Another Grouper Crossed Off The Kayak List.

[JohnMckroidJr]

Fishing pressure has thinned out the SE Florida Grouper population. Luck crossed the Snowy Grouper off the list the first year in a Kayak. It was two more years before landing a keeper Black and five years before Landing a keeper Gag Grouper. Keepers are tough to get as many species have off-season windows and 20-24" minimum size limits. After seven years in the kayak, finally a keeper Scamp Grouper last month on a slow pitch



Still not even halfway.......the Goliath, Nassau, Red, Yellowfin, and Warsaw Groupers are still pending.

[FISH11]

Nice fish John. The weather looks great also. Thanks for sharing.

[BenCantrell]

Very cool! Congrats John!

[erinoo]

Nice..

[daperrin]

Beautiful fish. Sad to see so many fish species continue to struggle.

[Mahigeer]

Nice fishing there.

[AlwaysFishing]

Congrats John. That's a cool looking fish.

[JohnMckroidJr]

Originally Posted by FISH11

Nice fish John. The weather looks great also. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks, Mark, the weather made the trip.

Originally Posted by BenCantrell

Very cool! Congrats John!

Thanks, Ben, Finally a new species for my life list.

Originally Posted by erinoo

Nice..

Thanks Eric

Originally Posted by daperrin

Beautiful fish. Sad to see so many fish species continue to struggle.

Thanks, David. It is sad to see the diminishment. For what it's worth, I released that one. The preserve zones can help and Florida needs to have more of them. Water pollution is a big factor. The industrial runoff creates massive algae blooms that kill thousands of fish annually. Thanks to mercury, fish that would otherwise be good to eat are becoming fish to avoid.

Originally Posted by Mahigeer

Nice fishing there.

Thanks Hashim

Originally Posted by AlwaysFishing

Congrats John. That's a cool looking fish.

Thanks Quang

[BenCantrell]

Originally Posted by JohnMckroidJr

Thanks, Ben, Finally a new species for my life list.

Scamp is actually one I got long ago on a trip to the Keys. I had it misidentified on my list as a gag grouper for several years before I realized the mistake.



Small point-and-shoot cameras have come a long ways in just a decade. I cringe when I look back at some of these old pics. It has great resolution and focus, but the auto light settings were lacking.

[JohnMckroidJr]

Originally Posted by BenCantrell

Scamp is actually one I got long ago on a trip to the Keys. I had it misidentified on my list as a gag grouper for several years before I realized the mistake.

Very cool, What is your total count number? I bet a large portion of it is from Florida.