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FRESHWATER REGULATIONS
FMA Northcentral Region
St. Augustine Road ponds (North and South), Duval
County: open to fishing from 30 minutes before
sunrise until 30 minutes after sunset.
• Gasoline motors may not be used on boats.
• Swimming, possession of firearms or alcoholic
beverages, and use of cast nets are prohibited.
• Panfish daily bag limit: 20
• Channel catfish daily bag limit: 6
• Black bass less than 16 inches in total length must be
released immediately.
Oceanway Pond, Duval County: open to fishing
from 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after
sunset.
• Gasoline motors may not be used on boats.
• Swimming, possession of firearms or alcoholic
beverages, and use of cast nets are prohibited.
• Panfish daily bag limit: 20
• Channel catfish daily bag limit: 6
• Black bass less than 16 inches in total length must be
released immediately.
Hanna Park ponds, Duval County: open to
fishing from 30 minutes before sunrise until 30 minutes
after sunset.
• Gasoline motors may not be used on boats.
• Possession of firearms or alcoholic beverages, and use
of cast nets are prohibited.
• Panfish daily bag limit: 20
• Channel catfish daily bag limit: 6
• Black bass less than 16 inches in total length must be
released immediately.
Pope Duval East and West ponds, Duval
County: open to fishing from 30 minutes before
sunrise until 30 minutes after sunset.
• Gasoline motors may not be used on boats.
• Swimming, possession of firearms or alcoholic
beverages, and use of cast nets are prohibited.
• Panfish daily bag limit: 20
• Channel catfish daily bag limit: 6
• Black bass less than 16 inches in total length must be
released immediately.
Bethesda Pond, Duval County: open to fishing
from 30 minutes before sunrise until 30 minutes after
sunset.
• Gasoline motors may not be used on boats.
• Swimming, possession of firearms or alcoholic
beverages, and use of cast nets are prohibited.
• Panfish daily bag limit: 20
• Channel catfish daily bag limit: 6
• Black bass less than 16 inches in total length must be
released immediately.
Huguenot Pond, Duval County: open to fishing
from 30 minutes before sunrise until 30 minutes after
sunset.
• Gasoline motors may not be used on boats.
• Swimming, possession of firearms or alcoholic
beverages, and use of cast nets are prohibited.
• Panfish daily bag limit: 20
• Channel catfish daily bag limit: 6
• Black bass less than 16 inches in total length must be
released immediately.
Crystal Springs Park, Duval County: open to
fishing from 30 minutes before sunrise until 30 minutes
after sunset.
• No person between ages of 16 years and 64 years shall
fish unless accompanied by an angler less than 16 years
of age or by an angler 65 years of age or older, by a
disabled angler or by an angler who is a client of the
Florida Department of Health.
• Swimming, possession of firearms or alcoholic
beverages, and use of cast nets are prohibited.
• Boats are prohibited.
• Panfish daily bag limit: 20
• Channel catfish daily bag limit: 6
• Black bass less than 16 inches in total length must be
released immediately.
Camp Blanding area, Clay County:
Indefinitely closed by the Army National Guard for
security reasons. If the area is reopened, the following
rules are in effect.
Magnolia and Lowery lakes are open to fishing from 30
minutes before sunrise until 30 minutes after sunset,
except during National Guard training encampments.
• No guns are allowed except during designated hunting
seasons for Camp Blanding Wildlife Management Area.
• Picnicking and boat launching are permitted only at
designated areas.
• Camping is prohibited.
• During periods closed to hunting, vehicles may be
operated only on roads to designated access areas.
• During periods closed to hunting, the use of
three-wheeled vehicles and motorcycles is prohibited.
• All watercraft shall be operated at idle speed only.
• Channel catfish daily bag limit: 6
Alligator Lake, Columbia County: open to
fishing.
• Fishing is prohibited in Ponderosa Pond except for
authorized groups permitted by FWC.
• Channel catfish daily bag limit: 6
Eagle Lake, Hamilton County: open to fishing
from 30 minutes before sunrise until 30 minutes after
sunset.
• Channel catfish daily bag limit: 6
• Gasoline motors may not be used on boats.
• Swimming and possession of firearms are prohibited.
Ronnie Vanzant Park, Clay County: open to
fishing from 30 minutes before sunrise until 30 minutes
after sunset.
• Boats or any floating vessel apparatus are prohibited.
• No swimming or camping.
• No person between ages of 16 years and 64 years shall
fish unless accompanied by an angler less than 16 years
of age.
• Fishing permitted only with hook and line or rod and
reel.
• Nets are prohibited, except for dip nets.
• Black bass less than 16 inches in total length must be
released immediately.
• Panfish daily bag limit: 20
• Channel catfish daily bag limit: 6
Lake Lochloosa, including Tadpole and Lochloosa
creeks; Orange Lake, including Orange Lake proper, and
waters south and east of CR 346, and west of U.S.
Highway 301; and Cross Creek; Alachua and Marion
counties:
open to fishing.
• Black bass 15 inches or more total length and less
than 24 inches must be released immediately.
• Black bass daily bag limit: 3
• No daily bag limit for channel catfish.
• Trotlines having a gallon-sized plastic float at each
end may be used, provided that such lines are sunk to
the bottom or to a minimum depth of 4 feet.
Newnans Lake, Alachua County: open to fishing.
• Trotlines having a gallon-sized plastic float at each
end may be used, provided that such lines are sunk to
the bottom or to a minimum depth of 4 feet.
• No daily bag limit for channel catfish.
Suwannee Lake, Suwannee County: open to
fishing.
• No camping.
• No motor vehicles on dam and fishing fingers.
• Possession of firearms or alcoholic beverages is
prohibited.
• Access to the area from 30 minutes after sunset until
30 minutes before sunrise for any use other than fishing
and launching and loading of boats is prohibited.
• Black bass less than 18 inches in total length must be
released immediately.
• Black crappie less than 10 inches in total length must
be released immediately.
• No daily bag limit on channel catfish.
Koon Lake, Lafayette County: open to fishing.
• Possession of firearms is prohibited.
• No daily bag limit on channel catfish.
Montgomery Lake, Columbia County: open to
fishing.
• Black bass less than 16 inches in total length must be
released immediately.
• Black crappie daily bag limit: 10
• Black crappie less than 10 inches in total length must
be released immediately.
• Panfish daily bag limit: 20
• Boats are restricted to idle speed - no wake.
• Channel catfish daily bag limit: 6
Watertown Lake, Columbia County: open to
fishing.
• Possession of firearms is prohibited.
• Watercraft shall be operated only at idle speed before
10 a.m. and after 4 p.m. daily.
• Black bass less than 16 inches in total length must be
released immediately.
• Black crappie daily bag limit: 10
• Black crappie less than 10 inches in total length must
be released immediately.
• Panfish daily bag limit: 20
• Channel catfish daily bag limit: 6
Lang Lake, Hamilton County: open to fishing
from 30 minutes before sunrise until 30 minutes after
sunset.
• Gasoline motors may not be used on boats.
• Panfish daily bag limit: 20
• Channel catfish daily bag limit: 6
• Black bass less than 18 inches in total length must be
released immediately.
• All black crappie less than 10 inches in total length
must be released immediately.
• Firearms are prohibited, except by written permission
of the landowner.
Lake Rachel, Madison County: open to fishing.
• Gasoline motors may not be used on boats.
• Possession of firearms is prohibited.
• All black bass must be released immediately.
• Channel catfish daily bag limit: 6
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