouper

12/11/2022 Gag Grouper

Gulf fishing- Gag grouper will close at the end of the month. Nice to get one in before then because as I've heard they will most likely not open back up next year or at least in April of next spring. Flounders are unfolding into fish boxes, but plenty around still. Scamp grouper and smaller tasty bottom fish still bitting and will be. Bay- Redfish, trout, some Spanish still lurking, big giant 40 lb black drum for fun fight, and pompano being the highlight.
Gulf fishing- Gag grouper will close at the end of the month. Nice to get one in before then because as I've heard they will most likely not open back up next year or at least in April of next spring. Flounders are unfolding into fish boxes, but plenty around still. Scamp grouper and smaller tasty bottom fish still bitting and will be. Bay- Redfish, trout, some Spanish still lurking, big giant 40 lb black drum for fun fight, and pompano being the highlight.
Gulf fishing- Gag grouper will close at the end of the month. Nice to get one in before then because as I've heard they will most likely not open back up next year or at least in April of next spring. Flounders are unfolding into fish boxes, but plenty around still. Scamp grouper and smaller tasty bottom fish still bitting and will be. Bay- Redfish, trout, some Spanish still lurking, big giant 40 lb black drum for fun fight, and pompano being the highlight.

Fishing report from Hank V. in St. Petersburg, Florida Book a trip with Captain Hank here.

12/07/2022 Gag Grouper

Fishing report from Mark R. in Crystal River, Florida Book a trip with Captain Mark here.

12/01/2022 Gag Grouper

12/01/2022 Gag Grouper, Speckled Trout

12/01/2022 Gag Grouper, Spanish Mackerel, Speckled Trout

Water is cooling down and the fishing is heating up. Trout bite has been great on the creek mouths. Look for the spotty bottom with kelp grass for you best results. A lot of slot size redfish and over slot are on the outer islands and also in the creek mouths Feeding on mud minnows and shrimp. Incoming tide has the best bite. Gag grouper are stacked up on the rocks in 5ft to 12ft of water.
Water is cooling down and the fishing is heating up. Trout bite has been great on the creek mouths. Look for the spotty bottom with kelp grass for you best results. A lot of slot size redfish and over slot are on the outer islands and also in the creek mouths Feeding on mud minnows and shrimp. Incoming tide has the best bite. Gag grouper are stacked up on the rocks in 5ft to 12ft of water.
Water is cooling down and the fishing is heating up. Trout bite has been great on the creek mouths. Look for the spotty bottom with kelp grass for you best results. A lot of slot size redfish and over slot are on the outer islands and also in the creek mouths Feeding on mud minnows and shrimp. Incoming tide has the best bite. Gag grouper are stacked up on the rocks in 5ft to 12ft of water.

Fishing report from Alex K. in Bradenton, Florida Book a trip with Captain Alex here.

12/01/2022 Gag Grouper, Speckled Trout

12/01/2022 Gag Grouper

12/01/2022 Gag Grouper

12/01/2022 Gag Grouper

Mangrove snapper, snook, redfish, trout, and gag grouper as the weather gets colder the gags are gonna fire off even more. Tell them to hurry up and book for a gag grouper cause the season is gonna be shorter next year and this is gonna be the last Dec we get to keep gags.
Mangrove snapper, snook, redfish, trout, and gag grouper as the weather gets colder the gags are gonna fire off even more. Tell them to hurry up and book for a gag grouper cause the season is gonna be shorter next year and this is gonna be the last Dec we get to keep gags.
Mangrove snapper, snook, redfish, trout, and gag grouper as the weather gets colder the gags are gonna fire off even more. Tell them to hurry up and book for a gag grouper cause the season is gonna be shorter next year and this is gonna be the last Dec we get to keep gags.
Mangrove snapper, snook, redfish, trout, and gag grouper as the weather gets colder the gags are gonna fire off even more. Tell them to hurry up and book for a gag grouper cause the season is gonna be shorter next year and this is gonna be the last Dec we get to keep gags.

Fishing report from Scott F. in Holmes Beach, Florida Book a trip with Captain Scott here.

12/01/2022 Gag Grouper

12/01/2022 Gag Grouper

Fishing report from Tim K. in Pensacola, Florida Book a trip with Captain Tim here.

12/01/2022 Gag Grouper

Fishing report from Leon H. in Crystal River, Florida Book a trip with Captain Leon here.

11/30/2022 Gag Grouper

11/30/2022 Gag Grouper

11/30/2022 Gag Grouper

11/30/2022 Gag Grouper

11/30/2022 Gag Grouper

11/30/2022 Gag Grouper

11/30/2022 Gag Grouper

11/30/2022 Gag Grouper

Fishing report from Henry R. in South Padre Island, Texas

11/30/2022 Gag Grouper

Fishing has been great with this colder front moving In. There's lots of bull reds offshore along the wrecks with the red snappers.

Fishing report from Joe B. in Holmes Beach, Florida Book a trip with Captain Joe here.

11/30/2022 Gag Grouper

11/30/2022 Gag Grouper

11/30/2022 Gag Grouper

11/30/2022 Gag Grouper

11/30/2022 Gag Grouper

11/30/2022 Gag Grouper

11/30/2022 Gag Grouper

11/30/2022 Gag Grouper

11/30/2022 Gag Grouper

Fishing report from Gage B. in Clearwater, Florida Book a trip with Captain Gage here.

11/30/2022 Gag Grouper

11/30/2022 Gag Grouper

Fishing report from Eric T. in St. Petersburg, Florida Book a trip with Captain Eric here.

11/23/2022 Gag Grouper, Mangrove Snapper, Scup

11/23/2022 Gag Grouper, Mangrove Snapper, Scup

11/23/2022 Gag Grouper

11/23/2022 Gag Grouper

The gag grouper bite continues to be great on Tampa Bay The sheepshead are becoming more active with cooling water temperatures as always red fish and snook can be found on the flats
The gag grouper bite continues to be great on Tampa Bay The sheepshead are becoming more active with cooling water temperatures as always red fish and snook can be found on the flats
The gag grouper bite continues to be great on Tampa Bay The sheepshead are becoming more active with cooling water temperatures as always red fish and snook can be found on the flats
The gag grouper bite continues to be great on Tampa Bay The sheepshead are becoming more active with cooling water temperatures as always red fish and snook can be found on the flats

Fishing report from Leon H. in Crystal River, Florida Book a trip with Captain Leon here.

11/09/2022 Gag Grouper

11/09/2022 Gag Grouper

11/09/2022 Gag Grouper

11/09/2022 Gag Grouper, Redfish, Speckled Trout

11/09/2022 Gag Grouper

Fishing report from Joe B. in Holmes Beach, Florida Book a trip with Captain Joe here.

11/02/2022 Gag Grouper

11/02/2022 Gag Grouper

11/02/2022 Gag Grouper

11/02/2022 Gag Grouper

11/02/2022 Gag Grouper

Fishing report from Joel B. in Marathon, Florida

11/02/2022 Gag Grouper

Fishing report from Tj D. in North Charleston, South Carolina Book a trip with Captain Tj here.

10/27/2022 Gag Grouper

Fishing report from Joe B. in Holmes Beach, Florida Book a trip with Captain Joe here.

10/19/2022 Gag Grouper

10/19/2022 Gag Grouper

10/19/2022 Gag Grouper

Fishing report from Terry M. in Carrabelle, Florida

10/12/2022 Gag Grouper

Fishing report from Leon H. in Crystal River, Florida Book a trip with Captain Leon here.

10/12/2022 Gag Grouper, Spanish Mackerel

10/12/2022 Gag Grouper

Fishing report from Joe B. in Holmes Beach, Florida Book a trip with Captain Joe here.

09/21/2022 Gag Grouper

Redfish and grouper bite is still going strong

Fishing report from Christopher O. in Little River, South Carolina

09/07/2022 Gag Grouper

09/07/2022 Gag Grouper

The grouper are starting to moving in about 60 to 70 foot of water. We're catching a good mix of keepers and a few shorts on live pin fish and pogies. As for inshore most of the flounder are moving in from the reefs and there's a good amount of fish around the creek mouths and deeper channels. The best baits have been finger mullet or smaller pogies. Theres been a good push of redfish around the jetty rocks, grass flats and backwater creeks. We've been catching them on live shrimp, pogies, and finger mullet. As for trout it's been slim pickins the few we've been catching have been around the jetties and shell banks on live shrimp.
The grouper are starting to moving in about 60 to 70 foot of water. We're catching a good mix of keepers and a few shorts on live pin fish and pogies. As for inshore most of the flounder are moving in from the reefs and there's a good amount of fish around the creek mouths and deeper channels. The best baits have been finger mullet or smaller pogies. Theres been a good push of redfish around the jetty rocks, grass flats and backwater creeks. We've been catching them on live shrimp, pogies, and finger mullet. As for trout it's been slim pickins the few we've been catching have been around the jetties and shell banks on live shrimp.

Fishing report from Nick T. in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida Book a trip with Captain Nick here.

09/01/2022 Gag Grouper

09/01/2022 Gag Grouper

Fishing here in Santa Rosa beach is on fire right now. Offshore we are catching vermillion snapper, triggerfish, mangrove snapper, few kings and Spanish and some Mahi and black fin tuna around our fads offshore. Inshore is heating up with most catches being redfish and jack Crevalle, but we are still finding speckled trout, Spanish mackerel and mangrove snapper.
Fishing here in Santa Rosa beach is on fire right now. Offshore we are catching vermillion snapper, triggerfish, mangrove snapper, few kings and Spanish and some Mahi and black fin tuna around our fads offshore. Inshore is heating up with most catches being redfish and jack Crevalle, but we are still finding speckled trout, Spanish mackerel and mangrove snapper.

Fishing report from Tyler B. in Clearwater, Florida Book a trip with Captain Tyler here.

08/31/2022 Gag Grouper

The fishing is awesome at the moment, minus the rain every day. If you don't mind getting wet , let's get some lines tight. Fish are already wet they don't mind as long as it's not lightning we're going. Redfish and snook are chewing if you're looking for that drag to scream . Along with tons of mangrove snapper and grunts to fill your cooler.

Fishing report from Hank V. in St. Petersburg, Florida Book a trip with Captain Hank here.

08/24/2022 Gag Grouper

Fishing has been steady on good eating fish nearshore and the local reefs are holding Grouoer and BIG Snook lately. These are all since Sunday this week