U.S. federal lawmakers also have funded an independent Great Red Snapper Count (GRSC) to produce an alternative assessment of the stock to NOAA Fisheries’ official assessment, and they’ve attempted to ...

Florida applied for a permit that would allow a 39-day Atlantic recreational red snapper fishing season, a dramatic increase ...

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 ...

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 ...

If Black Friday had an aquatic sibling, it would be Red Friday, which will be celebrated a week from today in these parts. Or, more precisely, 20 or so miles east of these parts. They call it the ...

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – Florida Fish and Wildlife (FWC) is giving anglers the opportunity to directly provide data and improve the management of red snapper in the South Atlantic ocean. With an exempted ...

Florida’s Atlantic Coast could see the longest Red Snapper season since 2009 this year, if the federal government signs off on a plan to shift management of the fishery over to the state.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Wednesday that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration “officially accepted ...

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 ...

A little over a year ago, in January, 2021, Stephen Goldfinch was throwing a cast net for bait in 20 feet of water about two miles off Bull Island, located just northeast of Charleston. “I was looking ...

The red snapper fishing season in waters of the Atlantic Ocean is coming up fast. And due to the length of the fishing season set by federal fishery managers, it will be gone before you know it. Let's ...