The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission is moving to implement a “Louisiana-only” red snapper season starting in 2013 that will allow anglers a far longer season than federal regulations permit.
In an announcement on May 4, Louisiana fisheries officials reacted to an unprecedented 40-day red snapper season this year for red snapper in the western Gulf of Mexico by announcing a formal break from NOAA fisheries starting in 2013. That means, like Texas, Louisiana will no longer mirror red snapper seasons set for federal waters by adopting the same regulations for state waters.
A large group of fisheries scientists and others ask the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council to allow a release method less risky to fish than what the law currently requires.
According to a report on the Australian saltwater boating and angling website, bluewatermag.com.au, the shortfin mako shark is the most common species of shark tagged by anglers in the South Pacific. Read More
Without good vision, you have an empty arsenal
Like most anglers, I enjoy sight casting to fish — an activity fraught with nervous excitement and even anxiety, but full of soul-mending gratification. To properly sight cast, an angler needs good vision aided by properly polarized sunglasses.
I thought I had both. Turns out I didn’t.
The series finale took place out of Miami Beach; featuring the top six boats from the season standings plus one wildcard winner
MIAMI, FL – Following through on the theme from the entire season, the Sailfish Pro Series came to a fast-paced and action-packed ending that, once again, featured one team biting its fingernails as another fought multiple fish.
By the time the final gun sounded all Team Advanced Roofing could do was breathe a huge sigh of relief as they watched Team Get Lit release the last of a quadruple header about 10 minutes before lines out. When the fourth fish was released and Get Lit couldn’t hook up again, the Sailfish Pro Series title was Advanced Roofing’s to keep.
The state season is the same as the recently announced federal recreational red snapper season.
The 2012 recreational red snapper season in Gulf of Mexico state waters will be June 1 through July 10, a total of 40 days.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) set the 2012 season Wednesday, May 2, at the Commission meeting in Crystal River.
Roundscale spearfish harvest has been prohibited in state waters since 1999
Billfish anglers will no longer need to question whether the fish they just boated is a white marlin or the similar-looking and once-prohibited roundscale spearfish.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) voted Wednesday to allow harvest of the species in Florida state waters at its May 2-3 Commission meeting.
Decoding the mysteries of hull shapes in fishing boats
Boats, like cars, often feature a shape that defines them, that makes their purpose expressly obvious. The shapes of a Maserati car and a Yellowfin Read More