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Tides played an important role for inshore/flats anglers over the week. When the water wasn’t moving, the fish weren’t biting. Weather also was a factor as
On the Water: Hot summer fishing By Capt. Bill Russell - | Jul 21, 2021 Snapper fishing has been good. Herb Webb and family took home their limit of tasty mangrove snapper while fishing near Captiva Island with Captain Bill Russell. PHOTO PROVIDED Weather was good on the water over the past week. Of course, it is summer, so it was hot as expected and afternoon thunderstorms common. Mornings felt relatively cool with a light breeze before giving away to the heat around noon. Fishing was good at times, slow at times, and unpredictable from day to day, but that’s normal for the heat of summer...
On the Water: Anglers take advantage of good weather By Capt. Bill Russell - | Jun 9, 2021 Ray Murphy and crew with a good haul of red snapper, grouper and other mixed fish. They were fishing west of Captiva Pass with Capt. Sean McQuade. PHOTO PROVIDED With gag grouper and red snapper season open, anglers took advantage of good weather. It’s a long run west into Gulf waters to get to depths that red snapper call home, but conditions over the week allowed anglers to box their limits of snapper. Red snapper, red grouper, a few big gag grouper, plus mangrove and vermilion snapper were brought...
The recreational red snapper season will start June 4 in Gulf state and federal waters off Florida and remain open through July 28, closing July 29.
Federal commercial fishing regulations in the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic waters are now available on the free Fish Rules Commercial mobile app.