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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 ...
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Target monster mutton snapper in the Keys

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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission approved several mutton snapper management changes at its meeting this week in St. Augustine. style=”color ...
Seriously, whether its fishing for snapper offshore in 90 feet of water or fishing for snapper under the local pier or catwalk, mangrove snapper are biting right now. It's also a good time to get good ...
Few things can fill a drift boat with anglers like the chance to fill a cooler with mutton snapper. Anglers are getting that chance this month. October in South Florida means good numbers of mutton ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...