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Snappers tend to congregate around some sort of structure offshore such as reefs, wrecks, and rigs. Snappers normally feed on crab, squid, shrimp, and small fish. They are generally a bottom dwelling fish and thus a heavy sinker is needed to get the bait down to them, past the triggerfish and spadefish that live in the water column above them. Most fishermen use squid to catch their snappers. For the bigger Snappers, I prefer to use whole fish in the 6 to 8 inch range, such as Spanish Sardines, small Croakers, Mullet, and Sand Trout. They can be caught on artificial jigs also. Red Snappers are regarded as one of the best tasting fish and are sought commercially as well as recreationally.
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There are several species of the Lutjanidae family found in
Texas waters. They are an opportunistic predatory fish with sharp, conical
teeth.
