This will be a column about fishing in and around The Cedar Keys with the objective of keeping you informed of local happenings on the water.
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Some friends went grouper fishing at 50 feet and found only black sea bass, grunts and small grouper. Don Smith, the new owner of Willis Marina, the next day went to 55-60 feet for a while with poor results. He then ventured further on out to 70 feet, returning home after dark with a cooler of grouper. My friends, after talking to Don, went to 70 feet a few days later, and this time came back with keeper gag and red grouper. If you have some really good GPS numbers, there are grouper in closer. If not, head on out to 70+ feet and you should have no problem. Remember, that's a long way out. Have an adequate and safe boat with plenty of fuel. By the way, Don will be changing the name of his business to Cedar Key Marina.
If you are not personally familiar with Cedar Key fishing and how varied it can be, let me pass on the following to you. I spoke with an infrequent visitor a few days ago who fished here on three days, a half day each. On two trips inshore and one offshore, he caught ten species of fish. Interestingly, these did not include any spanish, schools of which were reported off Seahorse and North Keys. You might not catch fish every time at Cedar Key, but you have a heck of a good chance. |
