[header] How to locate salt water fish [title] Understand how environmental factors affect fish. [step] Not all fish can live in the same kinds of waters. Different species need different sets of environmental conditions, including : [substeps] Hiding areas, cover, structure, and the bottom salinity dissolved oxygen water temperature types and amounts of food tides and currents water depth [title] Find " structure.
[step] " many fish species such as striped bass and grouper live or hold near structure. Structure refers to changes in the shape of the bottom caused by rocks, reefs, man-made objects, humps, ledges, and drop-offs.