Lakes and Rivers
Florida's freshwater fisheries comprise more than 7,500 lakes, ponds and reservoirs, and approximately 12,000 miles of fishable rivers, streams and canals—with no closed seasons. The recreational fishery resources alone in these waters provide entertainment for more than 1.2 million anglers annually. The sites and links to Quarterly Fishing Forecasts provided below cover the most popular and productive freshwater fisheries to be found in Florida, the Fishing Capital of the World!
- Alligator Lake
- Ansin Garcia - Miami Lakes
- Apalachicola River
- Blackwater and Yellow Rivers
- Lake Blue Cypress
- Chipola River
- Choctawhatchee River
- Lake Crescent
- Dead Lake
- Deer Point Lake
- Doctors Inlet, St. Johns River, and Black Creek
- Edward Medard Reservoir
- Escambia River
- Everglades Water Conservation Areas
- Farm 13/Stick Marsh
- Lake George
- Hamilton County Phosphate Pits
- Lake Harris
- Hurricane Lake
- Lake Istokpoga
- Lake Jackson
- Kenansville Lake
- Lake Kissimmee
- Lochloosa Lake
- Merritt's Mill Pond
- Metropolitan Southeast Florida Canals
- Lake Monroe
- Newnans Lake
- Ocala National Forest Lakes
- Ocheesee Pond
- Ochlockonee River
- Lake Okeechobee
- Oklawaha River
- Orange Lake
- Osborne Chain-of-Lakes
- Lake Panasoffkee
- Lake Parker
- Peace River
- Rodman Reservoir
- Lake Rousseau
- Saddle Creek Park
- Lower St. Johns River and Lakes
- Upper St. Johns River and Lakes
- Lake Sampson and Lake Rowell
- Lake Santa Fe
- Lake Seminole
- Suwannee Lake
- Suwannee and Santa Fe Rivers
- Lake Talquin
- Lake Tarpon
- Tenoroc
- Lake Tohopekaliga
- Lake Trafford
- Tsala Apopka Chain
- Lake Victor
- Walk-in-Water
- Lake Weir
- Winter Haven Chain of Lakes
- Withlacoochee River