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Ocala Fishing



Ocala Fishing Forecast

Target Species of Fish

Based on historical data for fishing Ocala, you should target one of the following species for this time of year:
  1. Bluespotted Sunfish

  2. Bluespotted Sunfish

    There is a 34.53% catch rate for Bluespotted Sunfish, based on 245493 Bluespotted Sunfish counted.

    Ocala Bluespotted Sunfish Counts Chart
    Bluespotted

    ENLARGE OCALA BLUESPOTTED SUNFISH COUNTS CHART


  3. Bluegill

  4. Bluegill

    There is a 23.64% catch rate for Bluegill, based on 168089 Bluegill counted.

    Ocala Bluegill Counts Chart
    Bluegill

    ENLARGE OCALA BLUEGILL COUNTS CHART


  5. Warmouth

  6. Warmouth

    There is a 17.95% catch rate for Warmouth, based on 127603 Warmouth counted.

    Ocala Warmouth Counts Chart
    Warmouth

    ENLARGE OCALA WARMOUTH COUNTS CHART


  7. Redear Sunfish

  8. Redear Sunfish

    There is a 13.08% catch rate for Redear Sunfish, based on 93018 Redear Sunfish counted.

    Ocala Redear Sunfish Counts Chart
    Redear

    ENLARGE OCALA REDEAR SUNFISH COUNTS CHART


  9. Threadfin Shad

  10. Threadfin Shad

    There is a 4% catch rate for Threadfin Shad, based on 28455 Threadfin Shad counted.

    Ocala Threadfin Shad Counts Chart
    Threadfin

    ENLARGE OCALA THREADFIN SHAD COUNTS CHART


  11. Black Crappie

  12. Black Crappie

    There is a 3.71% catch rate for Black Crappie, based on 26384 Black Crappie counted.

    Ocala Black Crappie Counts Chart
    Black

    ENLARGE OCALA BLACK CRAPPIE COUNTS CHART


  13. Dollar Sunfish

  14. Dollar Sunfish

    There is a 1.37% catch rate for Dollar Sunfish, based on 9710 Dollar Sunfish counted.

    Ocala Dollar Sunfish Counts Chart
    Dollar

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  15. Largemouth Bass

  16. Largemouth Bass

    There is a 1.02% catch rate for Largemouth Bass, based on 7259 Largemouth Bass counted.

    Ocala Largemouth Bass Counts Chart
    Largemouth

    ENLARGE OCALA LARGEMOUTH BASS COUNTS CHART


  17. Gizzard Shad

  18. Gizzard Shad

    There is a 0.27% catch rate for Gizzard Shad, based on 1921 Gizzard Shad counted.

    Ocala Gizzard Shad Counts Chart
    Gizzard

    ENLARGE OCALA GIZZARD SHAD COUNTS CHART


  19. Chain Pickerel

  20. Chain Pickerel

    There is a 0.23% catch rate for Chain Pickerel, based on 1603 Chain Pickerel counted.

    Ocala Chain Pickerel Counts Chart
    Chain

    ENLARGE OCALA CHAIN PICKEREL COUNTS CHART


Recommendations above based on 20 species of fish and 710964 fish counted for September around Ocala.

To date, there are 49 species of fish and a total of 1150941 fish counted for Ocala and within a 30 mile (48 km) radius since 1/1/1913 (110 years).

Last Update: 9/21/2023 7:34:33 PM

*** PLEASE NOTE ***
Please check local, state/province, and federal laws before fishing for any species found on this site. All data is based on historical data found for this area, and in some cases as far back as the year 1600.

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The Top 10 Fishing Spots for Ocala are the following:

  1. Grass Island


  2. Ozello


  3. HCL-210


  4. Artificial Reef


  5. Patch


  6. Miller Creek Hole
    Miller Creek Hole


  7. Shoaling
    Shoaling


  8. Bagley Cove
    Bagley Cove


  9. Snail bullhead


  10. Snail bullhead


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