August fishing in Florida

17 fish records list August as a peak season. Regulations and conditions can change.

17 fish records list August as a peak month. Each listed species is linked to its source-backed guide; seasonal notes are not a forecast.

• 01 / August peak monthBluegillLepomis macrochirus
• 02 / August peak monthBlackfin tunaThunnus atlanticus
• 03 / August peak monthBlue marlinMakaira nigricans
• 04 / August peak monthCrevalle jackCaranx hippos
• 05 / August peak monthDolphinfishCoryphaena hippurus
• 06 / August peak monthGray snapperLutjanus griseus
• 07 / August peak monthKing mackerelScomberomorus cavalla
• 08 / August peak monthLadyfishElops saurus
• 09 / August peak monthMutton snapperLutjanus analis
• 10 / August peak monthPermitTrachinotus falcatus
• 11 / August peak monthSailfishIstiophorus platypterus
• 12 / August peak monthSnookCentropomus undecimalis
• 13 / August peak monthTarponMegalops atlanticus
• 14 / August peak monthTripletailLobotes surinamensis
• 15 / August peak monthWhite marlinTetrapterus albidus
• 16 / August peak monthYellowfin tunaThunnus albacares
• 17 / August peak monthYellowtail snapperOcyurus chrysurus

Information comes from the supplied source datasets. Check linked FWC regulations for current rules.