Tarpon Regulations:
Please help conserve this species by practicing catch and release
and following all saltwater fishing regulations.
Please help conserve this species by practicing catch and release
and following all saltwater fishing regulations.
News Release
Boca Grande Pass tarpon-fishing rules set to take effect
Boca Grande Pass tarpon-fishing rules set to take effect
Tarpon Conservation:
Every angler has the responsibility to fish legally and to strive for the survival of fish that
are released. With this in mind, the following techniques help increase survival of this
spectacular gamefish.
Every angler has the responsibility to fish legally and to strive for the survival of fish that
are released. With this in mind, the following techniques help increase survival of this
spectacular gamefish.
March 27, 2008Contact:
Lee Schlesinger, 850-487-0554 or Gary Morse, 863-648-3200
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) reminds anglers that rules limiting the use of certain types of fishing gear in Boca Grande Pass take effect April 1.
These rules prohibit the use of more than three fishing lines per vessel to harvest any species of fish and prohibit the use of breakaway gear to harvest any fish in the pass during April, May and June. Breakaway gear is “any bob, float, weight, lure or spoon that is affixed to a fishing line or hook with wire, line, rubber bands, plastic ties or other fasteners designed to break off when a fish is caught.”
The FWC encourages anglers to use and develop rigging techniques that reduce the likelihood of debris on the bottom of the pass, to respect others fishing in the pass and to operate their boats safely.
For more information about tarpon fishing regulations, use of appropriate tackle and proper fishing and boating behavior in this world-renowned fishery, see the FWC’s free brochure “Tarpon Fishing in Boca Grande Pass.” The brochure is available at numerous locations in the Charlotte Harbor/Boca Grande area and online at MyFWC.com/marine/Tarpon_brochure.pdf.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) reminds anglers that rules limiting the use of certain types of fishing gear in Boca Grande Pass take effect April 1.
These rules prohibit the use of more than three fishing lines per vessel to harvest any species of fish and prohibit the use of breakaway gear to harvest any fish in the pass during April, May and June. Breakaway gear is “any bob, float, weight, lure or spoon that is affixed to a fishing line or hook with wire, line, rubber bands, plastic ties or other fasteners designed to break off when a fish is caught.”
The FWC encourages anglers to use and develop rigging techniques that reduce the likelihood of debris on the bottom of the pass, to respect others fishing in the pass and to operate their boats safely.
For more information about tarpon fishing regulations, use of appropriate tackle and proper fishing and boating behavior in this world-renowned fishery, see the FWC’s free brochure “Tarpon Fishing in Boca Grande Pass.” The brochure is available at numerous locations in the Charlotte Harbor/Boca Grande area and online at MyFWC.com/marine/Tarpon_brochure.pdf.
For questions concerning tarpon regulations contact the Florida
Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Division of Marine
Fisheries Management at 850-488-6058 or on the Web at
MyFWC.com
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