Louisiana Sportsman

July 21, 2026

Lightning strikes twice for “Jurassic Park” anglers

September 15, 2025 Bryan Beatty

On Sept. 4, Justin Kennon was fishing with Capt. Joey Maciasz of Down the Bayou Charters when he hauled in a 30-pound, 6-ounce dog snapper.[…]

LDWF: Red snapper landing estimates through Aug. 17, 2025

August 30, 2025 From News Reports

LA Creel indicates that 720,127 pounds, or 80.5%, of Louisiana’s 2025 annual private recreational allocation has been caught.[…]

LDWF: Red snapper landing estimates through Aug. 10, 2025

August 25, 2025 From News Reports

LA Creel indicates that 630,445 pounds, or 70.4%, of Louisiana’s 2025 red snapper private recreational allocation has been caught.[…]

LDWF: Red snapper landing estimates through July 13, 2025

July 28, 2025 From News Reports

LA Creel indicates that 516,946 pounds, or 57.8%, of Louisiana’s 2025 annual private recreational allocation of red snapper have been caught.[…]

LDWF: Red snapper landing estimates through June 15, 2025

June 30, 2025 From News Reports

LA Creel indicates that 337,690 pounds, or 37.7%, of Louisiana’s 2025 annual private recreational allocation of red snapper have been caught.[…]

LDWF: Red snapper landing estimates through June 1, 2025

June 13, 2025 From News Reports

LA Creel indicates that 251,911 pounds, or 28.2%, of Louisiana’s 2025 annual private recreational allocation of red snapper have been caught.[…]

LDWF: Red snapper landing estimates through May 4, 2025

May 21, 2025 From News Reports

LA Creel indicates that 6.7 percent of Louisiana’s 2025 red snapper allocation have been harvested during the opening week of the season.[…]

Capt. Gavin Madden’s brother, Jay, with his hands full of red snapper.

Early season red snapper strategies

April 18, 2025 Bryan Beatty

When going after red snapper, try to make as many trips early in the season as possible before the fish have been hit pretty hard.[…]

Red snapper season to open May 1, 2025

March 7, 2025 From News Reports

The 2025 private recreational and state charter red snapper season will begin on Thursday, May 1, 2025, in both state and federal waters.[…]

LDWF requests angler feedback to help the commission set the 2025 recreational red snapper season

February 17, 2025 From News Reports

The LDWF asks for angler participation in a survey to learn about preferences for setting the 2025 recreational Red Snapper season.[…]

Recreational red snapper season to close Oct. 6

October 3, 2024 From News Reports

Thanks to the active management allowed by LA Creel, Louisiana anglers were able to fish red snapper for 151 days this year.[…]

LDWF: Red snapper landing estimates through Sept. 15

September 27, 2024 From News Reports

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries released the latest private recreational red snapper landing estimates through Sept. 15.[…]

LDWF: Red snapper landing estimates through Aug. 11

August 26, 2024 From News Reports

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries released the latest private recreational red snapper landing estimates through August 11.[…]

LDWF to open recreational red snapper season 7 days a week

August 15, 2024 From News Reports

The LDWF Secretary signed a Declaration of Emergency to reopen the recreational red snapper season seven days a week beginning Aug. 19.[…]

Baton Rouge man catches huge cubera snapper in “Jurassic Park”

July 25, 2024 Dan Kibler

Matt Leerkes of Baton Rouge hooked up and landed a 94.2-pound cubera snapper that should be No. 7 in the Louisiana record books.[…]

LDWF: Red snapper landing estimates through June 30

July 13, 2024 From News Reports

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries released the private recreational red snapper landing estimates through June 30, 2024.[…]