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Fishing regulations at South of Marathon Humps, FL
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Fishing regulations in Florida can change throughout the year. Make sure to check this page before fishing for the most up to date rules and regulations for the current season. Local regulations govern when you can fish, the max size of the fish you can keep, how many fish you can keep, and more.
Below you will see fishing regulations for catching Common dolphinfish as of April 1st, 2026. To view regulations for a different fish species, please click on your preferred species in the drop-down.
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Effective May 2nd 2022, the recreational vessel limit for dolphin is 54 fish (excluding headboats). The 10 dolphin per person per day recreational bag limit will remain unchanged for all recreational vessels (private, charter vessels, and headboats). See Fishery Bulletin Must be landed with head and fins intact.
Minimum size limit only applies in waters off Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina.
If you are bringing fish back to the U.S. from the Bahamas by water, please see Bringing fish back from the Bahamas.
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Federally Permitted Charter/Headboats: -If a federally permitted vessel fishing in federal waters catches a species that is closed to harvest in federal waters, the vessel is not allowed to retain that fish. -If a federally permitted vessel fishing in state waters catches a species that is closed to harvest in federal waters but open in state waters, the vessel is not allowed to retain that species. -If a federally permitted vessel fishing in federal waters catches a species that is closed to harvest in state waters but open to harvest in federal waters, they may retain that fish if they do not stop to fish in state waters when returning to port. All gear must be stowed.
For more information on management of South Atlantic federal fisheries, please visit SAFMC or NOAA Fisheries.
Coryphaena hippurus, dorado, mahi mahi
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- Common dolphinfish - 136 members reported to have caught this fish
- Blackfin tuna - 47 members reported to have caught this fish
- Yellowtail snapper - 14 members reported to have caught this fish
- @alaryc-bermel reported a nice Little tunny.
- @clesanto reported a nice Yellowtail snapper.
- @Sinclairmueller11 reported a nice Lane snapper.
- @GBsmallie reported a nice Lookdown.
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