Red snapper season may be closed in federal waters, but it stays open year-round in state waters, which extend 9 nautical miles from the Texas shore.

If you're looking for spots to fish in state waters, we've built a number of nearshore reefs, which are excellent snapper attractors. The magazine story "Analyzing Artificial Reefs" has more information.

The bag limit for red snapper is 4 per day and length must be at least 15". More snapper regulation information can be found in your Outdoor Annual.

At 82 days, the 2018 red snapper season was the longest in federal waters since 2010, and it was due to our effective management of this popular fish. It's also the first year we managed the dates and length of the season in federal waters.

Information we gain this year will be used to determine the 2019 snapper seasons. Help in the management of this species by logging every red snapper you keep using the free mobile app, iSnapper. Download it today so you'll be ready for that big catch tomorrow!