2022 Redfish (Red Drum) Regulations
The following are current state regulations for redfish from the Carolinas to Texas. Be sure to check these sites often, as regulations do change frequently.
Virginia
Official Site: www.mrc.state.va.us/Regulations/swrecfishingrules.shtm
- Three per person per day daily bag limit
- 18- to 26-inch slot limit
- Release citation length is 46 inches
North Carolina
Official site: https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/marine-fisheries/rules-proclamations-and-size-and-bag-limits/recreational-size-and-bag-limits
- One per person per daily bag limit
- 18- to 27-inch total length slot limit
South Carolina
Official Site: https://www.eregulations.com/southcarolina/fishing/finfish-size-catch-limits
- 15- to 23-inch total length slot limit
- Two per person per day
- Max of 6 per boat per day
Georgia
Official Site: https://www.eregulations.com/georgia/fishing/finfish-seasons-limits-sizes
- 14- to 23-inch total length
- Daily limit and possession limit of 5
Florida
Official Site: https://www.eregulations.com/florida/fishing/saltwater/coastal-species
- 18 to 27 inches total length
- 2 per harvester per day in the NE zone; 1 per harvester in the NW and S zones
Alabama
Official Site: https://www.outdooralabama.com/fishing/saltwater-recreational-size-creel-limits
- Three per person daily bag limit
- 16- to 26-inch slot limit
- One over slot fish per day
Mississippi
Official Site: https://dmr.ms.gov/recreational-catch-limits/
- Three fish per person daily bag limit
- 18- to 30-inch total length slot limit
- Recreational fishermen may retain one red drum over 30 inches
Louisiana
Official Site: https://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/page/recreational-saltwater-finfish
- 16 inches minimum total length
- 27 inches maximum total length
- Five per person per day
- No more than one over 27-inch maximum total length
Texas
Official Site: https://tpwd.texas.gov/regulations/outdoor-annual/fishing/saltwater-fishing/bag-length-limits/drum-bag-length-limits
- Daily Bag is 3
- Min length is 20 inches
- Max Length is 28 inches
