NORTH FLORIDA FISHING .com
HOME

FISHING REPORT

FISHIN' BUDDIES

INTRACOASTAL

INSHORE INFO

OFFSHORE INFO

SPECIES INDEX

FISHING TIPS

MARINE FORECAST

FLORIDA SALT WATER
RECORDS

RECIPES
For more information
on Atlantic Coast Fishes:

Peterson Field Guides

A Field Guide to Atlantic
Coast Fishes : North America
(Peterson Field Guides) by C. Richard Robins, et al
State of Florida Saltwater Fishing Regulations


  • African Pompano - Size limit is not less than 24 inches. Can only be caught on hook and line gear. The limit is two per vessel per day.

  • Amberjack - Size limit is 28 inches from the fork of the tail. Limit 1 per day per person.

  • Billfish - Blue Marlin - 99 inches, White Marlin - 62 inches, Sailfish - 63 inches. One per day per person.

  • Black Drum - Must be bigger than 14 inches and smaller than 24 inches. Five per day per person.

  • Bluefish - Must be bigger than 12 inches at the fork. Ten per person per day.

  • Cobia - Must be 33 inches at the fork. Two per person per day.

  • Flounder - Must be at least 12" - Ten per person per day

  • Gray Trigger - Must be at least 12 inches.

  • Grouper -

      Black and Gag: Must be at least 24 inches. Two per person per day.

      Yellowfin, Red, Scamp and Yellowmouth: Must be at least 20 inches. Five aggregate of all species.

      Jewfish and Nassau prohibited to harvest.

      Warsaw: 1 per vessel, counted in Grouper aggregate limit.


  • Hogfish - Must be at least 12 inches at the fork. Five per person per day.

  • King Mackerel - Must be at least 20 inches at the fork. Two per person a day. When federal waters are closed to all harvest limit is one per person per day.

  • Spanish Mackerel - Must be at least 12 inches, from the tip of the nose to the rear center of the tail. Ten per person per day.

  • Permit - Must be bigger than ten inches and smaller than 20 inches. 10 per person per day. May keep one over twenty inches.

  • Mahi Mahi, Dolphin - Ten per person per day. Must be at least 20 inches to sell.

  • Pompano - Must be bigger than ten inches and smaller than 20 inches. 10 per person per day. May keep one over twenty inches.

  • Redfish, Red Drum - Must be at least 18 and less than 27 inches. One per person a day. Illegal to sell or buy. Illegal to spear, gig or snatch from the water.

  • Red Porgy - This species is protected. None allowed.

  • Sea Bass - Must be at least ten inches. 20 per person per day.

  • Shad - Season open from November 15 to March 15. Hook and line only. Ten per person per day.

  • Shark - One per person per day. Two per vessel. Finning prohibited.

  • Sheepshead -Must be at least 12 inches. 15 per person per day. May not be gigged.

  • Shrimp - Season from June to March. Five gallons per person, heads on.

  • Snappers -

      Cubera:       Not less than 12 or more than 30 inches.Two per person per day. No more than 2 per vessel over 30 inches per day.

      Mangrove or Gray: Must be at least ten inches, (eight inches in the Gulf).Counts towards bag limit of ten aggregate of all snappers in the Atlantic.

      Mutton: Must be at least 16 inches. Ten per person per day.

      Red: Must be at least 20 inches. Two per person per day.

      Vermilion: Ten inches in the Atlantic, (eight inches in the Gulf). Ten per person in the Atlantic, no limit in the Gulf. Does not count towards aggregate bag limit.

      All Other Snappers: 12 inches, Ten aggregate bag limit.


  • Snook

    The new rule allows a daily bag limit of one snook per person in all waters of Monroe County, the Gulf of Mexico and Everglades National Park during the open season. Taking snook is not allowed in those areas Dec. 15 - Jan. 31 or during May, June, July and August.

    A two-snook per person daily bag limit during the open season remains in effect in all waters of the Atlantic Ocean north and east of the Dade-Monroe county line. Persons harvesting snook in these areas may not land or possess them in waters of Monroe County, the Gulf of Mexico, and Everglades National Park. The Atlantic closed-harvest season for snook is Dec. 15 -Jan. 31 and through June, July and August.

  • Speckled Sea Trout - East regions must not be less than 15 inches. Limit is five per person per day.

  • Tarpon - Two person per day with $50 permit to possess or kill. No size restrictions. Illegal to buy or sell.

  • Tripletail - Must be at least 15 inches. Two per person per day. Can only be caught with hook and line.

  • Weakfish, Yellowmouth Trout - Must be at least 12 inches. Four per person per day.



website designed and maintained by:
Raging Waters Multimedia