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PiscaMapsUnited States Florida Okeechobee County Jim Green Creek

Fishing at Jim Green Creek

Florida · Okeechobee County · 7 river miles in Florida
State
Florida
Country
USA
Licence
State-issued
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About Fishing at Jim Green Creek

Jim Green Creek is a public river in Okeechobee 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 South region. Anglers here mostly fish for largemouth bass, bluegill, redbreast sunfish, channel catfish; bowfin, florida gar, chain pickerel are also on record. Live flow and gauge height come from the Ft Drum Creek At Sunshine St Pky Near Ft Drum, Fl USGS station shown below. The nearest other mapped waters on PiscaMaps are Taylor Creek Reservoir and Fort Drum Creek.

County
Okeechobee
Region
South
Length
7 river miles in Florida
Public access
Public river — sovereign water
Managed by
State of Florida (sovereign / public-trust water)
Night fishing
Permitted
Boats
Small craft / river boats

Fish Species at Jim Green Creek

Species from FWC fish-management and boat-ramp data.

Access & Rules at Jim Green Creek

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.

River Conditions

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Live from USGS gauge 02231342 — Ft Drum Creek At Sunshine St Pky Near Ft Drum, Fl. Full gauge data →

Fishing Licence for Jim Green Creek

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).

Florida

Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission Resident annual: ~$17 Non-resident annual: ~$47 Non-resident 3-day: ~$17 · 7-day: ~$30 · no trout stamp · FL residents 65+ fish free Buy: gooutdoorsflorida.com

Fish Management Areas & border waters

FWC Fish Management Areas may have their own hours, gear limits and (on a few) a small day-use permit — check the FMA brochure Lake Seminole (Jim Woodruff pool) on the Georgia line — a Florida or Georgia licence is honoured lake-wide Where a river or canal turns brackish you also need a Florida saltwater licence (plus a snook permit / tarpon tag) for snook, redfish and tarpon

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