8 hour bottom trip was a success today with a catch of 5 snowy grouper, a 20" Trigger fish, a King Mackerel, and a Monster BONITA to finish us off

Gulf red snapper private recreational fall season open Sept. 1 through Nov. 30 for 3-day weekends The fall red snapper season for private recreational anglers and state for-hire operations in the Gulf of Mexico will be open on the following weekends: Sept. 1–2 (Sunday through Monday of Labor Day Weekend) Sept. 6–8 Sept. 13–15 Sept. 20–22 Sept. 27–29 Oct. 4–6 Oct. 11–13 Oct. 18–20 Oct. 25–27 Nov. 1–3 Nov. 8–11 (Veterans Day Weekend) Nov. 15–17 Nov. 22–24 Nov. 28–30 (Thursday through Saturday of Thanksgiving Weekend) Private recreational anglers may harvest red snapper during these weekends in Gulf state and federal waters. However, state for-hire operations are limited to fishing for red snapper in Gulf state waters only. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will continue to monitor harvest relative to Florida’s available quota.

Caught in the bay weeds in 4 feet of water trolling.