TX_GULF
Texas — State waters (0–9 nm) · TPWD
Currently OPENOpen year-round
TX: unregulated.
pelagic
Rainbow Runner
Elagatis bipinnulata
Pelagic jack of tropical/subtropical waters. Targeted around offshore structure, FADs, and weedlines in FL Keys, Bahamas, Caribbean. Also caught at oil rigs in N Gulf.
In our regions
Bahamas — Abaco & AndrosMiami & Keys — Atlantic sideBahamas — Eleuthera, Exuma & Cat IslandBahamas — Bimini & Grand Bahama
Regulations
⚠️ BETA: best-effort current as of May 31, 2026. Confirm with the linked FWC / NOAA source before keeping a fish.
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LA_GULF
Louisiana — State waters (0–3 nm) · LDWF
Currently OPENOpen year-round
LA: unregulated.
MS_GULF
Mississippi — State waters (0–3 nm) · MS DMR
Currently OPENOpen year-round
MS: unregulated.
AL_GULF
Alabama — State waters (0–3 nm) · AL CNR-MRD
Currently OPENOpen year-round
AL: unregulated.
NC_ATLANTIC
North Carolina — State waters (0–3 nm) · NCDMF
Currently OPENOpen year-round
NC: unregulated.
SC_ATLANTIC
South Carolina — State waters (0–3 nm) · SCDNR
Currently OPENOpen year-round
SC: unregulated.
GA_ATLANTIC
Georgia — State waters (0–3 nm) · GA DNR
Currently OPENOpen year-round
GA: unregulated.
BAHAMAS
Bahamas — Department of Marine Resources
Currently OPENOpen year-round
Bahamas vessel-aggregate limits apply.
FEDERAL
Federal Gulf (9–200 nm) — GMFMC
Currently OPENOpen year-round
Not federally managed.
Unregulated.
FEDERAL
Federal Atlantic (3–200 nm) — SAFMC
Currently OPENOpen year-round
Not federally managed.
Unregulated.
STATE
FL Gulf — State waters (0–9 nm)
Currently OPENOpen year-round
- Bag limit
- 2 / angler / day
FL unregulated species default: 2/person OR 100 lbs whichever is more.
STATE
FL Atlantic — State waters (0–3 nm)
Currently OPENOpen year-round
- Bag limit
- 2 / angler / day
FL unregulated species default: 2/person OR 100 lbs whichever is more.