January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Almaco Jack |
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Amberjack |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Barracuda |
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Black Drum |
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Black Seabass |
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Blackfin Tuna |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Blacktip Shark |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Blue Marlin |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Bluefish |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Bonnethead Shark |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Bull Shark |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Cobia |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
False Albacore |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Flounder |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Not Ideal
|
Gag Grouper |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Grunt |
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Hammerhead Shark |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Jack Crevalle |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Kingfish |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Ladyfish |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Lemon Shark |
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Lionfish |
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Mahi Mahi |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Mangrove Snapper |
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Mutton Snapper |
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Perch |
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Ray |
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Red Snapper |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Redfish |
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Sailfish |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Sandbar Shark |
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Sheepshead |
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Skate |
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Spadefish |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Spanish Mackerel |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Speckled Trout |
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Spinner Shark |
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Stingray |
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Tarpon |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Tiger Shark |
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Triggerfish |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Tripletail |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Vermillion Snapper |
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Wahoo |
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Whiting |
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
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