Anglers can take advantage of more Gulf red snapper fishing starting this weekend
This Friday, June 16, begins the first weekend of an additional 39-day season for recreational red snapper fishing in Gulf federal waters and changes to the state season. The U.S. Department of Commerce announced these expanded fishing opportunities today, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) followed with an executive order setting the updated season in state waters.
The 39-day season is open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from Friday, June 16, through Monday, Sept. 4. Also included are Monday and Tuesday, July 3 and 4, and Monday, Sept. 4.
“Recreational red snapper fishing is highly important to Florida’s Gulf coast communities,” said FWC Executive Director Nick Wiley. “We are thankful for the leadership of Gov. Rick Scott, U. S. Department of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and Florida’s Congressional delegation as well as the partnership across all five Gulf states in providing more sustainable fishing opportunities and sound fisheries management.”
This is the longest Gulf federal red snapper season since 2013. State waters will be open the rest of this week and, beginning Monday, June 19, will close Mondays through Thursdays through Sept. 4, except July 3 and 4. The three-day weekend federal waters season opens Friday, June 16.
“Though we had to reduce state waters fishing days in the summer and fall, we are pleased to be able to offer more fishing access this summer to anglers across Florida,” Wiley said.
“This is great news, especially for anglers on the central and southwest Gulf coast, where red snapper are not commonly found in state waters,” said FWC Vice Chairman Liesa Priddy.
For more information about red snapper and other Florida fishing opportunities, visit MyFWC.com and click on “Gulf red snapper season news.”
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Finally some common sense breaking out.
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LOL, yeah, it's good news, but I don't think I'd go as far as calling it "common sense". It would have been common sense if the Feds had done it on their own without the State having to negotiate a compromise.zload wrote:Finally some common sense breaking out.
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Don't think that mattered in the past, so maybe, just maybe, there is a new direction in DC. Not enough, but maybe a little.red_yakker wrote:LOL, yeah, it's good news, but I don't think I'd go as far as calling it "common sense". It would have been common sense if the Feds had done it on their own without the State having to negotiate a compromise.zload wrote:Finally some common sense breaking out.
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