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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. […]

Louisiana recreational red snapper season to open; requirements for fish landed in Mississippi

January 8, 2016 From News Reports

Mississippi fishermen planning on taking advantage of Louisiana’s red snapper season that opens today will need to meet certain requirements, according to the state Department of Marine Resources. […]

Hooking more fish is often a matter of tying the right knot, in this case the snell.

Snelled hooks result in more hookups

August 16, 2015 Patrick Bonin

Capt. Tommy Pellegrin firmly believes snelling circle hooks offshore has a direct correlation to the number of fish coming over his gunnels. […]

The cleaning counters at Mississippi's Gulf Coast snapper fleet have been full of red snapper during the opening week of the 10-day recreational season. The charter boat season will run for 44 total days, ending in mid July.

Snapper are snapping

June 8, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

Capt. Robert Earl McDaniel didn’t hesitate when asked his opinion of the opening week of the red snapper season. […]

Under a plan announced Friday, private recreational anglers will have a 10-day red snapper season beginning June 1 in federal waters.

Feds set 10-day recreational snapper season

May 1, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

Today’s official announcement of a 10-day recreational red snapper season starting June 1 was met with the expected aggravation by Mississippi’s coastal fishermen, and then some. […]

MDMR officials are asking anglers to participate in the agency’s voluntary red snapper reporting program during the October season.

Fall snapper seasons announced

September 29, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

Mississippi’s coastal anglers will have additional red snapper opportunities this fall, according to a special season announced Friday by the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources. […]

More than 2,000 fish were released onto an artificial reef Friday by the MDMR and Gulf Coast Research Lab.

Biologists begin red snapper stocking

August 18, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

Over 2,000 juvenile red snapper were released Friday on an artificial reef south of Ship Island, the first of three stockings in 2014 that biologists hope will produce more of the popular game fish along Mississippi’s Gulf Coast.

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A meeting will be held on Tuesday at 6 p.m. in a Gulfport to discuss Reef Fish Amendment 40. This red snapper was caught south of Pascagoula by Todd Lancaster of Bolton.

Snapper meeting Tuesday in Gulfport

August 18, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

A Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Management Council (Council) plan to divide recreational fishing — and its quota of red snapper — into segments is drawing vehement opposition from both private and charter fishermen on the Mississippi Coast.

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Mississippi waters will be open for red snapper fishing on July 4-6, 11-13, 18-20 and 25-27.

State sets July weekend snapper season

June 27, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

Fishermen on Mississippi’s Gulf Coast have been granted some relief on red snapper, and, while appreciative of the additional opportunity granted by state officials, many say it is not sufficient to offset strict federal measures. […]

Capt. Tristan Armer of Ocean Springs with part of Sunday's limit catch from team Smack My Fish Up on a very rough opening day of the Gulf red snapper season. The rest of the photos show their red snapper catch that averaged 15 pounds, with two over 20

Snapper situation turns dangerous

June 3, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

Offshore recreational fishermen have many adjectives to describe the current state of federal red snapper management in the Gulf of Mexico.

Stupid. Insane. Unfair. Asinine. Farcical. Unscientific. […]

A red snapper reporting program was popular among fishermen who attended a summit the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources held on May 6.

State announces volunteer snapper report

May 27, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

Mississippi officials finally appear ready to get in the Gulf of Mexico red snapper fiasco, the one that has led to the nasty situation pitting commercial fishermen against recreational fishermen, states against states and states against federal officials. […]

The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council announced Wednesday morning that the federal recreational red snapper season for 2014 had been reduced down to just nine days.

Red snapper: ‘O-Fish-Aly’ a farce

May 14, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

A 9-day Gulf of Mexico red snapper season is official, causing one veteran Mississippi Coastal fisherman who relishes snapper fishing to say it “O-Fish-Aly stinks!” […]