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.

Four people broke fishing records in Mississippi in October, according to the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources.

Two words, “red” and “snapper,” are fighting words for Louisiana’s offshore recreational fishermen. Those words go hand-in-hand with all-too-valid claims of federal fisheries mismanagement at a time ...

Last week, we ran a story about a small, growing effort at boat-to-table sourcing, with New Orleans chefs and Louisiana fishermen working directly together to bring a greater variety of what the Gulf ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Fisheries Service announced Wednesday a final ruling establishing annual catch limits on nine species of snappers and groupers. The limits are ...

Capt. Tim Noe is at home in deep Gulf of Mexico waters. He’s grown up fishing for trophy bottom fish like grouper, snapper, amberjack and more. With a recent upgrade in boats, he’s now getting much ...

One of the area's more popular fishing events, the El Cheapo Sheepshead Tournament, is just around the corner. Entry applications are available now. It's a major fund-raising event of the year for the ...