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Mississippi’s red snapper season to 34 days
With the opening day of the red snapper season still over a week away, Mississippi fishermen have already hooked a surprise catch. […]
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Feds extend red snapper fishing
Red snapper season has been extended for six days because of rough seas that have prevented anglers from reaching the offshore fishing grounds, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced today (June 29). The season is now set to close at 12:01 a.m. on July 17, NOAA said.
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Snapper season’s not over in August
Plenty of snapper live off Mississippi’s Gulf Coast. Just because red snapper season has ended doesn’t mean you can’t catch other varieties of hard-fighting, delicious snapper, including lane, vermilion and gray, as part of your aggregate of 10 reef fish. […]
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Think small for big snapper
Many years ago, a captain taught me the secret of little spots for big snapper — sunken washing machines. On that fishing trip, the captain asked me, “Do you want to catch a big snapper?” I replied, “Sure I do.” The captain smiled and said, “Okay, we’ll catch them out of the washing machine. […]
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Snapper season to reopen Oct. 1 for supplemental season
Fishery managers on Thursday (Sept. 21) approved an extension to the red snapper fishing season to begin on Oct. 1, with fishing allowed only on Fridays through Sundays until Nov. 22, the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council announced. […]
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Options abound in productive June
June presents many opportunities for Mississippi’s coastal fishermen, according to Capt. Kenny Barhanovich. […]
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Red Reduction
There is still much debate on the 2007 quota on red snapper regarding recreational anglers. As it looks, the outcome is likely to be a 16-inch minimum total length, two fish per angler per day, with no take allowed for charter captains and deckhands, and that is likely to cause quite a stir among anglers and guides. […]