Lake Weir
Marion County
Located near Weirsdale, this 5,685-acre lake is somewhat atypical for a Florida lake, with an irregular bottom and depths exceeding 20 feet. The FWC maintains 12 brush fish attractors which are successfully utilized by many anglers. The attractors were refurbished with new brush in January 2010. These attractors can be easily spotted by the large yellow marker buoys. FWC is also experimenting with Fish-in-a-Barrel attractors (FIAB) on Lake Weir. These are PVC cubes surrounding PVC barrel halves that were designed to provide structure without snagging tackle. These attractors are marked by yellow buoys with blue caps. For GPS coordinates for the attractors, contact our fisheries biologists at 352-732-1225.
Lake Weir is an excellent destination to catch Black Crappie, and this year is no exception. The best way to catch Crappie is to use a minnow under a slip cork. Fish the minnow at various depths until you find the depth at which fish are hitting. Look for deep holes along the bottom and fish at different depths to locate the Crappie or “Specks”. Fish attractors have been deployed in both Big Lake Weir and Little Lake Weir. Unfortunately, some of these fish attractors are no longer marked with buoys. If anglers would like the GPS locations of the attractors, please call FWC fisheries staff at (352) 732-1225 or utilize the MyFWC website, this info is available online in the Fish Attractor List. If you are going to use the coordinates, you must read them in decimal degrees on your GPS or depth finder.
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Fish graphics by Duane Raver, Jr.
TrophyCatch Tracker
TrophyCatch is FWC's citizen-science program that rewards anglers for documenting and releasing trophy bass 8 pounds or larger. The following TrophyCatch bass have been submitted from Lake Weir:
Lunker Club (8 – 9.9 pounds): 85
Trophy Club (10 - 12.9 pounds): 19