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Fishing regulations at Apalachicola Bay, 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 Red drum as of April 23rd, 2026. To view regulations for a different fish species, please click on your preferred species in the drop-down.
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Off-the-water transport limit is four fish per person.
Legal Gear: hook and line, cast nets
Channel Bass, Redfish, Sciaenops ocellatus, Spottail Bass
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- Red drum - 83 members reported to have caught this fish
- Spotted seatrout - 57 members reported to have caught this fish
- Atlantic tripletail - 34 members reported to have caught this fish
- @dannyclark3580 reported a nice Atlantic stingray.
- @floyd-colin reported a nice Blue crab.
- @The.Dink_Slayer reported a nice Pinfish.
- @The.Dink_Slayer reported a nice Atlantic croaker.
- @slim.the.bug.guy reported a nice Southern kingcroaker.
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