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2009 Redfish Regulations
The following are current regulations for redfish from the Carolinas to Texas. Be sure to check these sites often, as regulations do change frequently.
Virginia
www.mrc.state.va.us/Regulations/swrecfishingrules.shtm
Three per person per day daily bag limit; 18- to 26-inch slot limit.
North Carolina
www.ncfisheries.net/recreational/recguide.htm
One per person per daily bag limit; 18- to 27-inch total length slot limit.
South Carolina
www.dnr.sc.gov/regs/pdf/saltfishing.pdf
Three per person daily bag limit; 15- to 23-inch total length slot limit. May not be sold. May be taken only by rod and reel year round or by gigging from March to November.
Georgia
www.georgiawildlife.dnr.state.ga.us/Assets/Documents/fisheries/GAFishing_0708_web.pdf
Five fish per person daily bag limit; 14- to 23-inch total length slot limit.
Florida
www.myfwc.com/marine/Docs/2009_SaltwaterRegsChart.pdf
One fish per person daily bag limit; 18- to 27-inch slot limit. Gigging, spearing or snatching prohibited.
Alabama
http://www.outdooralabama.com/fishing/saltwater/regulations/
Three per person daily bag limit; 16- to 26-inch slot limit, one over slot fish per day.
Mississippi
www.dmr.state.ms.us/Regulations/baglimits_recreational.htm
Three fish per person daily bag limit; 18- to 30-inch total length slot limit. Recreational fisherman may retain only one Red Drum over 30 inches TL.
Louisiana
www.wlf.louisiana.gov/fishing/recreational/saltwater/regulations/
Five fish per person daily bag limit, 16 inches minimum total length; not more than one exceeding 27 inches. For Red Drum (Redfish), and Spotted Seatrout (Speckled Trout): Recreational saltwater anglers may possess a two day's baglimit on land; however,no person shall be in possession of over the daily bag limit in any one day or while fishing or while on thewater, unless that recreational saltwater angler is aboard a trawler engaged in commercial fishing for a consecutive period of longer than 25 hours. Take or possession of red drum in federal waters is prohibited.
Texas
www.tpwd.state.tx.us/publications/annual/fish/limits_saltwater/index.phtml#**
Three fish per day, 20 to 28 inch slot limit. Red drum special regulation: During a license year, one red drum over the stated maximum length limit may be retained when affixed with a properly completed Red Drum Tag and one red drum over the stated maximum length limit may be retained when affixed with a properly completed Bonus Red Drum Tag. Any fish retained under authority of a Red Drum Tag or a Bonus Red Drum Tag may be retained in addition to the daily bag and possession limit as stated in this section.
