World Record: 8 lbs 1 oz, Flagler Beach, Floridia, 1984. Despite it's name, the Floridia pompano occurs from Massachusetts to Brazil, including all the Gulf of Mexico. Pompanos are schooling fishes, favoring beaches with a good surf and high salinity. Along the northerly Gulf regions, pompanos are seasonal, and are ushered in by waves of migratory adults in early spring. These fish average about 2 lbs, taste great and offer the highest price per pound of any marine fish in the continental United States.