01Where is the surf fishing in Florida?
Surf fishing works where the beach has structure - a trough, a bar, a cut, an inlet - rather than a flat sheet of sand.
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When is flounder season in Florida?
Flounder may be kept for most of the year, but every year the harvest closes statewide from October 15 through November 30 and reopens on December 1.
The wildlife commission says the closure protects flounder while they gather before spawning, and southern flounder are thought to spawn offshore. When it is open, a flounder must be at least 14 inches long and the limit is five per person a day, in state and federal waters off Florida. The rule covers Gulf, southern, summer and fringed flounder alike. Unlike most fish, flounder may be taken with a gig or a spear as well as with hook and line, a cast net or a seine. Multiple hooks with natural bait, and snatching, are not allowed. Southern flounder live in brackish bays and estuaries and range up tidal creeks into fresh water. A saltwater license applies unless you are exempt.
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02Where can you fish from a pier in Florida?
Public fishing piers save you a boat and a license in most cases, because a pier usually holds a blanket license that covers everyone on it.
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03Where do you catch sheepshead in Florida?
Sheepshead, the striped fish some call convict fish, live near structure in coastal water: oyster bars, seawalls and tidal creeks.
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04Do you need a fishing license in Florida?
Yes, unless you are exempt: Florida requires a freshwater or saltwater fishing license, or both, for anyone 16 or older.
Read the answer →Where this comes from.
- Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, flounder recreational regulations ↗ Read September 23, 2026
- Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, flounder harvest season closes Oct. 15 ↗ Read September 23, 2026
- Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, southern flounder species profile ↗ Read September 23, 2026
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Where do you catch sheepshead in Florida?
Sheepshead, the striped fish some call convict fish, live near structure in coastal water: oyster bars, seawalls and tidal creeks.
Where can you fish from a pier in Florida?
Public fishing piers save you a boat and a license in most cases, because a pier usually holds a blanket license that covers everyone on it.
Where is the surf fishing in Florida?
Surf fishing works where the beach has structure - a trough, a bar, a cut, an inlet - rather than a flat sheet of sand.
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