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New Dolphin Regulations Are A issue. He said that if you catch your limit of 10 dolphin in includes gag grouper, red grouper, scamp and six other lesser
The good news is that grouper season opens May 1. This
federal waters, you should not then spend time fishing in
Joke And Accomplish Nothing Florida state waters after that, but return to dock. species.
If that sounds confusing and unenforceable, it is. My favorite method to fish for them is to troll artificial
By Jim Weix I give Florida credit for trying, but it looks like we have baits that don’t dive. I use a downrigger to keep my bait
E f f e c t i ve Ma y 1 , another one of those useless feel-good regulations. That is about 4 feet off the bottom.
the Florida recreational too bad, because the dolphin catch has declined 68 percent I’ve found that 80-pound braided line, with a 10-foot
individual bag limit for since 2015 due to overfishing. 50-pound fluorocarbon leader, works well. The braided line
dolphin is reduced from 10 to I cringe whenever I see anglers proudly posting pictures minimizes the bow in your line, so that when a grouper hits,
five. The vessel limit is also of their “trophy” 20-inch sandwich-sized baby dolphin. the line gets tight quickly and prevents it from getting into
reduced from 60 fish to 30. Dolphin are super-fast growing, but you have to let them its hidey hole. Then I can reel it in quickly before a shark
However, this only applies grow up. grabs it.
in state waters, which extend Not long ago, a 15-pound dolphin was sometimes the Editor’s note: Jim Weix is an avid hunter, angler,
out three miles. Since most smallest one in the cooler. Now many younger anglers conservationist, as well as an outdoor writer.
dolphin caught are beyond actually think that is big. A tourist would be running off to Jim is included in the Wisconsin Waterfowl Association’s
three miles, the new rule a taxidermist with it. Hall of Fame, for his work in helping restore thousands of
basically accomplishes nothing. To restore our dolphin population we need both realistic acres of wetlands. Jim is a broker associate with The Keyes
When I spoke with a person from the Florida Fish and state and federal regulations. Bag limits should be reduced Company. He can be reached at (772) 341-2941 or by email:
Wildlife Commission about that, he admitted that it was an and size limits should be increased. jimweix@jimweix.com.
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