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Curiosity Creek is a public river in Hillsborough County and Manatee County, Florida, managed by State of Florida (sovereign / public-trust water). You can fish it on an Florida licence, but bank access is only at road crossings, parks, FWC access sites and other public land; riparian owners control the bank on non-navigable reaches. Public access confirmed via public-trust river.
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.
It runs roughly 7 miles through the Southwest region. Anglers here mostly fish for largemouth bass, bluegill, redbreast sunfish, channel catfish; bowfin, florida gar, chain pickerel are also on record. The nearest other mapped waters on PiscaMaps are Gamble Creek and Frog Creek.
Species from FWC fish-management and boat-ramp data.
Night fishing: No statewide night-fishing closure in Florida. Some city and county park lakes, and a few Fish Management Areas, have posted hours — check the property rules. Bowfishing and gigging at night are popular and legal on most fresh water.
Boats: Most Florida rivers and canals take a bass boat or a jon boat; the spring runs and the upper rivers are kayak water, and idle-speed / manatee zones are marked and enforced.
Bank & bivvy camping: Florida sovereignty lands: you can fish and wade any navigable water below the ordinary high-water line. Bank access is at FWC and county ramps, WMA landings, bridges and the river-camp system.
Tackle: Statewide black-bass daily limit is 5, only one 16 inches or longer; many trophy lakes (Okeechobee, the Kissimmee and Harris chains, several FMAs) have their own slot or catch-and-release rules, and some have special crappie or panfish limits — check the FWC regulations for this water. Butterfly peacock bass: 2 per day, only one over 17 inches.
Anyone 16–64 needs a Florida freshwater fishing licence — resident annual is about $17, non-resident annual about $47, and non-resident 3-day (~$17) and 7-day (~$30) licences are sold. There is no trout stamp. Florida residents 65+ and residents fishing in their home county with cane poles are exempt. Buy from the FWC (GoOutdoorsFlorida.com). A Florida freshwater fishing licence covers public rivers, creeks and the fresh reaches of the canals. Where a river or canal turns brackish you also need a saltwater licence for snook, redfish and tarpon (and a snook permit and tarpon tag).
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