Spotted Sea Trout Florida Regulations

Spotted seatrout red drum and snook remain catch-and-release through May.

Spotted sea trout florida regulations. 22 recreational anglers will no longer be allowed to harvest any spotted seatrout over 20 inches total length when fishing in state or federal waters from the Pasco-Hernando county line south to Gordon Pass in Collier County. Sale and possession of seatrout inventory is allowed for 30 days after the season closes. Commercial vessel limit of 100 when two or more licensed fishermen are aboard.

Six to five fish. Seasons and other regulations. In order to keep a spotted seatrout in Florida they must be at least 15 inches and cannot be over 20 inches.

03102019 Florida is one step closer to imposing new fishing regulations for spotted seatrout catches in all state waters. Spotted seatrout is catch-and-release only in state and federal waters from the HernandoPasco county line south to Gordon Pass in Collier County through May 31 2021. Several rule changes for spotted seatrout go into effect Feb.

Thats just the size limit. 1 including a closure to spotted seatrout harvest in the new Western Panhandle management zone. See maps below Western.

01022020 Size limit statewide starting Feb. This is a proactive change to conserve spotted seatrout impacted by the prolonged red tide in southwest Florida. Zero captain and crew bag limit when on a for-hire trip.

Four to two fish. Creating two new zones by splitting the Northwest spotted seatrout management zone into the. No change remains five fish South Florida.