Governor Ron DeSantis announced today that the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has formally submitted an Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) to U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick ...

Over 20 boats ventured offshore during last weekend’s Suncoast Snapper Slapper tournament out of Marina Jacks in Sarasota. And with it, a beautiful few days of weather, allowing some to head deep in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A fishing boat is docked along the pier at Apalachicola Bay in north Florida. Photo: Kim Jarrett/The Center Square (The Center ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tropical formation chance remains at 20 percent for eastern Gulf region Governor Ron DeSantis announced today that Florida has ...

Angler Tony Figlozzi poses with a tagged 34-inch red snapper caught fishing with Captain Brian Lambert. Provided photo Courtesy of Jon Chapman Florida angler recaptured a red snapper tagged in 2016 ...

Federal approval of state pilot programs for red snapper opened greatly expanded 2026 seasons for the South Atlantic. With approval of exempted fishing permits (EFPs), South Atlantic recreational ...

ORANGE BEACH, Ala. (WALA) - Friday, May 23, 2025 is a big day for offshore anglers in Alabama as the red snapper season for recreational fishermen begins. Starting at midnight and running through the ...

If you talk to anglers along the South Carolina coast, they’ll tell you red snapper are everywhere. They’ll describe trips where snapper are so abundant that it’s hard to catch anything else. Despite ...

Two Florida Congressmen — a Republican and a Democrat — and the state's now-senior U.S. senator want to throw a bone to red snapper anglers off the Atlantic coast. Rep. John Rutherford, R-Jacksonville ...

(The Center Square) – Florida is touting the expansion of the Atlantic and Gulf red snapper fishing seasons as an example of how the state manages fishing much better than the federal government, ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Governor Ron DeSantis announced today that Florida has submitted an Exempted Fishing Permit to the U.S. Commerce Secretary, with the goal of managing the recreational red snapper ...