5 piers and shore spots on public waters near Homosassa — no boat needed.
Distances are straight-line from downtown Homosassa; below are the 5 closest, grouped by water.
Kings Bay
Recorded in Kings Bay: Largemouth Bass, Spotted Sunfish, Bluegill, and Redear.
Surveyed depths in Kings Bay reach 16 ft.
- 1Kings Bay Park: pier on Kings Bay, ≈ 8.1 mi from downtown.
Lake Rousseau
Recorded in Lake Rousseau: Spotted Sunfish, Warmouth, Black Crappie, and Brown Bullhead.
Surveyed depths in Lake Rousseau reach 27 ft.
- 2Inglis Dam Recreation Area: pier on Lake Rousseau, ≈ 15.6 mi from downtown.
Withlacoochee River
Recorded in Withlacoochee River: Largemouth Bass, Sunshine Bass, Brown Bullhead, and Channel Catfish.
Surveyed depths in Withlacoochee River reach 27 ft.
- 3Withlacoochee Bay Trail: pier on Withlacoochee River, ≈ 16.2 mi from downtown.
- 5Lake Townsen Regional Park: pier on Withlacoochee River, ≈ 22.6 mi from downtown.
Henderson Lake
Recorded in Henderson Lake: Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, Sunshine Bass, and Brown Bullhead.
Surveyed depths in Henderson Lake reach 14 ft.
- 4Wallace Brooks Park: pier on Henderson Lake, ≈ 18 mi from downtown.
When the fish bite here
By our bite calendar, November is a slow month around Homosassa for the fish recorded at these stops — the bars on each card show when each one picks up.
FreshwaterSlowYellow Bullhead
Ameiurus natalis
Ictaluridae
24 in8 lb8 yr542 watersGame fish
FreshwaterBrown Bullhead
Ameiurus nebulosus
Ictaluridae
24 in8 lb8 yr519 watersGame fish
FreshwaterSlowLargemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides
Centrarchidae
30 in22 lb16 yr935 watersGame fish
FreshwaterSlowWhite Catfish
Ameiurus catus
Ictaluridae
30 in10 lb10 yr93 watersGame fish
FreshwaterBlack Crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Centrarchidae
18 in5 lb6 yr700 watersGame fish
FreshwaterBluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
Centrarchidae
12 in4 lb6 yr797 watersGame fish
