Temporary regulations for snook, redfish and spotted seatrout will expire in southwest Florida on Aug. 31
Temporary regulation modifications for snook, redfish and spotted seatrout in a portion of southwest Florida will expire on Wednesday, August 31, 2022, and normal regulations for redfish, snook and spotted seatrout will resume on Thursday, September 1, 2022.
A series of Executive Orders were filed by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) for snook, redfish and spotted seatrout in response to a severe red tide event from 2017-2019.
Through August 31, 2022, snook and redfish are catch-and-release only, and spotted seatrout has a 6-fish vessel limit in southwest Florida, from Pasco County through Gordon Pass in Collier County. These temporary regulations are set to expire on August 31, 2022,
There are nine new management regions in Florida (see map) with three of those regions in southwest Florida: the Sarasota Bay region, Charlotte Harbor region and Southwest region, which all have the same regulations:
• Slot limit: 18–27 inches.
• Daily bag limit: 1 per person.
• Vessel limit: 2 per vessel.
For more information on redfish or red drum regulations, visit
myfwc.com/fishing/saltwater/recreational/red-drum.
For more information on snook regulations, visit myfwc.com/fishing/saltwater/recreational/snook.
For more information on spotted seatrout regulations, visit myfwc.com/fishing/saltwater/recreational/spotted-seatrout.
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