Fishing Season Updates

Red Snapper

  • Charterboat season opens June 1, 2020
  • Private boat season opens June 11, 2020

Triggerfish

  • Season closed May 2, 2020, will open March 1, 2021
  • New regulations: size limit is now 15″ fork length, bag limit is now one per person

Greater Amberjack

  • Season  closed June 1 2020, will open August 1

Snook

  • Emergency action by FWC:  Gulf coast from Hernando Beach to Naples, catch-and-release only now through August 31, 2021.  Season will next open on September 1, 2021.

Redfish

  • Emergency action by FWC:  Gulf coast from Hernando Beach to Naples, catch-and-release only now through May 31, 2021.  Season will open June 1, 2021.

Spotted Trout

  • Emergency action by FWC:  Gulf coast from Hernando Beach to Naples, all harvest is closed from  May 11, 2019 through May 31, 2021.  Season will open June 1, 2021.

Gag grouper

  • Season opened June 1, will close January 1

Cobia

  • New regulation in Florida waters: Bag limit now includes a 2 fish per boat maximum

Sharks

  • New  rules effective July 1, 2019:  must use non-offset, non-stainless circle hooks when targeting sharks in state waters, must have a permit for shark fishing from land, must carry a device capable of cutting hooks or leaders, cannot remove prohibited species from the water

Blackfin Tuna

  • New  bag limit effective 1/1/2020: 2 fish per person or 10 per boat, whichever is greater

Shortfin Mako Shark

  • New  recreational size limit effective 1/1/2020: increased to 83 inches fork length

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