Texas · Red snapper

Red snapper size limit in Texas

You can keep one today — within these limits

Red snapper identification illustration — side view for checking Texas size limits
Red snapper, drawn to show the marks that identify it. It is an illustration, not a photo — where identification decides a fine, TPWD is the authority.

state waters

Open year-round
Size limit 15 inches and up total length
Daily bag 4 per person per day
Possession 4 total you may hold

Texas state waters, out to nine nautical miles. Federal waters beyond that run a separate season whose closing date TPWD sets in-season.

Possession is capped at four, the same as the daily bag rather than double. Circle hooks only with natural bait, and a venting tool or descending device must be aboard for reef fish showing barotrauma.

TPWD source page

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