The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said that 97,049 pounds of Red Snapper, or 11 percent of Louisiana’s 2026 annual private recreational allocation of 882,439 pounds, have been landed through May 17.
LA Creel, LDWF’s near-real-time landings data collection program, is responsible for the estimates.
The private recreational Red Snapper season began May 1 in both state and federal waters, running seven days a week with a daily bag limit of four fish per person and a 16-inch total length minimum size limit. The season will remain open until recreational landings approach or reach Louisiana’s allocation.
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