05/19/2026
๐๐ข๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ก๐๐ฌ. ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐ฆ๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ง.๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐ฃLDWF Secretary Tyler Bosworth has increased the Red Snapper bag limit to 5 fish per person per day for Memorial Day weekend โ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฎ, ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฑ.
๐ This opportunity is made possible through Louisianaโs state-managed Red Snapper fishery, supported by LDWFโs recreational saltwater landings data program, LA Creel. This program allows us to provide maximum benefit for our anglers while protecting this important fisheries resource.
๐ Special thanks to Governor Jeff Landry for prioritizing recreational opportunity and supporting innovative, state-led management tools that allow Louisiana to better respond to anglers and fishery conditions in real time.
๐๐๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ณ๐ณ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐:
โ๐๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ช๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ข๐บ ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ด ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ง๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ข๐ฎ๐ช๐ญ๐บ, ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ถ๐ญ๐ต๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ด๐ข๐ค๐ณ๐ช๐ง๐ช๐ค๐ฆ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ต๐ณ๐บ. ๐๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฑ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐น๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ค๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ข๐ฏ๐ต ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ช๐ฅ๐ข๐บ ๐ต๐ฐ๐จ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ.โ
โ ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ๐: Use descending devices to reduce barotrauma and improve fish survival when releasing reef fish
๐ After the holiday weekend, the bag limit ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ง๐๐ฒ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฒ.
Weโre proud to help create opportunities for anglers to enjoy one of Louisianaโs premier fisheries during Memorial Day weekend. We hope you enjoy your time on the water โฆ and as always, boat safely. โค๏ธ๐ค๐
