warsaw grouper

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war·saw grouper

 (wôr′sô)
n.
A large grouper (Epinephelus nigritus) of the western Atlantic Ocean.

[Probably alteration of American Spanish guasa, goliath grouper, perhaps of Arawakan origin.]
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Gulf Regulatory Remarks: The 4-grouper total limit species list includes gag, black, red, scamp, yellowfin and yellowmouth, yellowedge, snowy, speckled hind, warsaw grouper. In Gulf state waters, 0 fish bag limit for charter captain and crew.
The rocky bottom areas in 350-500 feet will hold vermilion snapper, big scamp grouper, Warsaw grouper, snowy grouper, yellow edge grouper, blueline tile (a.k.a.
February can be cold and windy at times, but when the weather breaks it's one of my favorite months to get out and deep drop for snowy, yellowedge and Warsaw grouper. Deep dropping is the type of fishing that requires lots of preparation and most times lots of work.
macrostomum SpnGnt Speckled Hind Epinephelus drumniondhayi SpkHnd Tiger grouper Mycteroperca tigris TgrGpr Tilefish Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps Tilfsh Tomtate Haemulon aurolineatum Tomtat Vermilion snapper Rhomboplites aurorubens VrmSnp Warsaw grouper Epinephelus nigritus WrsGpr White grunt Haemulon plumieri WhtGnt Whitebone porgy Calamus leucosteus WtbPgy Wreckfish Polyprion arnericanus Wrkfsh Yellow jack Caranx bartholomaei YelJck Yellowedge grouper Epinephelus flauolimbatus YdgGpr Yellowfin grouper Mycteroperca venenosa YlfGpr Yellowmouth grouper Mycteroperca interstitalis YlmGpr Yellowtail snapper Ocyurus chrysurus YtlSnp
On wrecks at such depths he's seen thickets of white, stony Oculina coral; "chocolate-milk" thermoclines parting to reveal clear, 48-degree water; schools of Warsaw grouper, which can top 400 pounds.
If you travel to deeper waters around the oil rigs or other deep drop grounds, tuna, wahoo, dolphin, Warsaw grouper, yellow edges and tilefish will also eat jigs, provided you have the patience to fish them in 300 or more feet of water.
A giant Warsaw grouper follows him like a puppy as he explores the tanker, a large hook and chafed leader dangling from its jaw.
waters CLOSED Warsaw grouper, Gag grouper speckled hind CLOSED (most waters) CLOSED Fed.
Only red snapper, Warsaw grouper and speckled hind are closed.
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