During the lobster season is the best time to fish and hunt for lobsters. Since lobsters love the warm weather, the lobster season is usually around warm seasons.

Lobsters are mostly found 10 to 40 feet under shallow waters which should be remembered by all lobster enthusiasts. As winter storms come, lobsters go deeper around 60 feet to 100 feet to seek refuge. The frequent storms during the winter force lobster population to migrate to deeper waters because there, the effect of the storms are hardly felt. During this season, the harvesting of lobsters is the most difficult and challenging. Toward the end of the winter season, lobsters then go back to its previous habitat.

The lobster seasons are mostly year round with the exception of winter seasons. Most of the time, the lobster season ends in the first Wednesday after may 15 and begins on the first Wednesday of October of the previous year. The lobster season’s start and end is dependent on other things. Usually in warm places, the lobster season is from a month before the spring to a month after winter. The type of lobster that can be found in a specific place can also cause some changes in the start and end of the lobster season. Even though spiny lobsters can be bought all year long, shell lobsters and American lobsters tell a different story since the shell lobster season is around July to October and the American lobster is abundant during March to December. If the are where you’re planning to go lobster to is self managed, then you won’t be able to hunt lobsters anytime but if they are not, then you’ll be able to catch a few all year round.

Lobster season entails a lot of regulations when it comes to harvesting. One of these regulations clearly states that traps should be the only catching device used. The number of the lobsters that fishermen were able to catch using these traps should be recorded. For inshore fishermen, they should only have 800 traps and their fishing time is only from sunrise to sunset. Recreational lobster fishers must also abide with a maximum catch per day on a minimum length lobster. What these rules does is make sure that the lobsters are not overfished.

Whether you’re catching lobsters for recreational or business purposes, you should still take note of how deep these lobsters are. Also, abide the restrictions and limits that are in place to make sure that the supply of lobsters for the next lobster season is adequate for everyone.