Re: Hogfish
Just got back from a trip to south Florida and dove four separate times, all free diving. Each dive lasted for 3-4 hours. I dove with a buddy 3 of the four times.
Throughout all four dives, neither of us saw a single hogfish. I realize I'm an out of state guy (my buddy is a local), and we weren't hitting any special or secret places (you shouldn't have to hit a secret spot to find a fish), but its disgusting how decimated the hogfish stock is.
Its not like we couldn't find a legal fish. We didn't see a single hog. No babies. No borderline legal fish. Nothing. And the weather was crap for over a week before my dives, so there was zero fishing pressure on the reef...
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