Goliath Grouper

name: Goliath Grouper

found in: Costa Rica, Cuba, Florida, Kenya, Mexico, Panama

other names: Junefish, Jewfish

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  Hemingways Billfish Competition Kenya

  10 days / 4 days fishing

  The best big game fishing at the world famous Hemingways in association with Angling Direct Holidays, each year we organise a friendly competition open to all levels of anglers. The competition is based on a max of 18 anglers; Anglers will fish in teams of 3 making a total of 8 teams. For anglers who book as a 3 man team you will remain together. Each team will have 4 full days of 10 hours fishing. Boats are available for your non-competition days at additional cost. Make new friends, enjoy great sport, hospitality and you never know you could even win a free return trip the following year.

  Suitable for: Big Game Fishing, Escorted Holidays, Specimen Fishing, Corporate Events

  Species to catch: Amberjack, Atlantic Bonito, Dorado, Giant Trevally, Goliath Grouper, Kingfish, Mackerel - King, Marlin - Black, Marlin - Blue, Red Snapper, Sailfish, Shark - Black Tip, Shark - Hammerhead, Shark - Mako, Shark - Tiger, Snapper - Golden, Swordfish, Tuna - Skipjack, Tuna - Tunny, Tuna - Yellowfin, Wahoo

  Seasons to travel: January

  From £2,163 per person
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  Escorted Big Game Fishing Panama

  10 days / 5 days fishing

  For all of you who have enjoyed in the past or ever wondered what it would be like to join a non-stop action packed escorted trip, well now is your chance. We have jointly worked very hard to exclusively bring you a new destination where you can catch seemingly unlimited numbers and species of world-class saltwater game fish, all in an exotic landscape of pristine ocean waters and lush tropical islands.

  Suitable for: Big Game Fishing, Sea Fishing Holidays, Escorted Holidays, Specimen Fishing

  Species to catch: Amberjack, Dorado, Goliath Grouper, Jack Crevalle, Mackerel - King, Marlin - Black, Marlin - Blue, Red Snapper, Roosterfish, Sailfish, Shark - Black Tip, Shark - Dusky, Shark - Hammerhead, Shark - Thresher, Snapper - Golden, Spanish Mackerel, Trevally - Big Eye, Tuna - Big Eye, Tuna - Skipjack, Tuna - Tunny, Tuna - Yellowfin, Wahoo, Yellow Tail

  Seasons to travel: All Year

  From £3,678 per person
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  Paradise Lodge Big Game Fishing Panama

  10 days / 5 days fishing

  We have worked very hard to exclusively bring you this new destination where you can catch unlimited numbers and species of world class saltwater game fish! A fishing destination where you cast your lure or fly around the numerous islands that all surround Panama’s world famous Hannibal Bank. Fishing can be divided into three main categories, offshore, inshore and fly fishing. All provide the most heart stopping action you will have ever encountered or ever imagined.

  Suitable for: Saltwater Fly Fishing, Big Game Fishing, Sea Fishing Holidays, Specimen Fishing, Corporate Events

  Species to catch: Amberjack, Dorado, Goliath Grouper, Jack Crevalle, Marlin - Black, Marlin - Blue, Red Snapper, Roosterfish, Sailfish, Shark - Black Tip, Shark - Bronze Whaler, Shark - Hammerhead, Shark - Mako, Snapper - Golden, Spanish Mackerel, Trevally - Big Eye, Tuna - Big Eye, Tuna - Skipjack, Tuna - Tunny, Tuna - Yellowfin, Wahoo, Yellow Tail

  Seasons to travel: All Year

  From £3,923 per person
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  Escorted Big Game Fishing Cabo Mexico

  9 days / 5 days fishing

  Escorted Fishing to the Marlin Capital of Baja Mexico, for these waters around Cabo San Lucas, known as one of the most fertile fishing grounds in the world, providing an excellent variety of game fish. Here, you will find a place that has all of the right elements for a great fishing adventure. There are Sailfish, Black and Blue Marlin, Dorado, Yellowtail, Wahoo and after a hard day of fishing, there’s relaxing in the hotel bar and pool room, and telling fishy stories, the only problem will be trying to get to bed at a decent hour, so you can go fishing the next morning.

  Suitable for: Big Game Fishing, Sea Fishing Holidays, Escorted Holidays

  Species to catch: Amberjack, Dorado, Goliath Grouper, Jack Crevalle, Marlin - Blue, Marlin - Striped, Red Snapper, Roosterfish, Sailfish, Swordfish, Tuna - Skipjack, Tuna - Tunny, Tuna - Yellowfin, Wahoo, Yellow Tail

  Seasons to travel: All Year

  From £2,492 per person
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  Cabo Family Fishing Experience Mexico

  9 days / 4 days fishing

  This just has to be one of the best places in the world. Great hotels, stunning beaches, unstoppable nightlife and coupled with dream Marlin fishing! Today, Cabo remains a rustic resort town with restaurants covering a wide range of tastes and expenses. Sumptuous resort hotels line the beaches on both its End”. Cabo is a perfect place that is synonymous with bikinis, water sports and people watching.

  Suitable for: Big Game Fishing, Sea Fishing Holidays, Family Holidays

  Species to catch: Amberjack, Dorado, Goliath Grouper, Jack Crevalle, Marlin - Blue, Marlin - Striped, Red Snapper, Roosterfish, Sailfish, Spanish Mackerel, Swordfish, Tuna - Skipjack, Tuna - Tunny, Wahoo, Yellow Tail

  Seasons to travel: All Year

  From £2,451 per person
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  Sea of Cortez Dreams Palmas Cortez Mexico

  9 days / 5 days fishing

  The sheer beauty of this area on the East Cape of the Baja Peninsula, coupled with the beauty of the beaches and sea, makes this the place of dreams. This is one of the few first-class fishing resorts you will find in the enchanting Baja wilderness; it is a world apart from the sameness of Mexico's over-commercialized resort centres, situated on a sandy beach, on the legendary Sea of Cortez, with miles of untouched white sandy beaches, providing legendry Offshore and inshore fishing.

  Suitable for: Saltwater Fly Fishing, Big Game Fishing, Sea Fishing Holidays, Family Holidays, Corporate Events

  Species to catch: Amberjack, Dorado, Goliath Grouper, Jack Crevalle, Marlin - Blue, Marlin - Striped, Red Snapper, Roosterfish, Sailfish, Spanish Mackerel, Swordfish, Tuna - Skipjack, Tuna - Tunny, Tuna - Yellowfin, Wahoo, Yellow Tail

  Seasons to travel: All Year

  From £2,430 per person
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  Baja Magic Punta Colorada Mexico

  9 days / 5 days fishing

  With the best beach fishing in Baja just steps away from your room, why not cast your lure to large Roosterfish up to 50lbs that frequent these shores. Located in the East Cape region of Baja California Sur Mexico and situated on Baja's world-renowned Sea of Cortez, is an area known worldwide as one of the premier vacation and big game fishing spots in the world.

  Suitable for: Saltwater Fly Fishing, Big Game Fishing, Sea Fishing Holidays

  Species to catch: Amberjack, Dorado, Goliath Grouper, Jack Crevalle, Marlin - Black, Marlin - Blue, Marlin - Striped, Roosterfish, Sailfish, Swordfish, Tuna - Skipjack, Tuna - Tunny, Tuna - Yellowfin, Wahoo, Yellow Tail

  Seasons to travel: All Year

  From £2,164 per person
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  Big Game Fishing & Safari Kenya

  14 days / 6 days fishing

  Kenya is a great place for a tropical "Divorce Free" family holiday, combining big-game fishing and big game watching on one of our three fantastic safaris. The climate is fabulous, the people are friendly and accommodating as the country itself is diverse and beautiful. These combined itineraries provide the true experience of Kenya with all she has to offer in terms of big game on land and in the ocean.

  Suitable for: Saltwater Fly Fishing, Big Game Fishing, Sea Fishing Holidays, Family Holidays, Corporate Events

  Species to catch: Dorado, Giant Trevally, Goliath Grouper, Kingfish, Mackerel - King, Marlin - Black, Marlin - Blue, Red Snapper, Sailfish, Shark - Hammerhead, Shark - Thresher, Shark - Tiger, Swordfish, Tuna - Skipjack, Tuna - Tunny, Tuna - Yellowfin, Wahoo

  Seasons to travel: August to March

  From £4,024 per person
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  Big Game Fishing Hemingways Kenya

  9 days / 4 days fishing

  Your stay at the world renowned Hemingways, one of the small luxury hotels of the world, will restore both body and soul and to fish with its famous fleet will realise all your angling dreams. Like the tranquil fish rich waters of the Indian Ocean, our dedication to complete excellence in partnership with Hemingways washes over you in a un breaking wave of care and sophistication. Kenya is a great place to combine a tropical holiday with big game fishing and perhaps a safari. The climate is fabulous, the people friendly and accommodating and the country itself is diverse and beautiful.

  Suitable for: Saltwater Fly Fishing, Big Game Fishing, Sea Fishing Holidays, Family Holidays, Corporate Events

  Species to catch: Amberjack, Dorado, Giant Trevally, Goliath Grouper, Kingfish, Mackerel - King, Marlin - Black, Marlin - Blue, Red Snapper, Sailfish, Shark - Tiger, Swordfish, Tuna - Skipjack, Tuna - Tunny, Tuna - Yellowfin, Wahoo

  Seasons to travel: August to March

  From £2,628 per person
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  Saltwater Fly Fishing Florida Keys

  8 days / 5 days fishing

  Have you ever fancied one of the greatest challenges for a fly angler? The thrill and excitement of catching Tarpon over 100lb on the fly has to be experienced to be believed. Watch these fish flash at surface poppers as they skip the surface. Tarpon are truly one of the most magnificent fish that occupy the waters of the Florida Keys.

  Suitable for: Saltwater Fly Fishing, Sea Fishing Holidays, Family Holidays, Specimen Fishing

  Species to catch: Bonefish, Cobia, Dorado, Florida Gar , Giant Trevally, Goliath Grouper, Jack Crevalle, Mangrove Jack, Permit, Red Snapper, Shark - Black Tip, Shark - Bronze Whaler, Shark - Dusky, Shark - Hammerhead, Shark - Lemon, Shark - Mako, Shark - Thresher, Shark - Tiger, Snapper - Golden, Snook, Tarpon, Yellow Tail

  Seasons to travel: April to September

  From £2,336 per person
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  Escorted Fishing Florida Keys

  8 days / 5 days fishing

  Each year, Angling Direct Holiday’s escorts a limited number of anglers to the world famous Florida Keys. For many years, this area has been and remains one of the top fishing locations anywhere in the world, If the sheer amount of large Tarpon, big Bonefish and punishing Permit weren’t enough, there are always the great Sharks, Lemons, Black tips, Nurse Sharks and Redfish, Stingrays, Jacks and the obligatory Barracudas to keep you busy.

  Suitable for: Saltwater Fly Fishing, Sea Fishing Holidays, Escorted Holidays, Specimen Fishing

  Species to catch: Bonefish, Cobia, Dorado, Florida Gar , Goliath Grouper, Jack Crevalle, Mangrove Jack, Permit, Red Snapper, Shark - Black Tip, Shark - Bronze Whaler, Shark - Dusky, Shark - Hammerhead, Shark - Lemon, Shark - Tiger, Snapper - Golden, Snook, Tarpon, Yellow Tail

  Seasons to travel:

  From £1,864 per person
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  Escorted Fly Fishing Isle of Youth Cuba

  11 days / 6 days fishing

  Come Join Jack Simpson on the Isle of Youth, which lays 100km off the coast of mainland Cuba. It is a large island, 2200 sq. km, about fifty miles across, and somewhat round in shape. The area we fish is gigantic, seventy-five miles of flats from the Northern side of the Isle of Youth that runs all the way to Cayo Largo on the eastern end.

  Suitable for: Saltwater Fly Fishing, Escorted Holidays

  Species to catch: Bonefish, Goliath Grouper, Jack Crevalle, Mangrove Jack, Permit, Red Snapper, Snook, Tarpon, Trevally - Big Eye

  Seasons to travel: November to July

  From £3,965 per person
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  Saltwater Fly Fishing Isle of Youth Cuba

  11 days / 6 days fishing

  This is flat's fishing far beyond your wildest dreams! The Isle of Youth lays 100km off the coast of mainland Cuba, nearly straight south of Havana. It is a large island, 2200 sq. km, about fifty miles across, and somewhat round in shape. The area we fish is gigantic, an area seventy-five miles of saltwater flats that had not been sport fished for over fifty years until we opened our operation in 2006. You can choose to stay at either our hotel or the luxury of our live aboard yacht and your own private fishing safari.

  Suitable for: Saltwater Fly Fishing

  Species to catch: Bonefish, Goliath Grouper, Jack Crevalle, Mangrove Jack, Permit, Red Snapper, Snook, Tarpon, Trevally - Big Eye

  Seasons to travel: November to August

  From £4,307 per person
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  Escorted Fly Fishing Jardines de la Reina Cuba

  10 days / 5.5 days fishing

  Being a qualified fly casting and game fishing instructor, regardless if you are a complete beginner, intermediate or experienced fly angler, by joining us and Jack on one of our hosted trips you will get to experience exciting fly fishing and light tackle spinning in possibly the most prolific salt- water destination in the northern hemisphere.

  Suitable for: Saltwater Fly Fishing, Escorted Holidays

  Species to catch: Bonefish, Goliath Grouper, Jack Crevalle, Mangrove Jack, Permit, Red Snapper, Snook, Tarpon, Trevally - Big Eye

  Seasons to travel: November to July

  From £4,247 per person
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  Fly Fishing Jardines de la Reina Cuba

  10 days / 5.5 days fishing

  An angler’s paradise in the middle of stunning saltwater flats, the area we fish is approximately 2600 square miles, a vast offshore wilderness, where you will rarely see another angler, other than people in your own group. We have many options while out at Jardines de la Renia, First there’s our permanently moored accommodation which is now world famous the Tortuga and then for those with a little bit of more of a adventure there’s the real Cuba safari, as for your main accommodation is one of three live aboard boats, the Halcon, Caballones and La Reina. The advantage of these safaris is that while you are fishing your mother ship will move to a completely new area, allowing you to fish water that is even more virginal.

  Suitable for: Saltwater Fly Fishing

  Species to catch: Bonefish, Goliath Grouper, Jack Crevalle, Mangrove Jack, Permit, Red Snapper, Snook, Tarpon, Trevally - Big Eye

  Seasons to travel: November to July

  From £3,392 per person
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  Game Fishing Crocodile Bay Costa Rica

  8 days / 4 days fishing

  At this resort the fishing can be divided into two main areas, inshore and offshore with a variety of fishing options such as; live bait, trolling, surface poppers, jigging, and fly-fishing. For inshore, the species most sought after is the Roosterfish. 25lb to 50lb fish are very common with fish over 50lb caught each week. Offshore Sailfish are the main target; these fish are available year round and a half dozen are common any day.

  Suitable for: Saltwater Fly Fishing, Big Game Fishing, Sea Fishing Holidays, Family Holidays, Specimen Fishing, Corporate Events

  Species to catch: Amberjack, Atlantic Bonito, Cobia, Dorado, Giant Trevally, Goliath Grouper, Jack Crevalle, Kingfish, Mangrove Jack, Marlin - Blue, Red Snapper, Roosterfish, Sailfish, Shark - Black Tip, Shark - Bronze Whaler, Shark - Hammerhead, Snapper - Golden, Snook, Spanish Mackerel, Tuna - Skipjack, Tuna - Tunny, Tuna - Yellowfin, Wahoo

  Seasons to travel: December to April

  From £3,736 per person