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Lake Seminole Fishing Regulations 2026
Lake Seminole fishing regulations in 2026: top targets are catfish, crappie, largemouth bass. 307 current rules across 17 species from 2 state agencies (Florida, Georgia).
Florida waters
255 rules from FWC, 12 species.
Channel Catfish
Lake Seminole, Pinellas CountyOpen
- Status
- Permitted
No bag limit for channel catfish.
Lake SeminoleOpen
- Status
- Permitted
No limit — no limit; No bag limit for channel catfish
Cherry, Lake CountyOpen
- Status
- Permitted
No bag limit for channel catfish
Clermont Chain Of Lakes, Lake County (Cook, Winona, Palatlakaha, Crescent, Louisa, Minnehaha, Hiawatha, Minneola, Wilson, Susan And Cherry)Open
- Status
- Permitted
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
No bag limit for channel catfish.
Cook, Lake CountyOpen
- Status
- Permitted
No bag limit for channel catfish
Crescent, Lake CountyOpen
- Status
- Permitted
No bag limit for channel catfish
East Lake TohopekaligaOpen
- Status
- Permitted
No bag limit for channel catfish.
East Lake Tohopekaliga, Osceola CountyOpen
- Status
- Permitted
No bag limit for channel catfish.
Edward Medard Park Reservoir, Hillsborough County
- Gear
- Cast Net Prohibited
Persons possessing a valid freshwater commercial fishing license may use cast nets to catch nongame fish other than channel catfish from 12:01 AM Tuesday to 12:01 AM Friday.
Fox Lake, Brevard CountyOpen
- Status
- Permitted
No bag limit for channel catfish.
Hiawatha, Lake CountyOpen
- Status
- Permitted
No bag limit for channel catfish
Koon Lake, Lafayette CountyOpen
- Status
- Permitted
No bag limit for channel catfish.
Lake Blue CypressOpen
- Status
- Permitted
No bag limit for channel catfish.
Lake Crago, Polk CountyOpen
- Status
- Permitted
No bag limit for channel catfish.
Lake Dias, Volusia CountyOpen
- Status
- Permitted
No bag limit for channel catfish.
Lake Griffin, Lake County Including All Emeralda Marsh Water Bodies Open To Lake Griffin, And Including All Points Lakeward Of A Boundary Line Delineated By: County Road 44 And Burrell Lock And Dam On Haynes Creek (Formerly Haines Creek); County Road 464c At Moss Bluff Lock And DamOpen
- Status
- Permitted
No bag limit for channel catfish.
Lake Istokpoga, Highlands CountyOpen
- Status
- Permitted
No bag limit for channel catfish.
Lake Lawne, Orange CountyOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
No bag limit for channel catfish
Lake Marian, Osceola CountyOpen
- Status
- Permitted
No bag limit for channel catfish.
Lake PanasoffkeeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
No bag limit for channel catfish.
Lake Parker, Polk CountyOpen
- Status
- Permitted
No bag limit for channel catfish.
Lake Santiago In Demetree Park, Orange County
- Daily bag
- 6 fish
Channel catfish bag limit: 6
Lake Tarpon, Pinellas CountyOpen
- Status
- Permitted
No bag limit for channel catfish.
Lake Thonotosassa, Hillsborough CountyOpen
- Status
- Permitted
No bag limit for channel catfish.
Lake Underhill, Orange CountyOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
No bag limit for channel catfish.
Lakes Hatchineha And Kissimmee, Polk CountyOpen
- Status
- Permitted
No bag limit for channel catfish.
Lakes Lochloosa And OrangeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
No bag limit for channel catfish
Lakes Lochloosa, Alachua CountyOpen
- Status
- Permitted
No bag limit for channel catfish
Lakes Orange, Alachua CountyOpen
- Status
- Permitted
No bag limit for channel catfish
Lakes Tohopekaliga (West Lake Tohopekaliga)Open
- Status
- Permitted
No bag limit for channel catfish.
Lakes Tohopekaliga (West Lake Tohopekaliga), Cypress, Hatchineha, And Kissimmee, Osceola And Polk CountiesOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 30"
No bag limit for channel catfish. Channel catfish less than 30 inches in total length must be released immediately.
Largo Central Park Nature Preserve, Pinellas CountyOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
No bag limit
Louisa, Lake CountyOpen
- Status
- Permitted
No bag limit for channel catfish
Manatee Lake, Manatee CountyOpen
- Status
- Permitted
No limit — no limit; No bag limit for channel catfish.
Marl Pit 2, Charlotte CountyOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
No bag limit for channel catfish.
Merritt’s Mill Pond, Jackson CountyOpen
- Status
- Permitted
No bag limit for channel catfish.
Minnehaha, Lake CountyOpen
- Status
- Permitted
No bag limit for channel catfish
Minneola, Lake CountyOpen
- Status
- Permitted
No bag limit for channel catfish
Mosaic Fish Management Area, Polk/Hardee Counties
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Newnans Lake, Alachua CountyOpen
- Status
- Permitted
No bag limit for channel catfish
Palatlakaha, Lake CountyOpen
- Status
- Permitted
No bag limit for channel catfish
Shadow Bay Park
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 30"
Channel catfish less than 30 inches in total length must be released immediately.
South Lake, Brevard CountyOpen
- Status
- Permitted
No bag limit for channel catfish.
Starke Lake, Orange CountyOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
No bag limit for channel catfish.
Steven J. Wortham Park Lake, Hillsborough County
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Susan, Lake CountyOpen
- Status
- Permitted
No bag limit for channel catfish
Suwannee Lake, Suwannee CountyOpen
- Status
- Permitted
No bag limit for channel catfish.
Wilson, Lake CountyOpen
- Status
- Permitted
No bag limit for channel catfish
Winona, Lake CountyOpen
- Status
- Permitted
No bag limit for channel catfish
Crappie
All Of L-50 Canal In Glades CountyCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 10"
Crappie (speckled perch) less than 10 inches in total length must be released immediately.
All Of Sportsman’s Canal (Ld-3) In Glades CountyCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 10"
Crappie (speckled perch) less than 10 inches in total length must be released immediately.
All Of Taylor Creek And Nubbin Slough In Okeechobee CountyCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 10"
Crappie (speckled perch) less than 10 inches in total length must be released immediately.
C-38/Kissimmee River South Of Sfwmd Structure S-65e To St. Rd. 78Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 10"
Crappie (speckled perch) less than 10 inches in total length must be released immediately.
C-41-A Canal, Southeast Of S-84Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 10"
Crappie (speckled perch) less than 10 inches in total length must be released immediately.
Fisheating Creek To U. S. 27Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 10"
Crappie (speckled perch) less than 10 inches in total length must be released immediately.
Harney Pond Canal (C-41) North Of St. Rd. 78 To South Florida Water Mgmnt. District (Sfwmd) Structure S-71Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 10"
Crappie (speckled perch) less than 10 inches in total length must be released immediately.
Indian Prairie Canal (C-40) North Of St. Rd. 78 To Sfwmd Structure S-72Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 10"
Crappie (speckled perch) less than 10 inches in total length must be released immediately.
Lake Crago, Polk CountyOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Gear
- Statewide Limits Apply
statewide size and bag limits apply
Lake Griffin, Lake County Including All Emeralda Marsh Water Bodies Open To Lake Griffin, And Including All Points Lakeward Of A Boundary Line Delineated By: County Road 44 And Burrell Lock And Dam On Haynes Creek (Formerly Haines Creek); County Road 464c At Moss Bluff Lock And Dam
- Min size
- 10"
Crappie less than 10 inches in total length must be released immediately.
Lake OkeechobeeCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 10"
Crappie (speckled perch) less than 10 inches in total length must be released immediately.
Lake TalquinCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 10"
Crappie less than 10 inches in total length must be released immediately. less than 10 inches in total length must be released immediately
Lake Talquin, Leon And Gadsden Counties
- Min size
- 10"
Crappie less than 10 inches in total length must be released immediately.
Lake Underhill, Orange County
- Min size
- 10"
Crappie less than 10 inches in total length must be released immediately.
Mosaic Fish Management Area, Polk And Hardee CountiesCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 10
- Min size
- 10"
less than 10 inches in total length must be released immediately
Mosaic Fish Management Area, Polk/Hardee Counties
- Daily bag
- 10 fish/day
Tenoroc Fish Management Area, Polk CountyCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 10
- Min size
- 10"
less than 10 inches in total length must be released immediately less than 10 inches in total length must be released immediately.
That Portion Of Bear Creek Lying Between Lake Talquin And Bear Creek RoadCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 10"
Crappie less than 10 inches in total length must be released immediately. less than 10 inches in total length must be released immediately
That Portion Of The Little River Lying Between Lake Talquin And County Road 268Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 10"
Crappie less than 10 inches in total length must be released immediately.
That Portion Of The Ochlockonee River Lying Between Lake Talquin And The Railroad Trestle That Is Located Immediately Below U.s. Highway 90Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 10"
Crappie less than 10 inches in total length must be released immediately.
That Portion Of The Rocky Comfort Creek Lying Between Lake Talquin And County Road 65-BCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 10"
Crappie less than 10 inches in total length must be released immediately.
Those Portions Of Blount's, Freeman [Stoutamire], And Harvey And Polk Creeks Lying Between Lake Talquin And State Road 20Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 10"
Crappie less than 10 inches in total length must be released immediately. less than 10 inches in total length must be released immediately
Those Portions Of Ocklawaha And Hammock Creeks Lying Between Lake Talquin And State Road 267Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 10"
Crappie less than 10 inches in total length must be released immediately. less than 10 inches in total length must be released immediately
Largemouth Bass
Lake Crago, Polk CountyOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Gear
- Statewide Limits Apply
statewide size and bag limits apply
Long LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Gear
- Statewide Limits Apply
statewide size and bag limits apply.
State Of FloridaOpen
- Status
- Permitted
An angler may possess one Florida bass or largemouth bass 16.5 pounds or greater, per day over the legal length or bag limit when submitting for the certification of a potential state record provided they contact the Commission at this link (https://myfwc.wufoo. com/forms/potential-state-record-largemouth-bass/). Bass maintained in live condition may only be possessed on the waterbody or adjacent shore from which the fish was caught and may only be released alive in the same waterbody, unless otherwise directed by Commission staff.
Black Bass
White Bass
Lake Seminole
- Daily bag
- 15 fish
- Max size
- 22"
- Slot max
- 22"
no more than two may be 22 inches or longer
Sunshine Bass
Lake Seminole
- Daily bag
- 15 fish
- Max size
- 22"
- Slot max
- 22"
no more than two may be 22 inches or longer
Striped Bass
Lake Seminole
- Daily bag
- 15 fish
- Max size
- 22"
- Slot max
- 22"
no more than two may be 22 inches or longer
All Species
Lake Seminole, Pinellas CountyOpen
- Status
- Open
- Gear
- Trotlines
Trotlines may be used from sunset until 9 a.m.
Panfish
Pickerel
Nongame Fish
Lake Seminole In Jackson CountyClosed
- Status
- Prohibited
- Possession
- 20 slat baskets per licensee
No wire traps permitted.
Striped Bass / White Bass / Sunshine Bass (All Species)
Georgia waters
52 rules from DNR WRD, 9 species.
Largemouth Bass
All Pfas
- Daily bag
- 5 fish
- Min size
- 14"
Largemouth bass (unless otherwise posted) — 5 Largemouth bass: 14 inches minimum unless otherwise posted
Dodge County
- Daily bag
- 5 fish
- Slot min
- 16"
- Slot max
- 24"
only 1 over 24 inches between 16 and 24 inches must be released immediately
Evans County
- Daily bag
- 5 fish
- Slot min
- 12"
- Slot max
- 16"
with only one (1) over 16 inches between 12 and 16 inches must be released immediately
Hugh M. Gillis
- Daily bag
- 5 fish
- Slot min
- 16"
- Slot max
- 24"
between 16 and 24 inches must be released immediately
Lake Lindsay Grace
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 22"
only one bass may be greater than 22 inches
Lake Lindsay Grace (Wayne Co.)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
Only one bass may be greater than 22 inches.
Marben Pfa (Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center)
- Daily bag
- 5 fish
- Min size
- 16"
only one (1) of which can be 16 inches or longer
OcmulgeeCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Largemouth bass are catch-and-release.
Public Fishing Area Lakes Operated By The Department Of Natural Resources
- Min size
- 14"
This limit will not apply to lakes which have been posted as having a different length limit for largemouth bass.
Georgia statewide
- Min size
- 12"
statewide except for specific lakes listed
Channel Catfish
Berrien County
- Gear
- Allowed
Channel catfish listed among Fish Species at Paradise Berrien County
Dodge County
- Gear
- Live Minnows
Live fish (minnows) are allowed for bait.
Hugh M. Gillis
- Gear
- Allowed
Fish species: Largemouth bass, Bluegill, Redear sunfish, Channel catfish, Black crappie, Brown bullhead.
Georgia statewideOpen
- Status
- Permitted
Statewide aggregate per 2025-26 Georgia Hunting and Fishing Regulations (Game Species Daily Limits, p.55). Statewide: no daily limit for channel or flathead catfish.
Flathead Catfish
Georgia statewideOpen
- Status
- Permitted
Statewide aggregate per 2025-26 Georgia Hunting and Fishing Regulations (Game Species Daily Limits, p.55). Statewide: no daily limit for channel or flathead catfish.
All Species
Lake SeminoleOpen
- Status
- Permitted
The waters and banks of Lake Seminole, bounded on the west by Florida State Road No. 271; on the south by the Jim Woodruff Dam; on the east by the line immediately east of the Chattahoochee Marina (also known as the Booster Club) running northwest across the reservoir to the tip of land at the junction of the Flint and Chattahoochee Rivers, west of Spring Creek; and on the north by the Herman Talmadge Bridge across the Chattahoochee River
Lake Seminole WmaOpen
- Status
- Permitted
No hunting within 300 yards of a developed recreation area, house, dock, building or other structure.
Blue Catfish
Black Crappie
Hugh M. Gillis
- Gear
- Allowed
Black crappie listed among fish species at Hugh M. Gillis Public Fishing Area; no explicit restrictions stated for this species
White Crappie
OcmulgeeOpen
- Status
- Open
Fish Species: Largemouth bass, Bluegill, White crappie, Redear sunfish, yellow bullhead.
Crappie
Catfish
FAQ
Which states regulate fishing on Lake Seminole?
Lake Seminole spans 2 states (Florida, Georgia). Each state's wildlife agency sets rules for its own waters; FWC / DNR WRD.
What species can I target on Lake Seminole?
Lake Seminole is best known for catfish, crappie, largemouth bass. Other species are present and tracked in the rule tables below.
Where should I verify these rules?
These rules summarize FWC / DNR WRD's published content. Always confirm with the official source before keeping a catch.
Reference only. Regulations change mid-season. Always verify with the official source before keeping a catch.