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 ...

It's Father's Day weekend and the snapper bite could not be better. If you can, take Dad snapper fishing for chances to catch the big three of Treasure Coast snapper fishing — mutton snapper, mangrove ...

South Florida's patch reefs, finger channels, flats and creeks can offer phenomenal mutton action, but you need plenty of live chum. George Poveromo Spring triggers major gatherings of spawning-class ...

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.

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 ...

When Sam Weller returned from an offshore trip last Saturday morning, he immediately sent a picture to his older brother Noah. “I’ve taken a little sabbatical from social media,” Sam Weller explained.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Mutton snapper are a popular target on all of South Florida’s patch reefs, but the biggest muttons inhabit the deeper reefs. Nick Honachefsky Anyone who fishes the Florida Keys patch reefs invariably ...