Hogfish season in Florida

Seasonality classification

Calendar

Peak months

January–may, december

Good months

January–december

Closed or poor months

January–april, november–december

Source notes

Closed/REGS: FWC hogfish: atlantic state waters open may 1–oct 31, gulf open year-round. Closed or poor months reflects atlantic closed months. Best-time months from FWC Where-to-Fish: peak from seasonal WTF bullets (n sea 3, n yr 0, thresh> 2). Peak jan, feb, mar, apr, may, dec good jan, jun, jul, aug, sep, oct, nov, dec. UF/IFAS: more active summer or night, winter also good & year-round in gulf state waters.

Sources

• Myfwc.com (3 pages)
  • Myfwc.com source 1
  • Myfwc.com source 2
  • Myfwc.com source 3
• Blogs.ifas.ufl.edu
  • Blogs.ifas.ufl.edu source 1
• Catchafloridamemory.com
  • Catchafloridamemory.com source 1
• Floridasportsman.com
  • Floridasportsman.com source 1

Fish guide

• How to catch
• Bait and lures
• Season
• Where to fish