Mullet
Striped (black) and silver (white, fantail, or redeye) mullet are designated as "Restricted Species."
The minimum size limit for striped mullet is 11 inches (fork length), with an allowance for a quantity of undersized mullet not to exceed 10 percent of the total weight of all striped mullet possessed. Fork length is measured from the tip of the snout to the fork of the tail.
The use of any gear other than cast nets (no more than 14 feet long, and no more than two per vessel), beach or haul seines (no larger than 500 square feet, and no more than two may be fished per vessel), hook and line gear; and by spearing is prohibited. Spearfishing is prohibited in fresh water. Simultaneous possession of any mullet species in excess of the recreational bag limit and any gill or entangling net is prohibited. This prohibition applies to mullet and gill nets in separate vessels or vehicles that are operated in coordination with one another, including towed vessels. Sale of mullet harvested with illegal gear is prohibited.
Mullet Bag Limits and Closures
Striped Mullet Only
Regional Bag Limits and Closures
Harvest is prohibited seaward of the 3-mile line (Gulf and Atlantic) and seaward of the Everglades National Park line in Florida Bay
Area
Riveria Bay and Bayou Grande (Papy's Bayou), Placido Bayou (Smack's Bayou), Snell Isle Harbour, and Coffee Pot Bayou, and certain connecting areas of Tampa Bay, and areas of Tampa Bay between the municipal pier head to just north of the southern tip of Weedon Island
Regional Bag Limits and Closures
Oct 1 - Jan. 31 - 5 mullet per person or per vessel per day, whichever is more restrictive.
Area
Manatee River upstream of a line from the eastern side of the mouth of Warner's Bayou northeasterly to the eastern side of the mouth of Tierra Ciea Cutoff.
Regional Bag Limits and Closures
Nov. 1 - Jan. 31 - 50 mullet per person per day or per vessel, whichever is more restrictive.
Area
Peace River upstream of a line from Mangrove Point running northwesterly through the northeastern most point of Locust Point to the shoreline in the body of water known as Myakka Cutoff. Coral Creek upstream of its mouth on Gasparilla Sound.
Regional Bag Limits and Closures
Peace River upstream of a line from Mangrove Point running northwesterly through the northeastern most point of Locust Point to the shoreline in the body of water known as Myakka Cutoff. Coral Creek upstream of its mouth on Gasparilla Sound.
Regional Bag Limits and Closures
Nov. 1 thru the end of February, closed nightly 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Possession is prohibited during the nightly closure.
Silver Mullet Only
Area
All Atlantic waters north of the Miami/Dade/Monroe County line.
Regional Bag Limits and Closures
During February, commercial harvest prohibited.
Regional Bag Limits and Closures
Weekend Closure - July 1 - Jan. 31 commercial harvest prohibited 12:01 a.m. Sat. morning to 12:01 a.m. Mon. morning. Mullet harvested under the recreational bag limit during the weekend closure may not be sold or purchased.
Harvest is prohibited seaward of the 3-mile line (Gulf and Atlantic) and seaward of the Everglades National Park line in Florida Bay
* Refer to official area descriptions in the Mullet Rule 68B-39, F.A.C.