| Florida's freshwater fishing is a spectacular | | | | |
| fishery and many a trophy are taken from | | | | Florida's Black Crappie Fishing is |
| these waters annually. Most folks think of | | | | outstanding and many a 2 to 3lb'ers are |
| saltwater fishing when discussing fishing | | | | caught. These fish are commonly called specks |
| opportunities in Florida. The saltwater | | | | also I will Identify 3 top areas in no |
| fishing is quite good but the monsters that | | | | particular order. Make sure you check the |
| lay in Florida's inland freshwater lakes, | | | | Florida fishing reports for these locals for |
| ponds, and rivers are amazing to say the | | | | the best time of year to fish. #1 Lake |
| least. To do some planning check out | | | | Talquin . Lake Talquin is located just west |
| Florida's fishing reports for the following | | | | of Tallahassee. Thee is a 10" length |
| regions. Top Black Bass Lakes, Top Striper | | | | restriction on this lake to control the Black |
| Lakes, Top Specks Lakes, Top Bream Lakes, Top | | | | crappie population. Not surprisingly, many |
| Catfish holes | | | | crappie in the 2lb range are caught from this |
| | | | lake. Also the state record of 3lbs 13onces |
| Florida is a MECA for the black bass species | | | | was caught from Lake Talquin. #2 Orange Lake |
| commonly called the large mouth bass. These | | | | Lochloosa Lake. Orange lake is located |
| fish grow quite large in Florida and almost | | | | between Gainesville and Ocala. Crappie in the |
| all of the freshwater areas in Florida hold | | | | over 1lb range are common here. #3 Lake Weir. |
| these great fighters of fish I will Identify | | | | Lake Weir is located in south Marion County |
| 3 top areas in no particular order. Visit my | | | | near Ocla. The larger crappie are caught |
| website to get information on the other top | | | | early in the season on this lake. |
| Black Bass lakes and rivers. | | | | |
| | | | Florida has more than 7,700 named lakes and |
| Florida's top largemouth bass lakes are , #1 | | | | ponds and over 10,000 miles of streams and |
| Lake George. Lake George is located 29 miles | | | | rivers, all holding good populations of |
| from Ocala in central Florida. There are many | | | | bream. Bream is a term given to the sunfish |
| Lake George Fishing Reports available. #2 | | | | family that includes: bluegill, redear |
| West Lake Tohopekaliga (Lake Toho). Lake | | | | sunfish (shellcracker), redbreast sunfish, |
| Toho is located next to the city of Kissimmee | | | | spotted sunfish (stumpknocker) and warmouth. |
| in central Florida. #3 Lake Kissimmee. Lake | | | | All the freshwater impoundments hold good |
| Kissimmee is the largest of Kissimmee river | | | | populations of these critters , but I will |
| lakes and is nationally renowned. Just a | | | | list three of the more popular areas. #1 Lake |
| note: look for Kissimmee fishing reports to | | | | Monroe. Lake Monroe is near Sanford. Good |
| find fishing reports for the Kissimmee chain | | | | catches of bream will be seen in 2008. #2 |
| of lakes. Also visit the Florida Fish And | | | | Lake Kissimmee. Lake Kissimmee is located |
| Wildlife website. | | | | east of the City of Lake Wales in the heart |
| | | | of Osceola County. Lake Kissimmee has always |
| You may not know it but Florida holds some | | | | been a old reliable lake for catching good |
| Monster Stripers and the striper hybrid | | | | size and numbers of bream. #3 Lake |
| called "sunshine bass" in many of the | | | | Tohopekaliga (Lake Toho). Lake Toho is |
| freshwater fishing areas. I will Identify 3 | | | | located south of the City of Kissimmee. Lake |
| top areas in no particular order. #1 | | | | Toho is noted for it's largemouth fishing but |
| Apalachicola River / Lake Seminole. Lake | | | | is also a great Bream Lake. |
| Seminole is located on the Florida Georgia | | | | |
| State line Near the City of Chattahoochee, | | | | The best catfish holes are located on the |
| flowing south to city of Apalachicola. This | | | | rivers. Here's three rivers systems that |
| freshwater area is where all the state | | | | holds a good population of Channel ,Flathead |
| records for stripers are found. #2 Lake | | | | and Blue Cat. Make sure your check local |
| Talquin / Ochlockonee River. Lake Talquin is | | | | fishing reports to find out what months are |
| located just west of Tallahassee. Fish in the | | | | best to catch catfish in Florida. #1 |
| 10 to 20lb range are common up to 30lb . #3 | | | | Apalachicola River. For all species of |
| St. Johns River and Blackwater/Yellow Rivers. | | | | catfish , anglers should try the area from |
| The St. Johns river is located north to | | | | the Jim Woodruff Dam south to Owl Creek. #2 |
| Jacksonville. 8 to 12-pound range are common, | | | | Choctawhatchee River. Fishermen should |
| but stripers over 20 pounds are rare. The | | | | concentrate on the Alabama line south to West |
| Blackwater/Yellow Rivers is located northeast | | | | Bay, and around the mouth of Holmes Creek and |
| of Pensacola. Stripers 10 to 20-pounds are | | | | other tributaries. #3 Escambia River. The |
| common and stripers in the 20 to 30-pound | | | | best stretch lies from the Alabama line to |
| range are now occurring more frequently. | | | | the I-10 Bridge. |