The groupers bite in the winter!
oktober 30, 2025
Islamorada
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Turresumé
Turresumé
We always get an uptick in grouper bites and catches after the first cold front of the season. This one in the picture ate a live blue runner on a wreck in 145 feet of water. We catch Black Groupers out to as deep as 400 feet or so. I usually target them in 90-200 feet. The one in the pic came up on 50 pound test with an 80 pound leader, but when I'm targeting them I sometimes step the gear up a bit from there.
Brian McCadie
Islamorada, Florida, United States
I've been fishing Islamorada since 1999. These waters are my back yard and I know them well. Give me a chance to show you a great time on my tried and tested Parker boat! I've had this boat since 2011 and it's a fish catching machine! Yellowtail Snapper...