Anyone who fishes the Florida Keys patch reefs invariably hooks into a prized jewel: the mutton snapper. They are fantastic in the frying pan as well as hefty battlers that put up an arm-wrenching ...

South Florida saltwater anglers have multiple fish-catching options in October. They can fish the fall mullet run from boats, piers and beaches for snook, tarpon, Spanish mackerel, bluefish and jacks.

Grouper season opens May 1. Hogfish season opens May 1. Snook season closes June 1. Florida lobster mini-season opens July 26-27. The dolphin (mahi) bag limit is five fish per day per angler. Did we ...

Fishing the reef edge in the Florida Keys leads to one beautiful catch. A pink mutton snapper comes up from deep water. Back at the dock the fish is cleaned and cooked whole. The result is an ...

So far, we could easily call this the summer of snapper. Since the snapper bite began in earnest in March, the snapper bite offshore has been glorious. Mutton snapper, mangrove snapper, lane snapper ...

MIAMI — Saltwater recreational fishing is a big part of Florida's tourist economy. Anglers take more than 40 million saltwater fishing trips each year in Florida in hopes of hooking a grouper, snapper ...

A welcomed break in the wind and weather on tap has anglers anxious to hook up both shallow and deep. While the Gulf waters took some time to settle from the residual effects of Hurricane Nicole, all ...

February weather patterns along the east coast of Florida are always a little "iffy." Weekly cold fronts sweep across the country bringing high winds and a little rain. Temperatures bounce up and down ...