Just off Anna Maria Island in Tampa, Nashville Predators forward Zach L'Heureux was on the verge of catching the fish of his dreams. As an amateur angler growing up outside Montreal, L'Heureux dreamed ...

Jupiter the Grouper in his tank at the Florida Aquarium in Tampa, Florida on Feb. 7, 2026—eyes like glazed over blueberries. I have a crush on a fish.

SARASOTA - When anglers targeting sweet-eating snapper instead see the hulking shape of a 400-pound goliath grouper at the end of their lines, expletives usually follow. Not in awe over the size of ...

What's over 8 feet long and can hit 800 pounds? Did we mention you can grab your fishing pole to catch one? There is a size limitation. Florida FWC accepts applications for limited-harvest of goliath ...

Brian Bower’s Team Plan B won first place in the Warsaw grouper category after reeling in a 212-pound catch during the 2023 Sarasota Slam fishing tournament. Courtesy of Brian Bower Running offshore ...

Another day, another fishery becomes harder to access. This time it's gag grouper in the Atlantic Ocean. In case you missed it, in October, NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service announced this year ...

After captain John Gunter caught a tagged gag grouper in Tampa Bay, he called in to report the catch to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute. The call was received by a southern-accented ...

April is coming to a close which means the start of shallow water grouper fishing season. However, this year there will be one big change. Federal fishery managers are concerned about catch limits for ...

Nashville Predators forward Zach L'Heureux caught a 150-pound goliath grouper while fishing in Tampa. L'Heureux considers the fish a personal trophy and hopes to help the Predators win the Stanley Cup ...