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.

Offshore: Head to the reefs in 40-70 feet to find lane snapper and mangrove snapper biting. The reefs will also have kingfish, cobia and gray triggerfish biting. Use dead sardines or cut grunts.

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

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.

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 ...

Mangrove snapper, lane snapper, triggerfish, sharpnose sharks and an occasional mutton snapper or cobia gives anglers something to shoot for.

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

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.

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.