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Hope you all had a joyful yet somber Memorial Day! The water has warmed to the mid 80's. The fishing inshore has been solid with Tarpon being hooked multiple times on flats with zero landings unfortunately. Trout, Snook & Redfish are also eating well. Offshore to 50ft the water is still clear which will soon change as our rains increase. Grey Snapper, Hogfish and other reef species are plentiful for spearfishing. Well offshore to 65 miles towards the Compass Rose area to 115ft the surface water is Caribbean Blue and clear with visibility stained to maybe 20ft. All rocky areas are covered in a seaweed I am not familiar with, that the fish do not like. The target was big Black Grouper we refer to as Carborita. We did see some large ones from 70 to 100lbs, but they were elusive...we will try again soon.
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Fort-myers, Florida, United States
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