Bag and length limits apply to listed saltwater species. There are no bag, possession, or length limits on game or nongame fish, except as listed in this guide. See definitions of daily bag and possession limits.
For freshwater finfish species caught in the public salt waters of this state, statewide freshwater limits apply.
Alligator Gar
- Daily Bag:
- 1
- Length in Inches (Minimum - Maximum)
- No limit - No limit
Certain areas may be temporarily closed to alligator gar fishing when optimum spawning conditions occur. Get details.
Bass
Striped, its hybrids and subspecies
- Daily Bag:
- 5 (in any combination)
- Length in Inches (Minimum - Maximum)
- 18 - No limit
Black Drum
- Daily Bag:
- 5
- Length in Inches (Minimum - Maximum)
- 14 - 30
No more than one black drum over 52 inches may be retained per person per day and counts as part of the daily bag limit and possession limit.
Blue Marlin
- Daily Bag:
- No limit
- Length in Inches (Minimum - Maximum)
- 131 - No limit
Catfish
Channel and blue catfish, their hybrids and subspecies
- Daily Bag:
- 25 (in any combination)
- Length in Inches (Minimum - Maximum)
- 12 - No limit
Flathead
- Daily Bag:
- 5
- Length in Inches (Minimum - Maximum)
- 18 - No limit
Gafftopsail
- Daily Bag:
- No limit
- Length in Inches (Minimum - Maximum)
- 14 - no limit
Cobia
- Daily Bag:
- 2
- Length in Inches (Minimum - Maximum)
- 37 - No limit
Flounder
All species, their hybrids and subspecies
- Daily Bag:
- 5/2 (see below)
- Length in Inches (Minimum - Maximum)
- 14 - No limit
Daily bag is 5 fish except from Nov. 1-30, when the daily bag limit is 2 fish and flounder may be taken only by pole-and-line; and from December 1-14, when the daily bag limit is 2 fish and flounder may be taken by any legal means. Possession limit is equal to the daily bag.
Gag Grouper
- Daily Bag:
- 2
- Length in Inches (Minimum - Maximum)
- 22 - No limit
Goliath Grouper
(formerly called Jewfish)
- Daily Bag:
- 0 (catch and release only)
Gray Triggerfish
- Daily Bag:
- 20
- Length in Inches (Minimum - Maximum)
- 16 - No limit
Greater Amberjack
- Daily Bag:
- 1
- Length in Inches (Minimum - Maximum)
- 34 - No limit
King Mackerel
- Daily Bag:
- 2
- Length in Inches (Minimum - Maximum)
- 27 - No limit
Lane Snapper
- Daily Bag:
- No limit
- Length in Inches (Minimum - Maximum)
- 8 - No limit
Mullet
All species, their hybrids and subspecies
- Daily Bag:
- No limit
- Length in Inches (Minimum - Maximum)
- No limit - 12 (see below)
May not take from public waters, or possess on board a boat, mullet over 12 inches during October, November, December, and January. No limits apply during other months.
Red Drum
- Daily Bag:
- 3
- Length in Inches (Minimum - Maximum)
- 20 - 28
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.
Red Snapper
- Daily Bag:
- 4
- Length in Inches (Minimum - Maximum)
- 15 - No limit
Red snapper may be taken using pole and line, but it is unlawful to use any kind of hook other than a circle hook when using natural bait.
Sailfish
- Daily Bag:
- No limit
- Length in Inches (Minimum - Maximum)
- 84 - No limit
Sharks
Note: the daily bag limit is 1 fish for all allowable shark species including Atlantic sharpnose, blacktip, and bonnethead. SeeShark Regulations for identification tips.
Atlantic sharpnose, blacktip, bonnethead
- Length in Inches (Minimum - Maximum)
- 24 - No limit
Other allowable shark species
- Length in Inches (Minimum - Maximum)
- 64 - No limit
Prohibited species
Prohibited shark species: Atlantic angel, Basking, Bigeye sand tiger, Bigeye sixgill, Bigeye thresher, Bignose, Caribbean reef, Caribbean sharpnose, Dusky, Galapagos, Longfin mako, Narrowtooth, Night, Sandbar, Sand tiger, Sevengill, Silky, Sixgill, Smalltail, Whale, and White.
- Daily Bag:
- 0 (catch and release only)
Sheepshead
- Daily Bag:
- 5
- Length in Inches (Minimum - Maximum)
- 15 - No limit
Snook
- Daily Bag:
- 1
- Length in Inches (Minimum - Maximum)
- 24 - 28
Spanish Mackerel
- Daily Bag:
- 15
- Length in Inches (Minimum - Maximum)
- 14 - No limit
Spotted Seatrout
- Daily Bag:
- All waters north of FM 457 in Matagorda County - 10
- All waters south of FM 457 - 5
- Length in Inches (Minimum - Maximum)
- 15 - 25
No more than one spotted seatrout over the stated maximum length may be retained per person per day and counts as part of the daily bag and possession limit.
Tarpon
- Daily Bag:
- 1
- Length in Inches (Minimum - Maximum)
- 85 - No limit
Tripletail
- Daily Bag:
- 3
- Length in Inches (Minimum - Maximum)
- 17 - No limit
Vermilion Snapper
- Daily Bag:
- No limit
- Length in Inches (Minimum - Maximum)
- 10 - No limit
White Marlin
- Daily Bag:
- No limit
- Length in Inches (Minimum - Maximum)
- 86 - No limit
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