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Hyporthodus flavolimbatus
How to catch Yellowedge grouper in Florida
Yellowedge grouper feed in 46–62°F water and bite best at 50–58°F.
60 pts · trophy at 34"Feeds 46–62°FBest 50–58°FIn season nowLedge / hard bottom
About
The yellow-edged grouper of the deep mud and ledges in 400 to 900 feet, the everyday catch of the Gulf deep-drop boats, and as good to eat as any grouper there is.
How to fish it
Deep-drop rig on the soft bottom and the edges in 500 feet; squid and a big bait.
What it eats
squidcut baitwhole small fish
Live bait for it
SquidStrips on a bottom rig for snapper, grunts and porgies; whole on a deep-drop rig.What to fish it with
the sizes that fish itLeader80–150 lb mono
Hook8/0–14/0
Braid65–100 lb
The rule
not confirmed hereWithin the deep-water grouper aggregate — confirm at MyFWC.
The current rule at MyFWC →Month by month, water by water
When yellowedge grouper is the story
The Panhandle
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The Big Bend & Nature Coast
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Tampa Bay & Sarasota
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Charlotte Harbor & the Islands
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The Ten Thousand Islands & Everglades
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The Florida Keys
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Miami & Biscayne Bay
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Palm Beach & the Treasure Coast
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The Space Coast Lagoons
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The First Coast
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