Capt. Abie Raymond holds a mutton snapper he snagged recently. Top mutton spots from Boca Raton to Lake Worth Beach are along the second reef and the third reef, as well as around wrecks 100-150 feet underwater. Photo provided by Abie Raymond
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By Steve Waters
After a cold front sweeps across South Florida in November, savvy anglers know that it’s time to fish for mutton snapper.
That’s when the tasty snappers gather on reefs in shallow water to take advantage of the reduced water clarity
Mike Champlin and Ryan Golubovic with a small wahoo Champlin caught off Mar-a-Lago. The wahoo hit a bonito belly strip trolled below the surface behind a planer. Photos by Willie Howard / The Coastal Star
Ocean fishing heats up with tournaments, fa
Dana Cook holds two of his Sea Turtle Hatcher fishing lures.
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By Willie Howard
Many Palm Beach County anglers know that mutton snapper linger in shallow water during the summer months, waiting for baby sea turtles t
Caleb Wiseheart, 8, visiting from Indiana, shows the 11.7-pound mutton snapper and another mutton snapper he caught July 17 while fishing on the Southern Comfort IV drift boat based at Palm Beach Yacht Center in Hypoluxo. Capt. Bill Cox, left, helps
