Statewide
Illegal Gear: cannot harvest using any multiple hooks in conjunction with live or dead
natural bait; snatching prohibited
Allowable Gear: hook and line and cast net
Zero captain and crew bag limit when on a for-hire trip
Panhandle Region
Recreational
Slot limit: 15–19 inches total length
Bag limit: 3 per person/day
Closed season: February
Open season: March 1 – Jan. 31
Over-slot allowance:
o May possess no more than one fish per person or per vessel, whichever is less,
that is greater than 19 inches total length, included in the bag limit.
Commercial
Slot limit: 15–24 inches total length
Bag limit: 50 fish per Saltwater Products License
Vessel limit: 50 fish if only one SPL holder;100 fish if 2 or more SPL holders
Open season: June 1 – Oct. 31
Closed season: Nov. 1 – May 31
Panhandle: The western boundary
is located at the Florida-Alabama
border, and the region extends to
the eastern coastal boundary at
84°20.800ꞌ West Longitude in
Franklin County near Alligator
Point. Includes all inland waters of
the counties named and highlighted
in yellow. Does not include
Ochlockonee Bay or the
Ochlockonee River and its
tributaries.