Red snapper fillets make an excellent po-boy, according to Chris Blankenship.

That sound you heard last week coming from the southern part of the state was the collective cries of joy from happy fishermen heralding the extension of the state’s red snapper fishing season.

The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced that the season for this prized fish will be extended until the private angler quota is met.

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