Fishhunter Enterprise
Florida Bowfishing Regulations
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Fishhunter Enterprise Florida Bowfishing Regulations |
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Spearing Spearing is defined as "the catching or taking of a fish by bowhunting, gigging, spearfishing, or any device used
to capture a fish by piercing its body." Spearing does not include the catching or taking of a fish by a hook with hook and
line gear or by snagging (snatch hooking). Spearfishing is defined as "the catching or taking of a fish through the instrumentality
of a hand or mechanically propelled, single or multi-pronged spear or lance, barbed or barbless, operated by a person swimming
at or below the surface of the water." The use of powerheads, bangsticks, and rebreathers remains prohibited. The
following is a list of species which are PROHIBITED for harvest by spearing. Any other species not listed which are
managed by the Commission, and those not managed by the Commission are allowed to be harvested by spearing. * Billfish (all species)
* Spotted eagle ray * Sturgeon *
Manta ray * Sharks (all species) *
Bonefish * Tarpon *
Goliath grouper * Snook *
Blue crab * Nassau grouper
* Spotted seatrout * Red drum *
Weakfish * Stone crab
* Pompano * African pompano
* Permit * Tripletail
* Lobster * Families of ornamental reef fish (surgeonfish, trumpetfish, angelfish, butterflyfish, porcupinefish,
cornetfish, squirrelfish, trunkfish, damselfish, parrotfish, pipefish, seahorse, puffers, triggerfish except gray and ocean).
You may NOT spear, bowfish or gig: In Volusia County inland waters with the exception of flounder For species that do not have an established bag limit, more than 100 pounds or two fish per harvester per day (whichever
is greater), is considered commercial quantities. A saltwater products license and commercial vessel registration is required
to harvest commercial quantities of unregulated species. It is illegal to sell recreationally harvested fish without compliance
with commercial license requirements |
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(NOTE: It is illegal to possess grass carp or alligator gar without a permit.) Triploid grass carp are used for aquatic vegetation control and may not be stocked or harvested without a permit.
They grow to over 40 pounds. Alligator gar are found only in the panhandle rivers and grow to more than 120 po unds. Their gator like snout is distinct. Due to limited numbers, harvest is restricted. Nongame fish may be taken at night by bow and arrow and gigs. Nongame fish may also be taken during daylight hours by manually operated spears, gigs, snatch hooks, crossbow
or bow and arrow from a boat or from shore except at the spillways of the Eureka and Rodman dams on the Oklawaha River or
on the spillway of the Jim Woodruff Dam on the Apalachicola River or in Dade County canals south of the C-4 and east of the
L-31N and L-31W canals inclusively. Using a bow and light at night. Night bowfishing tournaments do not require a permit in the Northwest Region.
Licensing requirements follow the species of fish you are fishing for, regardless of where you are fishing. For example,
anglers fishing for and possessing largemouth bass in brackish water need a freshwater license; anglers fishing for saltwater
species in fresh water (e.g., spotted seatrout, red drum, snook, or American shad) need a saltwater license to possess these
species. Fish identification resources: • Online: MyFWC.com, click on "Fishing." To report fish and wildlife law
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