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Freshwater fishing near Daytona Beach
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Freshwater fishing near Daytona Beach

10 stops10 watersUpdated Nov 6

10 freshwater spots within 75 minutes of Daytona Beach, each with a full TripsQuick page.

The closest by road is Lake Ashby, 33 minutes away.

Lakes near Daytona Beach

1. Lake Monroe

Lake Monroe is a 36-minute drive from downtown Daytona Beach. Launch at Mariner's Cove Park (Small Boats Only), the public ramp on Lake Monroe closest to downtown (≈ 27.7 mi). Public access on Lake Monroe: 5 boat ramps and 3 piers. Surveyed depths reach 22 ft. Recorded here: Largemouth Bass, Striped Bass, Sunshine Bass, and Brown Bullhead.

Lake Monroe136 min · 31.6 mi
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Lake Monroe

Seminole

Mariner's Cove Park (Small Boats Only)23

max 22 ft · surveyed

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2. Lake Ashby

Lake Ashby is a 33-minute drive from downtown Daytona Beach. Launch at Lake Ashby Public Boat Ramp, the public ramp on Lake Ashby closest to downtown (≈ 19.3 mi). Public access on Lake Ashby: 1 boat ramp and 1 pier. Surveyed depths reach 8 ft. Recorded here: Largemouth Bass, Striped Bass, Sunshine Bass, and Brown Bullhead.

Lake Ashby233 min · 21.5 mi
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Lake Ashby

Volusia

Lake Ashby Public Boat Ramp22

max 8 ft · surveyed

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3. Crescent Lake

Crescent Lake is a 53-minute drive from downtown Daytona Beach. Launch at Crescent Lake Public Boat Ramp, the public ramp on Crescent Lake closest to downtown (≈ 32.8 mi). Public access on Crescent Lake: 6 boat ramps and 3 piers. Surveyed depths reach 22 ft. Recorded here: Largemouth Bass, Striped Bass, Sunshine Bass, and Brown Bullhead.

Crescent Lake353 min · 37.3 mi
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Crescent Lake

Putnam

Crescent Lake Public Boat Ramp20

max 22 ft · surveyed

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4. Lake Jesup

Lake Jesup is a 51-minute drive from downtown Daytona Beach. Launch at Cameron Wight Park Boat Ramp, the public ramp on Lake Jesup closest to downtown (≈ 30.9 mi). Public access on Lake Jesup: 3 boat ramps and 2 piers. Surveyed depths reach 13 ft. Recorded here: Largemouth Bass, Striped Bass, Sunshine Bass, and Brown Bullhead.

Lake Jesup451 min · 43.5 mi
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Lake Jesup

Seminole

Cameron Wight Park Boat Ramp22

max 13 ft · surveyed

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5. Lake Beresford

Lake Beresford is a 38-minute drive from downtown Daytona Beach. Launch at Sunrise Fish Camp, the public ramp on Lake Beresford closest to downtown (≈ 24.9 mi). Public access on Lake Beresford: 2 boat ramps. Surveyed depths reach 16 ft. Recorded here: Largemouth Bass, Striped Bass, Sunshine Bass, and Brown Bullhead.

Lake Beresford538 min · 28.3 mi
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Lake Beresford

Volusia

Sunrise Fish Camp21

max 16 ft · surveyed

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6. Lake George

Lake George is a 58-minute drive from downtown Daytona Beach. Launch at Shell Harbor Marine Park, the public ramp on Lake George closest to downtown (≈ 30.8 mi). Public access on Lake George: 8 boat ramps and 1 pier. Surveyed depths reach 26 ft. Recorded here: Largemouth Bass, Striped Bass, Sunshine Bass, and Brown Bullhead.

Lake George658 min · 37.8 mi
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Lake George

Volusia

Shell Harbor Marine Park23

max 26 ft · surveyed

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7. Lake Dexter

Lake Dexter is a 54-minute drive from downtown Daytona Beach. Lake George State Forest Bluffton Recreation Area Canoe Launch: boat ramp on Lake Dexter, ≈ 29.6 mi from downtown. Public access on Lake Dexter: 3 boat ramps and 1 pier. Surveyed depths reach 18 ft. Recorded here: Largemouth Bass, Striped Bass, Sunshine Bass, and Brown Bullhead.

Lake Dexter854 min · 37.5 mi
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Lake Dexter

Volusia

Lake George State Forest Bluffton Recreation Area Canoe Launch21

max 18 ft · surveyed

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8. Lake Eustis

Lake Eustis is a 65-minute drive from downtown Daytona Beach. Launch at Lake Eustis - Trout Lake Canal, the public ramp on Lake Eustis closest to downtown (≈ 46.7 mi). Public access on Lake Eustis: 4 boat ramps and 1 pier. Surveyed depths reach 21 ft. Recorded here: Largemouth Bass, Striped Bass, Sunshine Bass, and Brown Bullhead.

Lake Eustis965 min · 51.9 mi
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Lake Eustis

Lake

Lake Eustis - Trout Lake Canal23

max 21 ft · surveyed

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9. Lake Harris

Lake Harris is a 72-minute drive from downtown Daytona Beach. Launch at Sparks Village Public Boat Ramp, the public ramp on Lake Harris closest to downtown (≈ 53.1 mi). Public access on Lake Harris: 12 boat ramps and 5 piers. Surveyed depths reach 30 ft. Recorded here: Largemouth Bass, Striped Bass, Sunshine Bass, and Brown Bullhead.

Lake Harris1072 min · 57.1 mi
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Lake Harris

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Sparks Village Public Boat Ramp20

max 30 ft · surveyed

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10. Saint Johns River

Saint Johns River is a 35-minute drive from downtown Daytona Beach. Launch at Lemon Bluff Park, the public ramp on Saint Johns River closest to downtown (≈ 28.7 mi). Public access on Saint Johns River: 15 boat ramps and 14 piers. Surveyed depths reach 65 ft. Recorded here: Flier, Spotted Bass, Brown Bullhead, and Spotted Gar.

Saint Johns River735 min · 27.7 mi
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Saint Johns River

Duval

Lemon Bluff Park24

max 65 ft · surveyed

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When the fish bite here

By our bite calendar, November is a slow month around Daytona Beach for the fish recorded at these stops — the bars on each card show when each one picks up.

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Where this guide comes from

Every sentence here is assembled from the data on the Daytona Beach fishing page: road drive times where a route was built (≈ marks straight-line distances), access points from state registries, the species recorded in each water and our bite calendar, adjusted for latitude. Nothing is written by hand or generated by AI.

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