The private recreational angler red snapper season in federal waters will close at 11:59 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 6.
After the closing date, anglers may continue to harvest up to four red snapper per day with a 15-inch minimum length limit in Texas state waters out to nine nautical miles. Under an agreement between Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and the National Marine Fisheries Service, TPWD can establish the opening and closing of the red snapper fishery in federal waters off the Texas Coast.
Texas is charged with closing the federal water fishery when the state’s allotted poundage is reached for the year, so TPWD uses catch data to determine the maximum length of a federal season. Texas attempts to keep state waters open all year by leaving enough poundage to cover the fishing from the closure of federal waters until the end of the year.
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