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FMA Southwest Region

Lake Tarpon, Pinellas County: open to fishing.
• Trotlines may be used from sunset until 9 a.m. the following morning, Sunday through Thursday.
• No daily bag limit for channel catfish.

Lake Seminole, Pinellas County: open to fishing.
• Trotlines may be used from sunset until 9 a.m.
• No daily bag limit for channel catfish.

Bobby Hicks Park Pond, Hillsborough County: open to fishing.
• Cast nets or minnow seines are prohibited.
• Swimming and possession of firearms are prohibited.
• Gasoline motors may not be used on boats.
• All black bass 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

Gadsden Park Pond, Hillsborough County: open to fishing.
• Cast nets and minnow seines are prohibited.
• Swimming and possession of firearms are prohibited.
• Gasoline motors may not be used on boats.
• All black bass 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

Lake Thonotosassa, Hillsborough County: open to fishing.
• Trotlines may be used from sunset until 9 a.m. Sunday through Thursday.
• No daily bag limit for channel catfish.

Lake Parker, Polk County: open to fishing.
• Wire traps may be used for nongame fish.
• No daily bag limit for channel catfish.

Saddle Creek Park, Polk County: open to fishing.
• Cast nets are prohibited.
• Black bass 15 inches or more in total length and less than 24 inches in total length must be released immediately.
• Black bass daily bag limit: 3
• Channel catfish daily bag limit: 6

Lakes Tohopekaliga (West Lake Tohopekaliga), Cypress, Hatchineha, and Kissimmee), Polk and Osceola counties: open to fishing.
• Minnow lift nets, fish traps and trotlines may be used.

Manatee Lake, Manatee County: open to fishing.
• Trotlines may be used from sunset until 9 a.m., Sunday through Thursday.
• Outboard motors more than 20 h.p. may not be used.
• No daily bag limit for channel catfish.

Webb Lake, Charlotte County: open to fishing during posted hours.
• Gasoline motors may not be used on boats.
• Panfish daily bag limit: 20
• Channel catfish daily bag limit: 6
• Bluegill and redear sunfish less than 8 inches in total length must be released immediately.
• All black bass must be released immediately.
• Vehicles may be used only on designated roads.

Marl Pits 1 and 3, Charlotte County: open to fishing.
• Panfish daily bag limit: 20
• Bluegill and redear sunfish less than 8 inches in total length must be released immediately.
• Channel catfish daily bag limit: 6
• All black bass must be released immediately.

Marl Pit 2, Charlotte County: open to fishing.
• Bluegill and redear sunfish (shellcracker) less than 10 inches must be released immediately.
• Bluegill and redear sunfish combined daily bag limit: 10
• Channel catfish daily bag limit: 6
• All black bass must be released immediately.

Tenoroc Fish Management Area, Polk County • Fishing, hunting or trapping is allowed only by FWC permit. All anglers and hunters must check in and out at the Tenoroc Fish Management Area headquarters and deposit their valid fishing or hunting license with the custodian unless otherwise instructed.
• Days and hours of operation and quotas shall be as designated by the FWC and posted at area headquarters. Quotas will be established for each lake, and fishing is permitted in designated lakes only. Lakes may be closed to public access for management purposes or if access to the lake exposes the public to danger, by posting notice at the Tenoroc check station office. Quotas for open lakes may be temporarily increased to accommodate anglers during times when other lakes are closed due to management construction projects, road repair, unsafe access or special recreational events.
Unless otherwise specified, harvest restrictions are as follows:
• Black crappie daily bag limit: 10
• Black crappie less than 10 inches in total length must be released immediately.
• Sunshine bass daily bag limit: 6
• Channel catfish daily bag limit: 6
• Black bass must be released immediately.
• Fish may not be filleted, nor their head or tail fins removed, until the angler has completed fishing for the day.
• Cast nets and minnow seines are prohibited.
• Firearms are prohibited during closed hunting seasons except at the shooting range or on the access road to the shooting range. Guns transported to and from the shooting range shall be unloaded and cased.
• No person shall have any gun under his/her control while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
• Dogs are prohibited unless leashed.
• Public access is prohibited in areas posted as “Restricted” for protection of threatened or endangered species, or environmentally sensitive areas.
• Motor vehicles may be operated only on named roads, designated parking areas, and fishing ramps as designated in the area use brochure.
• Vehicles may not obstruct designated roads, boat ramps and fire lanes.
• Swimming and float tubes are prohibited.

Regulations for Tenoroc water bodies are as follows:

Lakes A, C, D, Shop, Hydrilla, 2, 3 and 4:
• Gasoline motors may not be used on boats.

Lakes B and 5:
• Boats are restricted to idle speed-no wake.
• Black bass greater than 15 inches in total length must be released immediately.
• Black bass daily bag limit: 2

Picnic Lake:
• Gasoline motors may not be used on boats.
• Black bass daily bag limit: 2
• Black bass greater than 15 inches in total length must be released immediately.

Lakes East Pasture, West Pasture and Derby:
• Boats may not be used.
• Closed to fishing unless authorized by FWC permit for agency-sanctioned events except for anglers who have been certified by the U.S. Veterans Administration, U.S. Social Security Administration, by any branch of the U.S. Armed Services, or by a licensed physician in this state to be totally and permanently disabled and has obtained a permanent license issued pursuant to 373.561 (5)(b),F.S. or unless that person presents proof of acceptance as a client for retardation services by the Department of Health. One properly licensed person may fish if accompanying or assisting a permitted individual as described above.
• Other than the anglers described above, no person 16 years or older shall fish on Derby Lake unless accompanied by a child under 16 years of age.
• Panfish daily bag limit: 20
• Anglers may keep no more than 5 bluegill and redear sunfish 8 inches or longer in total length per day.

Cemetery Lake:
• Boats may not be used.
• Panfish daily bag limit: 20
• Anglers may keep no more than 5 bluegill and redear sunfish 8 inches or longer in total length per day.

Lake Crago:
• Wire traps may be used for nongame fish.
• Trotlines may be used from sunset until 9 a.m.
• No daily bag limit for channel catfish.
• Boats are restricted to idle speed – no wake.

Freedom Lake Park, Pinellas County:  open to fishing.
• Cast nets or minnow seines are prohibited.
• 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.

Dover District Park Lake, Hillsborough County: open to fishing.
• Cast nets or minnow seines are prohibited.
• 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.

Steven J. Wortham Park Lake, Hillsborough County: open to fishing.
• Cast nets or minnow seines are prohibited.
• 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.

Al Lopez Park Lake, Hillsborough County: open to fishing.
• Cast nets or minnow seines are prohibited.
• All black bass must be released immediately.
• Panfish daily bag limit: 20
• Channel catfish daily bag limit: 6
• Swimming, and possession of firearms are prohibited.

Walsingham Park Lake, Pinellas County: open to fishing.
• Cast nets or minnow seines are prohibited.
• All black bass must be released immediately.
• Swimming, and possession of firearms or alcoholic beverages are prohibited.
• Gasoline motors may not be used on boats.
• Panfish daily bag limit: 20
• Black crappie less than 10 inches in total length must be released immediately.
• Sunshine bass daily bag limit: 4
• Sunshine bass less than 10 inches in total length must be released immediately.
• Channel catfish daily bag limit: 6
• Black crappie daily bag limit: 10

Middle Lake, Pasco County: open to fishing.
• Watercraft shall be operated at idle speed only.
• Swimming, possession of firearms, camping or open fires at the boat launch site are prohibited.
• No daily bag limit for channel catfish.
• Panfish daily bag limit: 20
• Bluegill and redear sunfish less than 8 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.

Lake Istokpoga, Highlands County: open to fishing.
• No daily bag limit for channel catfish.
• Black bass 15 inches or more in total length and less than 24 inches must be released immediately.
• Black bass daily bag limit: 3
• Only 1 black bass may be 24 inches or greater in total length.
• Nongame fish may be taken by cast nets, dip nets, seines, trotlines, set lines, bush hooks and wire traps. Refer to the Florida Commercial Freshwater Fisheries brochure.

Cargill Fort Meade Mine, Polk and Hardee counties: open to fishing.
• All anglers must check in and out at the Cargill Fort Meade Mine creel station, the designated entry point, unless otherwise instructed. Fishing is allowed only by daily permit issued by the FWC.
• Days and hours of operation and quotas shall be as designated by the FWC and posted at the Cargill Fort Meade Mine creel station. Fishing is permitted in designated lakes only. All other lakes and restricted areas, so posted, are closed to public fishing. Any lake may be temporarily closed to public access for management purposes, or in the event that access to the lake exposes the public to danger, by posting notice at the creel station.
Unless otherwise specified, harvest restrictions are as follows:
• All black bass must be released immediately.
• Sunshine bass daily bag limit: 6
• Black crappie daily bag limit: 10
• Channel catfish daily bag limit: 6
• Black crappie less than 10 inches in total length must be released immediately.
• Fish may not be filleted, nor their heads or tail fins removed, until the angler has checked out at the Cargill creel station. Disposal of fish remains is prohibited.
• Guns are prohibited.
• Motor vehicles may be operated only on designated roads, parking areas and boat ramps.
• Vehicles may not obstruct designated roads, boat ramps and fire lanes.
• Swimming and float tubes are prohibited.
• Rough fish may be removed from designated lakes by cast nets and minnow seines by permission of the landowner.
• Outboard motors more than 10 h.p. may not be used.

Regulations for individual water bodies are as follows.

Haul Road Pit:
• Black bass longer than 15 inches in total length must be released immediately.
• Black bass daily bag limit: 2

Long Pond (LP2 West):
• No boats permitted.

Hardee County Park , Hardee County: open to fishing.
• All anglers shall enter at the Park main entrance, the designated entry point, unless otherwise instructed.
• Angling from a boat is allowed by entry pass issued by Hardee County. Angling from shore does not require an entry pass unless otherwise posted at the Park main entrance.
• Days and hours of operation and quotas for freshwater fishing are posted at the Park main entrance. Fishing is permitted in designated lakes only. Any lake may be closed to public access by Hardee County for management purposes, or in the event that access to the lake exposes the public to danger, by posting notice at the Park main entrance.
• All black bass must be released immediately.
• Sunshine bass daily bag limit: 6
• Panfish daily bag limit: 20
• Black crappie daily bag limit: 10
• Black crappie less than 10 inches in total length must be released immediately.
• Catfish daily bag limit: 6
• Fish may not be filleted, nor their head or tail fin removed, until the angler has left the Park. Disposal of fish remains within Hardee County Park is prohibited.
• Firearms are prohibited.
• Motor vehicles may be operated only on designated roads, parking areas, and boat ramps.
• Vehicles may not obstruct designated roads, boat ramps and fire lanes.
• Swimming and float tubes are prohibited.
• Watercraft are restricted to idle speed – no wake.