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Florida

Freshwater Fishing

Freshwater Fishing

Northeast Region

Map of Florida divided into five regions (Northwest, North Central, Northeast, Southwest, and South), with specific counties highlighted in red.
Regional breakdown of Florida with highlighted counties participating in key conservation and fisheries programs.

Northeast Region


Fox Lake, Brevard County: open to fishing.

  • No airboats for fishing or frogging.
  • No bag limit for channel catfish.

South Lake, Brevard County: open to fishing.

  • No airboats for fishing or frogging.
  • Trotlines may be used.
  • No bag limit for channel catfish.

Pellicer Pond, Flagler County: open to fishing.

  • Channel catfish bag limit: 6

Lake Blue Cypress, Indian River County: open to fishing.

  • Trotlines may be used.
  • No bag limit for channel catfish.

Clermont Chain of Lakes, Lake County (Cook, Winona, Palatlakaha, Crescent, Louisa, Minnehaha, Hiawatha, Minneola, Wilson, Susan and Cherry): open to fishing.

  • Trotlines may be used from sunset until 9 a.m.
  • No bag limit for channel catfish.

Lake Griffin, Lake County including all Emeralda Marsh water bodies open to Lake Griffin, and including all points lakeward of a boundary line delineated by: County Road 44 and Burrell Lock and Dam on Haynes Creek (formerly Haines Creek); County Road 464c at Moss Bluff Lock and Dam: open to fishing.

  • Trotlines are prohibited from 9 a.m. Friday until one hour before sunset on Sunday.
  • Trotlines are also prohibited from 9 a.m. until one hour before sunset Monday through Thursday from May 1 through Oct. 31.
  • No trotline may be secured to or fished within 50 yards of a private pier or dock.
  • No bag limit for channel catfish.
  • Crappie less than 10 inches in total length must be released immediately.

Bear Creek Park, Orange County: open to fishing.

  • Swimming, and taking of fish or wildlife with firearms or possession of alcoholic beverages are prohibited.
  • Cast nets are prohibited.
  • Panfish bag limit: 20
  • Channel catfish bag limit: 6

Clear Lake, Orange County: open to fishing.

  • Swimming, and taking of fish or wildlife with firearms or possession of alcoholic beverages are prohibited.
  • Cast nets are prohibited.
  • Channel catfish bag limit: 6

Hal-Scott Lake, Orange County: open to fishing.

  • Swimming, and taking of fish or wildlife with firearms or possession of alcoholic beverages are prohibited.
  • Gasoline motors may not be used on boats.
  • Cast nets are prohibited.
  • Panfish bag limit: 20
  • Channel catfish bag limit: 6
  • Black bass must be released immediately.

Lake Ivanhoe, Orange County: open to fishing.

  • Swimming, and taking of fish or wildlife with firearms or possession of alcoholic beverages are prohibited.
  • Panfish bag limit: 20
  • Channel catfish bag limit: 6
  • Cast nets are prohibited.

Lake Lawne, Orange County: open to fishing.

  • Swimming, and taking of fish or wildlife with firearms or possession of alcoholic beverages are prohibited.
  • Cast nets are prohibited.
  • Channel catfish bag limit: 6

Lake Santiago in Demetree Park, Orange County: open to fishing.

  • Swimming, and taking of fish or wildlife with firearms or possession of alcoholic beverages are prohibited.
  • Boats are prohibited.
  • Panfish bag limit: 20
  • Channel catfish bag limit: 6
  • Cast nets are prohibited.

Lake Underhill, Orange County: open to fishing.

  • Swimming, and taking of fish or wildlife with firearms or possession of alcoholic beverages are prohibited.
  • Cast nets are prohibited.
  • Panfish bag limit: 20
  • Channel catfish bag limit: 6
  • Black bass must be released immediately.

Shadow Bay Park, Orange County: open to fishing.

  • Swimming, and taking of fish or wildlife with firearms or possession of alcoholic beverages are prohibited.
  • Cast nets are prohibited.
  • Bluegill bag limit: 5
  • Bluegill less than 12 inches in total length must be released immediately.
  • Channel catfish bag limit: 1
  • Channel catfish less than 30 inches in total length must be released immediately.
  • Black bass must be released immediately.

Starke Lake, Orange County: open to fishing.

  • Cast nets and minnow seines are prohibited.
  • No bag limit for channel catfish.

Turkey Lake, Orange County: open to fishing.

  • Swimming, and taking of fish or wildlife with firearms or possession of alcoholic beverages are prohibited.
  • Cast nets are prohibited.
  • Panfish bag limit: 20
  • Channel catfish bag limit: 6
  • Black bass must be released immediately.
  • Except for sanctioned events, gasoline motors may not be used on boats.

East Lake Tohopekaliga, Osceola County: open to fishing.

  • No bag limit for channel catfish.
  • Nongame fish may be taken by castnets, dip nets, seines, trotlines, set lines, bush hooks, and traps as specified in Rules 68A-23.002, 68A-23.003 and 68A-23.004, F.A.C.

Lake Jackson, Osceola County: open to fishing.

  • Cast nets, minnow lift nets and minnow seines are prohibited.
  • Black bass must be released immediately.
  • No bag limit for channel catfish.

Lake Marian, Osceola County: open to fishing.

  • No bag limit for channel catfish.
  • Minnow lift nets, fish traps and trotlines may be used.

Lakes Tohopekaliga (West Lake Tohopekaliga), Cypress, Hatchineha, and Kissimmee, Osceola and Polk counties: open to fishing.

  • No bag limit for channel catfish.
  • Nongame fish may be taken by castnets, dip nets, seines, trotlines, set lines, bush hooks, and traps as specified in Rules 68A-23.002, 68A-23.003 and 68A-23.004, F.A.C.

Secret Lake, Seminole County: open to fishing.

  • Swimming, and taking of fish or wildlife with firearms or possession of alcoholic beverages are prohibited.
  • Personal watercraft are prohibited.
  • Cast nets are prohibited.
  • Panfish bag limit: 20
  • Channel catfish bag limit: 6

Lake Panasoffkee, Sumter County: open to fishing.

  • Trotlines may be used.
  • No bag limit for channel catfish.

Lake Dias, Volusia County: open to fishing.

  • No bag limit for channel catfish.