Lucedale Spearfisherman Lands State-Record Red Hind
A Lucedale man has turned a day of socially distanced fishing into a place in the Mississippi record books. Harley Havard caught a red hind weighing 4 pounds, 7.36 ounces…
NOAA Sets 62-Day Federal Red Snapper Season for Gulf Charter Boats
Charter boats across the Alabama Gulf Coast now know their window for the 2020 federal red snapper season. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that the 2020 Red Snapper…
Cannon Blast Opens 86th Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo on Dauphin Island
The 86th annual Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo is underway on Dauphin Island, opening at 5 a.m. Friday with the traditional blast of a cannon. The cannon shot, fired at…
Charter Captains Set the Record Straight on Alabama’s Split Red Snapper Season
Red snapper season along the Alabama Gulf Coast runs under two very different sets of rules, and charter boat operators say too many anglers still do not understand the difference…
Alabama Cuts 2018 Red Snapper Season Six Weeks Short as New State Quota Plan Kicks In
Alabama's 2018 red snapper season will end six weeks earlier than planned after anglers landed bigger fish in bigger numbers, pushing the state past its self-imposed harvest quota ahead of…
Three-Day Red Snapper Season Draws Fury From Baldwin and Mobile County Leaders
A federal cap limiting recreational red snapper fishing to just three days this year has triggered resolutions from Orange Beach, the Baldwin County Commission and Dauphin Island, with local officials,…
Alabama Anglers Face Another Nine-Day Federal Red Snapper Season in 2016
NOAA has set another nine-day federal recreational red snapper season for 2016, drawing criticism from U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne, even as Alabama's own state waters will stay open to anglers…
Byrne Presses NOAA Official Over Red Snapper Count in Congressional Hearing
U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne pressed a NOAA official over red snapper stock counts, arguing Gulf states should take over management of the fishery.
Federal red snapper season in the Gulf cut to nine days
Federal managers sharply limited the 2014 red snapper season in the Gulf of Mexico to just nine days, frustrating Alabama anglers and coastal communities who say the science behind the…
Federal Red Snapper Season Slashed to Nine Days, Sparking Outrage Along Alabama’s Gulf Coast
Federal regulators have cut the 2014 recreational red snapper season in the Gulf of Mexico to nine days, a move drawing sharp criticism from Alabama lawmakers, fishermen and a University…