Fishing Guides

Brevard County Fishing Guides
Space Coast Fishing Guide
Sebastian Inlet Guide
Cocoa Beach Fishing Guide

Fishing Destinations

Mosquito Lagoon
Cocoa Beach
Port Canaveral
Sebastian Inlet
Indian River Lagoon
Banana River Lagoon

Tackle & Bait Stores

Shut Up & Fish
Fish On Fishing Center
C.J.'s Reel Parts & Service
Captain Jack's Tackle & Marine Supply
Scorpion's New Port Marina
Sunrise Marina
Cocoa Beach Bait & Tackle Shut Up & Fish

Boat Ramps

Kelly Park
Ports End Park
Freddie Patrick Park
Ramp Road Park

Gag Grouper, Grey Grouper

This species of grouper has brownish gray in color with dark worm-like markings on sides. Gag or Grey Grouper are often confused with Black Grouper.

Probably the most popular grouper targeted on Florida's coastline, the Gag Grouper is the envy of bottom fisherman and is targeted for it's white, mild and tasty meat. The federal government has closed grouper fishing in 2010 and is possibly considering a ban on grouper fishing for several years as they consider it overfished. This particular government mandate is not indorsed by Lagooner Fishing Guides or it's staff because we believe that grouper are not in peril and can be managed effectively with harvest quotas.

Adults are found OFFSHORE over rocks and reefs; juveniles occur in seagrass beds INSHORE and are often caught at Sebastian Inlet and the inshore waters in the Indian River Lagoon near Florida Inlets.
Canaveral Offshore anglers find Grouper near wrecks, ledges and hard bottom debre.

Gag grouper spawn in large groups in water no shallower than 120 feet in Middle Grounds area in the Gulf of Mexico, January through March; current reseach to identify similar aggregations off Atlantic coast is ongoing. Young gags are predominantly female, transforming into males as they grow larger; feeds on fish and squid.

71 Pounds

Cocoa Beach Hotels

Radisson Resort At The Port
Quality Suites Cocoa Beach
Hampton Inn
Courtyard Marriott
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Resorts

Ron Jon's Cape Caribe Resort
Crown Resorts
Luna Sea Bed & Breakfast Motel
Beach Island Resort
Ocean Landings Resort and Racquet Club
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Cocoa Beach Fish

Amber Jack
Black Drum, Drum Fish, Drum
Blue Fish, Bluefish
Cobia, Ling, Crab Eater, Lemon Fish
Common Snook, Swordspine Snook, Black Snook, Fat Snook, Robalo
Crevalle Jack, Jack Fish
Cubera Snapper, Snapper
Dolphin, Mahi Mahi, Dorado
Gag Grouper, Grey Grouper
Goliath Grouper or Jewfish
King Mackerel, King Fish, Kingfish, Mackerel
Lady Fish, Poor Man's Tarpon
Mangrove Snapper
Red Snapper, American Red Snapper
Redfish, Red Drum, Puppy Drum, Channel Bass
Sailfish, Sail Fish
Spanish Mackerel
Spotted Seatrout, Sea Trout, Speckled Trout, Gator Trout
Tarpon, Sabalo, Silver King
Tripletail, Triple Tail, Bouy Bass