In June, the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council announced that 2024’s recreational gag grouper season would open Sept. 1 and close Sept. 16. The disclosure of only 15 days for one of the Gulf’s ...

After facing early-season closures in recent years, red grouper will remain open for the remainder of the year. This is a welcome sight as they often occupy the same bottoms as red snapper, so being ...

Our fisheries management is a mess. In January, news spread that counts of gag grouper landings from 2023 were far off from estimated reports. Opening Sept. 1 and closing Oct. 19, the extremely short ...

As we wind our way to Memorial Day Weekend, fishing patterns seem to be slowing down a little bit. Bottom current is making fishing for grouper and snapper a little more challenging. Trollers are ...

Offshore anglers along the Gulf Coast will have new opportunities to reel in prized catches starting September 1, as several ...

As I’ve gotten older my perspective on the size of the Gulf of Mexico has changed. We now have the ability to communicate and stay in contact with people on shore despite being tens or hundreds of ...

As we wind our way to Memorial Day Weekend, fishing patterns seem to be slowing down a little bit. Bottom current is making fishing for grouper and snapper a little more challenging. Trollers are ...

Despite off-and-on rainstorms over the week, fishing was good. Strong tides and overcast skies made for a good bite for ...

April is coming to a close which means the start of shallow water grouper fishing season. However, this year there will be one big change. Federal fishery managers are concerned about catch limits for ...

For the first time in many years, the big four offshore species will be filling fish boxes at the same time for recreational anglers. But for how long is still to be determined. While normally open ...