Gulf of Mexico red snapper plentiful, and prices stay robust
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No one should have any difficulty buying fresh Gulf of Mexico red snapper for dinner anytime in the foreseeable future. It’s what they call a harvest fishery – you go out there, they bite. They’re not hard to find,” Steve Rash, who owns Water Street Seafood in Apalachicola, Florida, said.
That assessment was confirmed by the recent so-called Great Red Snapper Count – a two-year scientific study conducted by Texas A&M’s Harte Research Institute. Researchers reported to the U.S. Congress in October that there are up to three times as many red snapper living in the Gulf of Mexico as scientists previously estimated.
MyFishCount, an electronic reporting pilot project for recreational anglers, is taking another step in its development by transitioning operations to the Angler Action Foundation this month.
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Big tog may be caught during the winter. SOURCE: KEN NEIL
Eric Burnley December 19, 2020
Winter is the worst time for outdoors folks in Delaware. First of all, it’s cold, so time spent outdoors requires a considerable amount of clothing. I much prefer a pair of shorts, a T-shirt and boat shoes, but in the winter it’s several layers of heavy shirts, underwear, and jeans, and that is all covered in Gore-Tex or Grundens and finished off with deck boots or clunky hunting boots. The final outfit depends on whether you are hunting or fishing.
There are two firearm deer seasons in January. Shotgun season runs Jan. 16-24 and muzzleloader runs Jan. 25-31. Archery season is open until Jan. 31. Waterfowl seasons are a bit more complicated and require a study of the regulations in the Delaware Hunting and Trapping Guide.
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