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Bass Tackle for Red Snapper
This is going to be one of those stories that people will say, "Yeah, right...", and will accuse me of "creative" story telling. They can do that if they like; it's their prerogative. But what happened to us last week has probably happened in one form or another to other anglers, and they got about as much grief from other anglers as I did.

Bank on Red Snapper this Spring
The run to the banks took us a good two and a half hours. The wind had not yet laid down from the past several days of blow, so we were busting pretty big water as we made our way out of Savannah, Georgia, for the forty mile trek.

Catching Beeliners - Fishing for Vermillion Snapper
From Cape Hatteras, NC, to as far south as Brazil, the vermillion snapper is a reef staple for both commercial and recreational anglers. Known in areas of the southern Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico states as beeliners, these fish are a charter captain’s best friend. When other fish don’t cooperate, beeliners fill the fish box.

Cubera Moon
A full moon in July and August is just what many South Florida fishermen wait for. That full moon is the time the Cubera snapper move from their depth of several hundred feet to the relative shallow water of 180 to 210 feet deep.

Snapper in the Turtle Grass
Large snapper begin to migrate onto the grass flats all over south Florida this time of year. It's a perfect time to find them, and anyone can catch them!

Catch Mangrove Snapper on the Keys
On the Florida Keys, I have a sure fire method to find fish and make even your first trip out a roaring success. You can and will catch mangrove snapper if you will follow this simple method, and the only thing extra you need is a good Coast Guard chart of the upper and lower keys.

Mutton Moon Over Miami
We all get a little loony when it comes to mutton snapper fishing. It's well known that the best bite seems to come around the full moon in April and May, when legions of anglers track the lunar cycle like school kids awaiting summer break. Does that make us lunatics? Not really. Just people who know a good fish when it hits the dinner plate.

Mutton Snapper by Rodman Philbrick
Philbrick's book on the mutton snapper from his web site.

Mutton Snapper
Good description and technical information

Research: The Mutton Snapper
Is Riley's Hump important to mutton snapper survival? The answer depends upon the fate of the eggs released during the mass spawning.

Sow Red Snapper
See this huge sow snapper taken from offshore Louisiana.