| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alligator Gar |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
| Barracuda |
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
| Black Drum |
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
| Black Seabass |
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
| Blacktip Shark |
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
| Bonnethead Shark |
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
| Bowfin |
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
| Channel Catfish |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
| Cichlid |
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
| Cobia |
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
| Florida Pompano |
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
| Flounder |
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
| Gag Grouper |
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
| Garfish |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
| Goliath Grouper |
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
| Grunt |
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
| Hogfish |
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
| Jack Crevalle |
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
| Kingfish |
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
| Lane Snapper |
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
| Mangrove Snapper |
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
| Mullet Snapper |
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
| Peacock Bass |
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
| Ray |
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
| Red Grouper |
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
| Red Snapper |
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
| Redfish |
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
| Scallop |
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
| Scamp Grouper |
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
| Sheepshead |
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
| Snook |
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
| Spanish Mackerel |
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
| Speckled Trout |
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
| Spotted Gar |
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
| Stingray |
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
| Tarpon |
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
| Tilapia |
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
| Triggerfish |
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
| Tripletail |
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
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