Before You Go Saltwater Fishing the Inshore of Florida,
Know the Rules & Regs.
July 2007, Basic Florida Saltwater Fishing Regulations
*Important FWC Rules & Regulations to adhere to:
DO NOT FILLET YOUR CATCH
ON SHORE OR INSHORE!
The regulated saltwater fish listed below must remain in a "whole condition" until the fish are landed ashore. In general, this means you must bring fish in with heads and tails intact. You can gut fish, scale them, and remove gills -- but you cannot fillet them, cut off heads or tails until your fishing trip has ended (vessel has returned to the dock).
“When you are fishing from the beach, you can wait until you finish fishing, and are at least 100 yards from the shore before filleting and storing these fish. For some fish, the rules also apply until you have exited a fishing pier or bridge, catwalk or jetty.”
These fish used as bait, but only while in a "whole condition". Remember that any fish that is harvested and used for bait counts toward the daily bag limit.
These rules make it possible for officers to enforce size limits and fishing regulations.
The following saltwater fish must also remain whole through landing and on a fishing pier or bridge, catwalk or jetty:
Cobia 68B-19.002(2)
Flounder 68B-48.003(1)(b)
Mackerel, King 68B-30.0025(2)
Mackerel, Spanish 68B-23.0035(2)
Permit 68B-35.003(1)(c)
Pompano, African 68B-35.003(1)(c)
Pompano, Florida 68B-35.003(1)(c)
Redfish 68B-22.006(4)
Reef Fish 68B-14.006(4) - includes snappers, groupers, sea bass, amberjacks, almaco jacks, banded rudderfish, gray triggerfish, hogfish, red porgy, and *golden tilefish
Seatrout, spotted 68B-37.003(3)
Sheepshead 68B-48.003(1)(b)
Tripletail 68B-49.002(1)(b)
*effective July 1, 2007
You can read the saltwater rules at
http://myfwc.com/marine/FWC68B.htm.
“FISH ON!”
And their look-alikes
(Illustrations by Diane Rome Peebles)
DO NOT FILLET YOUR CATCH
ON SHORE OR INSHORE!
These fish used as bait, but only while in a "whole condition". Remember that any fish that is harvested and used for bait counts toward the daily bag limit.
These rules make it possible for officers to enforce size limits and fishing regulations.
Cobia 68B-19.002(2)
Flounder 68B-48.003(1)(b)
Mackerel, King 68B-30.0025(2)
Mackerel, Spanish 68B-23.0035(2)
Permit 68B-35.003(1)(c)
Pompano, African 68B-35.003(1)(c)
Pompano, Florida 68B-35.003(1)(c)
Redfish 68B-22.006(4)
Reef Fish 68B-14.006(4) - includes snappers, groupers, sea bass, amberjacks, almaco jacks, banded rudderfish, gray triggerfish, hogfish, red porgy, and *golden tilefish
Seatrout, spotted 68B-37.003(3)
Sheepshead 68B-48.003(1)(b)
Tripletail 68B-49.002(1)(b)
*effective July 1, 2007
(Illustrations by Diane Rome Peebles)
