Thread: 35" Red Snapper

Originally Posted by Pierless

Still burns me up that you can pay a business to let you keep a couple snapper, but I can't hop in my boat with my son and keep any. I quit recommending head boats to people because it feels like I am reducing my own fishing options by doing so.

Judge Rules Against CCA in Red Snapper Case - American Sportfishing Association
Judge Rules Against CCA in Red Snapper Case

This month, a federal judge upheld the ruling on a highly controversial Gulf red snapper management plan called Amendment 40, or sector separation. The amendment divides the recreational red snapper quota, equal to 51.5 percent of the total allocation, between private recreational anglers (57.7 percent) and licensed charter captains (42.3 percent). Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) filed its lawsuit against implementation of Amendment 40 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico on April 22, 2015, following a 10-7 vote by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council to pass the amendment in October 2014. In its lawsuit submitted to the Eastern District Court of Louisiana, CCA charged that Amendment 40 constitutes agency action that is arbitrary and capricious, an abuse of discretion, not in accordance with law and in excess of statutory jurisdiction, authority or limitations. Amendment 40 will take effect for up to three years.

Thanks for the information flyguy. Do you or anybody else know if you can fish off the rip rap seawall at perdido pass.

As far as I know you can, but I'm to old to try. I would hate to break my leg or arm or head and loose any fishing time.

Wicked:it's open to fish anywhere you'd like if your willing to make to hike out there!

Originally Posted by Pierless

Still burns me up that you can pay a business to let you keep a couple snapper, but I can't hop in my boat with my son and keep any. I quit recommending head boats to people because it feels like I am reducing my own fishing options by doing so.

You may no longer keep any red snapper on the head boat either, you haven't been able to for a couple of years. This year you may not keep any triggers. The good Lord knows why but I don't.

Originally Posted by flyguy

You may no longer keep any red snapper on the head boat either, you haven't been able to for a couple of years. This year you may not keep any triggers. The good Lord knows why but I don't.

I didn't realize the Headboat Cooperative program was not continued in 2016! I am glad to hear it. Still chafes me that reef permit holders have a longer season than recs. The trigger thing hurts