Speckled Trout Slot Limit Florida

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Speckled Trout Slot Limit Florida
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What’s Biting – November Navarre Kayak Fishing

As temperatures along the Emerald Coast begin to decrease, the fishing is only getting better. November is one of the best months for kayak fishing and avid angler’s from across the country arrive in town to take advantage. This month the inshore waterways are full of action from Redfish, Bull Reds, Speckled Trout, and Flounder. Continue reading “What’s Biting – November” and let us help you catch more fish.

Official 2020 Florida Saltwater Fishing rules & regulations. License & permit information, season dates, size & creel limits and more.

What the slot limit means is that anglers can keep speckled trout that are between 15 and 22 inches with the one-over exception. The slot limit is designed to protect the fish smaller than 15 inches and the fish over 22 inches, which are females crucial to spawning success. The bag limit will be reduced to six speckled trout per person per day.
I’m successful at finding and catching trout, but on a typical trip I’m catching approx. 15 fish around 13″ and only five or so within the Florida slot limit all out of the same spot or school. Do you have any tips for consistently finding larger trout? I know gator trout are less common but I’d like to up the average trout I catch.
Modifying the recreational slot size limit from 15-20 inches to 15-19 inches. Allowing one seatrout over 19 inches per vessel, from 19 inches per harvester. Changing the current daily commercial.
NEW SPECKLED TROUT REGULATIONS FOR THE BIG BEND Regulations starting Feb. 1, 2020 Management Zones starting Feb. 1, 2020 Regulations extend into federal waters. Big Bend: Remaining portion of Gulf County plus Indian Lagoon, and Franklin County through Fred Howard Park Cau.

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Bull Redfish

The Bull Reds school up throughout November in large bodies of water, such as Pensacola Bay, the Santa Rosa Sound, and Choctawhatchee Bay. How do you find them? It’s simple. Look for birds, boats, and boiling water. Approach the areas carefully and always keep an eye out for boaters. Schooling Bull Reds are easily caught using 1-2 OZ. SPRO Saltwater Jigs and a 6-8” Curly Tail Grubs. Throw right into the commotion and hold on, it won’t take long before your line becomes tight. Apply as much pressure as possible and end the fight quickly. After landing the fish, snap a quick photo, and take the time to revive them properly. Bull Reds play a vital role in ensuring the future of our fishery. Without them, there won’t be any slot fish to keep.

Slot Redfish

Slot Red’s will school up like their larger brethren and can be found cruising the shallows throughout the upper bays and the Santa Rosa Sound. They primarily feed on smaller crustaceans and have a hard time resisting a well-placed soft plastic lure. Sight fishing for Redfish is an incredible experience and one of our favorite ways to catch them from the kayak. The ability to stand and cast makes sight fishing a breeze. Kayaks are small and allow you to approach areas quickly and quietly.

Speckled Trout

The Speckled Trout bite is full of actions in November. As the water temperature declines, the Speckled Trout will begin moving towards their winter time haunts. The fish will transition from the grass flats to protected bayous and canals throughout Northwest Florida. While transitioning, the Speckled Trout will feed heavily and are usually found around large schools of Mullet. November is an excellent month to throw topwater lures such as the Jackall Bonnie and the Rapala Skitter V. Speckled Trout can be finicky while transitioning and switching lures is often the key to success. If the fish are hesitant to eat, try switching over to a jerkbait or a twitchbait. The Rapala Shadow Rap Shad and MirrOlure MR17 are both excellent choices.

Flounder

The Inshore Flounder bite will be in full swing the first half of the month and will slowly die off as the month progresses. Understanding the fall migration pattern makes targeting Flounder fairly easy both inshore and nearshore. Throughout November, the fish will be staging near the passes, preparing to push offshore and spawn. We prefer to target Flounder by throwing soft plastic along the edge of grass flats, docks, and rock walls throughout the Santa Rosa Sound. Flounder are ambush predators and are always on the hunt for an easy meal. While targeting Flounder, your lure should maintain constant contact with the bottom of the sea floor. If you’re fishing in the middle of the water column you will greatly reduce your chances of enticing a Flounder to eat. We prefer to throw Matrix Shad’s in Ultra-Violet with a 5/16-3/8 OZ jighead while targeting Flounder on the grass flats.

This link will help you stay warm while on the water – https://navarrekayakfishing.com/what-to-bring-winter/

What’s Biting – November Navarre Kayak Fishing

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Redfish Laws In the United States

[Page updated 26 November 2020]

Redfish are a protected species due to legislation enacted by George Bush in 1987. States have their own laws, and each of these is detailed below. If you are aware of an update we don’t have listed – please let us know.

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Follow the guidelines below to learn How Many Redfish Can you Keep?

How To Measure a Redfish to Stay Within the Laws Below:

Stretch the redfish out on the ground or another flat surface with jaw closed.
For the soft-tailed redfish, squeeze the entire tail together to obtain the maximum length it can reach.
Measure a very straight line from the tip of the snout to the furthest part of the tail as you hold it scrunched up.

Alabama State Redfish Laws

Alabama has a number of saltwater fishing license restrictions and guidelines. Read all of them here: http://www.outdooralabama.com/saltwater-recreational-licenses

Redfish creel limits are as follows.

Daily Limit: 3

Minimum size: 16″ to 26″

Sportsmen can keep one fish over the 26-inch limit per day out of the 3 total reds allowed per day.

Official Source: http://www.outdooralabama.com/creel-and-size-limits

Date of this regulation: May 2017.

Florida State Redfish Laws

First, start with getting a saltwater fishing license – http://myfwc.com/license/recreational/saltwater-fishing/

Florida anglers have to figure out Florida’s extensive laws before fishing for red drum, or any fish. Fishermen/women can use rod/reel or cast nets to bag their daily limit.

Daily Limit: 1*

Minimum size: 18″ to 27″

Redfish Season: All year redfish are in season.

Redfish must be between 18 and 27-inches (slot limit).

* In the northeast section of Florida (see map below) by Georgia, you can take two fish per day. Everywhere else is one redfish per day.

Full-text redfish law – download PDF here. Florida Redfish Laws Full Text-68B-22

Here’s a chart to make the Florida Redfish Laws easier to understand:

Note – Gigging, spearing or snatching redfish is prohibited in the State of Florida.

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Georgia State Redfish Laws

Annual fishing licenses cost $15 for state residents and $50 for non-residents. A free Saltwater Information Permit is additionally required to fish in saltwater. Information about saltwater licenses and ordering your license online is here – https://georgia.gov/popular-topic/fishing-licenses

Daily Limit: 5

Minimum size: 14″ to 23″

Redfish Season: Assumed to be all year, there is no information regarding date restrictions on their website.

Link to Georgia State Redfish Laws – http://www.marinefishesofgeorgia.org/popular-sport-fish/red-drum.html

Louisiana State Redfish Laws

Anglers must possess a saltwater fishing license when fishing below the saltwater line (all redfish fisherman best be safe to get the saltwater license).

Daily Limit: 5

Minimum size: 16″ to 27″

Redfish Season: Open year-round in Louisiana State waters.

No more than one redfish over 27” max total length

Notes: Recreational saltwater anglers may possess a two day’s bag limit of red drum on land; however, no person shall be in possession of over the daily bag limit of red drum in any one day or while fishing or while on the water, unless that recreational saltwater angler is aboard a trawler engaged in commercial fishing for a consecutive period of longer than 25 hours.

Note – catching or possession of redfish in federal waters is prohibited.

Link to State of Louisiana Redfish Laws online – www.wlf.louisiana.gov/fishing/recreational/saltwater/regulations/

Mississippi State Redfish Laws

Daily Limit: 3

Minimum size: 18″ to 30″

Redfish Season: Open all year unless otherwise posted at the state website below.

Recreational fishermen may keep only one Redfish over 30 inches in total length.

Link to Mississippi online fishing laws – http://www.dmr.state.ms.us/index.php/recreational-fishing/recreational-catch-limits

Download Mississippi Guide to Saltwater Fishing PDF here.

North Carolina State Redfish Laws

A recreational coastal fishing license is required for saltwater fishing. Purchase online here – http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/mf/recreational-fishing-licenses-and-permits

Daily Limit: 1

Minimum size: 18″ to 27″

Redfish Season: Open all year.

South Carolina State Redfish Laws

Daily Limit: 3

Minimum size: 15″ to 23″

Redfish Season: Open all year in South Carolina State waters.

Note: Gigging of redfish from December to February is illegal.

Download South Carolina State’s Saltwater Fishing Regulations and Tips (PDF)

Lots of good information about Red Drum at their official site here.

Texas State Redfish Laws

Saltwater fishing licenses are $63 for non-residents. Yikes.

Information here – https://tpwd.texas.gov/regulations/outdoor-annual/licenses/fishing-licenses-stamps-tags-packages

Daily Limit: 3

Minimum size: 20″ to 28″

Redfish Season: Open year-round.

Note: During a license year, one red drum over the stated maximum length limit may be kept when tagged with a completed Red Drum Tag. One red drum over 28″ may be kept 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.

State of Texas Redfish Laws Page – https://tpwd.texas.gov/regulations/outdoor-annual/fishing/saltwater-fishing/saltwater-bag-and-length-limits

Virginia State Redfish Laws

A saltwater fishing license for Virginia is necessary, though the online information was missing when I queried it on 30 December 2017. Will update soon.

Daily Limit: 3

Minimum size: 18″ to 26″

Redfish Season: Open all year.

Redfish and other Virginia fish regulations here – https://webapps.mrc.virginia.gov/public/reports/swrecfishingrules.php

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