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bit more effort (and fuel), but in turn indirectly helps preserve our fish stocks due to reduced fishing pressure. It also means the fishing grounds are less crowded for your fishing party as compared with much of the rest of Florida.
Northeast Florida has a wide variety
of offshore species that are targeted at different times of the year with a wide variety of methods. Bottom fishing, for structure or reef dwelling species, often provides for shorter trips (mileage-wise) with fish caught at various depths on the bottom or slightly above bottom. Fish
are typically found around underwater structure such as man-made reefs and natural structure such as rocks, ledges and natural livebottom reefs.
According to local captain, Jason Hadjis, of J-Hook Charters, some of the most popular species among local offshore
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