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FMA Northwest Region

Juniper Bay Lake, Walton County: open to fishing.
• Channel catfish daily bag limit: 6

Lake Piney Z, Leon County: open to fishing.
• All black bass must be released immediately.
• Panfish daily bag limit: 20
• Channel catfish daily bag limit: 6
• Swimming, and possession of firearms or alcoholic beverages are prohibited.
• Watercraft shall be allowed only as authorized by the City of Tallahassee.
• Access is prohibited from sunset until sunrise.

Lake Victor, Holmes County: open to fishing.
• Gasoline motors may not be used on boats.
• Channel catfish daily bag limit: 6
• No motor vehicles on dams, spillways and fishing fingers.

Merritt’s Mill Pond, Jackson County: open to fishing.
• No rifles or gigs.
• Trotlines may be used.
• Redear sunfish (shellcracker) daily bag limit: 10
• Redear sunfish less than 10 inches in total length must be released immediately.
• No daily bag limit for channel catfish.

Hurricane Lake, Okaloosa County: open to fishing.
• Black bass less than 18 inches in total length must be released immediately.
• Gasoline motors may not be used on boats.
• Channel catfish daily bag limit: 6
• No motor vehicles on dams, spillways and fishing fingers.

Karick Lake, Okaloosa County: open to fishing.
• All black bass must be released immediately.
• Gasoline motors may not be used on boats.
• Channel catfish daily 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 daily 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 daily bag limit: 6
• No motor vehicles on dams, spillways and fishing fingers.

Joe Budd Pond, Gadsden County: Closed to fishing: The Tuesday following Labor Day until the first Saturday of July (unless authorized by permit issued by the FWC for agency-sanctioned events).
Open to fishing: On weekends from the first Saturday in July through the Labor Day weekend, including the Labor Day holiday.
(The FWC may authorize by permit, agency sanctioned events on weekdays from the Tuesday following Labor Day until the first Saturday in July for educational or outreach programs.)
• No motor vehicles on dams, spillways and fishing fingers.
• Gasoline motors may not be used on boats.
• Panfish daily limit: 20
• Channel catfish daily bag limit: 6
• Sunshine bass daily bag limit: 10
• Black bass less than 16 inches in total length must be released immediately.