The Feds are closing the Hog Snapper season till January 1. According to NOAA the rec catch was + - 500,000# I would be interested in knowing how they gathered that information.
The Feds are closing the Hog Snapper season till January 1. According to NOAA the rec catch was + - 500,000# I would be interested in knowing how they gathered that information.
I find it odd that the NOAA bulletin says the closure on hogfish is being done to protect the snapper and grouper fishery. Hogfish do not belong to either group. Makes perfect sense, I guess.................
Honestly, after visiting the keys last week and seeing how dead that water is near shore, I don't think its a terrible idea.
Only Federal waters are closing. State waters remain open for the time being.
Heading down next week, gonna get em while we can. From what I have seen the hogfish population in the lower Keys has proven to be very stabile for the past 15 or 20 years, limits are easy to obtain if you know where to look.
We fish the lower keys, there are hogs around but not a ton ofy keepers IMHO..definitely see a fair share of shorties which is good for their future....I do spear a nice one once in awhile and that is all I usually take.
Only Federal waters are closing. State waters remain open for the time being.
Heading down next week, gonna get em while we can. From what I have seen the hogfish population in the lower Keys has proven to be very stabile for the past 15 or 20 years, limits are easy to obtain if you know where to look.
I think now that they see folks catching them regularly with hook and line, it's become a different story.
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Seems like it would be a wild guess.
I think the word WILD is great understatement!!!
Only Federal waters are closing. State waters remain open for the time being.
Heading down next week, gonna get em while we can. From what I have seen the hogfish population in the lower Keys has proven to be very stabile for the past 15 or 20 years, limits are easy to obtain if you know where to look.
I think now that they see folks catching them regularly with hook and line, it's become a different story.
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Someone gave a very positive report after diving Pennekamp and seeing lots of hogs. Did you visit Pennekamp near shore?
Is Pennekamp a "no take" zone? Could have something to do with it.
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Now maybe they'll have a chance to grow up.