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Treasure Coast

Greater Amberjack in Treasure Coast

Greater Amberjack
Seriola dumerili · Photo: NOAA Photo Library, CC BY 2.0

Wrecks, towers and deep reefs. Live baits and vertical jigs. Short seasons, check before you go.

Next seven days

DayBiteWhy
Fri, Oct 307Storms possible, fish early and watch the sky. Strong tide swing 2.0 ft
Sat, Oct 315Breezy 20 mph. Storms possible, fish early and watch the sky
Sun, Nov 13Breezy 20 mph. Rain likely 84%. Storms possible, fish early and watch the sky
Mon, Nov 23Rain likely 80%. Storms possible, fish early and watch the sky
Tue, Nov 34Storms possible, fish early and watch the sky
Wed, Nov 44Storms possible, fish early and watch the sky
Thu, Nov 54Storms possible, fish early and watch the sky

Seasonal pattern

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Editorial baseline for Florida. Green months are prime, yellow fair, red slow. Preferred water temperature 65–82°F.

Regulations that apply here

Applies to: State and Federal waters · Licenses: State Reef Fish Survey participation mandatory. Annual renewal.

Species / zoneSeasonSizeBagNotes
Greater Amberjack
Atlantic
open now
January–March and May–December. Closed April.
28” Fork Length1 per personReef fish gear requirements apply Special regulations apply for this species when fishing in Biscayne National Park.
Lesser Amberjack
Atlantic and Gulf
open now
Open year-round
Cannot be less than 14" or greater than 22" fork length5 per person aggregate of the two speciesspears, gigs, hook and line, seine, cast net Daily Recreational Bag Limit: Atlantic and Gulf - 5 per person aggregate of the two species

Source: FWC, extracted 2026-10-29. Review flags: The page lists 'State and Federal waters' for Greater Amberjack Gulf and Atlantic sections, but the schema's applies_to field is set to 'State and Federal waters' page-wide.; The size and bag limits for Lesser Amberjack and Banded Rudderfish are combined as an aggregate of the two species; each species rule repeats the same values.; The page mentions 'Gulf Federal Waters Rules' and 'Atlantic Federal Waters Rules' links but no additional text was provided for those pages.

See all Greater Amberjack rules statewide.