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Lake Manatee
2500 acre Fish Management Area, good fishing for all species

Manatee River
Good fishing below Lake Manatee, very scenic

Merritt's Mill Pond
One of the best shellcracker lakes in the state, with 202 acres, in Jackson County.

Lake Miccosukee
East of Tallahassee, this 6226 acre lake of grass is good for bluegill.

Middle Lake
Near Dade City, good bass, bream and crappie fishing

Lake Miona
A 418 acre Sumter County lake that is excellent for bass.

Lake Monroe
Seminole County 9,406 acre lake on St. Johns River, good for crappie.

Moon Lake
Fish Management Area 100 acre lake near New Port Richey

Myakka River
River and lake fishing on this "wild and scenic" system

Nassau County Creeks
Nassau Wildlife Management Area offers Thomas, Mills and Boggy Creeks with excellent bass fishing and good bream fishing

Nassau River
Excellent striped bass fishing, limited largemouth bass fishing

New River
Scenic narrow river with good bass fishing and excellent redbreast fishing.

Newnans Lake
Just outside Gainsville, this lake offers 5800 acres of largemouth, crappie and hybrid fishing.

Ocala National Forrest
Captain David Gaines guides here, the St. Johns River, Kissimmee and Stick Marsh for bass using live wild shiners. Lake Dorr, Lake Bryant, Lake Kerr, Lake Eaton, Lake Jumper, Mill Dam Lake and Grasshopper Lake are in this area, as well as about 600 other lakes.

Ocean Pond
1774 acre lake good for bass and bream in early spring

Ocheesee Pond
Jackson County 2225 acre lake where bass fishing is good but bream fishing is better.

Ochlockonee River
From the Georgia line to Lake Jackson, the upper river is shallow and tough to navigate but has good bream fishing, also contains Swannee bass. The lower river from Lake Talquin dam to the gulf is good for bream, bass and stripers at times.

Ocklawaha River
Feeds Lake Ocklawaha (Rodman Reservoir,) is also good for bass fishing.

Okeeheelee Fish Management Area
Directions to this south Florida area are located here

Orange Lake
Near Gainsville, this 12,700 acre lake is a Fish Management Area and is good for big bass

Orlando Area Lakes
Many small lakes are in this area and bigger lakes include Conway Chain as well as Lake Lawne, Lake Underhill and Clear Lake. Also check the Orlando/Central Florida fishing report from Capt. Fetter

Lake Osborn
Good fishing but lots of skiers on this 356 acre lake.

Osceola County
Capt. Boully guides for bass in this central Florida area.

Palestine Lake
Fair for bass, excellent for crappie but poor for bream in this 972 acre lake

Palm Beach Canals
Captain Charlie Clyne guides on the canals and the Loxahatchee River for bass.

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