222 Louisiana Sportsman^ | April 2015

These regulations are unofficial. For official regulations, always check the Department of Wildlife & Fisheries pamphlet

(^2015) and/or the federal pamphlet. http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov
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SALTWATER
FRESHWATER
FISH Species Minimum Size Limit Bag Limit (per person)
Crappie None 50/day
Buffalo Fish 16” TL 25/day
Freshwater Drum (Gaspergou) 12” TL 25/day
Channel Catfish 11” TL
Blue Catfish 12” TL *
Bowfin 16” TL None
Flathead Catfish 14” TL
Crawfish None 150 lbs./day
Paddlefish 30” max LJFL 2
Shad None 50 lbs./day
Black Bass (largemouth & spotted) None 10/day*
Striped Bass
or Hybrid Striped Bass 5/day
Sturgeon UNLAWFUL TO POSSESS
White Bass None 50/day
Yellow Bass None 50/day*

• see exceptions in pamphlet. ** no more than two may exceed 30 inches.
  *** catfish limit is 100 in aggregate; however, 25 fish in aggregate may be undersized.

  only one fish may exceed 27 inches. @Shark season is closed between April 1 and June 30.

  
  

  ^ Closed season for gag grouper from Jan. 1 - June 30. Closed season for black, red, yellowfin, yel-
  lowmouth and scamp grouper from Feb. 1 - March 31.
  ~ Closed season for greater amberjack from June 1 - July 31. ^ Differs from federal regulations
  CFL = curved fork length LJFL = lower jaw fork length CL = carcass length
  DW = dressed weight LJTF = lower jaw to tail fork FL = fork length
  STaTE REGULaTIonS (0-10.357 miles^)
  FISH Species Minimum Length Bag Limit(per person)
  Greater Amberjack~ 30” FL 1/day
  Lesser Amberjack, Banded Rudderfish 14-22” FL 5/day (aggregate)
  Yellowfin Tuna 27” CFL 3/day
  Bluefin Tuna 73" CFL 1 per vessel per year
  Bigeye Tuna 27" CFL None
  Blue Marlin 99" LJFL None
  White Marlin 66" LJFL None
  Sailfish 63" LJFL None
  Swordfish 29" CL or 33 lbs. DW 5 per vessel per trip
  Cobia (ling or lemon fish) 33" FL 2/day
  Drum, Black 16" TL 5/day#
  Drum, Red (redfish) 16" TL 5/day#
  Flounder, Southern None 10/day
  Groupers
  Gag^ & Black^ 22" TL
  Nassau & Goliath UNLAWFUL TO POSSESS 4/day (aggregate)
  Red^ & Yellowfin^ 20" TL
  Scamp^ 16" TL
  Atlantic Sharpnose & Bonnethead shark@ None 1/day
  Other sharks (except prohibited species)@ 54" FL 1/day/vessel/aggregate
  King Mackerel 24" FL 2/day
  Spanish Mackerel 12" FL 15/day
  Striped mullet None 100 pounds/day
  Black seabass 8" TL None
  Seatrout, Spotted
  (Speckled Trout) 12" TL 25/day
  Red Snapper 16" TL 2/day
  Other Snapper
  Mutton Snapper 16" TL 10 in
  Schoolmaster, Cubera, aggregate
  Gray (mangrove), Mahogany, 12" TL
  Yellowtail, Dog
  Queen, Blackfin, Silk, Wenchman None
  Vermilion Snapper 10" TL
  Gray Triggerfish 14” FL 2/day in aggregate
  Lane Snapper 8” TL
  Almaco Jack, Goldface Tilefish, Blackline 20/person/day
  Tilefish, Anchor Tilefish & Blueline Tilefish None in aggregate*
  Tripletail 18” TL 5/day