At their late-May meeting, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), in coordination with NOAA Fisheries, considered a proposal to impose a seasonal closure on all recreational bottom fishing in Atlantic state waters (from St. Johns County northward).
The 2025 recreational fishing season for golden tilefish in federal waters of the South Atlantic will close on March 21, 2025.
The recreational season for golden tilefish started on January 1, 2025.
Recreational snook season will end for the duration of summer on June 1. The season will open back up September 1.
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:
