When you KNOW big grouper are waiting below, 30 minutes feels like two hours. It was halfway though a good day of fishing about 35 miles east of Charleston Harbor, and Capt. Rick Reddick's 26-foot ...

What's hot: Bottom fishing trips to depths of 100 to 150 feet have yielded great catches of red grouper, mangrove snapper and amberjack. Presentation: Most of the grouper have been 8 to 15 pounds, but ...

It's been a pretty good start to the year for bottom fishing along the east coast of Florida. Mutton snapper fishing has been excellent. Mangrove snapper fishing has been steady. Cobia have been a ...

The reason the grouper season closes for four months beginning on Jan. 1 along the Atlantic coast is because black, red and gag grouper congregate offshore as they go through their mating ritual. That ...

Based on a length-to-weight calculator from the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission, Ortiz’s length record might have weighed in the 20- to 22-pound range. That’s well below the current IGFA ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Scamp grouper is known for its speckled brown spots, flared tail, and incredible taste! They might just be one of the most sought-after groupers in the Gulf. Scamp grouper are ...

At the bottom of the rig, use an overhand or figure-eight knot to make a loop for a bell sinker. Attach the bell sinker in the same way as the hooks. Virtually any type of hook will work for black ...