Palm Beach Dive Thread

[johndiver999]

Blue warm bumpy

 

[atestani]

After being out of diving in So. Florida for some time, I went out an purchased a totally new set of gear.

Now I find the conditions are worse than crappy, so I need to wait to get out there and catch some bugs and spear some hogfish. This sucks!

PS check out my member photo. That is totally real, i.e. no Photoshopping. The tail alone was 2.5 lbs. and fed 3 people! We name it Lobzilla.

 

[Johnoly]

so I need to wait to get out there and catch some bugs and spear some hogfish..

Gonna be a 6 month long wait for that hogfish,,,but next week the weather looks better & sooner.

 

[atestani]

Gonna be a 6 month long wait for that hogfish,,,but next week the weather looks better & sooner.

Why do you say that for the hogfish? I have my "spots".

 

[Johnoly]

Why do you say that for the hogfish? I have my "spots".

Hogfish season is closed on the Atlantic side (Palm Bch thread & Boca Raton) from Nov 1st until May 1st.

FWC site = Hogfish

 

[PBcatfish]

Hogfish

Hogfish

myfwc.com

Watch out for the grouper rules too. They are species dependent. Gags are closed.

Groupers

Groupers

myfwc.com

 

[Scuba_Jenny]

Gonna be a 6 month long wait for that hogfish,,,but next week the weather looks better & sooner.

If course it does.. I have commitments and won't be able to get out to dive.

 

[Divin'Papaw]

Why do you say that for the hogfish? I have my "spots".

Please learn the regulations. Florida fishing regulations are clear & very easy to find.

Hogfish

Hogfish

myfwc.com

 

[atestani]

Please learn the regulations. Florida fishing regulations are clear & very easy to find.

Hogfish

Hogfish

myfwc.com

I previously went to the FWC site and studied the regulations to be totally up to date since the regulations have changed quite a bit since I last dove. In fact, I had printed the "Quick Chart" (https://myfwc.com/media/20441/quickchart.pdf) and a copy is in my dive bag!

I simply missed about hogfish having a season.

 

[Johnoly]

since the regulations have changed quite a bit.......... In fact, I had printed the "Quick Chart"

During the 2024 lobster 'Bonus Day" in July, the regulations were flip-flopping week by week from both the state and federal regulators. It was crazy nuts and even the law enforcement officers threw up their hands and said they had difficulty and couldn't do anything. Paper print outs were stale and out-dated that were just printed a week earlier.

But there is a great, always up to date FREE phone app approved by the FWC so you can be legal up to the minute. It even can use your phone's location data so you can be anywhere and it will tell you the exact seasons, lengths, rules, & dates to see if the species is legal immediately when & where you are located. It's called FISH RULES app and it's FREE for IOS, Android, & internet. Your data is encrypted and you can delete your 'secret spot' at any time. No hassle, no stale paper, & keeps you instantly up to the minute legal info.

Here is the FREE android version:

Fish Rules: Fishing App - Apps on Google Play

#1 fishing regulations! Fish ID, spots, maps, and more

play.google.com