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LDWF: Red snapper landing estimates through July 13, 2025
LA Creel indicates that 516,946 pounds, or 57.8%, of Louisiana’s 2025 annual private recreational allocation of red snapper have been caught.[…]
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LDWF: Red snapper landing estimates through June 15, 2025
LA Creel indicates that 337,690 pounds, or 37.7%, of Louisiana’s 2025 annual private recreational allocation of red snapper have been caught.[…]
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LDWF: Red snapper landing estimates through June 1, 2025
LA Creel indicates that 251,911 pounds, or 28.2%, of Louisiana’s 2025 annual private recreational allocation of red snapper have been caught.[…]
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LDWF: Red snapper landing estimates through May 4, 2025
LA Creel indicates that 6.7 percent of Louisiana’s 2025 red snapper allocation have been harvested during the opening week of the season.[…]
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Early season red snapper strategies
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.[…]
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Red snapper season to open May 1, 2025
The 2025 private recreational and state charter red snapper season will begin on Thursday, May 1, 2025, in both state and federal waters.[…]
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LDWF requests angler feedback to help the commission set the 2025 recreational red snapper season
The LDWF asks for angler participation in a survey to learn about preferences for setting the 2025 recreational Red Snapper season.[…]
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Recreational red snapper season to close Oct. 6
Thanks to the active management allowed by LA Creel, Louisiana anglers were able to fish red snapper for 151 days this year.[…]
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LDWF: Red snapper landing estimates through Sept. 15
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries released the latest private recreational red snapper landing estimates through Sept. 15.[…]
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LDWF: Red snapper landing estimates through Aug. 11
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries released the latest private recreational red snapper landing estimates through August 11.[…]
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LDWF to open recreational red snapper season 7 days a week
The LDWF Secretary signed a Declaration of Emergency to reopen the recreational red snapper season seven days a week beginning Aug. 19.[…]
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Baton Rouge man catches huge cubera snapper in “Jurassic Park”
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.[…]
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LDWF: Red snapper landing estimates through June 30
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries released the private recreational red snapper landing estimates through June 30, 2024.[…]
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Wildlife and Fisheries agents find illegal immigrants caught violating Louisiana fishing laws
LDWF enforcement agents cited six individuals for alleged fishing violations in Plaquemines Parish on June 25.[…]
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Red snapper season to close on July 7 and reopen as weekends-only season
To provide opportunity throughout the summer months, the red snapper season will close on July 7, 2024 and reopen as weekends-only,[…]
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LDWF: Red snapper landing estimates through June 2
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries released the private recreational red snapper landings estimates through June 2, 2024.[…]