Gag grouper season in the Gulf of Mexico will reopen on April 1 - although anglers must obey new bag limits. ...more

March 28, 2009

Although many reef anglers say they are catching more small gag grouper than at any time in the past 20 years, state and federal fishery managers have confirmed a plan to reduce the bag limit on the popular reef species to one per person per day as part of an aggregate bag of five groupers of all species. Formerly, Gulf anglers could take up to five gags daily. ...more

December 21, 2008

The sleeping giant is again awakening. This time, it is reef anglers rising up to challenge government regulators who are making rules that fishermen say are unnecessary and based on false premises. ...more

February 10, 2008

As fishery managers ponder closed offshore fishing seasons, the ever-increasing price of fuel has imposed its own restrictions. Many deep-water aficionados have been scrambling to sell their fuel-guzzling offshore vessels so they can switch to much more affordable inshore rigs. ...more

November 23, 2007

Gene Turner of St. Petersburg is a legend in the lore of kingfish, mostly because without his booming voice during the 1970s, there would be few kings today. ...more

October 28, 2007