Tall Tails Fishing Charters - South Florida Permit Fishing

Description: Color gray, dark or iridescent blue above, shading to silvery sides, in dark waters showing golden tints around breast; small permit have teeth on tongue (none on pompano); no scutes; dorsal fin insertion directly above that of the anal fin; 17 to 21 soft anal rays.

Where found: OFFSHORE on wrecks and debris, INSHORE on grass flats, sand flats, and in channels; most abundant in south Florida, with smaller specimens from every coastal county.

Size: Common catches 5 to 20 pounds.

*Florida Record: 51 lbs., 8ozs

Remarks: Feeds mainly on bottom-dwelling crabs, shrimp, small clams, and small fish.

Tall Tails Fishing Charters - 305-246-0051 or 305-331-5142 Fax: 305-247-7700

Designed & Maintained by JPS, 2004

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