| Tonight | Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 10 to 15 knots late this evening and overnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms this evening, then isolated showers and thunderstorms after midnight. |
| Friday | East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds, becoming southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. |
| Friday Night | Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming north in the late evening and overnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms. |
| Species | Size | Bag / season | Source |
|---|
| Red drum (redfish) — Tampa Bay, Sarasota Bay, Charlotte Harbor regions | 18–27" TL slot | 1/person/day; 2/vessel | FWC |
| Spotted seatrout — Tampa Bay, Sarasota Bay, Charlotte Harbor regions | 15–19" TL slot; 1 over 19" per vessel (or per shore angler) | 3/person/day | FWC |
| Snook — Tampa Bay & Sarasota Bay regions | 28–33" TL slot | 1/person/day; closed Dec 1–end Feb & May 1–Aug 31 | FWC |
| Snook — Charlotte Harbor region | 28–33" TL slot | 1/person/day; closed Dec 1–end Feb & May 1–Sep 30 | FWC |
| Sheepshead | 12" TL min | 8/person; 50/vessel in Mar–Apr | FWC |
| Flounder | 14" TL min | 5/person; CLOSED Oct 15–Nov 30 | FWC |
| Black drum | 14–24" TL slot, 1 over 24" allowed | 5/person/day | FWC |
| Gray (mangrove) snapper | 10" TL state waters (12" federal) | 5/person state (10 federal), within 10-snapper aggregate | FWC |
| Spanish mackerel | 12" fork length min | 15/person | FWC |
| Florida pompano | 11" fork length min | 6/person | FWC |
| Tarpon | Catch-and-release only (tag required to harvest) | — | FWC |