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 ...

CRYSTAL RIVER, Fla. (WFLA) — The Nature Coast feels like an entirely different world with secluded mangrove islands and an overall quieter feel compared to the hustle and bustle that can be found in ...

I reckon it’s time to stop catching snook. Especially the rare pinstriped beauty that falls within that mailslot of a legal window — 28 to 32 inches. Why? Because you’re now allowed to catch and keep.

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 ...

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, ...

Spring fishing patterns have been paying dividends for Treasure Coast anglers. The snook bite is always good in the spring in this part of Florida, but catches of redfish, dolphin, jacks, tuna and ...

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, ...

Glenn Sapir holds a too-big-to-keep redfish that he caught in Pine Island Sound fishing with captain Dre Luttana of Go & Get it Charters. Fishermen on board the Golden Eagle got a close up look at a ...

I reckon it’s time to stop catching snook. Especially the rare pinstriped beauty that falls within that mailslot of a legal window — 28 to 32 inches. But as always, legal harvest opened again this ...