Here's what's special about the crab variety that's famous on Florida's Gulf Coast. Courtesy of the Naples, Marco Island, Everglades CVB Stone crabs at Truluck's Surrounded by waving seagrass, salt ...

Murky. Messy. Tedious. Physically challenging. These are the words I’ve used when describing stone crabbing to friends. Until recently, this reporter held a fishing license with official recreational ...

Nashville does hot chicken, New Orleans has gumbo, and New York slings pizza. But in South Florida, our specialty is the sweet crustacean delicacy known as stone crabs. Florida’s stone crab season ...

If you happen to ever be at a restaurant that has stone crabs on the menu, there are two things that should indicate: one, you’re at a very nice restaurant; and two, you should order them. Stone crabs ...

South Florida’s stone crab season kicks off this Tuesday, Oct. 15, and despite back-to-back hurricanes barreling through the Gulf of Mexico, early signs point to abundant claws and prices even with ...

NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Stone crab harvests in southwest Florida appear to be the highlight of an otherwise dismal season. The state’s stone crab season ends at midnight Thursday. An estimated 1.7 million ...

50 contestants. 10 teams of two. 25 fresh stone crab claws. And one ticking clock. In the Florida Keys this weekend, a tasty tradition to kick off stone crab season proved there is indeed a method to ...

A Miami Beach classic where long lines feel worth it and dinner plans fall into place with confidence and tradition.

His suppliers haven’t even pulled traps yet, but Even Keel Fish Shack co-owner Dave MacLennan is so confident about this year’s stone crab haul that he’s already set the price for an all-you-can-eat ...

MARATHON, Florida Keys — A Chicago man visiting the Florida Keys set a new record and took first place in the Keys Fisheries' Stone Crab Eating Contest held Saturday. Scott Milison triumphed over 39 ...

MARATHON, Fla. (WFLA) — Stone crab season kicked off in the Florida Keys over the weekend with the 14th annual Stone Crab Eating Contest at Key Fisheries. 50 contestants raced against the clock to ...