Joe Cermele In February, angler Andrew Quintana made local news in Texas after landing a massive 50-inch black drum from shore. According to the story on Chron.com, Quintana’s fish drew a divided ...

“The big adult fish are not that great for eating ... mostly fly-fishers — who pursue the thick schools of juvenile black drum as they root for surf clams, crabs and other critters on ...

The remark exaggerated the fish’s dimensions, but not by much: Quintana estimated his catch’s length at 50 inches, or more than four feet. Per Texas Parks & Wildlife, an average black drum ...

and was convinced he had an even bigger striper than the 50-pounder he'd caught recently because the fish fought harder – and ate a live bunker, which black drum aren't supposed to do.

Black drum is the gentle giant of the gang. The fish ranges from Nova Scotia to the Gulf of Mexico. It’s most common from the Chesapeake Bay to Florida. In April, black drum begin migrating into ...

GEORGETOWN COUNTY, SC (WMBF) – During a fishing trip near Georgetown this past Monday, a Pawleys Island chef and his two friends caught two massive black drum fish; one may have beaten the state ...