State Gulf Recreational Red Snapper Season Set

[wevans]

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) set the Gulf recreational red snapper season in state waters April 16 at a meeting near Tallahassee. The season will be a total of 52 days in 2014 and will start the Saturday before Memorial Day (May 24 this year) and remain open through July 14, closing July 15.

Starting the season the Saturday before Memorial Day will provide recreational red snapper fishing through an important holiday weekend, helping attract more visitors and bringing economic benefits to our coastal communities.

The federal season is currently projected to be 11 days long, starting June 1 and remaining open through June 11. This season is subject to change depending on projections by NOAA Fisheries for when the recreational red snapper quota may be caught.
http://www.wctv.tv/home/headlines/Gulf- ... 29831.html

[FishWithChris]

Ahhhhhhh yeahhhhhhh

[Salty Gator]

Destin anyone??

[Ifishtoo]

Yes, there won't many boats squabbling over a fishing spot in state waters off of Destin!!! I'd rather shoot myself with a nail gun..... OK, make that a small nail!

[Salty Gator]

Yes, there won't many boats squabbling over a fishing spot in state waters off of Destin!!! I'd rather shoot myself with a nail gun..... OK, make that a small nail!

Will it look anything like the parking lot 3 miles south of dog island?

[Ifishtoo]

Not knowledgeable of the cluster at Dog Island. The Destin snapper thing, inside state waters, on all those artificial chunks (most big enough for 2 very cozy boats) will (always does) get ugly. Lots of ill mannered folks with a sense of entitlement towards their shrinking piece of the RS pie.

The best thing about offshore fishing........... was getting offshore, away from the crowd. Without that, might as well line up side by on a public pier! No ethanol problems, no trailer hassles; just a bench, a beverage, and a tan!

[MarkM]

I catch tons of keeper snapper in 40' in front of D.I.