Governor Ron DeSantis has introduced the longest leisure Gulf Pink Snapper season so far, with a record-breaking 126-day season for 2025. That is the longest American pink snapper season since Florida first assumed administration of the Gulf snapper season. This expanded season comes with further days in the summertime and fall from 2024. Letting anglers have extra alternatives to convey house their American pink snapper catch on main holidays akin to Memorial Day, Independence Day, Veterans Day, and Thanksgiving.
“Florida is the fishing capital of the world—with 4 million licensed anglers and generations of households who take pleasure in our waters. After setting a document final yr, we’re doing it once more with the longest Gulf Pink Snapper season in state historical past, giving Floridians and guests much more time to fish on Florida’s waterways, mentioned Governor Ron DeSantis. “Good state administration of Gulf waters has allowed us to supply these record-breaking alternatives to Floridians yr after yr.”
The 2025 leisure Gulf American pink snapper season is open for anglers fishing from non-public leisure vessels or constitution vessels. The summer season snapper season will first start on Could 24 to Could 26 for Memorial Day Weekend, after which reopen on June 1st and go on till July thirty first. After which, there can be a closure until the beginning of the autumn season on September 1st. The total fall season can be made up of the next dates:
- September 1 –14
- September 19 – 21
- September 26 – 28
- October 3 –5
- October 10 – 12
- October 17 – 19
- October 24 – 26
- October 31 – November 2
- November 7 – 9, 11 (Veterans Day)
- November 14 –16,
- November 21 – 23
- November 27 – 30 (Thanksgiving weekend)
- December 5 – 7
- December 12 –14
- December 19 – 21
- December 25 – 28 (Christmas weekend)
This new prolonged leisure pink snapper season was made doable by the data-driven administration method of Florida’s State Reef Fish Survey (SRFS). Within the occasion that there are weather-related closures that affect fishing days, the state of Florida will consider the choice so as to add on further days to the leisure season in a while within the yr. Moreover for anybody fishing for pink snapper from a personal leisure vessel in state or federal waters have to be registered as a State Reef Fish Angler (with annual renewal), even when exempt from fishing license necessities.
Registration is on the market at GoOutdoorsFlorida.com.
For extra on leisure snapper laws, go to MyFWC.com/Marine.
