Statewide

Largemouth Bass
Regulations
Effective July 1, 2016

Legal

Legal
to keep 1

Daily bag limit is 5 Largemouth Bass.

Only 1 Largemouth Bass may be 16 inches

or longer in total length.

There is no minimum length limit for

Largemouth Bass.

Most special bass regulations were removed.

Waters along shared borders follow Georgia
or Alabama fishing regulations. See current
regulations brochure (myfwc.com/fishing/
freshwater/regulations/) or contact a
regional office for more details.

There is an online, no cost bass tournament

exemption permit that exempts tournament
participants from size limits given that the
stipulated permit conditions are met
(myfwc.com/license/freshwater/
bass-tournament/).
Fish illustrations by Duane Raver

Printed on recycled paper.

7/2016