Red Snapper...
Red snappers are regarded as one of the best tasting
of all fish and they support substantial commercial
and recreational fisheries throughout the Gulf of
Mexico. Red snapper are a deep rosy red color,
with a dark fringe around the dorsal and caudal fins.
They occur in all the Gulf waters off Texas.
Although larger red snappers generally stay in deeper
offshore waters, juveniles stray toward shore,
occasionally even being caught around jetties.
Snappers of all sizes tend to congregate around some
type of underwater structure. Oil rigs, ship
wrecks and reefs all provide fishermen with excellent
snapper fishing. Snappers are opportunistic
carnivores that normally fed on crab, squid, shrimp
and small fish. The preferred bait of most
snapper fishermen is squid Since snappers are
bottom dwelling fish, heavy weights are needed to get
the baits down through the maze of triggerfish and
spadefish which live in the water column above the
reefs. Red snapper have been reported to reach
lengths of 38 inches and weights or over 50 pounds.
Source: Saltwater Fishes of Texas:
A Guide to Knowing and Catching Bay and Gulf Fishes
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