216 public boat ramps on published waters near Orlando.
Distances are straight-line from downtown Orlando; below are the 12 closest, grouped by water.
Clear Lake
Recorded in Clear Lake: Largemouth Bass, Sunshine Bass, Brown Bullhead, and Channel Catfish.
Surveyed depths in Clear Lake reach 29 ft.
- 1George Barker Jr. Park Clear Lake Boat Ramp: boat ramp on Clear Lake, ≈ 1.8 mi from downtown.
Lake Conway
Recorded in Lake Conway: Largemouth Bass, Sunshine Bass, Brown Bullhead, and Channel Catfish.
Surveyed depths in Lake Conway reach 34 ft.
- 2Fern Creek Public Boat Ramp: boat ramp on Lake Conway, ≈ 3.8 mi from downtown.
- 3City of Belle Isle Venitian Boat Ramp: boat ramp on Lake Conway, ≈ 4.5 mi from downtown.
- 4Randolph Street Public Boat Ramp: boat ramp on Lake Conway, ≈ 4.6 mi from downtown.
- 6Warren Park Paddlecraft Launch Dock: boat ramp on Lake Conway, ≈ 6 mi from downtown.
- 7City of Belle Isle Perkins Boat Ramp: boat ramp on Lake Conway, ≈ 6 mi from downtown.
Lake Maitland
Recorded in Lake Maitland: Largemouth Bass, Sunshine Bass, Brown Bullhead, and Channel Catfish.
Surveyed depths in Lake Maitland reach 29 ft.
- 5Fort Maitland Park Boat Ramp: boat ramp on Lake Maitland, ≈ 5.5 mi from downtown.
Lake Down
Recorded in Lake Down: Largemouth Bass, Sunshine Bass, Brown Bullhead, and Channel Catfish.
Surveyed depths in Lake Down reach 36 ft.
- 8Lake Down Public Boat Ramp (No Parking): boat ramp on Lake Down, ≈ 9.2 mi from downtown.
Lake Butler
Recorded in Lake Butler: Largemouth Bass, Sunshine Bass, Brown Bullhead, and Channel Catfish.
Surveyed depths in Lake Butler reach 34 ft.
- 9R. D. Keene Public Boat Ramp: boat ramp on Lake Butler, ≈ 10.5 mi from downtown.
Lake Apopka
Recorded in Lake Apopka: Largemouth Bass, Sunshine Bass, Brown Bullhead, and Channel Catfish.
Surveyed depths in Lake Apopka reach 18 ft.
- 10Magnolia Park Boat Ramp: boat ramp on Lake Apopka, ≈ 12.2 mi from downtown.
- 11Lakeview Park Public Boat Ramp - Winter Garden: boat ramp on Lake Apopka, ≈ 12.9 mi from downtown.
Lake Jesup
Recorded in Lake Jesup: Largemouth Bass, Striped Bass, Sunshine Bass, and Brown Bullhead.
Surveyed depths in Lake Jesup reach 13 ft.
- 12Lake Jesup Park: boat ramp on Lake Jesup, ≈ 14.5 mi from downtown.
When the fish bite here
By our bite calendar, November is a slow month around Orlando for the fish recorded at these stops — the bars on each card show when each one picks up.
FreshwaterSlowLargemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides
Centrarchidae
30 in22 lb16 yr934 watersGame fish
FreshwaterSlowWhite Catfish
Ameiurus catus
Ictaluridae
30 in10 lb10 yr93 watersGame fish
FreshwaterSlowYellow Bullhead
Ameiurus natalis
Ictaluridae
24 in8 lb8 yr539 watersGame fish
FreshwaterBlack Crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Centrarchidae
18 in5 lb6 yr701 watersGame fish
FreshwaterBrown Bullhead
Ameiurus nebulosus
Ictaluridae
24 in8 lb8 yr519 watersGame fish
FreshwaterChannel Catfish
Ictalurus punctatus
Ictaluridae
48 in50 lb20 yr346 watersGame fish
















