Despite the coastal island of Captiva being impacted by three hurricanes since 2022, the fishing for redfish and snook is as good as captain Dre Luttana can remember. Fishing in Pine Island Sound, ...

Capt. Griffin Deans named his charter business “Slot Machine Fishing Charters” because he enjoys clients catching slot-sized fish. For snook, a slot-sized fish is between 28 and 33 inches. Normally, ...

A trip down the river — or up the river for that matter — still shows signs of last year’s tropical beatings, in the forms of beached or capsized boats and mangled docks. Or pilings outlining an area ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. During September, many fishing guides were taking anglers to target gag grouper. The short season, which began at the beginning of ...

CRYSTAL RIVER, Fla. (WFLA) — The Nature Coast feels like an entirely different world with secluded mangrove islands and an ...

A big reason snook is the favorite saltwater fish of Florida’s recreational anglers is that the species flourishes everywhere from mangrove-lined creeks to metropolitan canals. On the surface, those ...

We're at that wonderful time of the year when the mullet run beginning is only a few weeks away, tarpon are at the inlets and along the beaches and snapper fishing is still pretty strong. The full ...

The following are excerpts from a Sept. 11, 2007, article, “Catch it, clean it, eat it: The story of the snook” by Doris Reynolds in the Naples Daily News. If Naples and Marco Island were to select ...

Nothing beats breaking in a new reel on some massive snook! Watch as the action heats up fast, with drag-screaming runs and monster hookups right off the jetty. This is how you test gear the right way ...

During September, many fishing guides were taking anglers to target gag grouper. The short season, which began at the beginning of the month and ended on the 15th, saw anglers wanting some fresh ...