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Destin, Florida Fishing Regulations 2019

2/19/2019

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The 2019 Destin, Florida fishing season is here, ARE YOU READY?

With the new year comes the new seasons and regulations for this years fishing season in Destin, Florida. Every year the time frames also known as seasons and regulations for the different species of fish caught out of Destin, Florida change.  These regulations are managed and governed by the FWC (Florida fish and wildlife conservation commission).  These regulations are more important now then ever before, with more and more anglers taking the water each year.  These regulations are put in place to help conserve the different species of fish to make sure they don’t get over fished and help replenish the species that have been over fished over the years, so we as well  as our children can continue enjoying catching them in the years to come.  Below will be a list of the species along with their size regulation and open season for this year.  These regulations listed are all reef fish caught in the Gulf of Mexico in State Regulated waters out of Destin, Florida.  The different species of fish caught in the bays of Destin, Florida are open season year around.  



Amberjacks 
Gulf State Waters
Minimum Size Limit: 34” Fork Length
Daily Bag Limit: 1 per person
Season: Open May 1-31 and Aug. 1-Oct. 31


Triggerfish
Minimum size limit: 15” fork length
Daily bag limit: 1 per person
Season: open March 1st-may31st & august 1st- December 31st


Redsnapper
Minimum size limit: 16” total length
daily bag limit: 2 per person
Season: Proposed 2019 season: June 11 - July 12


Gag grouper 
Minimum size limit: 24” total length
Daily bag limit: 2 per person
Season: June 1st - December 31st

Remember if you are venturing out for a fun day of fishing in Destin, Florida check out the FWC website for all the up to date regulations, that way you don't ruin  your fun day of fishing. 
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    Great news! The rental ban has been lifted and summer is here.  Fishing has been great over the past couple weeks and we are booking up fast.  Make sure to call asap to get on the books. Check out below what we have been catching.

    Here lately on our inshore bay fishing charters we have been catching a variety of species.  The redfish continue to be a target as these fish are a year around fishery for the Destin, Florida area.  We are catching there around structure as well as on grass flats.  The Spanish mackerel and bluefish bite has been red hot trolling artificial lures, casting jigs, and using live baits when we are able to find good sized ones.  With the fin baits starting to show up on the grass flats, the grass flats fishing is starting to happen with speckled trout, redfish, spanish mackerel, and bluefish mixed. 

    On our inshore gulf fishing charters the bite has been good as well.  While trolling we have been targeting king mackerel, spanish mackerel, and amberjacks.   Amberjacks are still in season untile June 1st.  While bottom fishing we are targeting a mix bag of  snappers including white snapper, mingo snapper, and mangrove snappers along with triggerfish and redsnappers. 

    Red snappers and trigger fish are out of season but still make for great time to perform "CPR" (Catch, Photograph, and Release)

    Summer break 2020 is here and we are happy to be fishing every day again.  Give us a call to get out fishing while visiting  Destin, Fl. this year.

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