Fishing at Pegram Lake, Marion County, Florida

• Overview

  You will find Pegram Lake in Marion County, Florida. It stands 79 feet above sea level. With some 63 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. There is roughly 1.2 miles of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. The nearest town is Citra, 8.5 miles away. The nearest city of size is Gainesville, 24 miles away. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Pegram Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Public wildlife records from this area list bluegill, blackbanded darter, spotted sunfish and brown darter. Reported species tell you what lives around here, nothing more. Pegram Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 55°F to 81°F. Fish feed through every month here. October and November give a second good stretch as it cools. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. The season on Pegram Lake follows the weather closely. A rising level usually fishes better than a falling one.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. For the panfish, a small hook, a float and a piece of worm outfish everything fancy. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Should this one be busy, Bay Lake is 0.7 miles off. Treat Pegram Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.