Located on the shores of lakes Kissimmee, Lake Kissimmee State Park offers some of the best fishing opportunities in the state.
At Lake Kissimmee State Park, a variety of fish that can be caught include largemouth bass, crappie, catfish, chain pickerel and bluegill. A boat ramp offers direct access to Lake Kissimmee. There also are fishing opportunities from the canal banks, marina and dam.
The brackish waters provide excellent fishing. There is an accessible fishing dock on the Dead River, and the Ochlocknee River.
Ochlockonee River State Park is Located west of Tallahassee, the river is known for its redbreast sunfish fishery in periods of low water and catfish during high water events, as well as for its black crappie angling. This river is also good option for anglers looking for catfish and flathead catfish.
Lake Griffin is located approximately one mile from the park’s boat ramp via a canal and tributary.
At Lake Griffin State Park, bass, crappie and catfish are just some of the fish that are waiting for the chance to snap up your bait on Lake Griffin. Some of the park’s best fishing is between the boat ramp and Lake Griffin. Prominently known for bass fishing, submerged vegetation such as eel grass in the northern part of the lake attracts many fish.
At Hugh Taylor Birch, enjoy fishing from the beach or off the Intracoastal Waterway seawall at this beautiful urban park.
Hugh Taylor Birch State Park is a great spot to catch sheepshead, grunt, catfish, red drum, snook and bonefish, with chances for king mackerel in July. The park also features a dock where boaters can moor for a stop at the Park & Ocean Restaurant. Fishing is not permitted in protected waters within the park, such as the mangroves or the coastal dune lake.
The calm waters of the salt marsh and mangrove forests at Werner-Boyce Salt Springs State Parkare a kayak angler’s dream.
At Werner-Boyce Salt Springs State Park there’s plenty of shore from which to launch your kayak or canoe. Red drum, sea trout, blue fish and cobia are common inshore finds, while anglers can go for grouper farther offshore.
With a freshwater stream feeding the tidal-influenced Rocky Bayou, the park offers many varieties of fishing.
In the summer at Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park, red drum and Spanish mackerel can be found inshore. Saltwater fish may be caught in Rocky Bayou while freshwater fishing is available where Rocky Creek flows into the bay.
All fishing within state parks must conform to regulations concerning size, number, method of capture and season.