What We Chase

Speckled Trout
Cynoscion nebulosus
Description: While most of these fish are caught on shallow, grassy flats, spotted seatrout reside in virtually any inshore waters, from the surf of outside islands to far up coastal rivers, where they often come for shelter during cold weather. Contrary to its name, the spotted seatrout is not a member of the trout family, but of the drum family

Redfish
Sciaenops ocellatus
Description: Mature Red Drum spawn in near shorelines. Juvenile red drum typically inhabit bays and coastal marshes until they reach maturity between 3 and 6 years of age. They will readily accept any bait but prefer shrimp, mud minnows and crabs. The most distinguishing mark on the red drum is one large black spot on the upper part of the tail base.

Tarpon
Megalops atlanticus
Description: Tarpon grow to about 5–8 ft. long and weigh 80-280 lbs. They have dorsal and anal soft rays and have a bluish or greenish back. They possess distinctive lateral lines and have shiny silvery scales that cover most of the organism except for the head. They possess large eyes and a broad mouth with a prominent lower jaw that juts out farther than the rest of the face.

Flounder
Paralichthys lethostigma
Description: The southern flounder is a moderately large fish with prominent eyes and a large mouth containing sharp canine teeth. The eyed side is generally light to dark brown with diffuse small spots and blotches, while the blind side is dusky or white. The large ocellated spots present on other species of flounder are much more diffuse in the southern flounder and generally disappear in adult individuals.

Cobia
Rachycentron canadum
Description: Cobia eyes are small and their lower jaw projects slightly past the upper jaw. On the jaws, tongue and roof of the mouth are bands of villiform (fibrous) teeth. Their bodies are smooth with small scales, their dark brown coloration grading to white on the belly with two darker brown horizontal bands on the flanks.

Shark
Carcharhinus leucas
Description: Bull sharks are large and stout. Females are larger than males. They are wider than other requiem sharks of comparable length, and are grey on top and white below. The second dorsal fin is smaller than the first and their sharp, serrated teeth have a bite force of 1250 lbs.

King Mackerel
Scomberomorus cavalla
Description: The king mackerel is a medium sized fish whose entire body is covered with very small, hardly visible, loosely attached scales. The lateral line starts high on the shoulder, dips abruptly at mid-body and then continues as a wavy horizontal line to the tail. Coloration is olive on the back fading to silver with a rosy iridescence on the sides, fading to white on the belly.

Spanish Mackerel
Scomberomorus maculatus
Description: Spanish Mackerel have a green back; its sides are silvery marked with about three rows of round to elliptical gray spots. Lateral line gradually curving down from the upper end of the gill cover toward caudal peduncle. The first dorsal fin is black at the front. Its single row of cutting edged teeth in each jaw are large, uniform, closely spaced and flattened from side to side.

Amberjack
Seriola dumerili
Description: Greater amberjack are found Gulfwide, from nearshore waters out to depths of 300 feet and occasionally deeper. The greater amberjack has a bluish-brown back, and a wide amber-brown stripe down the length of each side. A dark bar extends diagonally from the dorsal fin through each eye. Amberjacks are aggressive predator fish that prowl the water column, near obstructions or platforms, from the surface to the bottom.

Red Snapper
Lutjanus campechanus
Description: The red snapper commonly inhabits waters from 30–200 feet but can be caught as deep as 300 ft on occasion. They stay relatively close to the bottom, and inhabit rocky bottom, and artificial reefs, including offshore oil rigs and shipwrecks. Red snappers have short, sharp, needle-like teeth, however they lack the prominent upper canine teeth. Coloration of the red snapper is light red, with more intense pigment on the back. Juvenile fish can also have a dark spot on their side which fades with age.

Black Grouper
Mycteroperca bonaci
Description: The black grouper is a large marine fish that has an olive or gray body, with black blotches and brassy spots. Black groupers are found mainly on rocky bottoms and in coral reef environments. Their depth ranges from anywhere from 19 to 108 feet. Adults feed mainly on other fish and squid, though the younger fish feed on crustaceans especially shrimp.

Red Grouper
Epinephelus morio
Description: Red grouper are easily recognized by their color and their spiny dorsal fin. The body is deep brownish-red overall, with occational white spots on the sides. It inhabits ledges and caverns of rocky limestone reefs, and also lower-provile areas in waters 10 to 40 feet deep. Red groupers usually ambush their prey and swallow it hole, prefering crabs, shrimp, lobster, octopus, squid and fish that live closse to reefs.