Labor Day weekend marked a special occasion for Florida anglers this year as two highly anticipated fishing seasons opened simultaneously. The recreational snook and snapper seasons have officially ...

If you talk to anglers along the South Carolina coast, they’ll tell you red snapper are everywhere. They’ll describe trips where snapper are so abundant that it’s hard to catch anything else. Despite ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. East coast Florida anglers hoping to reel in (and keep) some delicious red snapper will have just two days in July to do it. The ...

A group of Northeast Florida fishermen is voicing frustration over what they call “cronyism” in the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) permit system for red snapper fishing. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. American Sportsfishing Association picture of Red Snapper as Florida lawmakers and agencies work to lengthen Florida's red snapper ...

The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) announces that as of Friday, August 29, 2025, red snapper season will be open seven days a week until the private angler quota of ...

Florida's 2025 Gulf red snapper fall season opens Sept. 1st. The season is open to private recreational vessels and state-permitted charters without federal reef fish permits. The daily bag limit is ...

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 ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is offering extra red snapper fishing days for research purposes. The application deadline is Nov. 10 to fish December through February.

Fishing for red snapper has been heavily restricted in South Atlantic states since 2010 due to the species being overfished. Anglers and conservation groups argue that current federal data is ...

Federal fishery managers want public comments on proposals states taking over the recreational red snapper fishery in the Atlantic Ocean. The request for public comment will be published in the ...

U.S. Reps. John Rutherford, R-Jacksonville (FL-05), Buddy Carter (GA-01), Russel Fry (SC-07) and David Rouzer (NC-12) have launched the House South Atlantic Red Snapper Task Force to improve ...