MOSQ. LAGOON, INDIAN RIVER: Capt. Brad Kayholm (whambamcharters.com) passed along a picture of a 48-inch, 68-pound black drum that was caught in New Smyrna Beach.

Per Texas Parks & Wildlife, an average black drum will reach 16 inches long by year three, and will grow by two inches every year after that. This one, it’s safe to say, is pretty mature.

Typically, when people post pictures of their black drum, they may be large but are half black. OnHoustonChronicle.com: Angler catches record-breaking 17-pound bass on Texas lake known for monster ...

The Sheepshead, black drum and trout are biting up and down the area. SURF, PIERS: Capt. Mike Vickers Jr. (hammockbaitandtackle.com) said the fishing has been up and down in Flagler County.

What makes them even less appealing is their plate appeal. While some Southerners target small black drum for the table, they largely take a backseat to more desirable fish like flounder, cobia, ...

“Going black sea bass fishing and pulling this up, this was just crazy,” said Young. “I’m 6-2, 230 pounds and it was all I could do to hoist that thing up to get a picture.” ...

I struggle to pinpoint the precise year when the annual black drum run that entertained upper Chesapeake Bay anglers beginning in mid-May and running through early June, went from boom, boom, boom … ...

"Now into December is some of the best fishing for redfish and black drum," said Joe Dennis of Capt. J Hook Charters (843-245-3762).

The body was inside a 55-liter black drum, which was discovered at Malibu Lagoon State Beach, Lieutenant Hugo Reynaga with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said Monday.