TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – It’s one of the most anticipated seasons of the year for offshore anglers — American red snapper season is officially open in the Gulf! These prized fish draw anglers from across ...

Gettys Brannon, left, holds a red snapper on a fishing trip with Russ Tomlinson, on July 12, 2024, the one day that year they could fish for snapper. Tomlinson, president of Sportsman Boats, is ...

The state is accepting applications for a red snapper research project that will allow Florida east coast anglers to catch red snapper in the Atlantic Ocean outside of the regular fishing days. The ...

The Fish That Broke Washington: How a Red Snapper Season Became a Federal Showdown Somewhere off the coast of St. Augustine, in water roughly 150 feet deep, a red snapper was putting up the kind of ...

Recreational anglers, who were set to enjoy 39 days of red-snapper fishing this year, are still waiting for news on their ...

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 ...

LA Creel, LDWF’s near-real-time landings data collection program, indicates that 288,649 pounds, or 32.7% of Louisiana’s 2026 ...

Get ready for longer red snapper seasons, on both sides of the state. Gov. Ron DeSantis checked another item on his wishlist when he announced on May 11 that Florida will be taking over management of ...

That sound you heard last week coming from the southern part of the state was the collective cries of joy from happy fishermen heralding the extension of the state’s red snapper fishing season. The ...