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08-23-2017, 05:45 AM | #1 |
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No More Hog Fish till 2018
You read that right. Hog fish is closed (commercial, and recreational) until 2018.
The commercial season starts on the new year and recreational on May 1st
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08-23-2017, 08:20 AM | #2 |
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Re: No More Hog Fish till 2018
Recreational harvest of hogfish in state waters remains open. FWC will consider whether to close the recreational hogfish season in adjacent state waters at the Sept. 27-28 meeting in Okeechobee. If no action is taken at the September Commission meeting, the recreational fishery in these state waters will close Nov. 1, 2017, as previously scheduled.
Source: http://myfwc.com/fishing/saltwater/r...ional/hogfish/
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08-23-2017, 12:00 PM | #3 |
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Re: No More Hog Fish till 2018
This is going to end up like red snapper, just another fish you can never really take.
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08-23-2017, 04:42 PM | #4 | |
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Re: No More Hog Fish till 2018
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08-24-2017, 04:31 AM | #5 |
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Re: No More Hog Fish till 2018
Considering the fact that most recreational Hogfish are caught in State waters there will be no major impact felt till September.
There is no doubt that FWC will follow the Federal Guidelines. |
08-24-2017, 10:43 AM | #6 |
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Re: No More Hog Fish till 2018
I believe the new regulations already went into effect, bag limit reduced to 1 and minimum size to 16" in state waters. So until they're closed either following the Sept. meeting or in Nov. as scheduled, rec harvest in state waters is 1 per person and 16" min.
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08-24-2017, 04:14 PM | #7 |
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08-24-2017, 06:01 PM | #8 | |
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08-24-2017, 06:47 PM | #9 |
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Re: No More Hog Fish till 2018
It will totally close on November 1st. It might totally close after the September meeting.
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08-25-2017, 07:15 AM | #10 |
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Re: No More Hog Fish till 2018
that's ok the areas hogs mate up here in key largo have been wiped out the past couple years. maybe this will give them a chance to bounce back. All you see if 6-10" hogs.
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08-25-2017, 07:27 AM | #11 | |
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On additional note, even though it's still open in state waters people need to be careful about shooting hogs in state waters, than going out onto the reef (federal waters for the most part in the keys) and shooting fish out there.
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08-25-2017, 07:33 AM | #12 | |
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08-25-2017, 08:04 PM | #13 |
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Re: No More Hog Fish till 2018
And why do you think nassaus are gone?
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08-26-2017, 10:02 AM | #14 |
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08-26-2017, 10:18 AM | #15 |
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Re: No More Hog Fish till 2018
Mistaken for other species by kooks
Poached by kooks Traps and ghost traps Genetics See them deeper all the way up to NC once or twice a year.
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