Texas Fish & Game

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June 7, 2023

MRIP Fail (Again)

Unless you live in a cave, by now you’ve probably heard of the Marine Recreational Information Program (MRIP), which is the system used by the gov-mint types to count how many fishermen are catching how many […]
May 11, 2021

Red Snapper Season Opens June 1

The private recreational angler red snapper season in federal water opens Tuesday, June 1, 2021. Bag and size limits will remain unchanged. The regulations are 2 fish per person daily with a 16-inch minimum size limit […]
March 10, 2021

Red Snapper Regs and Refreshers

The red snapper fishery and the regulations that regulate it have gone through more iterations in the past decade than the iPhone. It seems like each and every season, there are new regs, new gear you […]
September 29, 2020

Feds & The Snapper Fishery

Just two years after approving a plan to allow the Gulf states to develop their own recreational data collection systems to better manage red snapper and certifying those state programs, NOAA Fisheries intends to force the […]
June 10, 2019

Don’t Forget Red Snapper Season Open

The private recreational angler red snapper season in federal water opened June 1 for a projected 97-days. (EDITOR: We thought it would be worth reminding everyone of the opening because snapper seasons and regulations in general […]