Northwest Region

(see Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission for regions)

Juniper Bay Lake, Walton County:open to fishing.

• Channel catfish bag limit: 6

Lake Piney Z, Leon County: open to fishing.

• Black bass must be released immediately.
• Panfish bag limit: 20
• Channel catfish bag limit: 6
• Swimming, and taking of fish or wildlife with firearms or possession of alcoholic beverages are prohibited.
• Watercraft shall be allowed only as authorized by the City of Tallahassee.
• Access is prohibited from sunset until sunrise.
• Use or possession of cast nets or minnow seines is prohibited.
• No motor vehicles on dams, spillways and fishing fingers.

Lake Victor, Holmes County: open to fishing.

• Gasoline motors may not be used on boats.
• Channel catfish bag limit: 6
• No motor vehicles on dams, spillways and fishing fingers.

Merritt’s Mill Pond, Jackson County:open to fishing.

• The taking of fish and wildlife with rifles is prohibited.
• Gigs are prohibited.
• Trotlines may be used.
• Redear sunfish (shellcracker) bag limit: 10
• Redear sunfish less than 10 inches in total length must be released immediately.
• No bag limit for channel catfish.

Hurricane Lake, Okaloosa County:open to fishing.

• Gasoline motors may not be used on boats.
• Channel catfish bag limit: 6
• No motor vehicles on dams, spillways and fishing fingers.

Karick Lake, Okaloosa County:open to fishing.

• Gasoline motors may not be used on boats.
• Channel catfish bag limit: 6
• No motor vehicles on dams, spillways and fishing fingers.

Lake Stone, Escambia County: open to fishing.

• Gasoline motors may not be used on boats.
• Channel catfish bag limit: 6
• No motor vehicles on dams, spillways and fishing fingers.

Bear Lake, Santa Rosa County:open to fishing.

• Gasoline motors may not be used on boats.
• Channel catfish bag limit: 6
• No motor vehicles on dams, spillways and fishing fingers.

Joe Budd Pond, Gadsden County:Closed to fishing, except as authorized by permit for Commission-sanctioned events (see MyFWC.com/Fishing for details). Open to fishing during daylight hours on Saturdays and Sundays during July, August and September or as specified by order of the Executive Director.

• No motor vehicles on dams, spillways and fishing fingers.
• Gasoline motors may not be used on boats.
• Panfish bag limit: 20
• Channel catfish bag limit: 6
• Sunshine bass bag limit: 10
• Black bass less than 16 inches in total length must be released immediately.