Samuel Wagoner, 17, of Baton Rouge caught this red snapper in Grand Isle. The snapper broke the reel and Samuel hand reeled it in from 250 feet deep. (Photographer – Caroline Wagoner, 16, of Baton Rouge)
Columns
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.[…]
News Breaker
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.[…]
News Breaker
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.[…]