The 2026 red snapper fishing season for federally permitted for-hire vessels in the Gulf of Mexico will last 147 days. The ...

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Gulf charter captains say the 147-day red snapper season is too long, fearing it will harm the fishery's future.

Illegal fishing in the Gulf of Mexico is a growing concern. Organized crime groups are driving these activities. They use ...

Will we? Won't we? Or do we need to take a cross-state drive? If you fish Atlantic waters off Florida, that's your situation with red snapper. In the eyes of federal fishery managers, the fate of this ...

Louisiana's 2026 private recreational red snapper season will open on May 1. The season will run seven days a week with a ...

Louisiana sport anglers reeled in nearly 950,000 pounds of red snapper during the 2025 season, newly released estimates show, as the state works with federal authorities to restore population numbers ...

Read full article: Gov. DeSantis announces 70-day red snapper fishing season Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis holds news conference in Panhandle. PONCE INLET, Fla. – Blink and you’ll miss it as the 2024 ...

Get your prized fishing rods ready. It's almost red snapper season! Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the record 103-day 2024 Gulf Red Snapper recreational season, breaking last year's record of 87 days. “I ...

WASHINGTON D.C. — Last summer, fishermen in Florida and Georgia were surprised to find out their Atlantic red snapper recreational season boiled down to just one single day - and one single fish. The ...

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced a record-breaking 126-day Gulf red snapper season for 2025. The season will be split into summer and fall segments, including holiday weekends. This extended ...