Ginny Brown with her first red snapper. It was her first offshore trip. She was out with Capt. Gray Long (Go Long Charters), out of Cypress Cove in Venice on June 19. She also caught her first yellowfin tuna on this trip! The seas were calm, weather was great, fishing was excellent, and a great time was had by all aboard!
Red snapper season opening May 1 and an expanded Dec. 5-20 black bear season were key items from the LWFC during its March 4 meeting.[…]
The LWFC announced that the 2026 private recreational and state charter red snapper season will begin on Friday, May 1, 2026.[…]
The LDWF estimates that 947,103 pounds of red snapper were landed during the 2025 private recreational season.[…]