Hogfish fishing has become a fall staple for nearshore fishermen off the Gulf Coast of Florida. In the last decade or so, the pursuit has become particularly popular on a stretch of Florida coast from ...

The more I fish and think I know about fishing, the more I’m reminded of just how much I don’t know about fishing. When fishing for hogfish in November and December, the numbers seemed to be down at ...

James Michaelin's hogfish weighed more than 20 pounds. Hogfish are also known as the "Captain's Fish" since charter boat captains rarely give them up. They are one of the best tasting fish that swim.

Josh Summerville, 42, has been diving and spearing fish for a decade and a half. And on his day off from working as a dive master and boat captain at Panama City Diving center, he did what some folks ...

With cold fronts rolling through biweekly, fishing opportunities offshore have been at the mercy of the weather. A little break this past week gave anglers the opportunity to get offshore, and with it ...

Captain Jacob Brown is ready for some calm weather. “I went three days last week and it was rough every day,” said the Nature Coast-based Brown, who fishes out of Crystal River. “I’ll go in three- to ...

The grouper season opened May 1, and Jim “Chiefy” Mathie did not waste any time gathering the ingredients for one of his favorite fish dishes. It had been a long four months since the season closed on ...

Have you tried hogfish? The local catch tastes sweeter than grouper, is flakier than dolphin, and is as rich as scallops. “It’s the perfect fish — not firm or tough. It just melts in your mouth,” says ...