Species Spotlight Archives

October 28, 2021

Spanish mackerel are a popular nearshore target in the Gulf. […]

Cobia are pelagic, living most of their lives offshore, but they enter estuaries occasionally. And they will eat just about anything. […]

The king mackerel is a speedy, sharp-toothed brawler and a favorite of many anglers along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts. […]

Florida pompano are part of the jack family and are the smallest of pompanos, being dwarfed by African and Cayenne pompanos. […]

Colorful, tasty mahi mahi, aka dolphin, are among the fastest swimming and fastest-growing species you’ll ever run into. […]

Bluegill are a favorite among almost every angler, and these sunfish are found everywhere and revered where they’re found. […]

Longnose gar are found almost everywhere. They are one of the most prehistoric fish swimming in North American waters. […]

The redear sunfish, aka shellcracker, chinquapin or yellow bream, is identified most easily by the colorful edge around it earflap. […]

Blue catfish are highly adaptable and live in almost any type of freshwater; lakes, ponds, creeks, swamps or rivers. […]

Red drum, commonly referred to as redfish, are one of the most popular species of saltwater fish throughout the southeast. […]

Striped bass are targeted by thousands and thousands of anglers. They are not in the same family as largemouth or smallmouth bass. […]

The southern flounder is a flat, oval-shaped fish and it is the biggest of the flounder species found throughout the Atlantic and Gulf. […]