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