Barracuda
Cobia
Dorado
Grouper
Mackerel
Marlin
Sailfish
Snapper
Shark
Tuna
Wahoo |
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Other Names:
Cuda, Sea Pike, Great Barracuda |
Other Names:
Lemmonfish, Ling, Crabeater |
Other Names:
Mahi Mahi, Dorado, Dolphinfish |
Other Names:
Yellowfin Grouper, Red Rockfish, Fireback |
Other Names:
Kingfish, King |
Other Names:
North American Red Snapper |
Other Names:
Blackfin Sharkuda, Blacktip Whaler |
Other Names:
Yellowfin, Allifon Tuna, Ahi |
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The Gulf of Mexico is famed for it's deep sea fishing and is one of the prime migratory routes for a
variety if species. Access to this giant body of water is easy from Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and
Alabama. Sometimes the Gulf Coast is referred to as "the forgotten coast".
Texas has the added advantage of providing good fishing just a few miles offshore where some of the best creatures of the
deep live. The idea is to get to the "blue water", which depending on the time of year can be anywhere from 5 miles out to
50 miles out. Off the Texas coast you will find a very distinct line dividing the brown water from the blue water. Some of
the sport fishing species available just a few miles offshore from the Gulf |
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Coast states are Dorado/Dolphin, Marlin, Sailfish, King Mackerel, Wahoo, Snapper,
Grouper, Barracuda, Cobia, Tuna, and Shark.
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Here are a few Gulf Coast Deep Sea Fishing Facts & Tips:
- The best fishing is during the warm months of the year.
- King Fish normally start showing in May until late July with another
run coming through in the fall normally in Oct.
- Yellowfin Tuna show up in early spring and during this period be
ready for some great action in Blue Marlin, Dolphin and Wahoo.
- The best time for big Tarpon is fall and spring, when they follow
schools of mullet during their migrations.
- Trolling the Gulf has produced record Marlin, Sailfish, Wahoo,
Swordfish and Dolphin. Trolling ribbonfish in a zigzag pattern
around a structure or a shrimp cull is always a good choice.
- Drift fishing these waters has produced some enormous shark catches.
- Nothing beats experience, so rely on the experience of your captain.
- The Gulf of Mexico off the Texas coast is well known for "calm sea
conditions” and an abundance of reefs, rocks, and ledges which
attract and hold sport fish year round.
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