Southwest Florida Has It All Close By By Robert “Snapper” Lee The fall fishing in Southwest Florida is historically productive. Cobia and king mackerel begin to show up in October while angers are bottom fishing for grouper and snapper. Large bait concentrations will likely give away the presence of the pelagic predators. A live bait Read more

Adventures of a Lifetime Made Possible Everyday By Robert ” Snapper” Lee I grew up fishing the southern New Jersey area. My father would take me down to Cape May and we would chase the weakfish in Delaware Bay. You could have walked across them back in the late seventies and early eighties. The flounder Read more

Covering Ground in Queenie Country By Robert “Snapper” Lee The weather finally cooperated. Flat calm seas were forecast the entire day. The deep drop trip looked like it was going to become a reality. Venturing out one hundred and fifty miles called for some minor adjustments to the trips I was used to taking. The Read more

A Trip Out to Red Snapper Country is Full of Surprises By Robert “Snapper” Lee The 2025 American Red Snapper season started out with heavy rains and rough seas. Anglers had to wait patiently for a chance to drop a bait to the prized red snapper. Radar watching continued for most of the week until Read more

Legendary decoy carver, neighbor and friend By Robert “Snapper” Lee My hunting and fishing adventures are many, or so I thought. I covered some ground in my days afield, and still do, but was quickly humbled when I met John Wood. My wife and I moved to Venice, Florida for good in 2017. We packed Read more

Plenty of Action in the Gulf of America and Lake O By Robert “Snapper” Lee Two of the most anticipated winter species in Florida become available after the ball drops on Times Square. Red groupers are open for harvest in the Gulf of America and the specks start spawning on Lake Okeechobee. The winter months Read more