{"id":14040,"date":"2018-05-27T10:42:05","date_gmt":"2018-05-27T15:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/?p=14040"},"modified":"2025-06-07T12:25:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-07T17:25:11","slug":"captiva-fishing-red-grouper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/?p=14040","title":{"rendered":"Captiva Fishing, Red Grouper"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sanibel Island Fishing & Captiva Island Fishing: Red Grouper!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Red Grouper, Catch & Release, Sanibel Island Fishing Charters & Captiva Island Fishing Charters, Sanibel Island, Sunday, May 27, 2018.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Sanibel Island Fishing Charters, May 27, 2018;\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Captiva Fishing & Sanibel Fishing Report.<\/em><\/h5>\n
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Captiva Fishing Report,\u00a0 Sanibel Island Fishing Charters, Captiva Island Fishing Charters, Sunday, May 27: Red Grouper, Catch & Release;<\/strong> Memorial Day Weekend;\u00a0<\/strong>water quality in relatively good shape;\u00a0(Caloosahatchee: no\/little freshwater runoff impact right now;\u00a0Red Tide Report, there is some spotty red tide impact right now<\/a><\/strong>; more fishing reports from other areas and Captains below.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re located at Castaways Marina, Santiva, Sanibel Island, just before the Blind Pass bridge to Captiva Island.\u00a0 Please click here to\u00a0Book A Charter<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or call\u00a0239-472-8658.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Red Grouper, Structure, Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing, Sunday, July 3, 2016.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For more photos and\/or fishing reports from our other Captains\u2019 boats from other marinas,\u00a0please also visit our\u00a0Sanibel<\/a>,\u00a0Fort Myers<\/a>,\u00a0Seashell & Shelling<\/a>,\u00a0Florida Fishing Report<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Cuban Fishing<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>sites.\u00a0Please check here for\u00a0Live Sanibel Traffic Cams<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong>Click\u00a0here for\u00a0College Of Fishing\u00a0Hats & Apparel<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Red Grouper, Blind Pass Wreck, 10-22-13, Sanibel & Captiva Islands & Fort Myers Charters & Fishing Guide Service.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The red grouper<\/b> (Epinephelus morio<\/i>) is a species of fish<\/a> in the Family Serranidae<\/a>. The red grouper’s typical range is coastal areas in the western Atlantic, stretching from southern Brazil to North Carolina in the US and including the Gulf of Mexico.[1]<\/a><\/sup>[2]<\/a><\/sup>[3]<\/a><\/sup>[4]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

This demersal, largely sedentary species has an extended (~40 day) pelagic larval stage before it settles in shallow coastal hardbottom habitat as juveniles. They remain in inshore waters for 4\u20135 years before migrating to offshore hardbottom habitat\u2014particularly on the edge of the continental self\u2014as adults.<\/p>\n

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Red Grouper, 1-3-14, Blind Pass Wreck, Sanibel & Captiva Islands & Fort Myers Charters & Fishing Guide Service.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Spawning occurs offshore between January and June, peaking in May. While primarily eating benthic invertebrates, the red grouper is an opportunistic feeder in the reef community. The diet commonly includes xanthid and portunid crabs, juvenile spiny lobster, and snapping shrimp, with the occasional fish.<\/p>\n

The red grouper is of moderate size, about 125\u00a0cm and weighs 23\u00a0kg or more. Body coloration is typically reddish-brown color often with many white spots. When aggravated (they are highly territorial) or involved in spawning activities, these fish can very rapidly change coloration patterns, with the head or other parts of the body turning completely white, and the white spots appearing more intense.<\/p>\n

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Red Or Strawberry Grouper, Offshore, Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing, Sunday, 12-20-15 ~ #Sanibel #Captiva.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Red grouper, like a number of other grouper species, are long-lived, slow to mature, protogynous hermaphrodites<\/a>, beginning life as females, with some later transforming into males. Females transform into males between the ages of 7 and 12.[5]<\/a><\/sup>These characteristics make them highly vulnerable to overfishing.[6]<\/a><\/sup> Refer to the sidebar on the right to see its current conservation status on the IUCN red List.<\/p>\n

Red grouper actively excavate pits in the seafloor. This activity increases the architectural complexity of the habitat, which attracts other organisms and increases local biodiversity.[7]<\/a><\/sup> They start digging in the sediment from the time they settle out of the plankton and continue throughout their lifetime. They use their caudal fin and their mouths to remove debris and sediment from rocks, creating exposed surfaces on which sessile organisms actively settle (e.g., sponges, soft corals, algae).<\/p>\n

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Red Grouper, Catch & Release, Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing, Thursday, 2-25-16 ~ #Sanibel #Captiva.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The exposure of structure also attracts a myriad of other species, including mobile invertebrates and a remarkable diversity of other fishes, from gobies and butterflyfish to grunts and snapper.<\/p>\n

The lionfish<\/a> Pterois volitans<\/i> started invading red grouper habitat by 2008, from Florida Bay to the Florida Keys and offshore to Pulley Ridge<\/a>, a mesophotic coral reef<\/a> on the West Florida Shelf west of the Dry Tortugas. Known for being extremely capable predators on small reef fish, scientists are very interested in determining the extent to which their invasion changes the functional dynamics of associated communities. \u00a0More background here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Red Grouper, Offshore, Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing, Saturday, 3-5-16 ~ #Sanibel #Captiva.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We\u2019re big advocates of catch and release, particularly for snook, but pretty much\u00a0for most species. \u00a0Only take what you are going to eat, and a lot of fish are better off as sportfish, even if they are in season. \u00a0Our motto is let \u2018em get bigger and catch \u2018em again!<\/p>\n

Please click calendar at upper right or call\u00a0239-472-8658<\/strong>\u00a0to\u00a0book a charter<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Red Grouper, Offshore, Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing, Tuesday, March 22, 2016 ~ #Sanibel #Captiva.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Whether you\u2019re a longtime customer who has fished with us for many years or a first-time customer, expert fisherman or just a family with young children out to catch fish and have fun, you are going to enjoy being out in the boat with Hank and me!\u00a0 We greatly appreciate your friendship and business!<\/p>\n

We grew up on Sanibel and Captiva fishing and shelling\u00a0every day! It is what we know and do well! \u00a0If you had a good time fishing with Captain Joey Burnsed on a Sanibel & Captiva charter, please post an \u201cexcellent\u201d review on\u00a0Google Places<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0TripAdvisor<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0Yelp<\/a><\/strong>, or\u00a0Facebook<\/a><\/strong>! \u00a0If you had any issues at all with your charter, please let us know immediately and we\u2019ll do everything we can to make it right! \u00a0Huge thanks for doing this!<\/p>\n

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Fair winds and following seas,<\/p>\n

Captain Joey Burnsed ~\u00a0please click calendar<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0at the upper left\u00a0or call\u00a0239-472-8658<\/strong>\u00a0to book a Sanibel & Captiva Islands, Boca Grande or Fort Myers fishing guide trip or shelling charter.<\/p>\n

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Red Grouper, 1-3-15, Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing & Fort Myers Fishing Charters & Guide Service.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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