January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
African Pompano |
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Amberjack |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Barracuda |
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Bigeye Tuna |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Black Grouper |
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Blackfin Tuna |
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Blacktip Shark |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Bluefish |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Bonito |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Bowfin |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Bull Shark |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Cero Mackerel |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Cichlid |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Clown Knifefish |
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Cobia |
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Crappie |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Cubera Snapper |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Gag Grouper |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Garfish |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Goliath Grouper |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Great White Shark |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Hammerhead Shark |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Jack Crevalle |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Kingfish |
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Lane Snapper |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Largemouth Bass |
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Mahi Mahi |
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Mako Shark |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Mangrove Snapper |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Mutton Snapper |
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Peacock Bass |
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Red Grouper |
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Red Snapper |
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Sailfish |
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Scamp Grouper |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Snakehead |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Snook |
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Snowy Grouper |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Spanish Mackerel |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Sunfish |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Swordfish |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Tarpon |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Thresher Shark |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Tiger Shark |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Tilefish |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Triggerfish |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Vermillion Snapper |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Wahoo |
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
White Marlin |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Yellowfin Tuna |
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Yellowtail Snapper |
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
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