Current through Reg. 50, No. 187; September 24, 2024
(1) Any person
having in his possession a valid and appropriate sport fishing license issued
by the State of Georgia or the State of Florida, or persons exempt from such
licensure, may take fish by hook and line or rod and reel in the following
described waters:
(a) In the waters of and on
the banks of the waters of Lake Seminole - Bounded on the west by Florida State
Road No. 271, on the south by the Jim Woodruff Dam, on the east by a line
immediately east of the Chattahoochee Marina, also known as the Booster Club,
running northwest across the lake to the tip of land at the junction of the
Flint and Chattahoochee Rivers, west of Spring Creek; and on the north by the
Herman Talmadge Bridge across the Chattahoochee River.
(b) In the waters of and on the banks of the
waters of the St. Mary's River - Not including its
tributaries.
(2) In the
above described waters of Lake Seminole and the St. Mary's River, no person
shall take, catch or have in possession more than the daily bag limit for any
species of game fish, or take, catch or have in possession more than 50 in the
aggregate of all species of game fish.
(a) The
daily bag limit on the above-described waters for Lake Seminole is as follows:
1. Black bass - 10 (all of which must be 12
inches or greater in total length).
2. Striped bass, striped bass-white bass
hybrid and white bass in the aggregate - 15 (only 2 of which may be 22 inches
or greater in total length).
3.
Bream - Bluegill, redbreast, rock bass and all other species of bream -
50.
4. Crappie - 30.
5. Pickerel - Chain, grass and redfin -
15.
(b) The daily bag
limit for the St. Mary's River and its tributaries is as follows:
1. Black bass - 10 (all of which must be 12
inches or greater in total length).
2. Striped bass, white bass, or striped
bass-white bass hybrids - 2 (all of which must be 22 inches or greater in
length).
3. Bream - bluegill,
redbreast, rock bass and all other species of bream - 50.
4. Crappie - 30.
5. Pickerel - Chain, grass and redfin -
15.
(3) Any
person having in his possession a valid and appropriate sport fishing license
issued by the State of Alabama or the State of Florida, or persons exempt from
such licensure, may take fish by hook and line or rod and reel in the following
described waters:
(a) In the waters of and on
the banks of the waters of the Perdido River (Not including its Florida
tributaries).
(b) In the waters of
and the banks of Lake Jackson (Walton County).
(4) In the waters of the Perdido River and
Lake Jackson (Walton County), no person shall take, catch or have in possession
more than the daily bag limit for any species of game fish, or take, catch or
have in possession more than 50 in the aggregate of all species of game fish.
(a) The daily bag limit for the main stem of
the Perdido River is as follows:
1. Black bass
- 10. No more than 5 of the daily bag limit may be smallmouth bass.
2. Striped bass, striped bass-white bass
hybrid and white bass in the aggregate - 15 (only 5 of which may be 22 inches
or greater in total length).
3.
Bream - Bluegill, redbreast, rock bass and all other species of bream -
50.
4. Crappie - 30 (all of which
must be 9 inches or greater).
(b) The daily bag limit on the waters of Lake
Jackson (Walton County) is as follows:
1.
Black bass - 5 (all of which must be 12 inches or greater in total length with
only one allowed over 22 inches in total length).
2. Striped bass, striped bass-white bass
hybrid and white bass in the aggregate - 15 (only 5 of which may be 22 inches
or greater in total length).
3.
Bream - Bluegill, redbreast, rock bass and all other species of bream -
50.
4. Crappie -
30.
Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law
Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const.,
379.354,
379.2281,
379.2282
FS.
New 6-21-82, Formerly 39-23.131, Amended 6-2-86, 8-9-90,
6-11-92, Formerly 39-23.0131, Amended 7-1-06,
7-1-16.
