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How to Catch Shallow-Water Mutton Snapper

As baitfish migrate, mutton snapper move into shallower water, and anglers using the right tactics can find much success. The ...
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.
Sebastian Inlet fishing was decent over the weekend with anglers reporting catches of sheepshead and bluefish. Spoons and flashy jigs were best for the blues in the upper portion of the water column.
Does Florida have a monsoon season? I guess not, but sometimes it feels like it. More than our fair share of rainfall has dumped out of the sky the past two weeks. And there is no end in sight. The ...
Even though it still feels like summer outside, autumn is almost here. The days are getting shorter, and the Gulf Stream current is moving slower on many days than it was in July. That means anglers ...
Fish regulations: New rules take effect Jan.1 for several saltwater species. The mutton snapper minimum size limit will be 18 inches and the recreational bag limit will be five fish per person within ...
Three men from the mainland were caught Saturday with these undersized mutton snapper. Monroe County Sheriff's Office Three Florida men from the mainland were cited Saturday after police said they ...
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 ...
With Tropical Storm Noel predicted to stir up rough seas off South Florida as it moves through the Caribbean, there probably won’t be too many people fishing offshore this week. The good news is that ...