December is the last chance to dance with the tasty grouper for the 2012 season. On January 1, grouper season is shut down again for the entire months of January, February, March, and April. By the way, do not let anyone try to convince you that we can fish the shorter closed season from Gulf of Mexico waters. Monroe County anglers are not allowed to land grouper caught in the Gulf in the Keys. Those closed months of course, also coincide with your best chance of encountering said critters on our shallow patch reefs. So at least for the remainder of this year it pays to keep stocked up on pinfish, ballyhoo and deep diving plugs. Read More