Mutton snapper are a popular target on all of South Florida’s patch reefs, but the biggest muttons inhabit the deeper reefs. Nick Honachefsky Anyone who fishes the Florida Keys patch reefs invariably ...

MONROE COUNTY, Fla. – A fishing excursion to the Florida Keys ended in an arrest this week for a 43-year-old Polk County man.

A Sunday morning fishing trip in the Florida Keys ended with a court summons for a Miami man after a local deputy spotted an undersized catch. On April 5, 2026, Islamorada Marine Deputy Nelson Sanchez ...

In the Gulf of Mexico, there are a variety of shallow-water snapper species frequently caught by anglers. Mangrove, lane, red, vermillion and yellowtail are the most common along Florida’s west coast.

Anyone who fishes the Florida Keys patch reefs invariably hooks into a prized jewel: the mutton snapper. They are fantastic in the frying pan as well as hefty battlers that put up an arm-wrenching ...