Description: A Florida Offshore Fishing tasty treat, Lane Snapper are silvery-pink to reddish with short, irregular pink and yellow lines on its sides; diffuse black spot, about as large as the eye; the dorsal fin centered above the lateral line; outer margin of caudal fin blackish.
Food Value: Very good.
Where found: Lane Snapper are found throughout the Gulf of Mexico. Juveniles inshore over grass beds or shallow reefs; adults offshore most common in southwest Florida.
Size: usually less than 1 pound.
Florida Lane Snapper Record: 6 lbs., 6 ozs.
Lane Snapper Fishing Techniques: Still Fishing.
Remarks: Lane Snapper spawn March through September feeds on bottom, taking crustaceans, mollusks, and fish. To go Florida Offshore Fishing for snapper call Captain Tom Masse at 941-544-6138.
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