The mangrove snapper, called "mango" by many locals, is plentiful in summer, not picky about time of day, and on the back end ...

Offshore Snapper have been on the reefs in 70-90 feet of water. Anglers are catching lane snapper up to 4 pounds and mangrove snapper up to 5 pounds using squid and cut grunts as bait.

Sebastian Inlet In the heat of the summer, it's best to look for mangrove snapper around the jetties, catwalks and T Dock. Use live shrimp or cut mojarras to have the best action.

Snapper fishing in Tampa Bay and the Gulf is harder this year. Learn why mangrove and yellowtail are scarce and discover creative fishing strategies.

Captain Chase Krutzky shared a photo of his mangrove snapper and mackerel catch fishing Tampa Bay this week. When the 2025 Gulf recreational red snapper season was announced, most offshore anglers ...

The mangrove snapper is a grey to bronze color with keen eyesight and sharp teeth. Shimmering among the roots of mangroves, he slices crustaceans with his canines.

Inshore: Cubera snapper to 15 pounds, mangrove snapper, catch and release snook, goliath grouper and trout can be caught around docks and bridge pilings in the Fort Pierce area using live ...

Offshore: Kingfish, mutton snapper and mangrove snapper are being caught on the reefs in 70-90 feet of water. Occasional cobia are being caught in 40 feet to 70 feet. Sharks are in 20-40 feet.

To catch his record snapper, Black had to run nearly 200 miles round-trip and hit more than 50 rigs, platforms and wellheads before he found one that was holding mangroves instead of red snapper.

Three days, endless fish, and nonstop adrenaline—this mangrove snapper catch and cook adventure turned into one of the wildest trips yet.

I saw plenty of hogfish, mangrove snapper and gag grouper, but the bite was not happening. A little deeper to 90 feet had big shows of fish, but patrolling sharks minimized our bites.