Florida Saltwater Fishing Information

7/1/09 NOAA Fisheries Service Announces New Regulations for the
South Atlantic Snapper-Grouper Fishery
6/19/09 New grouper regs in Florida Gulf Waters..click here
6/18/09 Free DSC-VHF Radio Checks For Boaters
In Gulf, FL Atlantic Coast
6/9/09 Shoreline anglers need to buy license by Aug. 1..click here
6/5/09 - Gag grouper is going to be a nightmare in the future. It could be possible for the gag fishery to be closed in 2010. Updates will follow as I get them....
5/29/09 Snook season closes on June 1The recreational harvest season for snook closes on June 1 in Florida’s Atlantic coastal and inland waters, including Lake Okeechobee and the Kissimmee River. The recreational harvest season for snook in all other Florida waters closed on May 1. Snook season will reopen in all Florida waters on Sept. 1.
5/29/09 Gulf red snapper sport season set to reopen(click here for regs)The recreational red snapper harvest season in all Gulf of Mexico waters off Florida reopens on June 1.
Anglers may take two red snapper daily from Gulf waters during the open season; however, the captain and crew of for-hire vessels in the Gulf may not keep the recreational bag limit. The minimum size limit for recreational red snapper in the Gulf is 16 inches total length.
5/8/09 OFFICIAL RED SNAPPER SEASON FOR 2009The recreational fishery will open on June 1, 2009. The closure is effective 12:01 a.m., local time, August 15, 2009, which of course means that August 14, 2009 is the last day to land red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico.
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