Hello folks, this time we're fishing in the Florida Keys. We had tough windy conditions but we managed to get ourselves a new couple black groupers and a powerful jack crevalle! We were rigged up and ...

The day started with a roosterfish hit so violent it nearly ripped the jigging rod out of my hands and sent shockwaves straight up my arm. Before I could recover, a broomtail grouper slammed the next ...

FWC accepting applications now for 2026 goliath grouper harvest. The goliath grouper harvest period opens March 1 and runs through May 31, 2026. The 2026 goliath grouper harvest is limited to 200.

Anna Maria Island anglers are anxiously awaiting the opening of gag grouper season Sept. 1. Although the duration of the season is a meager two weeks — ending Sept. 15 — many anglers are eager to get ...

WASHINGTON — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has increased the catch limits for red grouper in the Gulf following a request from the Gulf Council. Dylan Hubbard, the owner of ...

Is $32 too much for a Florida-caught grouper sandwich? Florida Governor Ron DeSantis thinks it is. Local seafood pros beg to differ. The governor’s recent remarks at the Shunk Gulley Oyster Bar in ...

Florida wildlife officers arrested a man who they say shot a state-protected goliath grouper just offshore of Pompano Beach on Monday. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission police added ...

For me, slow-pitch jigging will be a ­totally new learning experience,” I explained to Blaine Anderson, saltwater product marketing manager for Shimano North America Fishing, as we neared the first ...

With 2024 behind us, let’s look ahead to a new year of fishing and with luck, no hurricanes. January is generally our coolest month, and our water temperature will be the lowest of the year. Lucky for ...

That’s the good news. The bad news is Sunday is the last day of the unusually short, two-week season on gags. Not surprisingly, anglers rarely give specifics about where they are catching their ...

Anna Maria Island anglers are flocking to their favorite grouper spots in state waters to cash in on a short gag grouper season. The season opened Sept. 1 and ends at 12:01 a.m. Sept. 16. An order ...

Another day, another fishery becomes harder to access. This time it's gag grouper in the Atlantic Ocean. In case you missed it, in October, NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service announced this year ...