According to the SCDNR not many red snapper were landed this weekend in SC.
Same situation from what I was told down at Tybee, Ga.
We caught three small ones on Friday on a half day in 45 foot of water, none Saturday, mostly sea bass and yesterday (below) was good effort.
Looks like a nice haul. Glad someone got out there. NE winds scared us away. Hoping to get in a trip next weekend.
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Nice catching!
Ocean was calm yesterday.
I wonder what there interpretation will be of the fact that “not many were caught yesterday”? We fished 110 ft and had a solid bite. All fish, with the exception of one, were 15+ lbs. At one point an 30 inch snapper followed another up to within 15 feet of the service. Fish quickly ate the hooked fish’s regurgitation and swam back to the bottom. Bite was slow on slack tide, numerous shark bites, but turned on when the water started moving.
Very nice!
quote:Did they know that they were giving themselves barotrauma?!?!? Our red snapper fishery is shut down partially because SEDAR scientists tell us that they can't come up from the bottom so quickly or they will die from barotrauma!!! Evidently these fish are suicidal!!!
Originally posted by FatCatAt one point an 30 inch snapper followed another up to within 15 feet of the service.
Well I mean gee Skinnee; didn’t you know there was a study from a long lining trip in the gulf that showed almost all the fish dying when released- even shallower than 100ft???
Clearly, results from a long lining release study should outweigh years of recreational-scenario release studies you know? Especially when long-lining of dimersal species inshore of 100fathoms (where all red snapper live) is illegal in the South Atlantic.
That’s just sound logic, you know?
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i think the amount of red snapper not caught, has a lot to do with gas @ $4.50+ at the dock, dove season, deer season and the inabilty of most peoples willing to go with bsb’s closed and other limits so low its not worth going. we only saw 2 other boats drifting, bottom fishing and the current was rippen. its hard to catch ars in that kind of current without anchoring. all you will end up with is bsb and ajs.the b ite was slow untill we hit the bottom and got into a school of ars in the 15\20lb class…there were well over a hundred in that one school but when you put down a live pin the bsbs would kill it 30’ off the bottom! we fish spots that would have 25 boats within sight on a nice day and this summer we have had the ocean to our selfs. and thk to mark brown for all he does on our behalf
If it got any better I couldn’t stand it.
The DNR is wanting anyone who catches or spears any rs to try and make an effort to bring them by a landing station. I’m not sure where all of them are but I believe one is at Fort Johnson. It could help us in the future with stock assesments and getting more of a season.
WOW HOW MUCH MORE WOULD A TRIP LIKE THIS COST?MY $2000 TRIP ONLY PRODUCED 5 BSB PER PERSON A FEW WEEKS AGO…
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Originally posted by capt.markbrownThe DNR is wanting anyone who catches or spears any rs to try and make an effort to bring them by a landing station. I’m not sure where all of them are but I believe one is at Fort Johnson. It could help us in the future with stock assesments and getting more of a season.
Captain Mark… I was tempted to bring in the 5 large racks from Saturday, but wasn’t sure if the DNR was interested. Do you have a contact at the DNR that I can call to verify? I’ll pack an extra cooler & ice, if the DNR folks will use the information properly. If they use the info, as evidence to shut down the fishery, then it’s probably best to just feed the blue crabs…
EDIT: Just saw your other thread with DNR contact information… Thanks for the info…
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PS: If a fly lost it’s wings, would it be called a walk?
Maybe it’s because the American Red Snapper is not nearly as a prolific fish as it is in the Gulf Of Mexico. In times of great abundance they were never in that great of numbers. It’s a diferent habitat here.
The reason they opened this mini season is because the feds have very little data to do the scheduled 2014 red snapper stock assessment.
If it comes back positive then we could see a red snapper season in the near future.
Our DNR wants to see red snapper and black sea bass opened back up just as much as we do!
Great Fishing!!!
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Originally posted by capt.markbrownThe reason they opened this mini season is because the feds have very little data to do the scheduled 2014 red snapper stock assessment.
If it comes back positive then we could see a red snapper season in the near future.
Our DNR wants to see red snapper and black sea bass opened back up just as much as we do!
</font id=“quote”></blockquote id=“quote”>I’ll look through the dive video from this past Saturday, to see if there is a possible “snapshot” that shows the 50-100 ARS that were hanging out in one area of bottom! They were skittish, and would head back out over the sand as soon as a human came into view, but we still found a few of the “slowest” ones to shoot. They don’t show up very well under water, due to lack of color beyond about 60-80 feet. More like ghosts, unless you manage get close enough to shine a light on one!
Edit… Watched the video & didn’t have any luck with a clear picture/snapshot of the ARS. The viz wasn’t all that good, and the ARS just look gray against a gray background. You can see them in the video, but they don’t show up in the snapshots, since there is no movement and very little contrast. Oh-well.
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PS: If a fly lost it’s wings, would it be called a walk?
I’ll speak with the head of SEDAR which is the southeast data and review. They are the ones that look at all of the fishery info collected by different states and determine the health of a fishery.
I’ll ask if any pictures or video would be of value or could be used.
I know that a lot of the time they do want some sort of validation and
I’ll find out what that is too!
Skeeter/Capt mark—You are correct, DNR needs help getting access to fish. Fliers are up in local shops and I hear it will be in the paper shortly. Boats returning to Charleston Harbor can stop by Ft Johnson by boat between 2 and 7 Friday/Saturday/Sunday. A biologist will be there to sample, will take about 5 minutes and you’ll get a t-shirt for your trouble. They even list a mobile number you can call before you come, if you like. Anglers outside the Charleston area can drop racks in DNR freezers. If you don’t want to/can’t stop by you can still report your catch through an online survey set up by DNR.
See more info here: http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2012/sept13/sept13_anglers.html
Hope this info helps.