Black is, after all, one of the top fish-producing colors across practically every fishery—in fresh and saltwater—the world over. For some anglers, beginners especially, that’s a hard fact to wrap ...

It's an angler's paradise, with open seasons for saltwater fishing year-round for dozens of kinds of fish. Here's a guide to all of the kinds ... Year-round open season. Black drum: Year-round ...

Black drum are one of several saltwater species that’s depends upon their geography. Cultural differences, availability of these fish, and their perceived level of deliciousness all vary between the ...

Yet depending on geographic location, anglers call this popular saltwater ... Florida all along the Gulf and the Texas coasts … The outstanding characteristic of this fish is the black spot ...

This is an expansion of the Gulf Reef Fish Survey. Beginning today, July 1, this applies to all anglers age 16 and ... reports of undersized Snook, Black Drum and Mangrove (Gray) Snapper in ...

This particular gar stood out, seeing as it was all black. Photo: Greg Ursin Jr. A photo of the fish was sent to TWRA Fisheries Biologist John Hammonds, who identified it as a melanistic longnose gar.

From Texas to North Carolina, a focus is on how to safely return reef fish — species that live on the bottom like grouper, snapper and hogfish. On a recent day on Florida's Biscayne Bay ...