Snook, redfish and spotted seatrout regulations extended through Aug. 31 in SW Florida
Top to bottom: FWC sketches of redfish, snook and spotted seatrout.
The following regulatory measures in southwest Florida for Sarasota Bay through Gordon Pass in Collier County will be extended through August 31, 2022:
Snook and redfish will remain catch-and-release. Normal regulations for recreational spotted seatrout harvest have resumed, with the addition of a 6-fish recreational vessel limit. Commercial harvest has also resumed, but harvest is held to the recreational 3-fish bag and 6-fish vessel limits.
These regulations are for all state waters south of State Road 64 in Manatee County, including Palma Sola Bay, through Gordon Pass in Collier County but not including the Braden River or any tributaries of the Manatee River.
FWC commissioners are currently considering long-term regulation changes for redfish, which could take effect when harvest re-opens on Sept. 1, 2022. Normal regulations for snook and seatrout will resume on Sept. 1.
The catch-and-release measures for snook, redfish and spotted seatrout in all waters from Sarasota Bay through Gordon Pass in Collier County were put in place as part of the response to the prolonged 2017-2019 red tide event.
Learn more about regulations for these species by visiting myfwc.com/fishing/saltwater/recreational.