03/06/2026
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๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ข๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ญ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ! ๐
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission has announced that the 2026 private recreational and state charter Red Snapper season will open Friday, May 1, 2026.
โ๏ธ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป: Begins May 1 and runs 7 days a week
โ๏ธ ๐๐ฎ๐ด ๐น๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐: 4 fish per person
โ๏ธ ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐บ๐๐บ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ: 16 inches total length
Private recreational anglers can fish for Red Snapper in both state and federal waters, while state charter vessels may fish within Louisianaโs state waters (within 9 nautical miles).
๐ ๐๐๐ช๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ง๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ต:
โThanks to our LA Creel program, last year, Louisiana anglers experienced a historical Red Snapper season - fishing for a total of 200 days. This is what active management is all about, and we are so excited to bring back another successful Red Snapper season to our sportsmen this year.โ
The season will remain open until recreational landings approach Louisianaโs 2026 allocation of 882,439 pounds, monitored weekly through the LA Creel program.
๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ:
โช๏ธRecreational anglers must have a Louisiana Basic Fishing License, Saltwater License, and a free Recreational Offshore Landing Permit (ROLP).
โช๏ธAnglers on paid charter trips do not need an ROLP (charter captains do).
โช๏ธOffshore anglers that fish for or posses Gulf Reef fish in Gulf of American federal waters must have non-stainless steel circle hooks, a dehooking device, and a descending device or venting tool onboard. More information here (p. 19): https://buff.ly/0Gpybj0
โ ๏ธ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฉ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐น ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ:
Certain rules apply to state for-hire charter vessels and federal for-hire charter vessels. Captains and anglers should refer to the full press release for complete details and regulations: https://buff.ly/pmKIvKE
๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐น
LDWF biologists rely on LA Creel dockside and phone/email surveys to track harvest. Participation is voluntary but strongly encouraged. The accuracy and reliability of harvest estimates depend on angler participation in LA Creel, so LDWF needs as many anglers as possible to complete both dockside and phone/email surveys.
LA Creel is the active management method LDF used to estimate recreational and state-charter harvest of fish species landed in Louisiana, with the goal of providing anglers with increased fishing opportunities.
โฌ๏ธ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ง๐ถ๐ฝ:
We encourage anglers to use a descending device to reduce barotrauma while fishing for Red Snapper and other reef fish. This helps to return fish to a survivable depth before being released. Please see the LDWF barotrauma website for more information: LDWF barotrauma website
โ ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐, ๐๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ๐โฆ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ!
