Flounder harvest closes October 15 through November 30
You can't keep flounder in Tampa Bay or anywhere else in Florida waters from October 15 through November 30. Harvest reopens December 1.
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All newsFWC adds eight days to the fall Gulf red snapper season
Private boats can keep Gulf red snapper every day from October 9 through October 25, then on weekends and holidays through January 4, 2027.
Red grouper no longer closed past 20 fathoms in February and March
A federal rule in effect since October 2 ends the winter closure on red grouper past 20 fathoms in the Gulf and raises the recreational catch limit.
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