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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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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

The Atlantic red snapper season runs July 11-12 in federal waters, with a one-fish bag limit. Florida's Gulf red snapper season is 126 days, while the Atlantic season is only two days. Gov. DeSantis ...

If you value independent local news, become a sustainer today. Your gift could help unlock a $1M challenge. In Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas, a new federal rule has fishermen angry. A ban on ...

Craig Patterson, owner-operator of the longtime shop on the Port Orange Causeway, checked in at 3 a.m. Friday, and, “after a few cups of coffee, we start dipping.” He assumes he’ll sell thousands of ...