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Bag Limits for the Bay Area

Length and Limits Subject to Change

(O) = OVERALL MEASUREMENT
(F) = MEASUREMENT TO FORK OF TAIL
BAG = DAILY BAG LIMIT PER PERSON/ SIZE LIMITS MINIMUM UNLESS SPECIFIED AS MAX.



AFRICAN POMPANO- 24" (F) BAG 2/BOAT
AMBERJACK- 28" (F) BAG 3
BLUEFISH- 12" (F) BAG 10
BONEFISH- 18" BAG 1
COBIA- 33" (F) BAG 2
DRUM, BLACK- MIN. 14" (O) MAX. 24" (O) BAG 5 BUT 1 MAY BE OVER 24"
DOLPHIN- BAG 10
FLOUNDER- 12" (F) BAG 10
GROUPER- 20" (O) (BLACK, RED, GAG, YELLOWFIN, YELLOWMOUTH, SCAMP) AGGREGATE GROUPER BAG 5 
HOGFISH- 12" (F) BAG 5
MACKEREL, KING- 20" (F) BAG 2
MACKEREL, SPANISH- 12" (F) BAG 10
MULLET- BAG 50 (BOAT)
PERMIT, POMPANO- BAG 10 COMBINED 10" (F) ONE OVER 20"
REDFISH- MIN. 18" (O) MAX. 27" BAG 1
SEA BASS- 8" (O)
SEA TROUT- 15"-20" (O) BAG 5 CLOSED NOV.-DEC. / N.W. OF PINELLAS 
15"-24"(O) BAG 7 CLOSED FEB. / ONE MAY BE OVER MAX IN BOTH ZONES. 
SHARK- BAG 1, 2 PER BOAT
SHEEPSHEAD- 12" (F) BAG 10

SNAPPERS 
LANE-
8" (O)
VERMILION- 8" (O) GULF, 10" (O) ATLANTIC
MANGROVE, GRAY- 10" (O)
BLACK, CUBERA, DOG, MAHOGANY, SILK, YELLOWTAIL- 12" (O)
RED- 15" (O) GULF, 20" (O) ATLANTIC
MUTTON- 16" (O)
CUBERA- OVER 30" BAG 2 AGGREGATE SNAPPER BAG 10 EXCLUDING 

LANE & VERMILION WITH NO MORE THAN 5 BEING MANGROVE AND 2 RED / 
5 RED IN GULF 


SNOOK- MIN.24" (O) MAX. 34" (O) BAG 2: ONE MAY BE OVER 34" CLOSED 
DEC. 15-JAN 31., JUN., JUL., AUG. 


TARPON- BAG 2 $50 PERMIT REQUIRED TO POSSESS
TRIPLETAIL- 15" (F) BAG 2

All regulated species must come home whole.

For More Information Contact:

Captain Jay Buchanan
11020 Panama Drive - Tampa, Florida 33625
Tel: (813)920-2974
FAX: (813)926-3017
Internet:
buchananjay@aol.com

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