Snapper Archives - Page 5 of 8 - Mississippi Sportsman

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Mississippi anglers will have more red snapper opportunities in 2018, thanks to a new program that gives states more control of the season.

Red snapper season to open May 25

April 18, 2018 Bobby Cleveland

It could become confusing, but fishermen on Mississippi’s Gulf Coast should be happy with the 2018 red snapper season announced Tuesday by the Department of Marine Resources. […]

Federal fisheries managers will allow Mississippi to set its season for red snapper, within certain guidelines.

Mississippi gets okay to set snapper season

March 27, 2018 Bobby Cleveland

Under a plan agreed to by the five states of the northern Gulf of Mexico and federal fisheries agencies, states are being given more power in managing the red snapper fishery. […]

Tommy Vidrine suggests using a 5- to 6-foot fluorocarbon leader to target big mangroves.

Mop up on monster mangrove snapper

September 15, 2017 Patrick Bonin

During the dog days of summer, Grand Isle, La.’s Trout Master sometimes turns his attention away from chasing specks just long enough to head offshore in pursuit of different prey. […]

The red snapper season ends on Labor Day.

A few last shots at red snapper

August 31, 2017 Bobby Cleveland

Offshore recreational anglers get four more days of red snapper fishing in September, and then….

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Mississippi anglers get another 39 days of red snapper fishing in federal waters.

Red snapper fishing opened Friday

June 19, 2017 Bobby Cleveland

The continuing saga that is red snapper management in the Gulf of Mexico took another strange, but expected turn last Wednesday when fisheries managers from states and federal agencies announced a renewal of opportunity for recreational anglers in federal waters.

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The red snapper season in federal waters opened at 12:01 a.m. on June 1 and will end at 12:01 a.m. June 4. The limit will be two snapper over 16 inches in length per day.

Squirrel season ends; snapper season opens

June 1, 2017 Bobby Cleveland

With June’s arrival, Mississippi sportsmen face a close of one season and an opening of another. […]

Mississippians can launch at home port, catch red snapper in Louisiana and legally return to port with the fish if they meet requirements set by the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources.

Mississippians can bring snapper to port if …

February 3, 2017 Bobby Cleveland

The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources has announced regulations regarding Mississippi boats catching red snapper during Louisiana’s state season. […]

3 tips to mop up on mangroves

August 20, 2016 Patrick Bonin

Every summer when July and August roll around, Tommy Vidrine heads offshore in pursuit of mangrove snapper. […]

Federal officials extended the 2016 red snapper season by two days because of the disruption in fishing caused by Tropical Storm Colin.

Red snapper season extended in federal waters

June 8, 2016 From News Reports

Thanks to Tropical Storm Colin — and not the hordes of snapper in the Gulf — the 2016 federal red snapper season has been extended for two days. […]

The U.S. recognizes the territorial waters of Mississippi out to nine nautical miles this year.

Territorial waters: 9 nautical miles from barrier islands

May 13, 2016 Bobby Cleveland

With the announcement this week of a red snapper season in Mississippi’s territorial waters by the state’s Department of Marine Resources (DMR), the question arose about a definition of the area of the Gulf of Mexico included in the term “territorial waters.” […]

Mississippi anglers will have a 102-day red snapper season in the state's territorial waters, which extend nine nautical miles into the Gulf of Mexico.

State sets 102-day red snapper season

May 12, 2016 Bobby Cleveland

As expected, officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources have announced a red snapper season for its territorial waters of the Gulf of Mexico. […]

Recreational anglers get a nine-day season for red snapper in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

Federals set 9-day red snapper season

April 28, 2016 Bobby Cleveland

Red snapper fishermen will get nine days and just one weekend to fish in the federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico, the shortest season ever set by federal officials who manage the fishery. […]