Fish of the Week. Mangrove Snapper: The mangrove snapper bite is about as good as it gets for area anglers.Big fish and good numbers are being caught all over the Tampa Bay area. Strike Zone, 1, 2 ...

Mangrove snapper also frequent other structure such as docks in just 3-to-4 feet of water. Anglers can use some of the smaller baits on a No. 4 circle hook with 10-to-15-pound lines and 20-pound ...

Joey Antonelli. Snapper Slam! Mangrove, Red & Cubera All in One Trip. Posted: June 2, 2025 | Last updated: June 7, 2025. Hit the jackpot with an epic day of snapper fishing and spearfishing ...

Mangrove snapper, a few sheepshead and the occasional black drum are biting around the bridges. Snapper are also biting at the Melody Lane Pier, reports Clint Walker at the Fishing Center of St ...

When the water heats up, the mangrove snapper gets turned on. While snook, redfish and trout get the headlines, "grover" fills the summertime plates.

Aggressive in nature, mangrove snapper will smash a wide variety of natural and artificial baits. The minimum size limit for mangrove snapper is 10 inches with a five fish per harvester daily limit.

Smooth seas have made long runs to the grouper grounds a pleasure. Red grouper closed to harvest on Aug. 30 and will reopen on Jan. 1.

1: At Big Pier 60 in Clearwater, fishing is very good and a large variety of fish have been caught this week. Most notably, A few tarpon were caught, along with decent numbers of snook. Spanish ...