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At least five species of snook are found in Florida and Texas waters. Shown here with a dart tag, the Large...

During a recent trip off the coast of Louisiana, I became an outlaw. Anglers in the Gulf of Mexico must by...

Sustain our robust fisheries by counting your total catch and handling with skill all the fish you release. Fish Handling...

Several folks have asked me how to catch mullet with hook and line. First off, to most any Florida native,...

A recent survey completed by Southwick Associates found that a mere 21% of fishers use any kind of fishing app...

Some fish are managed in just the opposite way, meaning the slot is what is off-limits – largemouth bass comes...

Tarpon In a few weeks, many Florida flats will welcome the popular game fish. And fly fishermen will be waiting....

The Snook Foundation is proud to announce the appointment of Stephen Jara of Pristine Properties a participant with Cabela’s Trophy...

A ‘Quick Lift’ into a horizontal display with less than 15 seconds out of the water may increase release survival...

Hold the fish horizontally using both hands to support the weight, especially the big ones. Proper fish handling – A...

In trying to understand how important a particular habitat is to the survival and well-being of any stock of adult...

There seems to be little argument about whether conservation measures put in place to protect the Goliath grouper have been...

Rock star species? Iconic fish? All of the above? Praise the snook however you will. There’s no denying that the...

Thanks to the Angler Action Program, researchers can use angler data to help map fish populations. The Snook and Gamefish...

iAngler A buzzword in fisheries management issues is “good science.” Good Science, however, will only occur if there is good...

As the sun was breaking above the horizon the bite suddenly turned on…every cast was followed by a quick flash...

Anglers’ Database Broadens Its Scope to Red fish – Trout – Snook – Tarpon – Bone fish & Permit. A...

The bodies of flounder are flat, with both eyes on the left side of the head. None of the fins...

Why Natural Bait? Like the song says, there’s nothing like the real thing, baby. I’m an avid fan of artificial...

Today, Florida has about 500,000 acres of mangrove forest. Nearly every coastal Florida backcountry has miles of red mangrove shoreline...

Texas snook fishing, long believed to be a mere rumor or perhaps a legend of the distant past, is, in...

We have always admired Richard Power’s work on the well-known, “A Land Remembered” series, and now he is bringing these...

Had you stumbled into this seemingly placid mangrove cove three days earlier, you’d have immediately speed-dialed the Marine Patrol about...