2024 Louisiana Red Snapper Season Set to Open

The 2024 leisure Purple Snapper season kicks off on Monday, April 15 for Louisiana anglers who fish in each state and federal waters. I not too long ago made a visit to the Gulf seeking Wahoo and from the seems of it, it’s going to be a stellar season!

After trolling a number of rigs we made a cease to perform a little reconnaissance with a purpose to estimate which rigs can be productive on opening day of Purple Snapper.
After visiting quite a few rigs the staff and I have been in a position to spot a number of massive colleges of “Purple’s” hunkering alongside the underside. I’ve to confess that I’m at all times gauging snapper to see if the elevated limits have harm the inhabitants however from the seems of it, there are extra crimson snapper than I’ve seen in the previous couple of years.

The 2024 Purple Snapper season will run seven days for anglers harvesting snapper in each state and federal waters off the coast of Louisiana. The bag restrict has additionally been elevated from three to 4 fish per individual at a 16-inch complete minimal size restrict.

Purple Snapper rules have come a good distance from 2022 when the utmost harvest for crimson snapper was 809,315 kilos. The up to date allowable harvest in 2024 is 934,587 kilos with a each day bag restrict of three fish. Fishermen have been additionally restricted to fishing on three days per weekend. (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday)

Newly put in Secretary of LDWF Madison Sheahan touted the Purple Snapper administration. “We’re excited concerning the success of Purple Snapper fishing season for our personal leisure anglers. The effectiveness of our Purple Snapper administration strategy proves our capacity to supply the perfect entry for our anglers in federal waters. Our dedication is to serving the state’s sportsman by figuring out the place we will increase our administration applications whereas actively working with our companions by way of the Gulf Council.”
The season will stay open till leisure landings strategy or attain Louisiana’s annual personal leisure allocation of 934,587 kilos.

Keith Lusher

Keith Lusher is an award successful outside journalist that resides in Covington, Louisiana. He owns and operates NorthshoreFishingReport.com and writes a weekly outside column for the Slidell Impartial Newspaper. He additionally writes for the St.Tammany Parish Tourism Fee’s VisitTheNorthshore.com. He’s the previous host of The Northshore Fishing Report Radio Present and is on the board of the Louisiana Outside Writers Affiliation. Keith contributes to quite a few publications each on-line and in print and prides himself on selling South Louisiana’s distinctive fishery. To contact Keith e mail: keithlusherjr@gmail.com