★ Spearing Prohibited
▲ Must remain in whole condition (removal of gills and guts allowed).
♦ Measured as total length. Total length is the straight line distance from the most
forward part of the head with the mouth closed to the farthest tip of the tail with
the tail compressed or squeezed together while the fish is lying on its side.
■ State regulations apply in federal waters.
● Additional gear rules apply, please see: MyFWC.com
T Harvest prohibited by or with the use of any multiple hook (any hook with two or
more points and a common shaft) in conjunction with live or dead natural bait.
X Gulf reef fish survey required when fishing for selected reef species from a private
vessel in the Gulf of Mexico.
Coastal Species
Black Drum
▲ ♦ T ■
Size Limits:
• Not less than 14" or more than 24"
Daily Recreational Bag Limit:
• 5 per harvester per day
Remarks
• May possess one over 24". Snatching
prohibited.
Red Drum
(Redfish)
▲ ★ ♦ T
Size Limits:
• Not less than 18" or more than 27"
Daily Recreational Bag Limit:
• 2 per harvester per day in the NE zone,
and 1 per harvester per day in the NW
and S zone. See map on p. 6
• Off the water possession limit of 6 fish
Remarks
• Gigging, spearing, snatching prohibited.
Harvest in Federal waters prohibited.
Snook
(All species)
▲ ★ ♦ T ■
Minimum Size Limits:
• Not less than 28" or more than 32"
Atlantic excluding Monroe
• Not less than 28" or more than 33"
Gulf and Monroe County
Closed Season:
• Atlantic (excluding Monroe) closed
Dec. 15–Jan. 31 and June 1–Aug. 31.
• Gulf including Monroe County, Dec. 1–
end of February, and May 1–Aug. 31.
Daily Recreational Bag Limit:
• 1 per harvester per day
Remarks
• Snook permit required for harvest
when saltwater license required. See
MyFWC.com for snook permit details.
Snatch hooks and spearing prohibited.
• Zero daily bag and possession limit for
captain and crew on for-hire vessels
Spotted
Seatrout
● ★ ▲ ♦ T ■
Size Limits:
• Not less than 15" or more than 20"
(See remarks)
Daily Recreational Bag Limit:
• 5 per harvester per day N.W. Zone
• 4 per harvester per day S.W. Zone
• 4 per harvester per day S.E. Zone
• 6 per harvester per day N.E. Zone
Remarks
• May possess no more than 1 over 20";
included in the regional bag limit. See
management zone map at MyFWC.com.
Tarpon
● ★ T ■
Recreational Bag Limit:
• 1 per harvester per year. $50 harvest
tag required. Vessel limit of one fish.
Harvest tag can only be used when fish
is retained for potential IGFA record.
Remarks
• Tarpon over 40 inches must remain in
the water during release. Spearing and
snatch hooking prohibited. Bottom
weighted jigs prohibited in Boca Grande
Pass. See: MyFWC.com/Fishing/
Saltwater/Recreational/Tarpon for
additional information.
Weakfish
▲ ★ ♦
Minimum Size Limits:
• Weakfish Management Area (WMA) in
Nassau County - 12"
• All other areas - no minimum
Daily Recreational Bag Limit:
• WMA - 1 per harvester
• All other areas - 100 pounds per day
Remarks
• Regulations apply in parts of Nassau
County only.
• See map at: MyFWC.com/Fishing/
Saltwater/Recreational/Weakfish
Bluefish
▲ ■
Minimum Size Limits:
• 12" fork length
Daily Recreational Bag Limit:
• 10 per harvester per day
Blue Runner
■
Minimum Size Limits:
• No minimum
Daily Recreational Bag Limit:
• 100 fish per harvester per day
Bonefish
★ ■
Daily Recreational Bag Limit:
• 0 per harvester per day
Remarks
• Catch and release only
• Hook and line only
Flounder
▲ ♦ T
Minimum Size Limits:
• 12"
Daily Recreational Bag Limit:
• 10 per harvester per day
Remarks
• May be harvested by spearing.
Snatching prohibited.
Pompano,
African
● ★ ▲ T ■
Minimum Size Limits:
• 24" fork length
Daily Recreational Bag Limit:
• 2 per harvester per day, not to exceed
2 per vessel per day
Permit
● ▲ ★ T ■
Minimum Size Limits:
• 22" fork Special Permit Zone (SPZ);
Not less than 11" or more than 22"
fork length all other areas
Closed Season:
• May 1–July 31 SPZ Only
Daily Recreational Bag Limit:
• 1 per harvester per day, not to exceed
2 per vessel per day SPZ;
• 2 per harvester per day all other state
waters
Remarks
• May possess 1 over 22" fork length
outside the SPZ, not to exceed 2 over
22" fork per vessel per day. For map of
SPZ, please see: MyFWC.com.
• Zero daily bag and possession limit for
captain and crew on for-hire vessels
Sheepshead
● ▲ ♦ T
Minimum Size Limits:
• 12"
Daily Recreational Bag Limit:
• 15 per harvester per day
Remarks
• Snatching prohibited
Pompano,
Florida
▲ ★ T ■
Minimum Size Limits:
• 11" fork length
Daily Recreational Bag Limit:
• 6 per harvester per day
Remarks
• Hook and line, cast net and beach or
haul seine ONLY.
Mullet, Striped
(Black) & Silver
Minimum Size Limits:
• No minimum size
Daily Recreational Bag Limit:
• 50 aggregate per harvester per day;
• Aggregate vessel limits
Feb. 1–Aug. 31: 100 per vessel;
Sept. 1–Jan. 31: 50 per vessel
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▲ Must remain in whole condition (removal of gills and guts allowed).
♦ Measured as total length. Total length is the straight line distance from the most
forward part of the head with the mouth closed to the farthest tip of the tail with
the tail compressed or squeezed together while the fish is lying on its side.
■ State regulations apply in federal waters.
● Additional gear rules apply, please see: MyFWC.com
T Harvest prohibited by or with the use of any multiple hook (any hook with two or
more points and a common shaft) in conjunction with live or dead natural bait.
X Gulf reef fish survey required when fishing for selected reef species from a private
vessel in the Gulf of Mexico.
Coastal Species
Black Drum
▲ ♦ T ■
Size Limits:
• Not less than 14" or more than 24"
Daily Recreational Bag Limit:
• 5 per harvester per day
Remarks
• May possess one over 24". Snatching
prohibited.
Red Drum
(Redfish)
▲ ★ ♦ T
Size Limits:
• Not less than 18" or more than 27"
Daily Recreational Bag Limit:
• 2 per harvester per day in the NE zone,
and 1 per harvester per day in the NW
and S zone. See map on p. 6
• Off the water possession limit of 6 fish
Remarks
• Gigging, spearing, snatching prohibited.
Harvest in Federal waters prohibited.
Snook
(All species)
▲ ★ ♦ T ■
Minimum Size Limits:
• Not less than 28" or more than 32"
Atlantic excluding Monroe
• Not less than 28" or more than 33"
Gulf and Monroe County
Closed Season:
• Atlantic (excluding Monroe) closed
Dec. 15–Jan. 31 and June 1–Aug. 31.
• Gulf including Monroe County, Dec. 1–
end of February, and May 1–Aug. 31.
Daily Recreational Bag Limit:
• 1 per harvester per day
Remarks
• Snook permit required for harvest
when saltwater license required. See
MyFWC.com for snook permit details.
Snatch hooks and spearing prohibited.
• Zero daily bag and possession limit for
captain and crew on for-hire vessels
Spotted
Seatrout
● ★ ▲ ♦ T ■
Size Limits:
• Not less than 15" or more than 20"
(See remarks)
Daily Recreational Bag Limit:
• 5 per harvester per day N.W. Zone
• 4 per harvester per day S.W. Zone
• 4 per harvester per day S.E. Zone
• 6 per harvester per day N.E. Zone
Remarks
• May possess no more than 1 over 20";
included in the regional bag limit. See
management zone map at MyFWC.com.
Tarpon
● ★ T ■
Recreational Bag Limit:
• 1 per harvester per year. $50 harvest
tag required. Vessel limit of one fish.
Harvest tag can only be used when fish
is retained for potential IGFA record.
Remarks
• Tarpon over 40 inches must remain in
the water during release. Spearing and
snatch hooking prohibited. Bottom
weighted jigs prohibited in Boca Grande
Pass. See: MyFWC.com/Fishing/
Saltwater/Recreational/Tarpon for
additional information.
Weakfish
▲ ★ ♦
Minimum Size Limits:
• Weakfish Management Area (WMA) in
Nassau County - 12"
• All other areas - no minimum
Daily Recreational Bag Limit:
• WMA - 1 per harvester
• All other areas - 100 pounds per day
Remarks
• Regulations apply in parts of Nassau
County only.
• See map at: MyFWC.com/Fishing/
Saltwater/Recreational/Weakfish
Bluefish
▲ ■
Minimum Size Limits:
• 12" fork length
Daily Recreational Bag Limit:
• 10 per harvester per day
Blue Runner
■
Minimum Size Limits:
• No minimum
Daily Recreational Bag Limit:
• 100 fish per harvester per day
Bonefish
★ ■
Daily Recreational Bag Limit:
• 0 per harvester per day
Remarks
• Catch and release only
• Hook and line only
Flounder
▲ ♦ T
Minimum Size Limits:
• 12"
Daily Recreational Bag Limit:
• 10 per harvester per day
Remarks
• May be harvested by spearing.
Snatching prohibited.
Pompano,
African
● ★ ▲ T ■
Minimum Size Limits:
• 24" fork length
Daily Recreational Bag Limit:
• 2 per harvester per day, not to exceed
2 per vessel per day
Permit
● ▲ ★ T ■
Minimum Size Limits:
• 22" fork Special Permit Zone (SPZ);
Not less than 11" or more than 22"
fork length all other areas
Closed Season:
• May 1–July 31 SPZ Only
Daily Recreational Bag Limit:
• 1 per harvester per day, not to exceed
2 per vessel per day SPZ;
• 2 per harvester per day all other state
waters
Remarks
• May possess 1 over 22" fork length
outside the SPZ, not to exceed 2 over
22" fork per vessel per day. For map of
SPZ, please see: MyFWC.com.
• Zero daily bag and possession limit for
captain and crew on for-hire vessels
Sheepshead
● ▲ ♦ T
Minimum Size Limits:
• 12"
Daily Recreational Bag Limit:
• 15 per harvester per day
Remarks
• Snatching prohibited
Pompano,
Florida
▲ ★ T ■
Minimum Size Limits:
• 11" fork length
Daily Recreational Bag Limit:
• 6 per harvester per day
Remarks
• Hook and line, cast net and beach or
haul seine ONLY.
Mullet, Striped
(Black) & Silver
Minimum Size Limits:
• No minimum size
Daily Recreational Bag Limit:
• 50 aggregate per harvester per day;
• Aggregate vessel limits
Feb. 1–Aug. 31: 100 per vessel;
Sept. 1–Jan. 31: 50 per vessel
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