Description:
Brownish gray in color with dark patch-like markings on sides.Description:
Brownish gray in color with dark patch-like markings on sides.
Where Found: Both offshore and nearshore. Larger gags usually migrate further offshore in the Summer time and move closer Inshore during the winter months.
Feeding Habits: Fees on dead bait (spanish sardines, threadfin and finger mullet) and live bait (pinfish, cigar minnows, croakers and grunts).
Size Range: From 10-60 lbs. Current Florida state record 71.3 lbs.
Bag Limit/Size Limit: 5 Grouper (gag, black or red) per person per day – gag & black grouper must be 22 inches in overall length.
Food Value: Outstanding table fare. One of the most sought after eating fish in the Gulf of Mexico. Fillets are white, and flaky when cooked. Very light fish taste. Found on the menus of most Florida seafood restaurants.