The season for federally permitted offshore (9-30 miles from shore) for-hire charter vessels is 49 days long from Thursday June 1st through July 19. You can confirm all the rules and explanation details here: https://gulfcouncil.org/press/2017/2017-recreational-red-snapper-season/ To sum it up, there are two different demographic fishing areas where the ever so succulent highly desired Red Snapper… Continue reading 2017 Federal Red Snapper season officially OPEN for “Offshore Fishy Business”!