[QUOTE]Originally posted by SnapperSlapper:
It started out year round, then went to an Apri 21 - October 31st season. Then if I remember correctly, it ran from June 1 - September 30. Last year's was the shortest ever, June 1 - July 25.

Fishing in September and October is usually a little better than it is in July and August.

But, what's making the fishing so good is that the gulf has been closed to snapper fishing for over a year, and all fishing for 6 months (at least the waters off of Alabama). There are more snapper out there than I have seen in my lifetime. In addition, because it has been closed, the fish aren't picky. Snapper will get pretty smart pretty quick. We use to fish long leaders, and drop down in leader size when the fish got tough. But, they haven't seen any hooks in six months, and not many in 14 months. That has made them dumb. Plus, without the fishing pressure, fish have moved around a lot and had time to stack up on spots that usually get fished out pretty quickly. A good private spot will always have good fish. But right now, everything has good fish, at least everything I've fished. [/QUOTE

EXACTLY WHAT HE SAID!

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