Regulations by species

These tables are extracted automatically from FWC pages and reviewed for errors, but FWC and NOAA Fisheries are the final word. Federal waters start 9 nautical miles out in the Gulf and 3 on the Atlantic and can have different rules.

Saltwater

SnookCentropomus undecimalisHarvest closed in some zones now

Redfish (Red Drum)Sciaenops ocellatusOpen now

Spotted SeatroutCynoscion nebulosusOpen now

TarponMegalops atlanticusOpen now

FlounderParalichthys lethostigmaOpen now

SheepsheadArchosargus probatocephalusOpen now

CobiaRachycentron canadumOpen now

King MackerelScomberomorus cavallaOpen now

Spanish MackerelScomberomorus maculatusOpen now

Red SnapperLutjanus campechanusHarvest closed in some zones now

Mangrove (Gray) SnapperLutjanus griseusOpen now

Gag GrouperMycteroperca microlepisHarvest closed in some zones now

Red GrouperEpinephelus morioOpen now

Greater AmberjackSeriola dumeriliOpen now

PermitTrachinotus falcatusOpen now

BonefishAlbula vulpesOpen now

TripletailLobotes surinamensisOpen now

Black DrumPogonias cromisOpen now

Mahi-Mahi (Dolphinfish)Coryphaena hippurusOpen now

WahooAcanthocybium solandriOpen now

HogfishLachnolaimus maximusOpen now

Gray TriggerfishBalistes capriscusOpen now

PompanoTrachinotus carolinusOpen now

BluefishPomatomus saltatrixOpen now

Freshwater

Largemouth BassMicropterus salmoidesOpen year-round

Black Crappie (Speckled Perch)Pomoxis nigromaculatusOpen year-round

Bluegill and ShellcrackerLepomis macrochirusOpen year-round

Butterfly Peacock BassCichla ocellarisOpen year-round

Channel and Flathead CatfishIctalurus punctatusOpen year-round

Striped and Sunshine BassMorone saxatilisOpen year-round