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GENERAL STATEWIDE BAG AND LENGTH LIMITS
Special bag and length limits apply to some lakes, rivers and Fish Management Areas.
Other fishes considered to be nongame fishes have
no daily bag or possession limits, except as noted in individual Fish Management
Area regulations.
5 Black
bass (Largemouth, Suwannee, Redeye, Spotted, and Shoal bass,
individually or in total), only one of which may be 22 inches or longer in total
length.
--In south Florida: only one bass may be 14 inches in total length or longer.
--South and east of the Suwannee River: black bass less than 14 inches in total length must be released
immediately.
--In the Suwannee River: areas north and west of the Suwannee River, and in any tributary
river, creek or stream of the Suwannee River: black bass less than 12 inches in
total length must be released immediately.
50 Panfish
including bluegill, redear sunfish (shellcracker), flier, longear sunfish, mud
sunfish, shadow bass, spotted sunfish (stumpknockers), warmouth and redbreast
sunfish, individually or in total.
25 Black
Crappie (speckled perch) and/or white crappie, individually or in
total.
20 Striped
bass, white bass, and sunshine bass (individually or in total), of
which only 6 may be 24 inches or longer in total length.
 | In the Suwannee River, areas north and west of the Suwannee River,
and in any tributary, creek or stream of the Suwannee River:
the daily bag limit for striped bass is 3, each of which must be at least 18
inches in total length (20 fish combined bag limit). |
2 Butterfly
peacock bass, only one of which may be 17 inches or longer in total
length.
Possession limit is two days' bag limit. It is illegal to transport or possess
more than two days' bag limit of fish per licensed angler without a commercial
license. Exceptions are fish legally acquired from aqua-culturists (fish farmers) for use in aquaria, for brood stock, pond stocking or
properly marked for the market.
(NOTE: It is illegal to possess grass carp without a permit; all grass
carp must be released immediately.)
General Regulations for Fish Management Areas
Fox Lake, Brevard County: open to fishing.
| No airboats for fishing or frogging. |
| No daily bag limit on channel catfish. |
South Lake, Brevard County: open to fishing.
| No airboats for fishing or frogging. |
| Trotlines may be used. |
| No daily bag limit on channel catfish. |
Blue Cypress, Indian River County: open to fishing.
| Trotlines may be used. |
| No daily bag limit for channel catfish. |
SPECIAL BAG AND LENGTH LIMITS
• St. Johns River Water Management Area (Farm 13, including
the Stick Marsh), Indian River County: All black bass must be released
immediately.
• S.N. Knight Tract, Indian River County: All black bass must
be released immediately.
• Jim Woodruff Reservoir, Lake Seminole: 10 black bass, all
of which must be at least 12 inches in total length; 15 striped bass, white bass
and sunshine bass (individually or in total), of which no more than 2 may be 22
inches or longer in total length; 30 black or white crappie (speckled perch), in
total; 50 panfish (does not include black crappie); 15 pickerel (chain, grass
and redfin). Possession limit is 50 fish total, regardless of species.
• St. Marys River: 10 black bass, all of which must be at
least 12 inches in total length; 2 striped bass, both of which must be at least
22 inches in total length; 15 sunshine bass or white bass (individually or in
total); 30 black or white crappie (speckled perch), in total; 50 panfish (does
not include black crappie); 15 pickerel (chain, grass and redfin). Possession
limit is 50 fish total, regardless of species.
• Lake Talquin, Leon and Gadsden counties: Black bass caught
that are shorter than 18 inches in total length and black crappie that are less
than 10 inches in total length must be released immediately.
• Lake Jackson, Leon County: Black bass caught that are
shorter than 18 inches in total length must be released immediately.
• Ocala National Forest lakes, Marion County: Lakes Crooked,
Wildcat, Grasshopper, Lou, Echo, Quarry Fish Pond and Hopkins Prairie: all black
bass must be released immediately.
• Lake Monroe, Volusia and Seminole counties: Black crappie
less than 12 inches in total length must be released immediately.
• St. Johns River Water Management District lands, Lake
County (formerly known as Long, S.N. Knight Lisbon north and south, S.N. Knight
Leesburg, Eustis Muck Farm, Walker Ranch and Lowrie Brown farms): All black bass
must be released immediately.
• Edward Medard Reservoir, Hillsborough County: Black bass
caught from 15 to 24 inches in total length must be released immediately. Black
bass daily bag limit is 3.
• Lake Weohyakapka (Walk-in-Water), Polk County: Black bass
from 15 to 24 inches in total length must be released immediately. Black bass
daily bag limit is 3, only one of which may be 24 inches in total length or
longer.
• Lake Okeechobee, including Harney Pond Canal (C-41) north
of S.R. 78 to water control structure S-71; Indian Prairie Canal (C-40) north of
S.R. 78 to water control structure S-72; all of Taylor Creek and Nubbin Slough;
C-38 Canal/Kissimmee River south of water control structure S-65E to S.R 78,
Okeechobee County: Black bass from 13 inches to 18 inches in total length must
be released immediately; bass less than 13 inches or bass 18 inches or longer
may be kept.
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