JF Griffin - Index

JF Griffin - magazine - Index

FMA REGULATIONS
Freedom Lake Park, Pinellas County:
open to fishing.
■ Cast nets or minnow seines are prohibited.
■ Black bass must be released immediately.
■ Panfish bag limit: 20
■ Channel catfish bag limit: 6
■ Swimming, and taking of fish or wildlife
with firearms or possession of alcoholic
beverages are prohibited.
Dover District Park Lake, Hillsborough
County: open to fishing.
■ Cast nets or minnow seines are prohibited.
■ Black bass must be released immediately.
■ Panfish bag limit: 20
■ Channel catfish bag limit: 6
■ Swimming, and taking of fish or wildlife
with firearms or possession of alcoholic
beverages are prohibited.
Steven J. Wortham Park Lake, Hillsborough
County: open to fishing.
■ Cast nets or minnow seines are prohibited.
■ Black bass must be released immediately.
■ Panfish bag limit: 20
■ Channel catfish bag limit: 6
■ Swimming, and taking of fish or wildlife
with firearms or possession of alcoholic
beverages are prohibited.
Al Lopez Park Lake, Hillsborough County:
open to fishing.
■ Cast nets or minnow seines are prohibited.
■ Black bass must be released immediately.
■ Panfish bag limit: 20
■ Channel catfish bag limit: 6
■ Swimming, and taking of fish or wildlife
with firearms are prohibited.
Largo Central Park Nature Preserve,
Pinellas County: open to fishing.
■ Cast nets and minnow seines are prohibited.
■ Swimming, taking of fish or wildlife with
firearms and possession of alcoholic beverages
are prohibited.
■ Gasoline motors may not be used on boats.
■ Black bass must be released immediately.
■ Crappie daily bag limit: 10
■ Crappie less than 10 inches in total length
must be released immediately.
■ Panfish daily bag limit: 20
■ Channel catfish daily bag limit: 6.
Walsingham Park Lake, Pinellas County:
open to fishing.
■ Cast nets or minnow seines are prohibited.
■ Black bass must be released immediately.
■ Swimming, and taking of fish or wildlife
with firearms or possession of alcoholic
beverages are prohibited.
■ Gasoline motors may not be used on boats.
■ Panfish bag limit: 20
■ Crappie less than 10 inches in total length
must be released immediately.
■ Sunshine bass bag limit: 4
■ Sunshine bass less than 10 inches in total
length must be released immediately.
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■ Channel catfish bag limit: 6
■ Crappie bag limit: 10
Middle Lake, Pasco County: open to
fishing.
■ Watercraft shall be operated at idle speed
only.
■ Swimming, taking of fish or wildlife with
firearms, camping or open fires at the boat
launch site are prohibited.
■ Panfish bag limit: 20
■ Bluegill and redear sunfish less than 8
inches in total length must be released
immediately.
■ Crappie bag limit: 10
■ Crappie less than 10 inches in total length
must be released immediately.
Lake Istokpoga, Highlands County: open
to fishing.
■ No bag limit for channel catfish.
■ Black bass 15 inches or more in total length
and less than 24 inches must be released
immediately.
■ Black bass bag limit: 3
■ Only 1 black bass may be 24 inches or
greater in total length.
■ Nongame fish may be taken by cast
nets, dip nets, seines, trotlines, set lines,
bush hooks and wire traps. Refer to the
Florida Commercial Freshwater Fisheries
brochure.
Mosaic Fish Management Area (formerly
Cargill Fort Meade Mine), Polk and
Hardee counties: open to fishing.
■ Fishing is allowed only by daily permit
issued by the FWC.
■ All anglers must check in and out at the
Mosaic creel station, the designated entry
point, unless otherwise instructed.
■ Days and hours of operation and quotas
shall be as designated by the FWC and
posted at the Mosaic creel station (currently
Mosaic is open Friday through Monday).
Fishing is permitted in designated lakes
only. All other lakes and restricted areas,
so posted, are closed to public fishing. Any
lake may be temporarily closed to public
access for management purposes, or in the
event that access to the lake exposes the
public to danger, by posting notice at the
creel station.
Unless otherwise specified, Mosaic FMA
harvest restrictions are:
■ Black bass must be released immediately.
■ Sunshine bass bag limit: 6
■ Crappie bag limit: 10
■ Crappie less than 10 inches in total length
must be released immediately.
■ Channel catfish bag limit: 6
■ Fish may not be filleted, nor their heads
or tail fins removed, until the angler has
checked out at the Mosaic creel station.
Disposal of fish remains within Mosaic
property is prohibited.
■ Taking of fish and wildlife with guns is
prohibited.
■ Motor vehicles may be operated only on
designated roads, parking areas and boat
ramps.
■ Vehicles may not obstruct designated
roads, boat ramps, gates or fire lanes.
■ Swimming and float tubes are prohibited.
■ Rough fish may be removed from designated
lakes by cast nets and minnow seines
by permission of the landowner.
■ Outboard motors more than 10 h.p. may
not be used.
Regulations for individual Mosaic FMA
lakes are as follows:
Haul Road Pit:
■ Black bass 15 inches in total length or
longer must be released immediately.
■ Black bass bag limit: 2
Long Pond (LP2 West):
■ No boats permitted.
Hardee County Park, Hardee County:
open to fishing.
■ All anglers shall enter at the Park main
entrance, the designated entry point, unless
otherwise instructed.
■ Angling from a boat is allowed by entry
pass issued by Hardee County.
■ Angling from shore does not require an
entry pass unless otherwise posted at the
Park main entrance.
■ Days and hours of operation and quotas
for freshwater fishing are posted at the
Park main entrance. Fishing is permitted
in designated lakes only. Any lake may be
closed to public access by Hardee County
for management purposes, or in the event
that access to the lake exposes the public to
danger, by posting notice at the Park main
entrance.
■ Black bass must be released immediately.
■ Sunshine bass bag limit: 6
■ Panfish bag limit: 20
■ Crappie bag limit: 10
■ Crappie less than 10 inches in total length
must be released immediately.
■ Channel catfish bag limit: 6
■ Fish may not be filleted, nor their head or
tail fin removed, until the angler has left
the Park. Disposal of fish remains within
Hardee County Park is prohibited.
■ Taking of fish and wildlife with guns is
prohibited.
■ Motor vehicles may be operated only on
designated roads, parking areas, and boat
ramps.
■ Vehicles may not obstruct designated
roads, boat ramps and fire lanes.
■ Swimming and float tubes are prohibited.
■ Watercraft are restricted to idle speed – no
wake.
South Region
(see map on page 4 for regions)
Palm Lake, St. Lucie County: open to
fishing.
■ Gasoline motors may not be used on boats.
■ Channel catfish bag limit: 6
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