Seatrout Bag & Length Limits
Valid Sep. 1, 2021 through Aug. 31, 2022.
Spotted
North of FM 457
- Daily Bag:
- 5
- Min Length:
- 15 inches
- Max Length:
- 25 inches
- Possession Limit:
- Double the daily bag limit
- Clarification:
- 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.
South of FM 457
From March 16, 2022 through Aug. 31, 2023 in Matagorda, San Antonio, Aransas, Corpus Christi and Laguna Madre Bay Systems (all beaches and bay fronts for the waters continuously south of FM 457) the following limits apply:
- Daily Bag:
- 3
- Min Length:
- 17 inches
- Max Length:
- 23 inches
- Possession Limit:
- The daily bag limit
- Clarification:
- No spotted seatrout over the 23 inches may be retained.
See more information about these limits for bay systems south of FM 457.
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.