Fish Management Areas

A fish management area (FMA) is a pond, lake or other body of water established for the management of freshwater fish as a cooperative effort with the local county. The FWC's Division of Freshwater Fisheries manages about 80 water bodies throughout the state that are designated as Fish Management Areas. Examples include most community-based fishing lakes and Commission-managed impoundments. In many cases, these lakes are stocked with channel catfish, largemouth bass and sunshine bass. Automatic fish feeders and fish attractors concentrate sportfish for bank anglers.

A freshwater fishing license is required for Fish Management Area lakes. Also, special bag limits and methods apply on these lakes. For the restrictions on each particular water body, consult the Fish Management Area Regulations or call the nearest FWC Regional office. A list of FWC Fish Management Areas is included below.

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Northwest Region

Escambia County

Lake Stone (130 acres)

Gadsden County

Joe Budd Pond (15 acres)

Holmes County

Lake Victor (130 acres)

Leon County

Lake Piney Z (193 acres)

Jackson County

Merritt's Mill Pond (202 acres)

Okaloosa County

Hurricane Lake (318 acres)
Karick Lake (58 acres)

Santa Rosa County

Bear Lake (107 acres) and Map

Walton County

Juniper Bay Lake (665 acres)

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North Central Region

Alachua County

Lakes Lochloosa (8,350 acres, includes Tadpole and Lochloosa creeks, Orange Lake proper, waters south and east of CR-346 and west of US Hwy 301 and Cross Creek)
Orange Lake (12,700 acres)
Newnans Lake

Alachua/Bradford County

Bradford County

Clay County

Camp Blanding : Magnolia (205 acres) and Lowery (1,263 acres) lakes
Ronnie Vanzant Park (3 acres)

Columbia County

Duval County

Bethesda Pond (15.7 acres)
Crystal Springs Park (1.8 acres)
Hanna Park ponds (27 acres)
Huguenot Pond (2.7 acres)
Oceanway Pond (6.3 acres)
Pope Duval East ponds (East-6.9 acres, and West-4.6 acres)
St. Augustine Road ponds (North-2.0 acres, and South-9.8 acres)

Hamilton County

Lang Lake (86 acres)
Eagle Lake

Lafayette County

Koon Lake (125 acres)

Madison County

Lake Rachel

Suwannee County

Suwannee Lake (63 acres)

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Northeast Region

Brevard County

Fox Lake (165 acres)
South Lake (1,101 acres)

Flagler County

Pellicer Pond

Indian River County

Blue Cypress (5,500 acres)

Lake County

Chain of Lakes (Cook-20 acres, Winona-25 acres, Palatlakaha-101 acres, Crescent-74 acres, Louisa-3,634 acres, Minnehaha-2,261 acres, Hiawatha-69 acres, Minneola-1,888 acres, Wilson-33 acres, Susan-81 acres, and Cherry-396 acres lakes)
Lake Griffin (16,505 acres, including marsh. 9,400 acres of open-water lake)

Orange County

Bear Creek
Shadow Bay Park
Clear Lake (339 acres)
Hal Scott (17 acres)
Lake Ivanhoe (125 acres)
Lake Lawne (156 acres)
Lake Santiago in Demetree Park (5 acres)
Starke Lake
Turkey Lake (323 acres)
Lake Underhill (147 acres)

Osceola County

Lake Cypress (4,097 acres)
Lake Tohopekaliga (West Lake Toho; 18,810 acres)
East Lake Tohopekaliga (11,968 acres)
Lake Hatchineha (6,665 acres)
Lake Jackson (1,020)
Lake Kissimmee (34,948 acres)
Lake Marian (5,739 acres)

Seminole County

Secret Lake (5 acres)

Sumter County

Lake Panasoffkee (4,460 acres)

Volusia County

Lake Dias (711 acres)

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Southwest Region

Charlotte County

Webb Lake (395 acres)
Marl Pits 1, 2 and 3 (6 acres total)

Hardee County

Hardee County Park

Highlands County

Lake Istokpoga (27,692 acres)

Hillsborough County

Al Lopez Park Lake (10 acres)
Bobby Hicks Park Pond (25 acres)
Dover District Park Lake (14 acres)
Gadsden Park Pond (48 acres)
Steven J. Wortham Park Lake (10 acres)
Lake Thonotosassa (819 acres)

Manatee County

Manatee Lake (1,400 acres)

Pasco County

Middle Lake (200 acres)

Pinellas County

Freedom Lake Park (7 acres)
Lake Seminole (700 acres)
Lake Tarpon (2,500 acres)
Walsingham Park Lake (100 acres)

Polk County

Lake Crago (54 acres)
Lake Parker (2,257 acres)
Saddle Creek (321 acres) Check out this outstanding Web site > www.saddlecreekpark.com
Tenoroc Fish Management Area (Lake A-23 acres, Lake B-206 acres, Lake C-27 acres, Lake D-35 acres, Lake F-33 acres, Hydrilla Lake-48 acres, Lake 2-25 acres, Lake 3-76 acres, Lake 4-43 acres, Lake 5-228 acres, Lake 6-13 acres, Picnic Lake-59 acres, East Pasture-5 acres and West Pasture-5 acres lakes, Cemetary Lake-7 acres, Derby Lake-17, Shop Pond acres)
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