Over the last decade, an oddball fishery developed on the Gulf Coast of Florida.
With an epicenter out of Tampa Bay, inquisitive anglers solved the puzzle for catching hogfish on rod and reel. This crazy-looking wrasse is gorgeous, painted up in orange and brown, and yields ultra-white sweet meat that makes it one of the most overlooked and delicious fish in the sea.
Culinary curiosity is what led us to Capt. Joe DePhillips and Reel Lucky Charters. The freezer was almost barren of seafood, and so my 15-year-old son and I found ourselves on a smash-and-grab, one-day meat run to St. Petersburg…