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Fishing regulations at Fivemile 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.
Regulations for top species
Cobia
The maximum number of individual fish legally harvested per harvester per day. Bag limits are only for properly licensed anglers actively harvesting the species. People who are not actively harvesting or are not properly licensed (if a license is required) may NOT be counted for the purpose of bag limits.
No person shall harvest any individual fish less than the minimum size limit.
Fork Length means the length of a fish as measured from the most forward point of the head to the rear center edge of the tail.
The maximum number of individual fish legally possessed aboard any vessel.
Keep-Whole
Must remain in whole condition until landed ashore - head and tail must be intact.
At its May meeting, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved regulation changes for cobia in state waters. Changes effective July 1, 2022, include:
Increasing the minimum size limit from 33 inches to 36 inches fork length for all state waters.
These changes are consistent with pending regulations in Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic federal waters. For more info, see MYFWC Cobia.
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