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How to Catch Shallow-Water Mutton Snapper

Mutton snapper migrations call for special techniques, the right bait, and plenty of it. Use these expert tips to improve your odds.
Offshore, winds will remain out of the east most of the week, so expect to encounter 3-5 foot seas if heading for blue water. Inshore, the action has been more consistent for snook, redfish, trout and ...
Mutton snapper are still biting. Commercial lobster season opens Aug. 6. Alligator hunting season opens Aug. 15, requires permit. Redfish harvest banned in Indian River Lagoon starting Sept. 1. Snook ...
Mutton snapper are a popular target on all of South Florida’s patch reefs, but the biggest muttons inhabit the deeper reefs. Nick Honachefsky Anyone who fishes the Florida Keys patch reefs invariably ...