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.
FWC 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.
Sarasota County backs plan for markers and permits at Midnight Pass
Commissioners approved a five-part plan for the reopened inlet into Little Sarasota Bay, including markers, signs and permits. For now it's unmarked.