The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is proposing new management regions for snook along with regional regulations based on the fishery status in each region.

At its May meeting, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) proposed new management regions and regulation changes for snook. The proposed new regions would allow the FWC to better capture local differences in the fishery.

Grouper Season starts May 1, running through the end of year in Atlantic federal waters. The aggregate bag limit is no more than a total of 3 grouper per person, per day.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is adopting a holistic management approach for snook that includes a review of several environmental and human factors including habitat, fishing effort and stakeholder feedback to evaluate the fishery at a more local scale.

Goliath Grouper season starts tomorrow, March 1 — if you have a permit, you can harvest 1 fish during the season that is 24” – 36” in total length.

Just a reminder, as of November 1, Spotted Seatrout harvest is prohibited until January 1, 2023. NOAA Fisheries have also recently announced the implementation of new Cobia regulations, effective November 21st: – Increases the minimum […]

A reminder that the FWC’s new rules regarding redfish are now in effect (as of Sept 1). Most notably, the Indian River Lagoon is now catch-and-release only. The rules also include the following provisions:

At its May meeting, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved regulation changes for cobia in state waters to end overfishing, improve stock abundance and ensure future cobia fishing opportunities.

At its May meeting, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved proposed management regions and regulation changes for redfish in state waters. Most notably, redfish will be catch-and-release ONLY in the Indian River Lagoon region.

FWC has approved changes to the dolphin fishery that will reduce the recreational bag limit from 10 to 5 fish per person in Atlantic state waters, reduce the recreational vessel limit from 60 to 30 fish in Atlantic state waters and clarify that captain and crew are prohibited from retaining a daily bag and possession limit.