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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Get your prized fishing rods ready. It's almost red snapper season! Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the record 103-day 2024 Gulf Red ...

Florida has applied for state management of red snapper, a well-loved Southeastern fish. Commercial fishers and ...

Florida's gulf coast has a 126-day red snapper season for private anglers, while the Atlantic coast only has a two-day season. Inshore fishing in the Halifax/Indian River area saw success with various ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

We've been waiting on this weekend for nigh on a year. Now it's here and you better be ready. Red snapper mini-season is upon us Friday and Saturday. Two days, like last year, is all we get if you ...

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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 ...

Angler Tony Figlozzi poses with a tagged 34-inch red snapper caught fishing with Captain Brian Lambert. Provided photo Courtesy of Jon Chapman Florida angler recaptured a red snapper tagged in 2016 ...

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 ...