DAUPHIN ISLAND -- Don Adcock emphasized the difference between the bite of a smaller amberjack, which tends to chase the bait before eating, and the bite of a big fish by violently slamming his closed ...

Fishing buddies Jim Carroll and Gordon Jobe left South Carolina’s Murrells Inlet around dawn on May 23 to chase dolphin and wahoo offshore. They were aboard Jobe’s 32-foot Edgewater boat, Liberty Call ...

It might seem like a bad dream, but believe it or not red snapper, gag grouper, amberjack, and triggerfish are all closed at this time in Gulf of Mexico federal waters. The recreational harvest of ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD)- A team of researchers is offering fisherman in the Gulf of Mexico and the U.S. South Atlantic a reward for hauling in tagged Greater Amberjack fish as part of a nationwide ...

Most coastal anglers have a love-hate relationship with the greater amberjack. But any fisherman who has ever hooked one has given the devil his due. They are extremely powerful and can exceed 90 ...

They are some of the most bruising fighters in the Gulf, known for runs that slam rods on gunnels and can wear an angler out faster than the stink of catfish bait. Amberjack is one of the favorite ...

According to a NOAA release, Greater Amberjack fishing in federal waters will end on Sept. 27 at 12:01 a.m. Data from the 2024-2025 season shows that 882,451 pounds of the species were caught and ...

The 2023 recreational fishing season for greater amberjack is drawing to a close in the Gulf of Mexico as catch limits for the fishery have been met, federal regulators said Thursday. During the ...

BILOXI, Miss. (WKRG) — Calling all fishermen: officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced that the beginning of greater amberjack recreational fishing season starts in May.

Catch a greater amberjack in the Gulf of Mexico this summer, and you could win a $250 bonus. The split season is closed at the moment, but a major effort to gather solid scientific information on ...