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Bait Minnows (saltwater) regulations in Georgia

Bait · Saltwater · 2026 season

Bait Minnows (saltwater) size limit, season and daily limit

Notes

• You may hold no more than 2 quarts of bait minnows at a time (10 quarts for a licensed saltwater fishing guide).
• Up to two minnow traps per person (four for a guide), each tagged with your name and address; cast nets and seines are also allowed year-round.

Exact Georgia DNR Coastal Resources Division wording

Season

Open year-round

Size

None

Limit

2 quarts per person at any time (licensed saltwater guide: 10 quarts)

GA state saltwaters — as printed

“Bait minnows may be harvested year-round. ... No individual recreationally harvesting bait minnows may possess more than two quarts of bait minnows at any given time. A licensed saltwater fishing guide may possess not more than 10 quarts at any given time.”

Source: Georgia DNR Coastal Resources Division, captured 2026-10-01 (2026 season).

About the bait minnows

Common name for a number of species of small freshwater fish

Minnow is the common name for a number of species of small freshwater fish, belonging to several genera of the family Cyprinidae and in particular the subfamily Leuciscinae. They are also known in Ireland as pinkeens.

Read more about Minnow on Wikipedia →

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Regulations on this page come from Georgia DNR Coastal Resources Division, not Wikipedia.

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Frequently asked

What is the size limit for Bait Minnows (saltwater) in Georgia?

No size limit in Georgia state waters.

How many Bait Minnows (saltwater) can you keep per day in Georgia?

2 quarts per person at any time (10 quarts for a licensed saltwater guide).

When is Bait Minnows (saltwater) season in Georgia?

Open year-round.

Is my Bait Minnows (saltwater) a keeper today?

Bait Minnows (saltwater) has no size limit today, with 2 quarts per person at any time (10 quarts for a licensed saltwater guide).