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July 5, 2022
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Louisiana’s 2015 recreational red snapper season opens Friday

March 16, 2015 From News Reports

Red snapper season will open in Louisiana state waters this Friday, March 20, at 12:01 a.m. and will remain open seven days per week until further notice, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. […]

Field Notes

Mop up on monster mangrove snapper

October 15, 2014 Patrick Bonin

During the dog days of summer, Grand Isle’s Trout Master sometimes turns his attention away from chasing specks just long enough to head offshore in pursuit of different prey. […]

Offshore Fishing

Gotcha gear

June 15, 2014 Jerald Horst

Charter guides need dependable gear, especially offshore where big fish can really dish out the abuse. Bobby Terrebonne is no different. […]

Offshore Fishing

Finding red snapper

June 15, 2014 Jerald Horst

Bobby Terrebonne maintains that finding red snapper is not a big problem. Here he gives his best tips for bait and location. […]

Offshore Fishing

The Not So Endangered Red Snapper

July 4, 2013 Sportsman Network

The crew of Sportsman TV had to clear some room in their freezer after a recent roundup of reef fish in the Gulf of Mexico. […]

Offshore Fishing

Back to red snapper fishing basics

June 15, 2013 John McQueen

Terry Jacobs is what you might call old school. He eschews the myriad scientific thinking with regards to American red snapper, his favorite fish. […]

Contents

Snapper from the bottom up — Best tactics to fill your limits

June 1, 2013 John McQueen

Capt. Tommy Pellegrin of Custom Charters explains how to make quick work of a limit of delectable red snapper off the Louisiana coast. […]

Columns

Hail the new snapper king

May 3, 2013 Jerald Horst

The gray snapper — usually called the mangrove snapper — is one of 14 Gulf of Mexico members of Lutjanidae, the snapper family. […]

Offshore Fishing

Drift-line for more and bigger snapper

April 15, 2013 John E. Phillips

If you learn to fish the drift-line technique of presenting a bait slowly and gently to red snapper, you can catch more of them on every trip. […]

Offshore Fishing

How to boat big snapper

April 15, 2013 John E. Phillips

Orange Beach’s Art Jones said that pointing the rod tip at the water allows you to bring the rod straight up over your head when you get a red snapper bite. […]

Field Notes

More techniques for catching big red snapper

April 15, 2013 John E. Phillips

Capt. Art Jones of Orange Beach, Ala., shares his techniques for catching big red snapper, including the bait and line to use. […]

Offshore Fishing

John Langlois’ tips for trophy red snapper fishing

June 1, 2012 Jerald Horst

Expert John Langlois’ shares his top 12 tips for catching trophy red snapper while fishing the waters off the Louisiana coast. […]

Offshore Fishing

Tips for cleaning snappers

June 1, 2012 Jerald Horst

Ricky Richoux of Slimeslingers Professional Fish Cleaning gives a detailed step-by-step guide of how he cleans red snapper. […]

Offshore Fishing

Snapper from smaller boats

June 1, 2012 Chris Ginn

Many red snapper trips are made on offshore boats. Capt. Eric Dumas figured out a way to make it happen for himself in his 24-foot Ranger bay boat. […]

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LWF Commission signals longer 2013 snapper season

May 3, 2012 Andy Crawford

Snapper fishermen could have more than twice the number of days to hit offshore rigs in 2013, if a proposal announced by the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission today (May 3) ultimately is implemented. […]

Contents

The Sucker Punch

July 26, 2011 Jerald Horst

Of the 14 snapper species in the Gulf of Mexico, the mangrove snapper has the reputation for being the wariest. Perhaps smartest is a better word. […]

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