Last Updated on January 7, 2021 by Eric Bonneman
Getting revved up for the 2021 fishing season here in Crystal River and we decided to put together a fishing calendar for the year. That said, we are in one of the most active fisheries in Florida and this calendar is based on average statistics, these are not set in stone for the current year. Depending on water temps, we can see different species at any time of year. However, it will give you a good idea of what to expect, month by month, for the 2021 fishing year!
*Italic means fishing is good, not excellent.
January
Saltwater:
- Flounder
- Grouper
- Grunt
- Ladyfish
- Sheepshead
- Tripletail
- Amberjack
- Black Sea Bass
- Porgy
- Seatrout
- Mangrove Snapper
Freshwater:
- Black Crappie
- Sunshine Bass
- Channel Catfish
February
Saltwater:
- Flounder
- Ladyfish
- Sheepshead
- Tripletail
- Amberjack
- Barracuda *rare
- Black Sea Bass
- Redfish
- Grouper
- Grunt
- King Mackerel
- Porgy
- Seatrout
- Mangrove Snapper
- Mutton Snapper
- Snook
Freshwater:
- Largemouth Bass
- Sunshine Bass
- Black Crappie
- Channel Catfish
March
Saltwater:
- Bluefish
- Redfish
- Flounder
- Ladyfish
- Seatrout
- Sheepshead
- Mangrove Snapper
- Tripletail
- Amberjack
- Barracuda *rare
- Black Sea Bass
- Bonito
- Cobia
- Grouper
- Grunt
- King Mackerel
- Spanish Mackerel
- Pompano
- Porgy
- Lane Snapper
- Mutton Snapper
- Snook
- Triggerfish
Freshwater:
- Largemouth Bass
- Black Crappie
- Redear Sunfish
- Sunshine Bass
- Bluegill
- Channel Catfish
- Tilapia
April
Saltwater:
- Barracuda *rare
- Black Sea Bass
- Bluefish
- Bonito
- Cobia
- Redfish
- Flounder
- Grunt
- Ladyfish
- King Mackerel
- Pompano
- Porgy
- Seatrout
- Sheepshead
- Mangrove Snapper
- Snook
- Tripletail
- Amberjack
- Grouper
- Spanish Mackerel
- Permit
- Sharks
- Lane Snapper
- Mutton Snapper
- Tarpon
- Triggerfish
- Tuna
Freshwater:
- Largemouth Bass
- Bluegill
- Redear Sunfish
- Channel Catfish
- Tilapia
May
Saltwater:
- Barracuda *rare
- Black Sea Bass
- Bluefish
- Bonito
- Cobia
- Redfish
- Grouper
- Grunt
- Ladyfish
- King Mackerel
- Spanish Mackerel
- Permit
- Pompano
- Porgy
- Seatrout
- Seatrout
- Sheepshead
- Lane Snapper
- Mangrove Snapper
- Snook
- Tripletail
- Amberjack
- Flounder
- Shark
- Mutton Snapper
- Tarpon
- Triggerfish
- Tuna
Freshwater:
- Largemouth Bass
- Bluegill
- Redear Sunfish
- Channel Catfish
- Tilapia
June
Saltwater:
- Amberjack
- Barracuda *rare
- Black Sea bass
- Bluefish
- Bonito
- Cobia
- Redfish
- Grouper
- Grunt
- Ladyfish
- King Mackerel
- Spanish Mackerel
- Permit
- Pompano
- Porgy
- Seatrout
- Shark
- Lane Snapper
- Mangrove Snapper
- Mutton Snapper
- Red Snapper
- Snook
- Tarpon
- Mahi
- Black Drum
- Flounder
- Sailfish
- Sheepshead
- Triggerfish
- Tripletail
- Tuna
Freshwater:
- Bluegill
- Redear Sunfish
- Largemouth Bass
- Channel Catfish
- Tilapia
July
Saltwater:
- Amberjack
- Barracuda *rare
- Black Sea Bass
- Mahi
- Black Drum
- Redfish
- Bluefish
- Grouper
- Grunt
- Spanish Mackerel
- Ladyfish
- Permit
- Pompano
- Porgy
- Seatrout
- Shark
- Lane Snapper
- Mangrove Snapper
- Mutton Snapper
- Red Snapper
- Tarpon
- Bonito
- Cobia
- Flounder
- King Mackerel
- Sailfish
- Sheepshead
- Snook
- Triggerfish
- Tuna
Freshwater:
- Bluegill
- Redear Sunfish
- Channel Catfish
- Tilapia
August
Saltwater:
- Amberjack
- Barracuda *rare
- Black Sea Bass
- Bluefish
- Black Drum
- Grunt
- Ladyfish
- Spanish Mackerel
- Permit
- Pompano
- Porgy
- Seatrout
- Shark
- Mangrove Snapper
- Lane Snapper
- Mutton Snapper
- Tarpon
- Bonito
- Cobia
- Mahi
- Redfish
- Flounder
- Grouper
- King Mackerel
- Sheepshead
- Snook
- Triggerfish
- Tuna
Freshwater:
- Bluegill
- Redear Sunfish
- Largemouth Bass
- Channel Catfish
- Tilapia
Septemeber
Saltwater:
- Barracuda *rare
- Bluefish
- Bonito
- Cobia
- Black Drum
- Grunt
- Ladyfish
- King Mackerel
- Spanish Mackerel
- Seatrout
- Porgy
- Mangrove Snapper
- Lane Snapper
- Amberjack
- Black Sea Bass
- Redfish
- Flounder
- Grouper
- Permit
- Pompano
- Shark
- Sheepshead
- Mutton Snapper
- Snook
- Tarpon
- Triggerfish
- Tuna
Freshwater:
- Bluegill
- Largemouth Bass
- Channel Catfish
- Redear Sunfish
- Tilapia
October
Saltwater:
- Bluefish
- Ladyfish
- Spanish Mackerel
- Permit
- Porgy
- Seatrout
- Mangrove Snapper
- Amberjack
- Barracuda
- Black Sea bass
- Bonito
- Cobia
- Black Drum
- Redfish
- Grouper
- Grunt
- King Mackerel
- Sheepshead
- Lane Snapper
- Mutton Snapper
- Snook
- Tarpon
- Triggerfish
Freshwater:
- Largemouth Bass
- Sunshine Bass
- Bluegill
- Catfish
- Redear Sunfish
- Tilapia
November
Saltwater:
- Flounder
- Grouper
- Ladyfish
- Permit
- Amberjack
- Barracuda *rare
- Black Sea Bass
- Bluefish
- Grunt
- Spanish Mackerel
- Porgy
- Seatrout
- Sheepshead
- Lane Snapper
- Mangrove Snapper
- Triggerfish
Freshwater:
- Bluegill
- Channel Catfish
- Black Crappie
- Redear Sunfish
December
Saltwater:
- Flounder
- Grouper
- Permit
- Sheepshead
- Amberjack
- Black Sea Bass
- Grunt
- Ladyfish
- Porgy
- Seatrout
- Mangrove Snapper
- Tripletail
Freshwater:
- Sunshine Bass
- Black Crappie
- Channel Catfish
