Large mutton snapper inhabit deeper 80- to 100-foot patch reefs out of Big Pine Key this time of year. Here's how to catch them dropping live baits on the drift. The post Target Monster Mutton Snapper ...
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How to Catch Shallow-Water Mutton Snapper

Mutton snapper migrations call for special techniques, the right bait, and plenty of it. Use these expert tips to improve your odds.
Stretching for more than 120 miles southwest from just below Miami is a string of 800 islands known as the Florida Keys, a coral archipelago that’s the only living-coral barrier reef in the United ...
The two day mini-season for lobster always falls on the last consecutive Wednesday and Thursday in July. It gives recreational divers and snorkelers a chance at getting a few lobsters before the ...
Mutton snapper are still biting. Commercial lobster season opens Aug. 6. Alligator hunting season opens Aug. 15, requires permit. Redfish harvest banned in Indian River Lagoon starting Sept. 1. Snook ...
THE 2025 SOUTH ATLANTIC RED SNAPPER SEASON STARTS THIS FRIDAY. MEETING RECREATIONAL ANGLERS IN FLORIDA WILL HAVE JUST TWO DAYS TO CATCH ONE OF FLORIDA’S MOST SOUGHT AFTER SPECIES OF FISH. AND AS WESH ...
U.S. Reps. John Rutherford, R-Jacksonville (FL-05), Buddy Carter (GA-01), Russel Fry (SC-07) and David Rouzer (NC-12) have launched the House South Atlantic Red Snapper Task Force to improve ...
Florida's 2025 Gulf red snapper fall season opens Sept. 1st. The season is open to private recreational vessels and state-permitted charters without federal reef fish permits. The daily bag limit is ...
Senator Rick Scott, alongside Representatives John Rutherford and Darren Soto, has introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Red Snapper Act, aiming to prevent the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...
The Atlantic red snapper season runs July 11-12 in federal waters, with a one-fish bag limit. Florida's Gulf red snapper season is 126 days, while the Atlantic season is only two days. Gov. DeSantis ...
Angler Tony Figlozzi poses with a tagged 34-inch red snapper caught fishing with Captain Brian Lambert. Provided photo Courtesy of Jon Chapman Florida angler recaptured a red snapper tagged in 2016 ...