Remember last fall’s report from the Great Red Snapper Count showing Gulf of Mexico waters holding more than 100 million red snapper, more than three times the number federal fisheries folks were telling us were out there.
Yet, four of the Gulf states are holding to a two-per-day limit per angler.

Several fishermen returning from offshore excursions told of thick schools of red snapper in waters from 50-100 foot depths around every underwater structure, including wrecks, natural reefs, rigs-to-reef locations and oil/gas platforms in the Timbalier and Lake Pelto blocks and found red snapper everywhere.