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Amberjack (Greater)
Size: Often to 40 lbs. Known to exceed 140 lbs.
Range: Offshore, Reef, Wrecks
Food Quality: Average
Size & Bag Limits: 28” Atlantic, 30” Gulf (fork)
1 per angler per day
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Barracuda
Size: Often to 30 lbs. Known to exceed 100 lbs.
Range: Offshore, Reef, Inshore/Flats, Bay/Gulf
Food Quality: Poor (can be toxic due to ciguatera)
Size & Bag Limits: No size or bag limit |
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Black Grouper
Size: Often to 40 lbs. Known to exceed 100 lbs.
Range: Offshore, Reef, Wrecks, Bay/Gulf
Food Quality: Very Good
Size & Bag Limits: 24” (total length)
2 per angler per day (included in combination with gag grouper) |
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Blackfin Tuna
Size: Often to 40 lbs.
Range: Offshore, Reef, Wrecks
Food Quality: Very Good
Size & Bag Limits: No size of bag limit
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Blue Marlin ( Atlantic)
Size: Up to 2,000 lbs.
Range: Offshore
Food Quality: Most fish are released
Size & Bag Limits: 99” (lower jaw fork)
1 per angler per day (HMS permit required) |
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Bonefish
Size: Often to 5 lbs. Known to exceed 15 lbs.
Range: Inshore/ Flats
Food Quality: Most fish are released
Size & Bag Limits: 18” (total length)
1 per angler per day |
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Cobia
Size: Often to 30 lbs. Known to exceed 100 lbs.
Range: Reef, Wrecks, Bay/Gulf
Food Quality: Very Good
Size & Bag Limits: 33” (fork)
1 per angler or 6 per vessel
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Dolphin (Mahi Mahi)
Size: Often to 30 lbs. Known to exceed 70 lbs.
Range: Offshore
Food Quality: Very Good
Size & Bag Limits: 20” (fork)
10 per angler or 60 per vessel
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Gag Grouper
Size: Often to 25 lbs. Known to exceed 70 lbs.
Range: Reef, Wrecks, Bay/Gulf
Food Quality: Very Good
Size & Bag Limits: 24” (total length)
2 per angler per day (included in combination with gag grouper)- Closed in Gulf Feb. 1- Mar. 31
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Goliath Grouper (Jewfish)
Size: Often to 100 lbs. Known to exceed 800 lbs.
Range: Reef, Wrecks, Bay/Gulf
Food Quality: Must release all fish
Size & Bag Limits: illegal to possess, keep or land
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Jack Crevalle
Size: Often to 10 lbs. Known to exceed 50 lbs.
Range: Inshore/Flats, Reef, Backcountry, Bay/Gulf
Food Quality: Poor, most fish are released
Size & Bag Limits: No size or bag limit
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King Mackerel (Kingfish)
Size: Often to 30 lbs. Known to exceed 90 lbs.
Range: Offshore, Reef, Wrecks, Bay/Gulf
Food Quality: Average
Size & Bag Limits: 24” (fork)
2 per angler per day (reduced to 1 when federal waters are closed)
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Mangrove (Gray) Snapper
Size: Often to 5 lbs. Known to exceed 15 lbs.
Range: Offshore, Reef, Wrecks, Bay/Gulf
Food Quality: Very Good
Size & Bag Limits: 10” (total length)
6 per angler per day (included in 10 snapper aggregate bag limit)
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Mutton Snapper
Size: Often to 15 lbs. Known to exceed 27 lbs.
Range: Offshore, Reef, Wrecks
Food Quality: Very Good
Size & Bag Limits: 16” (total length)
10 per angler per day snapper aggregate bag limit
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Permit
Size: Often to 25 lbs. Known to exceed 50 lbs.
Range: Offshore, Wrecks, Inshore/Flats, Backcountry
Food Quality: Good
Size & Bag Limits: 11”-20” (fork)
6 per angler per day (may keep 1 fish over 20”)
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Redfish (Red Drum)
Size: Often to 10 lbs. Known to exceed 50 lbs.Range: Inshore/Flats, Backcountry
Food Quality: Poor
Size & Bag Limits: 18”- 27” (total length)
1 per angler per day
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Red Grouper
Size: Often to 15 lbs. Known to exceed 39 lbs.
Range: Offshore, Reef, Wrecks, Bay/Gulf
Food Quality: Good
Size & Bag Limits: 20” (total length)
5 per angler Atlantic, 2 per angler Gulf (included in
5 grouper aggregate bag limit)
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Sailfish
Size: Often to 70 lbs. Known to exceed 116 lbs.
lbs.Range: Offshore, Reef
Food Quality: Most fish are released
Size & Bag Limits: 63” (lower jaw fork)
1 per angler per day (HMS permit required)
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Sea (Spotted) Trout
Size: Common to 5 lbs. Known to exceed 15 lbs.
Range: Inshore/Flats, Backcountry, Gulf/Bay
Food Quality: Average
Size & Bag Limits: 15”- 20” (total length)
4 per angler per day (may keep 1 fish over 20”)
Closed Nov.- Dec.
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Shark (Bonnethead)
Size: Often to 3 to 4 feet.
Range: Inshore/Flats, Bay/Gulf
Food Quality: Poor, most fish are released
Size & Bag Limits: No size limit
1 per angler or 2 per vessel
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Shark (Bull Shark)
Size: Often to 200 lbs. Known to reach 700 lbs.
Range: Offshore, Reef, Wrecks, Bay/Gulf
Food Quality: Poor, most fish are released
Size & Bag Limits: No size limit
1 per angler or 2 per vessel
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Snook (Common)
Size: Often to 8 lbs. Known to exceed 44 lbs.
Range: Offshore, Reef, Wrecks, Bay/Gulf
Food Quality: Very Good
Size & Bag Limits: 28”- 33” (total length)
1 per angler per day (snook permit required)
Closed Dec.-Feb. & May- Aug.
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Spanish Mackerel
Size: Often to 2 lbs. Known to exceed 12 lbs.
Range: Offshore, Reef, Wrecks, Bay/Gulf
Food Quality: Average
Size & Bag Limits: 12” (fork)
15 per angler per day
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Swordfish
Size: Often to 150 lbs. Known to exceed 600 lbs.
Range: Offshore
Food Quality: Very Good
Size & Bag Limits: 44” (lower jaw fork)
1 per angler or 3 per vessel (HMS permit required)
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Tarpon
Size: Often to 100 lbs. Known to exceed 240 lbs.
Range: Inshore/Flats, Backcountry
Food Quality: Most fish are released
Size & Bag Limits: No size limit
2 fish possession limit (tarpon tag required)
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Wahoo
Size: Often to 50 lbs. Known to exceed 180 lbs.
Range: Offshore
Food Quality: Good
Size & Bag Limits: No size limit
2 per angler per day
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Yellow Jack
Size: Often to 15 lbs. Known to exceed 30 lbs.
Range: Offshore, Reef, Wrecks, Bay/Gulf
Food Quality: Good
Size & Bag Limits: No size or bag limit
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Yellowtail Snapper
Size: Often to 3 lbs. Known to exceed 7 lbs.
Range: Offshore, Reef, Wrecks, Bay/Gulf
Food Quality: Very Good
Size & Bag Limits: 12” (total length)
10 per angler per day snapper aggregate bag limit
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