Mutton snapper are a popular target on all of South Florida’s patch reefs, but the biggest muttons inhabit the deeper reefs. Nick Honachefsky Anyone who fishes the Florida Keys patch reefs invariably ...

A pink mutton snapper doesn’t give up easily — you feel every headshake on the way up. Once it’s on the boat, the catch becomes the beginning of the cook. Fresh fillets hit the pan with garlic, butter ...