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Florida has thousands of freshwater lakes, rivers, reservoirs and canals, so choosing where to fish can be harder than finding water. This guide highlights 30 of BassOnline’s most useful freshwater fishing spots in Florida for anglers planning trips for largemouth…
Free Florida Fishing Licenses Historical notice (updated October 21, 2026): This article reports a temporary Hurricane Irma first-responder fishing-license exemption announced in September 2017. That exemption expired June 30, 2018 and is not a current license waiver. Before fishing, check…
Lake Trafford Restoration Yields Great Bass Fishing Trip Overview Historical context: This story preserves a July 2017 FWC trophy-bass report; it is not a current fishing forecast. Fishing Experience The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has confirmed a…
What Is a Sunshine Bass? A sunshine bass is a hatchery-produced hybrid created by crossing a female white bass with a male striped bass. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission produces and stocks these fish because the hybrid does not…
Published: June 5, 2013 · Updated: September 8, 2026 Lake Victor in Holmes County is a 130-acre Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) fish-management area with largemouth bass, bluegill, redear sunfish, channel catfish, and black crappie. It is a…
Published: September 14, 2008 · Updated: September 8, 2026 Florida offers outstanding catfish fishing from Panhandle rivers to Central Florida lakes. Anglers can target channel catfish, flathead catfish, blue catfish, white catfish and bullheads in flowing rivers, deep holes, canals,…
