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Been that way in bama for years,

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Alabama’s 2020 private angler red snapper season opens Friday, May 22, 2020. The season is anticipated to last for 35 days and is scheduled to close on Friday, July 3, 2020. Weekends only (Friday-Monday). *** Three additional days added. Opens 12:01 am on Saturday, October 10 through midnight on Monday, October 12, 2020. Remember to report your catch through Snapper Check

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Recreational harvest of gray triggerfish will reopen at 12:01 am on September 1, 2020, and close at 12:01 am on October 26, 2020. Bag limit is 1 per person and 15” minimum fork length. Please report your catch through Snapper Check.

Regulation Changes Beginning August 1, 2019

Cobia

36 inches fork length
Spotted Sea Trout

Slot Length is 15 inches total length to 22 inches total length
6 per person, per day with one over 22 inches total length allowed
Flounder

14 inches total length (recreational and commercial)
Recreational creel limit is 5 per person
Commercial creel limit is 40 per person or 40 per vessel
Closed season for flounder is November 1 through November 30 for both recreational and commercial anglers
Hook Requirements

Anglers fishing for, retaining, possessing, or landing gulf reef fish species (as defined in Rule 220-3-.46) must use non-stainless steel circle hooks when using natural bait.
Anglers fishing for, retaining, or possessing, or landing sharks must use non-offset, non-stainless steel circle hooks when using natural bait.
Beginning August 26, 2019