| SPECIES |
SIZE LIMIT |
BAG LIMIT |
SEASON |
COMMENTS |
| Black Drum |
Not less than 14" or more than 24" |
5 per person per day |
N/A |
May possess 1 over 24" |
| Blue Marlin |
Sailfish 63"
Blue Marlin 99"
White Marlin 66" |
1 per person per day.
|
N/A |
Species inlcudes Marlin, Spearfish and Sailfish. Illegal to buy or sell.
Federal size limits apply. Hook and line only. |
| Bonito |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| Cobia |
33" Fork |
1 per person per day or 6 per vessel per day, whichever is less. |
N/A |
Saltwater products license and restricted species endorsement required for the sale of Cobia. |
| Dolphin |
N/A |
10 per person per day |
N/A |
N/A |
| Flounder |
33" Fork |
10 per person per day |
N/A |
N/A |
| Grouper |
24" Atlantic
Monroe County
22" Gulf |
2 per person per day
Atlantic and Monroe County. 5 person per day Gulf. Included in the daily Grouper aggregate bag limit. |
N/A |
Harvest of Nassau & Spotted
Goliath Grouper prohibited |
| King Mackerel |
24" Fork |
2 per person per day |
N/A |
Bag limit in Gulf/Atlantic fishery
reduced to 1 when Federal waters
are closed to all harvest. Call FMP
for details. |
| Pompano |
Not less than 10"
or more than 20"
Fork
|
10 aggregate per person
day of Permit &
Pompano. |
N/A |
May possess 1 over 20" of
either Permit or Pompano. Gigging
spearing, snatching prohibited |
| Red Drum |
Not less than 18"
or more than 27" |
1 per person per day |
N/A |
Gigging, spearing, snatching
prohibited. |
| Red Snapper |
16" Gulf
20" Atlantic |
4 Gulf per day
2 Atlantic per day |
Closed Nov. 2 -
April 14 Gulf Only |
No more than 10 Snappers
aggregate of all Snappers with a
bag limit. |
| Sailfish |
63" Fork |
1 per person per day |
N/A |
Illegal to buy or sell. Federal size
limits apply. Hook and line only. |
| Sheepshead |
12" measured
from the most
forward point of
the head to the
rear center edge
of the tail. |
15 per person per day |
N/A |
N/A |
| Spanish Mackerel |
12" Fork |
15 per person per day |
N/A |
Transfer of Spanish Mackerel to
other vessels at sea is prohibited. |
| Spotted Sea Trout |
Not less than 15"
or more than 20"
(statewide) except
one fish over 20"
per person. |
South 5 per day.
Northwest 5 per day.
Northeast 5 per day. |
Northeast and
Northwest Regions,
February.
South Region,
November and
December. |
May posses 1 fish over the max
size limit. South Region is defined
as all state waters lying between
Volusia/Flagler county line on the
Atlantic extendingto Pinellas/Pasco
line on the Gulf. Northwest Region
is defined as all state waters North
and West of Pinellas/Pasco.
Northeast Region is defines as all
state waters North of Volusia/Flagler
line. |
| Tarpon |
N/A |
2 possession limit |
N/A |
Requires $50 Tarpon Tag to
possess or harvest. |
| Tuna |
See current
Federal
regulations. |
N/A |
N/A |
Permit required for harvesting
highly migratory tuna species. |
| Vermillion Snapper |
10" Fork |
No bag limit in Gulf.
10 Atlantic per day. |
N/A |
Not counted in Snapper aggregate
bag limit. |
| Weakfish |
12" Fork |
4 per person per day |
N/A |
N/A |
