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Saltwater Fishing in Gulf Shores & Orange Beach, AL GULFCOASTGAMEFISH.COM Read about saltwater fishing and use all the resources for your best chance to catch a lot of fish in Gulf Shores & Orange Beach, AL AL Saltwater Fishing Regulations Limits & Creels Fishing in Alabama inshore saltwater offers the opportunity at many different species of fish. Planning what to fish for and knowing the rules of limits and creel will help you enjoy your trip even further. It is also helpful to only keep what you can knowingly consume and want to clean. Many local guides keep speckled trout only between 14 & 16 inches (total of 5 per angler) and do not keep any redfish. This is because the older fish do the majority of the spawning and it takes them a really long time to mature. Also, the smaller trout are easier to clean and taste better! |
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SPECIES :: SIZE LIMIT :: DAILY CREEL LIMIT TL=Total length of fish FL=Length of fish to fork of tail Amberjack, Greater 28" min FL 1 per person Amberjack, Lesser 14" - 22" FL No Creel Limit Banded Rudderfish 14" - 22" FL No Creel Limit Cobia (Ling) 33" min. FL 2 per person Drum, Red (Redfish)** 16" min. - 26" max 3 per person - 1 oversized fish allowed in the 3 fish creel limit Flounder 12" min TL No creel limit Grouper--Gag Grouper*** 22" min TL ***Grouper Aggregate Red Grouper*** 20" min TL ***Only 1 Red grouper is allowed in the 5 fish Grouper Aggregate Black Grouper*** 22" min TL ***Grouper Aggregate Yellowfin Grouper*** 20" min TL ***Grouper Aggregate Scamp*** 16" min TL ***Grouper Aggregate King Mackerel 24" min. FL 2 per person Spanish Mackerel no size limit 15 per person Spotted Seatrout* 14" min. TL 10 per person Striped Bass**** 16" min TL 2 per person Triggerfish, Gray 12" min TL Reef fish aggregate***** Tripletail (Blackfish) 16" min TL 3 per person Tuna: Yellowfin Tuna 27" min CFL No Creel Limit; Bigeye Tuna 27" min CFL No Creel Limit * Spotted Seatrout (speckled trout) - no undersized fish allowed. Red snapper season closure in federal waters: NOAA Fisheries Service announced that the recreational fishery for red snapper in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico opens at 12:01 a.m. on June 1, 2008 and will close effective 12:01 a.m. local time August 5, 2008. Click here for the NOAA Fisheries Bulletin detailing this closure. Red Snapper 16" TL 2 per person in state and federal waters Tarpon 60" TL$50.00 tag required to possess, kill or harvest each tarpon. Sharks Atlantic Sharpnose none 2 per person per day All Other Shark Species 54" min FL 1 per person per day Alabama has instituted new regulations pertaining to the harvest of shark species for commercial and recreational purposes. Click here for info provided to aid anglers in the identification of common species of sharks which may occur in Alabama's coastal waters. Prohibited Species: Goliath grouper (jewfish) Nassau grouper, Atlantic angel shark, bigeye thresher, dusky, longfin mako, sand tiger, basking, whale, white, nurse, smalltail, smalltooth sawfish, largetooth sawfish, spotted eagle ray, Atlantic manta. |
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