FISH SIZE LIMITS
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| Statewide Bag and Length Limits for Saltwater Fish | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species | Daily Bag | Length in Inches (Minimum-Maximum) |
| Amberjack, Greater | 1 | 32 - No limit |
| Bass: striped, its hybrids and subspecies |
5 |
18 — No limit |
| Catfish: channel and blue catfish, their hybrids and subspecies |
25 (in any combination) |
12 — No limit |
| Catfish, flathead | 5 | 18 — No limit |
| Catfish, gafftopsail | No limit | 14 — No limit |
| Cobia | 2 | 37 — No limit |
| Drum, black | 5 | 14 — 30 |
| Drum, red | 3 | 20 — 28 |
| Flounder: all species, their hybrids and subspecies | 10 (in any combination) |
14 — No limit |
| Grouper, goliath (formerly called Jewfish) | 0 | Catch and release only |
| Mackerel, king | 2 | 27 — No limit |
| Mackerel, Spanish | 15 | 14 — No limit |
| Marlin, blue | No limit | 131 — No limit |
| Marlin, white | No limit | 86 — No limit |
| Mullet: all species, their hybrids and subspecies |
No limit | No limit — 12(during Oct., Nov., Dec. & Jan.) |
| Sailfish | No limit | 84 — No limit |
| Seatrout, spotted | 10 See special regulation e below for Lower Laguna Madre | 15 — 25 |
| Shark: all species, their hybrids and subspecies |
1 | 24 — No limit |
| Sheepshead | 5 | 13 — No limit |
| Snapper, lane | No limit | 8 — No limit |
| Snapper, red | 4 | 15 — No limit |
| Snapper, vermilion | No limit | 10 — No limit |
| Snook | 1 | 24 — 28 |
| Tarpon | 1 | 85 — no limit |
| Tripletail | 3 | 17 — no limit |
Black Drum: No more than one black drum over 52 inches may be retained per person per day and counts as part of the daily bag and possession limit.
Red drum special regulation: During a license year, one red drum over the stated maximum length limit may be retained when affixed with a properly completed Red Drum Tag and one red drum over the stated maximum length limit may be retained when affixed with a properly completed Bonus Red Drum Tag. Any fish retained under authority of a Red Drum Tag or a Bonus Red Drum Tag may be retained in addition to the daily bag and possession limit as stated in this section.
Flounder special regulation: The possession limit for flounder is 10 fish.
Mullet: May not take from public waters, or possess on board a boat, mullet over 12 inches during October, November, December, and January. No limits apply during other months.
Spotted Seatrout: Special Regulation: For the Lower Laguna Madre, the daily bag limit and the possession limit shall be 5 fish in all inside waters south of marker 21. Inside waters are all bays, inlets, outlets, passes, rivers, streams, and other bodies of water landward from the shoreline of the state along the Gulf of Mexico and contiguous to, or connected with, but not a part of, the Gulf of Mexico and within which the tide regularly rises and falls.
fSpotted Seatrout: No more than one spotted seatrout over the stated maximum length may be retained per person per day and counts as part of the daily bag and possession limit.
Sheepshead: Special Regulation: Beginning on Sept. 1, 2008, the length limit will be 14 inches. Beginning on Sept. 1, 2009, the length limit will be 15 inches.
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