"Anyone know any good oil rigs to catch red snapper at this time of year," the author began. "I have a 21-foot offshore boat so I can go up to 50 miles out." The liveliest thread within the ensuing ...

Lawmakers are calling for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to take action on illegal red snapper fishing in the Gulf.

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Florida's red snapper season in the Gulf will be the longest on record this year. Governor DeSantis announced this year's season will be 103 days -- up from 87 last year. The state ...

In Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas, a new federal rule has fishermen angry. A ban on fishing for red snapper—one of the most popular saltwater fish — starts Jan. 4. Federal agencies and ...

The Gulf's red snapper population sharply declined in previous decades, but has been gradually improving. Quotas are in place ...

This week’s big news is the reopening of a seven-days-a-week recreational red snapper season. The emergency declaration signed by Wildlife and Fisheries boss Madison Sheahan takes effect Monday and ...

In 2019, commercial fisherman Eric Schmidt caught a tagged red snapper off Ft. Myers. When he reported the catch, a 38-inch fish landed in 287 feet of water, the Jacksonville office was shocked at ...

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 ...

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 Atlantic Red Snapper season runs July 11-12, according to NOAA ...