On the docks at Ponce Inlet, the chance to hook a red snapper lures tourists to the Sea Spirit, a deep-sea party boat. The fish is a key part of Florida’s $4.4 billion recreational-fishing industry.

How times have changed. Today fishing with artificials far outweighs the use of bait amonst keen fishos in almost every fishery. Bream are the perfect example. Anglers once thought you couldn’t even ...

Now is a good time to hit the reefs for catches aplenty for Treasure Coast fishermen. There could be a cold water upwelling on the way, as there is most Julys. That could be pushing snapper up on the ...

The actual population of red snapper in Gulf waters is a mystery. Questionable figures for the past few years has prompted dismay and outright rebellion in the recreational fishing community. Anglers ...

Dick Emmons, Senior Connecticut Aquatic Resources Education (CARE) Instructor and well known local fishing enthusiast sent me his "IT'S SNAPPER TIME" instruction sheet. The information he provides is ...

THERE is plenty of freshwater action in the lakes and rivers, while snapper continue to bite well in Port Phillip, writes ROD MACKENZIE. John Clements reports Lake Bullen Merri is producing chinook ...

Ideal Gulf conditions graced the federally permitted for-hire vessel American red snapper opening day for many Southwest Florida skippers and their crews. The June 1 opener saw offshore charters ...