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Cedar Key Offshore Report

Captain John of Cedar Key Marina II — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:56:03 +0000

Well, with the gag grouper season closing this week, the thousands of big gags out there will be safe for another year.

Saturday, November 12th, was a rough trip, cold, windy and 3-6 foot seas, the bite was slow but there were good red grouper & gag grouper in 45 to 60 feet. We were/are even catching keeper red grouper in 30 feet of water this year. Large sea bass are in 25 to 30 feet as also and they make great table fare.

Sunday, November 13th, we had beautiful weather and the fish were on fire, we released plenty of keeper sized gags and plenty just short. We did best in 55 feet of water.

Remember, you’re now allowed four red grouper, even though gag grouper fishing will be closed. The Amberjacks have moved back in, go to structure or wrecks, use live bait or jigs and have all the fun you can stand.

Till next time, tight lines and safe boating

Capt. John blouse

Hooked up charters & Cedar Key Marina II

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Cedar Key Offshore Fishing Report

Captain John of Cedar Key Marina II — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 11:50:56 +0000

A Quick Cedar Key Offshore Fishing Report

Opening weekend for gag grouper, we started at 7:30 am and used live pins and pigfish, also used mullet, boston mackeral and threadfins. We started fishing in 40 ft, got two keepers and many shorts, both reds and gags. Then we went to 48 and 50 ft, then the dinner bell rang and we got our limit of both gag grouper and red grouper by 1 pm. We headed back in to clean fish and watch the Gator game. God was extra good to us that day.

Till next time, tight lines and safe boating

Capt. John blouse

Hooked up charters & Cedar Key Marina II

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Cedar Key Offshore Fishing Report

Captain John of Cedar Key Marina II — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 10:29:48 +0000

Sea Bass and Grunts are plentiful in 28–32 feet of water on live bait in hard bottom area’s.

There are plenty of short and keeper size Gag Grouper in 35-45 ft of water and soon, Sept. 16th they will be open in Federal Waters. Which, in 50 to 70 ft there are plenty of keeper Red Grouper and Gag’s.

Amberjack’s are open again and are plenty thick around the barge and bridge wrecks.

We have also caught 3 keeper Cobia while Grouper fishing in 50 plus water, so if you go have a rod ready because the opportunity will happen fast and you don’t want to miss it. I haven’t seen any Kings lately, but I believe they’ll be back soon.

Till next time, tight lines and safe boating

Capt. John blouse

Hooked up charters & Cedar Key Marina II

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Cedar Key Offshore Fishing Report – 5-26-11

Captain John of Cedar Key Marina II — Thu, 26 May 2011 11:41:50 +0000

Kings and moving in thick, slow troll or use a flatline with a live pin or I like a frozen threadfin, look for bait pods and start there. I’ve had great luck in 50 to 65 ft while grouper fishing, there lots around, bait pods are key to were to start fishing. larger red grouper are in 60 to 80 ft still. There are plenty of large gags as well, but we have to release them ( I must have?thrown back 500 lbs of them in 1 week). Amber Jacks’s are still thick around wrecks and strong structure and there many of them, they only like live bait or butterfly jigs, and hand on.

Good Luck & Tight Lines

John Blouse

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Cedar Key Offshore Fishing Report

Captain John of Cedar Key Marina II — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 20:31:47 +0000

The water has finally warmed up to around 75 degrees in the afternoon and around 69 degrees in the am.

Bait pods are showing up and?there are plenty of Spanish Mackerel and some Kings at around 25 to 35 ft.

At 50 ft around wrecks and strong structure there are plenty of Amber Jacks ( reef donkey’s) to play with and in 48 to 60 ft there are plenty of those endangered gags, and some keeper red grouper, the larger ones are still in 60 to 75 ft.

I haven’t seen any Cobia offshore yet. But ….. this means that the next 3 to 5 weeks are gonna be on fire, the fish are there and they are going to be hungry!

Bait of choice, whatever you put down, we were using sardines, threadfins and menhaden, plus live pinfish are best for Amber Jacks or butterfly jigs

This Cedar Key fishing report is from Cedar Key Marina and Cedar Key Fishing Guide Hookedup Charters.