Fish consumption advisories
Florida
Florida publishes advisories for 426 waters, covering 4079 species-and-size recommendations.
Contaminants of concern: Arsenic, Dioxins, Lead, Mercury, PCBs, Pesticides, Saxitoxin (puffer fish)
Statewide advisory
These apply across Florida, including waters with no specific advisory of their own.
- Black Crappie General population Limit to two meals per week due to elevated Mercury. Florida Bay, Biscayne Bay, and Florida Keys
- Black Crappie Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: limit to one meal per week due to elevated Mercury. Florida Bay, Biscayne Bay, and Florida Keys
- Blue Tilapia General population Limit to one meal per week due to elevated Mercury. All coastal waters (excluding Florida Bay, Biscayne Bay, and Florida Keys)
- Blue Tilapia Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: limit to two meals per week due to elevated Mercury. All coastal waters (excluding Florida Bay, Biscayne Bay, and Florida Keys)
- Bluegill General population Limit to one meal per week due to elevated Mercury. All coastal waters (excluding Florida Bay, Biscayne Bay, and Florida Keys)
- Bluegill General population Limit to two meals per week due to elevated Mercury. Florida Bay, Biscayne Bay, and Florida Keys
- Bluegill Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: limit to one meal per month due to elevated Mercury. All coastal waters (excluding Florida Bay, Biscayne Bay, and Florida Keys)
- Bluegill Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: limit to two meals per week due to elevated Mercury. Florida Bay, Biscayne Bay, and Florida Keys
- Brown Bullhead Catfish General population Limit to two meals per week due to elevated Mercury. Florida Bay, Biscayne Bay, and Florida Keys
- Brown Bullhead Catfish Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: limit to two meals per week due to elevated Mercury. Florida Bay, Biscayne Bay, and Florida Keys
- Butterfly Peacock Bass General population Limit to two meals per week due to elevated Mercury. All coastal waters (excluding Florida Bay, Biscayne Bay, and Florida Keys)
- Butterfly Peacock Bass Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: limit to one meal per month due to elevated Mercury. All coastal waters (excluding Florida Bay, Biscayne Bay, and Florida Keys)
- Common Snook General population Limit to one meal per week due to elevated Mercury. All coastal waters (excluding Florida Bay, Biscayne Bay, and Florida Keys)
- Common Snook General population Limit to one meal per month due to elevated Mercury. Florida Bay, Biscayne Bay, and Florida Keys
- Common Snook Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: limit to one meal per month due to elevated Mercury. All coastal waters (excluding Florida Bay, Biscayne Bay, and Florida Keys)
- Crevalle Jack General population Limit to one meal per week due to elevated Mercury. All coastal waters (excluding Florida Bay, Biscayne Bay, and Florida Keys)
- Crevalle Jack General population Limit to one meal per month due to elevated Mercury. Florida Bay, Biscayne Bay, and Florida Keys
- Crevalle Jack Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: limit to one meal per month due to elevated Mercury. All coastal waters (excluding Florida Bay, Biscayne Bay, and Florida Keys)
- Crevalle Jack Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: do not eat due to elevated Mercury. Florida Bay, Biscayne Bay, and Florida Keys
- Great Barracuda General population Limit to two meals per week due to elevated Mercury. All coastal waters (excluding Florida Bay, Biscayne Bay, and Florida Keys)
- Great Barracuda General population Limit to one meal per month due to elevated Mercury. Florida Bay, Biscayne Bay, and Florida Keys
- Great Barracuda Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: limit to one meal per month due to elevated Mercury. All coastal waters (excluding Florida Bay, Biscayne Bay, and Florida Keys)
- Great Barracuda Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: do not eat due to elevated Mercury. Florida Bay, Biscayne Bay, and Florida Keys
- Mangrove Snapper General population Limit to two meals per week due to elevated Mercury. All coastal waters (excluding Florida Bay, Biscayne Bay, and Florida Keys)
- Mangrove Snapper Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: limit to one meal per week due to elevated Mercury. All coastal waters (excluding Florida Bay, Biscayne Bay, and Florida Keys)
- Mangrove Snapper Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: limit to one meal per month due to elevated Mercury. Florida Bay, Biscayne Bay, and Florida Keys
- Red Drum General population Limit to two meals per week due to elevated Mercury. All coastal waters (excluding Florida Bay, Biscayne Bay, and Florida Keys)
- Red Drum General population Limit to one meal per week due to elevated Mercury. Florida Bay, Biscayne Bay, and Florida Keys
- Red Drum Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: limit to one meal per month due to elevated Mercury. All coastal waters (excluding Florida Bay, Biscayne Bay, and Florida Keys)
- Snowy Grouper General population Limit to one meal per month due to elevated Mercury. All coastal waters
- Snowy Grouper Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: limit to one meal per month due to elevated Mercury. All coastal waters
- Southern Flounder General population Limit to two meals per week due to elevated Mercury. All coastal waters
- Southern Flounder Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: limit to one meal per week due to elevated Mercury. All coastal waters
- Southern Kingfish General population Limit to two meals per week due to elevated Mercury. All coastal waters
- Southern Kingfish Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: limit to one meal per month due to elevated Mercury. All coastal waters
- Spanish Mackerel General population Limit to one meal per week due to elevated Mercury. All coastal waters
- Spanish Mackerel Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: limit to one meal per month due to elevated Mercury. All coastal waters
- Spotted Bass General population Limit to two meals per week due to elevated Mercury. All coastal waters
- Spotted Bass Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: limit to one meal per week due to elevated Mercury. All coastal waters
- Spotted Seatrout General population Limit to one meal per week due to elevated Mercury. All coastal waters (excluding Florida Bay, Biscayne Bay, and Florida Keys)
- Spotted Seatrout General population Limit to one meal per month due to elevated Mercury. Florida Bay, Biscayne Bay, and Florida Keys
- Spotted Seatrout Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: limit to one meal per month due to elevated Mercury. All coastal waters (excluding Florida Bay, Biscayne Bay, and Florida Keys)
- Striped Mojarra General population Limit to two meals per week due to elevated Mercury. All coastal waters
- Striped Mojarra Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: limit to two meals per week due to elevated Mercury. All coastal waters
- Striped Mullet General population Limit to two meals per week due to elevated Mercury. All coastal waters
- Striped Mullet Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: limit to two meals per week due to elevated Mercury. All coastal waters
- Tarpon General population Limit to two meals per week due to elevated Mercury. All coastal waters
- Tarpon Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: limit to one meal per week due to elevated Mercury. All coastal waters
- Tripletail General population Limit to two meals per week due to elevated Mercury. All coastal waters (excluding Florida Bay, Biscayne Bay, and Florida Keys)
- Tripletail General population Limit to one meal per week due to elevated Mercury. Florida Bay, Biscayne Bay, and Florida Keys
- Tripletail Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: limit to one meal per month due to elevated Mercury. All coastal waters (excluding Florida Bay, Biscayne Bay, and Florida Keys)
- Vermillion Snapper General population Limit to two meals per week due to elevated Mercury. All coastal waters
- Vermillion Snapper Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: limit to one meal per week due to elevated Mercury. All coastal waters
- Wahoo General population Limit to one meal per week due to elevated Mercury. All coastal waters
- Wahoo Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: limit to one meal per month due to elevated Mercury. All coastal waters
- White Grunt General population Limit to one meal per week due to elevated Mercury. All coastal waters
- White Grunt Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: limit to one meal per month due to elevated Mercury. All coastal waters
- White Mullet General population Limit to two meals per week due to elevated Mercury. All coastal waters
- White Mullet Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: limit to two meals per week due to elevated Mercury. All coastal waters
- Yellow-Edge Grouper General population Limit to two meals per week due to elevated Mercury. All coastal waters
- Yellow-Edge Grouper Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: limit to one meal per month due to elevated Mercury. All coastal waters
- Yellowfin Tuna General population Limit to two meals per week due to elevated Mercury. All coastal waters
- Yellowfin Tuna Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: limit to one meal per month due to elevated Mercury. All coastal waters
- Yellowtail Snapper General population Limit to two meals per week due to elevated Mercury. All coastal waters
- Yellowtail Snapper Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: limit to one meal per week due to elevated Mercury. All coastal waters
Waters with advisories in Florida
426 waters on file. A water not listed here has no advisory in the state's data — which usually means it has never been sampled, not that it's been cleared.
Coastals 4
- Basin Bayou Walton
- Escambia Bay; Upper and Lower Escambia
- Everglades National Park: Shark River Slough south of Tamiami Trail, including Harney and Shark Rivers and Tarpon Bay and its tributaries (Squawk, Rookery, North Prong, & Otter Creeks) Miami-Dade
- Indian River Lagoon and all marine waters of the listed counties Brevard
Lakes 293
- Alligator Lake Columbia
- Alligator Lake (Kissimmee Chain of Lakes) Osceola
- Apalachicola River [see separate advisory for Lake Seminole] Calhoun
- Banana Lake Polk
- Bear Lake Orange
- Bear Lake Fish Management Area Santa Rosa
- Bethel Lake Volusia
- Big Cypress Preserve Collier
- Big Sand Lake Orange
- Blue Cypress Lake Indian River
- Bonnet Lake Polk
- Brick Lake Osceola
- Buck Lake Brevard
- Butler Lake Chain (including Lakes Bessie, Butler, Chase, Down, Little Fish, Louise, Palmer, Pocket, Sheen, and Tibet) Orange
- Bystre Lake Hernando
- Caloosa Fish Management Area Palm Beach
- Caloosahatchee River and tributaries (including Lake Hicpochee) Glades
- Cherry Lake Madison
- Cherry Lake (Ocklawaha (Harris) Lake Chain) Lake
- Chipola River and tributaries (including Juniper Creek and Dead Lakes) Calhoun
- Clear Lake Orange
- Compass Lake Jackson
- Conway Chain (Lake Conway, Little Lake Conway) Orange
- Cowpen Lake Putnam
- Crescent Lake Escambia
- Crescent Lake/Dunns Creek Flagler
- Crooked Lake Polk
- Cue Lake Putnam
- Dead Lake Flagler
- Dinners Lake Highlands
- Doctors Lake Clay
- Doe Lake Marion
- E-4 Canal System (Lake Ida, Lake Osborne, Canals) Broward
- Eagle Lake Polk
- Eagle Lake FMA Hamilton
- East Lake Tohopekaliga Osceola
- Emeralda Marsh Wildlife Management Area (WMA) Areas 2, 3 and 4 [see also Ocklawaha Lake Chain listing] Lake
- Emeralda Marsh WMA Area 7 Lake
- Farles Lake Marion
- Fellsmere WMA Indian River
- Floral City Pool of the Tsala Apopka Chain of Lakes (Hampton, Tussock, and Floral City Lakes) Citrus
- Fox/South Lakes Brevard
- Gadsden Park, Tampa Hillsborough
- Gap Lake Washington
- Georges Lake Putnam
- Grasshopper Lake Lake
- Grassy Lake Highlands
- Halfmoon Lake Marion
- Hardee Lakes FMA Hardee
- Harold Campbell Fish Management Area (FMA) Palm Beach
- Henderson Lake Citrus
- Hernando Pool of the Tsala Apopka Chain of Lakes (Bellamy, Dodd, Citrus
- Higginbotham Lake Putnam
- Holeyland Wildlife Management Area (WMA) Palm Beach
- Holly Chain of Lakes (Including Lake Ella, Lake Holly, and connected small ponds) Lake
- Hungryland Wildlife and Environmental Area Palm Beach
- Hunters Lake Hernando
- Hurricane Lake Fish Management Area (FMA) Okaloosa
- Inverness Pool of the Tsala Apopka Chain of Lakes (Henderson, Big Henderson, Tsala Apopka, Spivey, and Davis Lakes) Citrus
- Jacks Lake Lake
- Johns Lake Lake
- Juniper Lake Walton
- Karick Lake Fish Management Area (FMA) Okaloosa
- Kenansville Lake Brevard
- Kissimmee River System (all Pools) Highlands
- Koch Property Sarasota
- Koon Lake Lafayette
- Lake Agnes Polk
- Lake Alfred Polk
- Lake Alto Alachua
- Lake Annie Highlands
- Lake Apopka Lake
- Lake Apthorpe Highlands
- Lake Arbuckle Polk
- Lake Ariana Polk
- Lake Ashby Volusia
- Lake Avalon Collier
- Lake Baldwin Orange
- Lake Beauclair Lake
- Lake Berry Orange
- Lake Bessie Orange
- Lake Bradford Leon
- Lake Broward Putnam
- Lake Bryant Marion
- Lake Buffum Polk
- Lake Butler Union
- Lake Butler (Butler Chain of Lakes) Orange
- Lake Cannon Polk
- Lake Carlton Lake
- Lake Catherine Marion
- Lake Charles Marion
- Lake Charlotte Highlands
- Lake Chase Orange
- Lake Clinch Polk
- Lake Cone Orange
- Lake Conine Polk
- Lake Conway Orange
- Lake Crosby Bradford
- Lake Cypress Osceola
- Lake Dalhousie Lake
- Lake Daugharty Volusia
- Lake Deaton Sumter
- Lake Delancy Marion
- Lake Delevoe Broward
- Lake Dexter Polk
- Lake Dias Volusia
- Lake Disston Flagler
- Lake Dora Lake
- Lake Dorr Lake
- Lake Down Orange
- Lake Eaton Marion
- Lake Eldorado Lake
- Lake Ella Lake
- Lake Ellen Wakulla
- Lake Eloise Polk
- Lake Emma Lake
- Lake Estelle Orange
- Lake Eustis Lake
- Lake Eva Polk
- Lake Fairview Orange
- Lake Francis Highlands
- Lake Frederica Orange
- Lake Garfield Polk
- Lake Gentry Osceola
- Lake George Lake
- Lake Glona Lake
- Lake Griffin Lake
- Lake Haines Polk
- Lake Hamilton Polk
- Lake Hampton Bradford
- Lake Hancock Polk
- Lake Harney Seminole
- Lake Harris Lake
- Lake Hartridge Polk
- Lake Hatchineha Osceola
- Lake Hellen Blazes Brevard
- Lake Hicpochee Glades
- Lake Holly Lake
- Lake Howard Polk
- Lake Huntley Highlands
- Lake Iamonia Leon
- Lake Idylwild Polk
- Lake Istokpoga Highlands
- Lake Ivanhoe Orange
- Lake Jackson (Highlands County) Highlands
- Lake Jackson (Leon County) Leon
- Lake Jackson (Walton County) Walton
- Lake Jessie Polk
- Lake Jesup Seminole
- Lake Joanna Lake
- Lake Josephine Highlands
- Lake Juliana Polk
- Lake June-in-Winter Highlands
- Lake Kerr Marion
- Lake Kissimmee Osceola
- Lake Lang Hamilton
- Lake Lillian Highlands
- Lake Livingston Polk
- Lake Lochloosa Alachua
- Lake Lotela Highlands
- Lake Louisa Lake
- Lake Louise Orange
- Lake Lucien Orange
- Lake Lucy Lake
- Lake Lulu Polk
- Lake Maitland Orange
- Lake Manatee Manatee
- Lake Mann Orange
- Lake Margaret Putnam
- Lake Marian Osceola
- Lake Marion Polk
- Lake Mary Marion
- Lake Mary Jane/Lake Hart Orange
- Lake Mattie Polk
- Lake McLeod Polk
- Lake Miccosukee Jefferson
- Lake Minnehaha (Lake County) Lake
- Lake Minnehaha (Orange County) Orange
- Lake Minneola Lake
- Lake Miona Sumter
- Lake Mirror Polk
- Lake Mizell Orange
- Lake Monroe Seminole
- Lake Munson Leon
- Lake Myrtle Polk
- Lake Norris Lake
- Lake Octahatchee Hamilton
- Lake Okahumpka Sumter
- Lake Okeechobee and Rim Canals Glades
- Lake Olivia Highlands
- Lake Osceola Orange
- Lake Palmer Orange
- Lake Panasoffkee Sumter
- Lake Parker Polk
- Lake Pasadena Pasco
- Lake Pierce Polk
- Lake Placid Highlands
- Lake Poinsett Brevard
- Lake Ponte Vedra St. Johns
- Lake Renfroe (St. Marks Wildlife Refuge) Wakulla
- Lake Rochelle Polk
- Lake Rosalie Polk
- Lake Rousseau Citrus
- Lake Rowell Bradford
- Lake Roy Polk
- Lake Russell Osceola
- Lake Sampson Bradford
- Lake Santa Fe Alachua
- Lake Sawgrass Brevard
- Lake Sebring Highlands
- Lake Seminole Pinellas
- Lake Shangri-La Hillsborough
- Lake Sheen Orange
- Lake Shipp Polk
- Lake Smart Polk
- Lake Stone FMA Escambia
- Lake Streety Polk
- Lake Sue Orange
- Lake Summit Polk
- Lake Sylvan Seminole
- Lake Talquin Gadsden
- Lake Tarpon Pinellas
- Lake Thonotosassa Hillsborough
- Lake Tibet Orange
- Lake Tohopekaliga Orange
- Lake Tom John Leon
- Lake Tracy Polk
- Lake Trafford Collier
- Lake Tsala Apopka Citrus
- Lake Victor Holmes
- Lake Virginia Orange
- Lake Wales Polk
- Lake Walk-in-Water (Weohyakapka) Polk
- Lake Washington Brevard
- Lake Wauberg Alachua
- Lake Weir Marion
- Lake Wilson Hillsborough
- Lake Winder Brevard
- Lake Winterset Polk
- Lake Yale Lake
- Lakes Woodruff System (including Lakes Dexter, Woodruff, and Spring Garden Lake) Lake
- Little Fish Lake Orange
- Little Orange Lake Alachua
- Loughman Lake Brevard
- Lowry Lake Clay
- Magnolia Lake Clay
- Martin Lake Bay
- Middle Lake Pasco
- Milldam Lake Marion
- Montgomery Lake Columbia
- Moore Lake Leon
- Mosaic Fish Management Area (FMA) - all lakes on property Polk
- Mystic Lake Liberty
- Newnans Lake Alachua
- Ochlockonee River and tributaries (see separate advisory for Lake Talquin) Franklin
- Ocklawaha (Harris) Lake Chain (including Lakes Apopka, Beauclair, Carlton, Dora, Eustis, Griffin, and Harris and connected waters of Emeralda Marsh Conservation Areas 2, 3, and 4) Lake
- Old Lake Davenport Polk
- Orange Lake Alachua
- Oriskany Reef Escambia
- Otter Lake Wakulla
- Palestine Lake Union
- Palm Lake FMA St. Lucie
- Pate Lake Washington
- Pine Meadows Conservation Area Lake
- Piney Z Lake Leon
- Pocket Lake Orange
- Porter Lake Washington
- Puzzle Lake Seminole
- Red Beach Lake Highlands
- Reedy Lake Polk
- Smith Lake Marion
- Spring Lake Seminole
- St. Augustine FMA Duval
- St. Johns River North of SR 415 including Lakes George and Monroe (Lower River) Clay
- St. Johns River South of SR 415, including Lakes Harney, Puzzle, Poinsett, Winder, Washington, Brevard
- Starke Lake Orange
- Suwannee Lake Suwannee
- Tenoroc FMA including: Lake 2, Lake 5, Lake A, Lake B, Derby Lake, Hydrilla Lake, Legs Lake, Picnic Lake, and Shop Lake Polk
- Tiger Lake Polk
- Tiger Tail Lake Broward
- Tropical Park FMA Miami-Dade
- Trout Lake Lake
- Tsala Apopka Chain of Lakes Citrus
- Turkey Lake Orange
- Walsingham Lake Pinellas
- Water Conservation Area (WCA) 2B Broward
- Waters Lake Gilchrist
- Watertown Lake Columbia
- Webb Lake Charlotte
- Wildcat Lake Lake
- Winter Haven Lake Chain (Including Lakes Cannon, Polk
- Winter Park Lake Chain (Including Lakes Berry, Orange
- Woodbine Spring Lake Santa Rosa
Ponds 11
- Corbett WMA-all ponds on property Palm Beach
- Double Pond Holmes
- Everglades National Park: Nine Mile Pond Miami-Dade
- Joe Budd Pond Gadsden
- Meritt's Mill Pond Jackson
- Ocean Pond Baker
- Ocheesee Pond Jackson
- Plantation Heritage Pond Broward
- Sand Hammock Pond Holmes
- St. Augustine Road Pond Duval
- Swift Creek Pond Union
Reservoirs 9
- Deerpoint Reservoir Bay
- Evers Reservoir/Ward Lake Manatee
- Farm 13 Reservoir (including Stick Marsh) Indian River
- Lake Medard (Edward Medard Reservoir) HIllsborough
- Lake Seminole (Jim Woodruff Reservoir) Jackson
- Medard Reservoir Hillsborough
- Ocklawaha River-Lower Section from below Rodman Reservoir Dam to the confluence with the St. Johns River Marion
- Ocklawaha River-Upper section from Lake Griffin outflow to Rodman Reservoir Dam Lake
- Rodman Reservoir Putnam
Rivers 109
- Alafia River Hillsborough
- Alapaha River Hamilton
- Alligator Alley (I-75) Canals Broward
- Anclote River Pasco
- Aucilla River Jefferson
- Barron River Collier
- Black Creek (South Fork) Clay
- Black Creek Canal (C-1) Miami-Dade
- Blackwater Creek Lake
- Blackwater River and tributaries (including Alligator Creek, Big Coldwater Creek, Big Juniper Creek, and Sweetwater Creek) Okaloosa
- Bulow Creek Flagler
- C-111 Canal (Aerojet Canal) Miami-Dade
- C-13 Canal Broward
- C-16 Canal (Boynton Canal) Palm Beach
- C-44 Canal (St. Lucie Canal) Martin
- C-51 Canal (West Palm Beach Canal) Palm Beach
- Chassahowitzka River Citrus
- Chattahoochee River Jackson
- Choctawhatchee River and tributaries Bay
- Colt Creek Polk
- Crooked River Franklin
- Cutler Drain Canal (C-100) System Miami-Dade
- Cypress Creek Calhoun
- Cypress Creek Canal (C- 14) System Broward
- Dunns Creek Putnam
- Earman River Canal (C-17) System Palm Beach
- Econfina Creek Bay
- Econfina River Taylor
- Econlockhatchee River Orange
- Equaloxic Creek Liberty
- Escambia River and tributaries Escambia
- Everglades National Park West: All drainages West of Shark Slough and South of Tamiami Trail to Park boundary (includes Broad River, Rogers River, Monroe
- Faka Union Canal Collier
- Fenholloway River Taylor
- Fisheating Creek Glades
- Hillsboro Canal Palm Beach
- Hillsborough River and tributaries Hillsborough
- Holmes Creek Washington
- Homosassa River Citrus
- Ichetucknee River Suwannee
- Juniper Creek Calhoun
- Juniper Run Marion
- Krome Avenue Canal (L- 30) Miami-Dade
- L-13 (Ocean Canal) Palm Beach
- L-31W Canal Miami-Dade
- L-35A Canal Broward
- L-35B Canal Broward
- L-38E Canal Broward
- L-38W Canal Broward
- L-39 Canal Palm Beach
- L-40 Canal Palm Beach
- L-67A Canal Broward
- L-7 Canal Palm Beach
- L-8 Canal Palm Beach
- L36 North Canal Palm Beach
- Little Econlockhatchee River Orange
- Little Manatee River Hillsborough
- Little River Gadsden
- Little Shark River Monroe
- Loxahatchee Slough Canal (C-18) Palm Beach
- Miami Canal (East of WCA 3) Dade
- Myakka River Charlotte
- Nassau River Nassau
- New River Franklin
- New River, North Fork Broward
- North New River Canal (G- 15) Broward
- Ochlockonee River north of US 90 bridge Gadsden
- Otter Creek Levy
- Otter Creek (tributary to the Choctawahatchee Bay
- Palm Beach (E1WN) Canal Palm Beach
- Peace River and tributaries Charlotte
- Pellicer Creek St. Johns
- Perdido River and tributaries Escambia
- Red Bug Slough Sarasota
- Santa Fe River (Lower- downstream of "rise") Alachua
- Santa Fe River (Upper- upstream of "sink") Alachua
- Sebastian River Indian River
- Shell Creek Charlotte
- Shoal River Okaloosa
- Six Mile Creek Hillsborough
- Snake Creek Canal (C-9) Palm Beach
- Sopchoppy River Wakulla
- South New River Canal Broward
- St. Johns River from north of the Route 115 Bridge (Mathews Bridge) to south of E 21 St (Center Point Terminal Co) Duval
- St. Marks River (St Marks Wildlife Refuge) Leon
- St. Mary's River and tributaries Baker
- Steinhatchee River Dixie
- Suwannee River System (Including Alapaha, Suwannee, and Withlacoochee Rivers; See separate advisory for Santa Fe River) Alachua
- Sweet Water Creek Calhoun
- Tamiami Canal-East (Krome Avenue to Big Cypress boundary) Miami-Dade
- Tamiami Canal-West (Big Cypress to Naples) Collier
- Tampa-Bypass Canal Hillsborough
- Telogia Creek Liberty
- Tomoka River Volusia
- Turner River Canal Collier
- Waccasassa River and tributaries (Including Otter Creek and Wekiva River) Levy
- Wacissa River Jefferson
- Wagner Creek Miami-Dade
- Wakulla River Wakulla
- Water Conservation Area (WCA) 2A (Including the L- 35B and L-38E Canals) Broward
- Water Conservation Area (WCA) 3A (Including Alligator Alley Canals, Tamiami Canal, L-38W Canal, and L-67 Canal) Broward
- Water Conservation Area (WCA) 3B (Including L-67C and Miami Canals) Broward
- Weeki Wachee River Hernando
- Wekiva River Lake
- Wekiva River (Waccasassa River tributary) Levy
- West Palm Beach Canal (C- 51 Canal) Palm Beach
- Withlacoochee River North (Suwannee tributary) Hamilton
- Withlacoochee River South Citrus
- Yellow River and tributaries Escambia
Florida statewide fishing limits
Statewide defaults — specific waters and zones may differ. Verify the current rules before keeping a fish.
| Species | Size | Daily limit | Open season | Keep season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largemouth Bass | — | 5 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Black Crappie | — | 25 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Bluegill | — | 50 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Channel Catfish | — | — | Year-round | Same as open |
| Striped Bass | — | 20 | Year-round | Same as open |
Official rules: Florida — Florida FWC