Bradley Burdett was fishing out of Port Fourchon on June 7, 2023 when he caught this 25-pound red snapper weighed in at the Port Fourchon Marina. He entered it in the CCA STAR tournament.
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Recreational red snapper season to close Aug. 9
LDWF Secretary Tyler Bosworth signed a declaration of emergency to close the private recreational Red Snapper season on August 9, 2026.[…]
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LDWF to reopen the private recreational red snapper season for two four-day periods
LA Creel data indicates that 4% of Louisiana’s 2026 annual private recreational allocation remains, and a re-opening is warranted.[…]
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The good and bad of red snapper management
While our elected leaders don’t always hit the mark on resource management, in the case of Gulf red snapper seasons, they got it right.[…]