Fishing Guide Chart
| Species as of April 2002 | Minimum size limits | Closed season | Bag limit | Comments |
| Greater Amber Jack | 28 " Fork | one per day per person | ||
Lesser Amber Jack Banded Rudderfish | not less than 14 " or more than 22 " fork | 5 aggregate or lesser amber Jack in banded rudder fish | ||
Bill fish
| sailfish 63 ", blue Marlin 99 ", white Marlin 66 " | 1 person per day aggregate bag limit | species includes marlins, beer fish, and sailfish. measured from the tip of the lower jaw to Fork. federal size limit applies. all landed fish must be reported to NOAA within 24 hours 1-800-894-5528 | |
Black Drum | not less than 14 "or more than 24 " | 5 per person per day | may possess one over 24 " | |
Bluefish | 12 " Fork | 10 per person per day | ||
| Bonefish | 18 " | 1 per person per day | ||
| Clams -- hard | 1" thick across hinge | May not harvest half hour after official sunset until half hour before official sunrise | one 5 gallon bucket per person or 2 per vessel whichever is less per day | illegal to harvest from closed areas. Goto www.floridaaquaculture.com |
Cobia (ling) | 33 in. fork | 1 per person per day. 6 per vessel per day whichever is less | ||
| Blue crab | 10 gallons whole per day | 5 traps minimum, traps requirements apply, harvest or egg bearing crabs prohibited | ||
| Stone crab | 2 3/4 in. claw | May 15 -- Oct. 14 | 1 gallon Stone Crab claws per person or 2 gallons per vessel whichever is less | 5 trap maximum. Drab requirements apply the illegal to posses whole grabbed. Harvests of a egg-bearing crabs prohibited |
| Crawfish (spiny lobster) | larger than 3 in. carapace is measured in the loosely water | April 1st -- August 5th exceptions sports men season -- last consecutive Wednesday and Thursday of July each year | 6 per person per day | recreational trapping prohibited. Crawfish permit required, special bag limit for today's sportsmen's season call DLE for current information on sportsmen's season |
Dolphins | 10 per person per day | |||
Flounder | 12 in. | 10 per person per day | may be harvested by Spear | |
| Gray trigger fish | 12 in. | |||
Grouper-red | 20" | five aggregate of all species per person per day | includes yellow fin, red, yellow mouth, misty, scamp, yellow edge. Harvest of Nassau and Jew fish prohibited | |
| Grouper -- black and gag | 24 in.Atlantic & Monroe County 22" Gulf ( excluding Monroe county) | 2 per person per day Atlantic and Monroe County. 5 per person per day gulf ( excluding Monroe county) | included in group aggregate bag limits | |
| Grouper -- Warsaw speckled hind | 1 per vessel per day of each species | included in group or aggregate bag limit. | ||
| Hog fish | 12 in. fork | 5 per day per person | ||
King mackerel | 24" fork | 2 per person per day | bag limit in Gulf Atlantic fishery reduced to one when federal water for close to all harvests call DLE for details | |
Spanish mackerel | 12" Fork | 15 per person per day | transfer of Spanish mackerel to other vessels at sea is prohibited | |
Mullet-striped (Black & sivler) | 50 per person,100 per vessel whichever is less per day feb- August 31 | |||
| Oysters | 3 in. | June, July, Aug., in Dixie, Levy, counties July, Aug., Sept and all others | 2 bags per person or vessel whichever is less per day. one bag equals 60 lbs. or two 5 gallon buckets holdings shall | Appalachicola Bay as summer and winter season areas harvest from approve shellfish there's only |
Permit and Pompano   | not less than 10" or more than 20" fork | 10 per person per day of permit and pomp but no. Ten aggregate sales prohibited for pop but no more than 20 inches | may possess one over 20 inches of either permit or Pompano | |
| African Pompano | not less than 24 in. fork | to fish per person per vessel per day whichever is less | look and line gear only | |
Red drum (redfish) | not less than 18 in. or more than 27 in. | 1 per person per day | J. gain, sparing, snatching prohibited | |
| Bay scallops | Sept. 11 -- June 30th | 2 gallons whole or one pint meat per person no more than 10 gallons whole or 1/2 gallon meat per vessel anytime | restricted harvest areas apply to certain state waters call SMP for current information | |
| Sea bass | 8 in. | size limit applies to all sea bass is (centropristis) except black sea bass | ||
| Black Sea Bass | 10 in. | 20 per person per day Atlantic | ||
| Shad | 10 aggregate per person | American, Alabama, and hickory are part of aggregate limit. | ||
| Shark | 1 per person, to per vessel whichever is less | protected species, practice of finning and delaying at sea prohibited. No harvest of saw fish basking in whale shark or spotted Eagle rays | ||
Sheepshead | 12 " | 15 per person per day | must be landed in hold condition contact DLE FOR Close area. Measured from the most forward point of head to the rear center edge of the tail | |
| Shrimp | April and May closed to NASAu, Duval, St. John, Putnam, Flagler, and clay counties | 5 gal. heads on per person or vessel per day, Whichever is less | must be landed in a hold condition. contact DLE for closed areas | |
| Great snapper (mangrove) | 10 in | five per person per day aggregate bag limit | no more than 10 snappers aggregate or all snappers with a bag limit | |
| Lane snapper | 8" | 10 bag limit Snapper aggregate if harvested in Atlantic | Lane snapper harvested in Gulf of Mexico not subject to aggregate bag limit | |
| Mutton snapper | 16 | 10 per person per day aggregate bag limit | ||
Red snapper | 20" Atlantic, 16" gulf | Nov -1 -April | 4 per person inGulf of Mexico or 2 perperson/ day Atlantic | included within 10 per person per day snappers aggregate of all snappers with bag limits |
| Snapper-schoolmaster | 10" | 10 per person per day aggregate bag limit | ||
Vermilion snapper | 10" | 10 per person per day Atlantic | not counted in snapper aggregate bag limit | |
| All other snappers | 12" | 10 per person per day aggregate of all snappers with a bag limit | includes black fin, dog, Mahogany, Queen, Silk and Yellow Tail | |
| Snook | not less than 26" or more than 34" | December 15th -- Jan 31st June July and August- Atlantic: May, June , July, Aug Gulf , Monroe County, Everglades Nat. Park | 2 per person per day- Atlantic. 1perpersons per day- gulf | still snug permit required when saltwater licensed required, illegal to possess any more than 34 inches illegal to buy are to sell |
Spotted sea trout | not less than 15" not more than 20". not more than 20 inches | N.E. and N.W. Regions February S. Region - November to December | South region 4 per person. N.W and N.E. region 5 fish per person. | |
| Tarpon
| 2 fish possession limit | requires 50 dollar tarpon tag to possess or harvest | ||
| Triple tail | 15" | 2 per person per day | hook and line gear only ( no snags Hooks | |
Weak fish | 12" | 4 per person per day |
