Alabama anglers are getting three more days to fish for red snapper in 2020.

After completing a review of the private angler red snapper season that ended July 3, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) has added the extra days to the private recreational season beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 10 and running until midnight on Monday, Oct. 12, said Marine Resources Director Scott Bannon.

The additional red snapper fishing days apply to state and federal waters adjacent to Alabama. The limit will be two fish per angler with a 16-inch total length minimum size.

ADCNR’s Marine Resources Division added the three days after reviewing landing estimates from angler reports submitted through Alabama’s Snapper Check system.

“The 2020 private angler season started out with record-setting fishing effort,” Bannon said. “The COVID-19 pandemic has made outdoors recreation more important than ever, and that showed during this year’s red snapper season. That higher level of early season effort ultimately led to the closure on July 3. It is important to our fishermen to provide access to this resource, and our goal is to fish the quota we’ve been given by NOAA Fisheries. We are excited to offer these additional days in October to harvest more red snapper and still stay within our quota.”

Detailed red snapper landing information is available at www.outdooralabama.com/2020-red-snapper-landings-summary.