With its October red snapper season, Georgia will test a "revolutionary" new system for reporting recreational fishing hauls.

Offshore anglers will get a three-day window to fish for red snapper. And another 11 if they sign up to participate in a NOAA ...

NOAA Fisheries has issued EFPs to Florida, Georgia and South Carolina authorizing an extended recreational red snapper season for eligible participants from Oct. 9 through Oct. 22.

The season for the popular sport fish was announced by NOAA Fisheries and changed significantly from last year.

Florida's governor announced a greatly extended red snapper season for 2026 on the state's East Coast. Inshore, anglers are finding success with black drum and sheepshead, while the pompano run is ...

A lawsuit has been filed challenging a recreational red snapper fishing season in Florida, South Carolina and Georgia that ...

Anglers from Florida through North Carolina will be able to fish for 14 days for red snapper. The bag limit is one fish per day. The following story has been updated with new information. Federal ...

GEORGETOWN — State officials want a red snapper season in federal waters for South Carolinians, but a lawsuit from the commercial fishing industry stands in their way. An exempted fishing permit would ...

States along the Southeast Atlantic have been given control over red snapper fishing. Fishermen are urged to be honest about their catches to ensure accurate data collection for future management. Don ...

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — Miles from shore, Chris Kemp pumps and reels as he battles a fish 150 feet below. Eventually, it gives up, and the 10-pound red snapper is hauled aboard the Jodie Lynn II.

The season will run from Oct. 9 through Oct. 22, 2026, in Florida’s Atlantic state and federal waters. It will be open to private recreational anglers and for-hire operations.