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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. […]

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. […]

Doug Borries broke his own record with this 26-pound, 9-ounce red snapper caught on Oct. 13.

As predicted, Borries posts 19th record fish

November 20, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Back in October, when this website reported on Doug Borries’ new state fly fishing record for barracuda, the Ocean Springs angler said he’d soon have another one certified. […]

Offshore anglers were all smiles when they heard a fall recreational red snapper fishing season will be held this month.

14-day snapper season to start Oct. 1

September 13, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

State and federal officials announced today that there will be a 14-day recreational red snapper season for fishermen for the first two weeks of October. […]

STAR names red snapper division winner

July 11, 2013 From News Reports

With the closure of the federal season on June 29, the STAR Tournament recently announced the red snapper division’s winner, according to Coastal Conservation Association Louisiana. […]

Anglers are hoping to have additional opportunities to chase red snapper this fall.

Snapper season ends today

June 28, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

With today’s close of the red snapper season in the federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico, Mississippi fishermen are turning a hopeful eye toward a yet-to-be-confirmed, but rumored fall season. […]

With only a two-snapper limit, anglers want to catch the biggest fish they can during the season.

How to catch big red snapper

June 11, 2013 John E. Phillips

Red snapper season arrives this month, and with a two-fish limit, everyone wants to know how to catch the big ones. […]

On May 31, Judge Andrew Hanen ruled that the snapper season must be the same for all Gulf states.

States gaining on feds in snapper battle

June 7, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Reading between the lines of the crazy red snapper saga playing out in the Gulf of Mexico, in state and federal agency offices and, now, in court rooms, one aspect appears obvious. […]

Mississippi’s snapper season opened on June 1 and will close at 12:01 a.m. June 29.

Snapper season cut again, back to 28 days

June 6, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

When Mississippi received a six-day extension to its red snapper season on May 23, fisheries biologists at the Department of Marine Resources scoffed at the idea. […]

The 2013 red snapper season in the Gulf of Mexico is set to begin June 1, and will close on July 5 for Mississippi anglers unless federal fisheries managers modify that closure date.

Snapper season opens June 1

May 31, 2013 From News Reports

The 2013 recreational red snapper fishing season begins June 1, the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announce […]