![]() ![]() Tilefish are often found and depths ranging from 350 feet out to 1200 feet of water. They inhabit Muddy Bottom and tend to burrow into the mud. Golden Tiles or Tilefish are highly sought-after due to their superb table quality much like other deep water bottom fish. 12/0 -15/0 circle hooks are the best option for these bucket mouth Grouper of the depths. If you can’t get your hands on Bonito, use small Blackfin or huge chunks of Dolphin, a gigantic squid or huge chunk of Cero, Spanish or King Mackerel. Use large baits such as whole bullet Bonito (1-3 pounds) to catch Snowy Grouper. You may lose rigs, but you know you’re in the right place if you are! Keep dropping, watching the sonar and watching your rod closely. They are nearly always associated with a hard structure in “hangy” areas. over a wide array of structure and holes or rocky bottom ledges. Snowy Grouper in Florida are found in depths between 450 to 1100 ft. Snowy Grouper Habitat – The Snowy Grouper tends to associate with structure of some kind. It is considered by all to be the best eating fish found on the ocean floor. On top of the reef you see a lot more rubbish fish, with the bigger queen snapper often cruising around the outer perimeter before the reef plateaus into flat ground.Snowy Grouper in Florida are a prized catch due to the superb table quality of the species. If for example a reef rises from 50m of water up to 30m, then we’ll prospect the edge of the reef in around the 45m depth range looking for queen snapper. We concentrate our fishing along the bottom edge of larger reefs and even along shoaly reef away from main structures. We generally look for queen snapper in similar territory to which we find deep water red snapper. These larger models go hard, and even on relatively heavy gear will give you a run for your money. The average size of queen snapper we find along our coastline are fish in the 2 to 4kg bracket, with the occasional larger fish of 5 to 7kg thrown in. Queen snapper are clean fighters, but because of the reefy terrain in which they live, they do occasionally rub you off on the reef below. They have large lips which are very sensitive, and often the bite is quite subtle and delicate, but once they feel the hook set it’s a different story. Adult queen snapper are a brilliant blue with purple and yellow pinstripes across their heads, simply stunning fish. Smaller queen snapper possess a black spot on each flank which fades with age. Predominantly found in water depths of around 25 to 40m, occasionally queen snapper will venture into shallower water – especially the juveniles. ![]() They are found along our southern coastline from Kangaroo Island westward, and throughout the South West of WA as well. Queen snapper, or more commonly referred to as a blue morwong, are actually a different species from the east coast blue morwong, with our southern species growing to an impressive 12kg. Queen snapper are a stunning looking fish straight from the water, they are fantastic on the table, and to be honest they’d pull a similar-sized pink snapper backwards! Here in my local waters of SA we have a stunning reef fish that slips under the radar a lot, and in my opinion is an underrated species for what the fish offers. We all have a soft spot for a particular species, be it for their fighting quality, table fare or just their looks. Queen Snapper: How to catch Queen Snapper By Jamie Crawford
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