Loreto fishingLoreto Fishing, Red Snapper

Red snapper: will eat almost anything, but prefer small fish and crustaceans,They can be caught on live bait as well as cut bait, and will also take artificial lures, but with less vigor. They are commonly caught up to 10lbs. and 20inches in length, however there have been fish taken over 40lbs. A red snapper attains sexual maturity at age 2–5 and an adult snapper can live for more than 50 years. The vibrant red color of these fish comes from high levels of carotenoid pigments, largely astaxanthin, coming from shrimp in their natural diet. The current Red Snapper IGFA record is 50lbs caught in Mexico in 1996