South Carolina anglers will have a significantly longer timeframe to catch—and keep—red snapper this year after over a decade of snapper seasons spanning a few days.

LOWCOUNTRY, S.C. (WCIV) — The commercial harvest of red snapper closed Wednesday morning, officially ending the 2025 fishing season of the animal now for both commercial and recreational fishermen.

That sound you heard last week coming from the southern part of the state was the collective cries of joy from happy fishermen heralding the extension of the state’s red snapper fishing season. The ...

Governor Ron DeSantis was at the Lighthouse Waterfront Restaurant in Fort Myers today to announce an expansion of the ...

The state will open the red snapper fishing season this May, and, for the first time, anglers will be able to fish seven days a week until the end of the season. “Under state management we have the ...

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the expansion of red snapper seasons in 2026.“Florida is the most ...

Louisiana sport anglers reeled in nearly 950,000 pounds of red snapper during the 2025 season, newly released estimates show, as the state works with federal authorities to restore population numbers ...