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Too short obviously…..
Strong AM NE winds for the whole 2 weeks…. Afternoons were better
Great gags from 15ft to 60.
We dove and fished….
Pretty good fishing considering all the bait.
Average size was super , 28-30”
Lots of smaller red grouper still….

One observation, maybe due to clear water ...

Sharks stayed off camera this time

Seems the RS pushed out deep… we’ve seen a few solos diving in 65, but not many….
The gags must be happy about them leaving as they are everywhere.

St marks is decent for scallops.
Not as far east as usual. Even heard people were getting some off shell point.
Water is super clear right now. Scallops on the small side but in a month or so will be nice…
If you work at it you can get a nice dinner!

Coastal trailer in medart…

Looks like a bull shark ….,
The bulls and sandbars are everywhere.if there are fish shows, they aren’t far behind.
Great screen shots,,,, lots of life there.
Good to see

Heard a third hand report someone was seeing scallops from the boat when the water was clear of St Marks…
Wouldn’t that be nice after all the storms.
Any other sightings?

I’m sure some old timers would disagree, but gags are better here by far than they were 15 years ago….
I grew up going in the 80s out of Crystal river and Suwannee….. and if you take out the small grouper everyone kept them (that would be under size now) the fishery now could be better now than ...

NOAA surveyors clearly haven’t been offshore of our area recently….
Diving in 60ft in k tower area today…
4 spots all covered with big gags…. And small ones..
Most I’ve ever seen in that area…
It’s ridiculous….

Lobster like thing may be baby bulldozer?

Seem to be small
Red grouper everywhere…. That’s good and bad….

Gags are everywhere, and fat…… oh but my eyes must be playing tricks on me…. Those gags are supposed to be endangered….
Maybe DOGE will send fisheries management back to the states?????

Great pics….
We are divers so especially appreciate them.
Nice Jewfish in on of that latter pics.
Guessing the shark was a lemon based on head shape….
RS seem to have moved north with Helene…
Healthy life on all your spots

Or maybe just give us the “normal” gag season that THEY told us was the right regulation to rebuild the stock. They were actually correct, it worked.
Most folks were happy with the 6 or 7 months…
Ridiculous

One dive trip during gag and one after……
Gag trip was quick …. 40 ft of DI… big gags everywhere, stuffed with small herring… we stopped at 7 for the 5 of us… barely could shut cooler… more than enough fish for us. Great to see all the healthy gags…. Plenty from every age class. But don’t try to tell ...