Red snapper fishing continues through the rest of the year off Florida's gulf coast. The difference is the rules makers.

Boat trailer parking at Port Canaveral will be in high demand again during the 2025 Red Snapper Season, which opens July 11.

NOAA further details that red snapper can grow at a moderate rate, sometimes reaching 40 inches across and 50 pounds. Those in deeper waters tend to be redder than those caught in shallower waters.

The Feds, though NOAA, have made July 14-15 this year's red snapper "season" in the Atlantic waters off Florida's coast. Commercial dudes get more.

They also got their share of red snapper. Easton Romero, 10, landed the largest one of the boat. June 1 was a busy day on Destin harbor with boats backing in and unloading.

On May 9, NOAA Fisheries announced a 107-day red snapper season for vessels with a federal for-hire reef fish permit, which is the majority of the Destin fishing fleet. The season will begin at 12 ...

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.

The Atlantic red snapper season runs July 11-12 in federal waters, with a one-fish bag limit. Florida's Gulf red snapper season is 126 days, while the Atlantic season is only two days.

The results are impressive. When red snapper seasons in the Gulf were cut to just three days in 2017, the states acted. They built their own data collection systems and entered into cooperative ...