Know Your Red Snapper Season Dates When You Fish
Are you an experienced fisher who is very excited to take your boat on the water and catch some game? What is your favorite fish to catch? Because fishing is your second nature, you already know that depending on the particular fish you are going for, there is a set window of time you get allowed to hunt for them. There is a limit, too. At Boat and Motor Superstores, we have all the information to help you just in case you forget sometimes. Since we are finally in the month of June, it is finally red snapper season! Our boat trader in Palm Harbor is here to make sure you know all you need to.
The Atlantic Or Gulf?
Where do you prefer to fish? Depending on where you decide to cast your line, effects how much grouper you can actually catch. Today, we are going to pay more attention to red snapper.
Gulf of Mexico Regulations (state and federal waters unless specified)
Min. Size Limit
16” TL
Daily Bag Limit
2 per person (included in the 10 per harvester per day state snapper aggregate bag limit)
Charter captain and crew: zero
Open Season
2019 season in Gulf state and federal waters: June 11 - July 12
2019 season for federally-permitted for-hire vessels: June 1-Aug. 1
Atlantic Regulations (state and federal waters unless specified)
Min. Size Limit
20” TL
Daily Bag Limit
State: 2 per person
Federal: 1 per person
Open Season
State: Open year round
Federal: pen July 12-14 (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) and July 19-20 (Friday and Saturday).
More Information On Red Snapper Season
Red snapper are most common in the northern Gulf of Mexico, followed by the western Gulf and least common in southern Florida. Small and medium red snapper have a strong attraction to any sort of bottom relief or obstruction - reefs, rocks, ledges, wrecks, offshore oil and gas platforms, and even such small things on the bottom as pipeline valves and 55-gallon drums. As red snapper become larger, over 10 pounds, they seem to spend more time on the relatively open bottom. Frequently, concentrations of large "sow" snapper over 20 pounds in weight, are located on open, obstruction less, clay bottoms.
Red snappers are caught more frequently in shallower offshore waters in the cooler months than in the warmer months. Whether this is due to the actual movement of the fish shoreward in the fall and winter, or due to changes in feeding behavior of fish that are present year-round is open to debate. Red snappers are usually found in depths between 50 feet and 300 feet. Juvenile red snappers under 10 inches long live in shallower waters, over mud and sand bottoms.
Call Our Boat Trader Today
When it comes to fishing during red snapper season, we have all the information you need. We will keep you up to date with all the important dates, rules, and regulations that are changed annually. Boat and Motor Superstores takes pride in being the best boat. We understand the boating lifestyle and how important it is to have a reliable and great looking boat to take out on the water. We offer many boating services, and we even have dockside assistance, so you do not have to bring your boat into our boat trader in Palm Harbor. Call or contact us today for more information.