Saltwater fish

redfish catch

How to catch Redfish

Redfish (Sciaenops ocellatus) or the red drum fish is a popular game fish best known for their huge size and the fierce fight they put up on being caught making it a rather adventurous experience to catch them. They belong to the Sciaenidae family, although they do not have any characteristic whiskers like that of…

snook fish catch

How to catch Snook fish

The Common Snook or the snook fish is a widely popular recreational fish in the Gulf Coast, known for its intense fighting ability and quality meat. It goes by other common names such as robalo and sergeant fish. About Snook fish The snook fish (Centropomus undecimalis) belonging to Centropomidae  family is a hermaphrodite, meaning it…

black drum fish catch

How to catch Black Drum Fish

The black drum (Pogonias cromis) belong to the popular drum family of fishes, which owe their name to their characteristic drumming sound they make as they make their way through the waters especially during courtship. They belong to the Sciaenidae family. It is a widely famous saltwater game fish known for the intense fight they put up…

sheepshead fish catch

How to catch Sheepshead fish

The Sheepshead fish is yet another commonly caught game fishes, known for their fine, quality meat. Sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus) belongs to the Sparidae family. Its standalone feature is its teeth , which resembles that of an human. They are also known as convict fish, sheephead, sheepshead seabream, and southern sheeps head About Sheepshead fish The…

mangrove snapper

How to catch Mangrove Snapper

Mangrove snapper are one of the popular and sought after fish, known for the great fight they put while being caught and also have some of the finest meat. The mangrove snapper (Lutjanus griseus) also known as gray snapper belongs to the Lutjanidae family. They are known by a variety of names such as black…

tarpon fish catch

How to catch Tarpon Fish

The tarpon fish or the Atlantic tarpon is quite an aggressive fish which put up a challenging fight on being caught, hence makes it a much sort after game fish by the experienced anglers. It is famously known as the ‘Silver King’ due to its enormous size, and considered a prized processions among anglers testing…

lady fish catch

How to catch Lady Fish

The ladyfish is a widely distributed and one of the easiest catches. Commonly called “trash fish” they are known for their use as baitfish for the larger fishes such as sharks, bull reds, tarpon, snooks. About Lady fish  The ladyfish (Elops saurus) belongs to Elopidae family known by various names such as tenpounder, poor man’s…

jack crevalle

How to catch Jack Crevalle fish

Jack Crevalle or Crevalle Jack are large saltwater fish largely found in the subtropical and tropical regions , a well known game fish popular for the spectacular fight they put up during fishing. They go by various names such as common jack, black-tailed trevally, couvalli jack or yellow cavalli. About jack crevalle fish The crevalle jack (Caranx…

pompano

how to catch Pompano fish

Pompano fish are widely distributed in saltwater and considered a decent find by most anglers known for their extraordinary meat value. The Florida pompano is a prized possession in Florida, known by a variety of other names such as common pompano, Atlantic pompano, sunfish, butterfish, cobbler fish. About pampono fish The Florida Pompano( Trachinotus carolinus) belongs…