Texas · Southern flounder

Southern flounder size limit in Texas

You can keep one today — within these limits

Southern flounder identification illustration — side view for checking Texas size limits
Southern flounder, drawn to show the marks that identify it. It is an illustration, not a photo — where identification decides a fine, TPWD is the authority.

Statewide

Open today
Size limit 15 inches and up total length
Daily bag 5 per person per day
Possession 5 total you may hold

Closes each year November 1 to December 14

The autumn closure protects the run out of the bays. Possession equals the daily bag here rather than double it, which is an exception to the usual Texas pattern.

TPWD source page

What we left out on purpose

Other species limits in Texas

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