11 public waters in the South region — 1 lakes/reservoirs and 10 rivers. Every one is public water fishable on an Florida licence.
See every public fishing venue in Florida on the map, with boat ramps, camping, parking and full rules for each one.
One of the best largemouth bass fisheries in the country — 730 square miles of shallow, grass-choked water averaging under 10 ft deep, with 5-8 lb bass common and a lake record of 15 lb 5 oz, best late winter through spring. Black crappie ('speckled perch') swarm the brush piles and eelgrass November-February, alongside bream, sunfish, catfish, pickerel, bowfin and gar.
Caloosahatchee River runs 92 km through Lee, Hendry and Glades Counties, Florida: The tidal, brackish lower reach of a Florida coastal river — Largemouth Bass upstream give way to Snook, Redfish and Tarpon in the salt. Fish the mangrove edges, docks and creek mouths on a moving tide.
Charlotte, Glades and Hendry Counties, Florida — Jacks Branch is a 23 km stream: A warmwater Florida river — Largemouth Bass, redbreast and Bluegill Sunfish, Channel Catfish, Bowfin and Gar. Wade or paddle; access at bridges, county parks and WMA landings.
Pollywog Creek runs 13 km through Glades and Hendry Counties, Florida: A warmwater Florida river — Largemouth Bass, redbreast and Bluegill Sunfish, Channel Catfish, Bowfin and Gar. Wade or paddle; access at bridges, county parks and WMA landings.
Lake Okeechobee — the 'Big O', 730 sq mi and the most famous bass lake in America. Sight-fishing the Kissimmee grass and pepper grass in spring, flipping the reeds, and a legendary black-Crappie fishery. Access from Clewiston, Okeechobee, Belle Glade and the rim canal.
Palm Beach and Hendry Counties, Florida — Bolles Canal is a 35 km stream: A South Florida urban canal — the only place in the US to catch Butterfly Peacock Bass, stocked by FWC to control exotics. Also largemouth, Oscar, Mayan Cichlid, Clown Knifefish and, in the tidal reaches, Snook and Tarpon.
Interceptor Canal (15 km) flows through Collier and Hendry Counties, Florida. An Everglades / water-conservation-area canal (L-67A, Tamiami, Miami, the 'Alley' canals) — Largemouth Bass along the edges, non-stop Oscar and Mayan Cichlid, Bowfin and Gar, with Snook where the canal meets tide.
Hendry County, Florida — West Feeder Canal is a 11 km stream: An Everglades / water-conservation-area canal (L-67A, Tamiami, Miami, the 'Alley' canals) — Largemouth Bass along the edges, non-stop Oscar and Mayan Cichlid, Bowfin and Gar, with Snook where the canal meets tide.
Townsend Canal (9 km) flows through Hendry County, Florida. An Everglades / water-conservation-area canal (L-67A, Tamiami, Miami, the 'Alley' canals) — Largemouth Bass along the edges, non-stop Oscar and Mayan Cichlid, Bowfin and Gar, with Snook where the canal meets tide.
Deer Fence Canal runs 18 km through Hendry County, Florida: An Everglades / water-conservation-area canal (L-67A, Tamiami, Miami, the 'Alley' canals) — Largemouth Bass along the edges, non-stop Oscar and Mayan Cichlid, Bowfin and Gar, with Snook where the canal meets tide.
L-1 Canal runs 8 km through Hendry County, Florida: An Everglades / water-conservation-area canal (L-67A, Tamiami, Miami, the 'Alley' canals) — Largemouth Bass along the edges, non-stop Oscar and Mayan Cichlid, Bowfin and Gar, with Snook where the canal meets tide.
Across its mapped waters, Hendry County holds 21 species on PiscaMaps, including Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Bowfin, Florida Gar, Snook, Oscar, Mayan Cichlid and Channel Catfish.
Ramps, put-ins and species for every water — plus the carp layer no other US app has.
Open the Florida map Join PiscaMapsOne Florida freshwater fishing licence covers every public water in the state — resident annual about $17, non-resident annual about $47, with non-resident 3-day (~$17) and 7-day (~$30) options. There is no trout stamp, and Florida residents 65+ fish free. Some FWC Fish Management Areas set their own rules and a small day-use permit. Buy at GoOutdoorsFlorida.com.