Local Fave: Mutton Snapper vs. Tautog
12 July 2025Their names may not ring out globally, but in their respective corners of the earth, Florida Keys mutton snapper and New England tautog are beloved by the locals.
How will two high-level pros handle the same fishing scenario? It's off to Marathon in the Middle Keys, one of the fishiest places in America, to chase permit offshore.
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Their names may not ring out globally, but in their respective corners of the earth, Florida Keys mutton snapper and New England tautog are beloved by the locals.
Shark depredation is an all-too-familiar story with recreational fishing today, and cobia and kingfish are among their favorite targets.
How will two high-level pros handle the same fishing scenario? It's off to Marathon in the Middle Keys, one of the fishiest places in America, to chase permit offshore.
For many hardcore anglers, these A-list gamefish are the species of their dreams and come with a level of difficulty that gives them nightmares; it's the tarpon and the roosterfish, two of the world's most prized catches.
One is a sea dragon with razor-sharp teeth; the other is one of the ocean's apex predators known for cruising the deepest, darkest waters; travelling to Alaska and the Florida Keys to battle these two very different species.
Two parts of the Atlantic; two species that make good table fare; from Ocean City, Md., to Palm Beach, Fla., let the hook and cook competition begin.
Will it be bluefin and the wicked autumnal seas of New England or running 130 miles offshore in Florida for yellowfin?
From the equator to the Gulf Stream, world-traveling gamefish have arrived in the Sunshine State; is it more impressive to catch billfish or the torpedo with teeth?
Traveling to two destinations defined by migrations; Alaska, home of the annual salmon run; the Chesapeake Bay, the sanctuary for striped bass as they move through their life cycle.
Shark depredation is an all-too-familiar story with recreational fishing today, and cobia and kingfish are among their favorite targets.
How will two high-level pros handle the same fishing scenario? It's off to Marathon in the Middle Keys, one of the fishiest places in America, to chase permit offshore.
Their names may not ring out globally, but in their respective corners of the earth, Florida Keys mutton snapper and New England tautog are beloved by the locals.
Traveling to two destinations defined by migrations; Alaska, home of the annual salmon run; the Chesapeake Bay, the sanctuary for striped bass as they move through their life cycle.
From the equator to the Gulf Stream, world-traveling gamefish have arrived in the Sunshine State; is it more impressive to catch billfish or the torpedo with teeth?