Lake Talquin State Park
Gadsden County. Lake Talquin is not a natural lake. It was made when the Jackson Bluff Dam was built across the Ochlockonee River, and the hydroelectric plant there still helps supply Tallahassee.
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Where is the crappie fishing in Florida?
Crappie, known locally as speckled perch or specks, are fished mostly in the cooler months in Florida, though night fishing for them works all year.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission names Lake Talquin, the Kissimmee chain, the St. Johns River, Lake Okeechobee, Lake Istokpoga, Lake Lochloosa, Lake Monroe, Lake Panasoffkee, Lake Weohyakapka and Lake Trafford among the waters that produce them. Anglers drift through deeper water with small minnows or freshwater grass shrimp, or cast small jigs of a sixteenth to an eighth of an ounce. The statewide limit is 25 a day, but on Lake Okeechobee and Lake Talquin any crappie under 10 inches goes straight back, and on the Perdido River the minimum is 9 inches. The Florida record is 3.83 pounds. Anyone 16 or older needs a freshwater license unless exempt.
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Lake Tohopekaliga
Osceola County. Lake Toho, as everyone calls it, covers 22,700 acres and runs 42 miles around. The name is Seminole: tohopke means fence or fort and likv means site, so it is the site of the fort.
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Okeechobee County. The name is Hitchiti, from oki meaning water and chubi meaning big. For its size it is remarkably shallow, averaging about nine feet, which is why the wind can move it so violently.
Open the guide →Lake Istokpoga
Highlands County. Lake Istokpoga covers 26,762.9 acres in Highlands County, which makes it the fifth largest lake in Florida. It runs about ten miles long and five miles wide. What surprises people is the depth: the average is only four feet and the deepest point is ten, so a storm turns it dangerous very quickly and local boaters watch the sky rather than the clock.
Open the guide →Lake Panasoffkee Wildlife Management Area
Sumter County. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission manages the area in cooperation with the Southwest Florida Water Management District, which bought the land in pieces between 1990 and 1997. Higher ground carries pinelands and oak scrub.
Open the guide →Where is the largemouth bass fishing in Florida?
Largemouth bass are in fresh water across Florida, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission keeps its own list of notable bass water.
Read the answer →Do you need a fishing license in Florida?
Yes, unless you are exempt: Florida requires a freshwater or saltwater fishing license, or both, for anyone 16 or older.
Read the answer →Where this comes from.
- Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, crappie fishing ↗ Read September 23, 2026
- Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, general freshwater bag and length limits ↗ Read September 23, 2026
- Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, special freshwater bag and length limits ↗ Read September 23, 2026
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Do you need a fishing license in Florida?
Yes, unless you are exempt: Florida requires a freshwater or saltwater fishing license, or both, for anyone 16 or older.
When is lobster season in Florida?
Florida's spiny lobster season opens with a two-day sport season, often called mini season, on the last consecutive Wednesday and Thursday of July, and the regular season runs from August 6 to March 31.
Where is the bonefish fishing in Florida?
Bonefish are a fish of the far south, in the Keys and Biscayne Bay, and in Florida every one goes back: the species has been catch and release only since September 1, 2013.
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