Mutton snapper in Florida
Meet the species
Scientific name
Lutjanus analis
Overview
Coastal waters near structure.
Typical size
Up to 30 inches (25 pounds) coastal waters near structure. Spawn in july and august
At a glance
- Peak months
- June–august
- Regions
- Tampa bay, northeast, southeast, southwest, keys, central east
- Water
- Saltwater
- Bait
- Live pilchards/pinfish & cut bait
Florida fishing record
- Weight
- 30 lb 4 oz
- Location
- Dry tortugas
- Date
- Nov 29, 1998
- Angler
- Richard casey
- Type
- Florida state record
Record catch notes
30.25 lb; by richard casey; on 11/29/1998; at dry tortugas
When to fish
Peak months
June–august
Good months
January–december
Season notes
Months mentioned in profile narrative (not a fishing calendar): jul, aug best-time months from FWC Where-to-Fish: peak from seasonal WTF bullets (n sea 7, n yr 4, thresh> 3). Peak jun, jul, aug good jan, feb, mar, apr, may, jun, aug, sep, oct, nov & dec.
Where to fish
Florida regions
Tampa bay, northeast, southeast, southwest, keys & central east
Water
Saltwater
Habitat
Coastal waters near structure.
How to catch
Chum then present live bait naturally near reef
Bait
Live pilchards/pinfish & cut bait
Lures
Jigs
Videos
- How to catch mutton snapper · Open original
- Key west waterman ep. 056 · Open original
- Mutton snapper mastery · Open original
- How to catch big muttons in the Florida keys · Open original
- Targeting mutton snapper on the reefs of south Florida · Open original
- Catch & cook · Open original
- The secret to catching giant snapper... Catch clean cook (mutton snapper) · Open original
- Video from tiktok.com (source title unavailable) · Open original
Sources
- Myfwc.com (3 pages)
- Catchafloridamemory.com
- Floridasportsman.com
Fishing videos from local voices
- Darcizzle offshore: stud mutton snapper on my @piscifun NautiX 3,000 spinning reel! Spooled with 12lb test!
- Florida fishing couple: our deep drop plan failed... Then the first jig got crushed
- Florida keys fishing with GOOD karma sportfishing: Florida keys mutton snapper fishing. Released all jacks for good karma.
- North Florida saltwater fishing: fishing offshore st. Augustine, FL. - mutton snapper!
Information comes from the supplied source datasets. Check linked FWC regulations for current rules.