Grouper fishing
Grouper is the common name for different species of fish from the Epinephelinae family. By the way, sea bass also belong to this family. The preferred territory of the grouper are rocky areas, wrecks, reefs where it can hide.
Groupers inhabit all subtropical and tropical oceans of the world. They are caught trolling with downrigger, jigging and bottom fishing with natural bait (squid, sardine, ...).
There are groupers of all sizes and colors, but the largest is the giant grouper that can weigh more than 350kg and measure up to 2.5m!
Top Grouper Fishing destinations
Groupers inhabit all subtropical and tropical oceans of the world. The best destinations for grouper fishing are Florida, Panama, Costa Rica, Mexico, Canary Islands, Strait of Gibraltar, Madagascar, Seychelles, Andaman Islands and Australia.
Species similar to Grouper
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Amberjack ( Seriola dumerili), also known as Amberjack, Lemon Fish, Verderol and in the Canary Islands Medregal, inhabit the rather warm waters of the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic and the Mediterranean. The best way to fish them is by jigging or with live bait. They can weigh up to 80 kg.
MORE INFO >Amberjack
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The barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda) , with its torpedo-like shape, strength and famous teeth, is an elite hunter, moving along the reefs, mangroves and ridges of the tropical and subtropical oceans. They can exceed 1.5 meters long and weigh more than 45 kg.
MORE INFO >Barracuda
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The dentex (Dentex dentex) is a saltwater species common in the Mediterranean, Black Sea and also occurs in the Canary Islands, Morocco and Senegal. It gets its name from its pronounced teeth with which it catches mollusks, squid, cuttlefish and fish. The dentex is caught trolling and jigging. It can reach a length of more than 1 meter and weigh up to 15 kg.
MORE INFO >Dentex
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The red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) is a popular species caught bottom fishing on reefs and around wrecks in the Atlantic off Florida, the Gulf of Mexico, and also in the Caribbean. It can reach up to 1 meter in length and weigh up to 20 kg.
MORE INFO >Red Snapper
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The sama (Dentex gibbosus) is a saltwater species distributed from Angola to Portugal, the Canary Islands and the warmer areas of the Mediterranean (southern Spain, Strait of Gibraltar, Morocco, southern Italy, Tunisia and Algeria). The largest specimens reach up to 1.2m and can weigh up to 18kg.
MORE INFO >Sama
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The best fishing charters for Grouper
White-Sand
Himandhoo, Maldives
23,00 ft
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Pescadora I at Marina El Cid
Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo, Mayan Riviera
29,00 ft
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El Natilla
Algeciras, Strait of Gibraltar
29,53 ft
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