Bass Fishing Reports => Southeast Region Bass Fishing Reports => Florida => Topic started by: Swede on November 27, 2006, 06:12:15 PM
Title: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: Swede on November 27, 2006, 06:12:15 PM
Lake Seminole Seminole Lodge, Sneads, FL http://www.seminolelodge.com/ (http://www.seminolelodge.com/) 1-800-410-5209 (ask for Monte)
Title: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: pegleg on November 27, 2006, 07:36:38 PM
Orange Lake (Cross Creek) Family Tradition Fish Camp & Airboat Tours 14430 east county road 325 Hawthorn,Fl. 32640 phone# 352-466-7061 E-Mail- Keith or Gene
Title: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: AB on November 27, 2006, 09:46:59 PM
Lake Toho
Big Toho Marina 100 Lakeshore Blvd. Kissimmee, FL. 32808
(407) 846-2124 www.bigtoho.com
Title: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: Nowsker on December 11, 2006, 12:18:27 AM
Lake Tarpon
Tarpon Tom's 36717 U.S. 19 Palm Harbor, Fl 34684
(727)-938-2379
www.tarpon-toms.com
Title: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: kevfish on December 29, 2006, 01:47:53 PM
Lake Tarpon
Tarpon Tom's 36717 U.S. 19 Palm Harbor, Fl 34684
(727)-938-2379
www.tarpon-toms.com
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: Keithscatch on January 01, 2007, 04:46:58 PM
Ansin Garcia. No Marina's or anything just the best little lake in Florida.
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: fishforfree on January 01, 2007, 04:57:34 PM
Ditto what kevfish and nowsker said ~c~ ~c~
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: hot_rod_mike on January 31, 2007, 10:48:24 PM
mine is lake henderson in invreness,fl...lots of big bass and low fishing pressure well imean low pressure from the bass guides..http://travel.webshots.com/album/549274503ybbbwr check out the link
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: hot_rod_mike on February 01, 2007, 09:46:53 PM
ya it is
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: mlakrid on February 13, 2007, 12:04:17 PM
I am not quite sure I have a SINGLE favorite.
SO... here are my two favorites:
Lake Tarpon Eagle Lake http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Eagle+Lake,+Fl&ie=UTF8&z=13&ll=28.000767,-81.772785&spn=0.109583,0.21595&om=1 (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Eagle+Lake,+Fl&ie=UTF8&z=13&ll=28.000767,-81.772785&spn=0.109583,0.21595&om=1)
I have fished the lakes an approximate 50 times TOTAL with Tarpon being fished slightly more often.
Tip: the NE corner at Lake Tarpon near the boat docks and deeper hydrilla hold many, many, many schoolie bass :D
Mike A! Land O Lakes, FL
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: BassnG3 on February 25, 2007, 11:53:35 AM
Kingsley Lake. Learned alot about drop shot and night fishing there.
Scott
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: anvil on March 20, 2007, 10:06:37 PM
Swede
How does Lake Watauga up here in TN sound? Melissa's old man and I are going out tomorrow for some large mouth and rainbows. The Walleyegators should be running up to the rivers as well soon to spawn. Hope all is well!@!@!
Anvil
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: flagatorbait on April 09, 2007, 10:33:31 AM
Ditto what AB said, Toho is my favorite as well!
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: flalunker on April 15, 2007, 07:09:53 PM
Harris chain in tavares
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: bigbassjb on April 15, 2007, 08:38:49 PM
The mean St. Johns River =]]..
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: hushpuppy on April 21, 2007, 06:31:00 PM
Harris chain.
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: hottdogg_75 on August 15, 2007, 01:32:12 PM
I grew up on the Harris chain and it will always be KING in my book. Seminole in the north is a great lake also in the spring.
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: onecastaway on August 31, 2007, 11:11:51 PM
Stick Marsh Farm 13 8)
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: BassBuster99 on September 09, 2007, 08:46:03 PM
I have 2 favorites:
Crooked Lake and Kissimmee! I catch more numbers at Crooked and bigger fish at Kissimmee! ~gf
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: George Welcome on October 02, 2007, 06:51:07 PM
Any lake as long as it is my back yard.
Stick Marsh, Ansin, Blue Cypress, and Kenansville just to name a few.
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: rbrick on January 17, 2008, 06:38:11 PM
Lake Talquin.Tallahassee.
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: Tom G on February 03, 2008, 05:51:27 AM
Lake Harris Chain. I`m new to this site and live on Lake Harris in Yalaha. I fish about 5 times a week (weather permitting). I gladly share info with any one fishing the lakes. Tom G.
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: Olebiker on May 13, 2008, 06:42:45 PM
My favorite lake in Florida is Lake Monkey Business. ::) I don't catch the biggest fish there or the most fish, but it is in my subdivision here in Tallahassee and I can be fishing within fifteen minutes of pulling out of my driveway.
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: FlippinFBF on June 25, 2008, 11:33:08 AM
Rodman has made the top 10 in the USA for Big ~fff Bass lakes a couple of times in BM ~read Mag
http://www.rodmanreservoir.com/
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: pestrem on September 24, 2008, 08:29:20 PM
Lake Okeechobee. Not because of the bass, but because my granddaughter lives about 30 minutes from there. If I'm fishing the Big O, it means I'm also visiting my daughter and her family.
Love bass fishing, but I love my family more.
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: mattdawg on November 20, 2008, 06:20:58 AM
Florida everglades not the best all the time but always fun and beautiful.Taking the kids to see all the wildlife out there also keeps them busy while i fish and teach them about our enviroment and how important it is to take care of it.
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: ocala on January 23, 2009, 05:56:12 PM
When I lived in south Florida it was the Everglades. Up here in north Central Florida it's Lake Panasoffkee. Unfortunately they are dredging the shoreline at this time so the water is pretty cloudy and most of the vegetation is gone. When ever they get done and the clear water and weeds return it will be even better I suspect. Area's along the shoreline were always to shallow to fish but now with dredging there is 3ft of water there.
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: artdevilish on April 02, 2009, 02:38:24 PM
Does Bienville count?
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: Swede on April 02, 2009, 03:41:03 PM
Sure - why not - from what I have heard a wonderful place to catch 100+ fish a day.
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: cinchup73 on May 22, 2009, 08:59:30 PM
~gf Im with sweede Seminole in the North, and lake harris in the south, for shellcracker no lake beats little lake harris!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: etommy28 on June 21, 2009, 10:23:49 PM
well it depends, For numbers- Kingsley for a challenge- St. Johns River For a good time and a big fish- Orange And Lockloosa
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: jcrattigan6557 on July 23, 2009, 06:56:21 PM
I like Lake Tahoe as well. It is just beautiful and serene.
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: TeamFATBOY on July 24, 2009, 11:17:35 PM
Love me some St. Johns River!!!!! ;D
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: blazr21 on August 18, 2009, 08:12:05 PM
mine is Orange lake when it is late in oct. 30+ per day that is fun as all get out.
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: Johnmccutchan on August 26, 2009, 10:01:09 AM
Tournament Lake - Harris Chain of Lakes
Just a Saturday of Good Ole Bass Fishing--- John's Lake. There has been tons of fish over 10lbs caught there this year. Its a great big bass lake... Its in Winter Garden, FL One month is Bassmaster Magazine there was actually 3 different peeps with lunkers from there...
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: citruscrush on December 14, 2009, 10:32:09 AM
little lake spivey is ok for right in my backyard 7 lb is my best there, i really like lake panasoffkee
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: fishforfree on January 08, 2010, 07:10:39 AM
Lake Tarpon.....hands down. Have you seen the crappie I've been pulling from there ;D
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: screwballl on February 28, 2010, 08:35:53 PM
Right now I have 2 favorites for bass: Hurricane Lake at northern Okaloosa County and Lake Seminole. I still have to give Lake Victor a try but from what I hear that may become my new favorite.
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: RoLo on May 26, 2010, 12:29:14 AM
We live in central Florida, and our favorite bass waters include the "Big-K", the "Walk" and "West Toho". Nevertheless, there are countless productive bass waters in Florida that are under-exploited. Most of the unsong waters have surface areas less than 4,000 acres, a subpar launch ramp and a poor verbal following ;)
Roger
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: West6550 on June 01, 2010, 09:17:58 PM
I used to say Lake Lulu since my old apartment was on it, plus I have caught my two biggest fish out of it. But I moved and the local favorite is Lake Alfred.. it's hard when you live within a mile from 3 different boat ramps and one being on a chian.
If I am going to drive to a lake it's going to be Lake Kissimme. I want to try the Big O of course but it's a godly drive it seems. I have fished East Toho but really need to try Toho.. that my be my next dirve to spot.
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: lexis307 on October 11, 2010, 02:25:11 PM
I like lox and holiday park, but LOVE clermont lakes, johns lake, and private lakes that I have access to
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: skypup on February 07, 2011, 05:04:12 PM
Small lakes-Pierce Big pond-Kissimmee
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: csnaspuck on February 10, 2011, 02:29:16 PM
John's Lake is sick but slowly gaining is Lake Pickett in east Orange county (semi-private).
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: susie17144 on May 23, 2011, 02:48:21 AM
i move to fla. in 74 and went bass fishing in winterhaven chain and won my first tourament there and i been hook on bass fishing ever sence. also love the kissimmee chain, caught alot of 6s,7s,8s,9s there and lost bigger ones then that !!!!!
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: Gar Tracker on July 17, 2011, 10:01:05 AM
Okeechobee and Toho a close second.
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: corona mike on October 11, 2011, 11:51:48 AM
Kissimmee.....Not the whole chain Just the Main Lake! ;D ;D
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: BassinAl on November 02, 2011, 11:35:34 AM
Nowadays is for Lake June in Winter (for numbers) and Lake Istokpoga (for quality), for beauty I am with Mattdawg, it's the Everglades, specially Loxahatchee!
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: leeshort on August 22, 2012, 06:04:37 PM
any that have water lol
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: bassindude on August 22, 2012, 07:31:56 PM
Big O for now lol. Heading back tomorrow to see if I can repeat mondays success. Jim
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: garland7 on August 23, 2012, 06:46:27 PM
my heart has to go to rodman
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: OkeechobeeAngler on February 22, 2013, 09:50:55 PM
Stick Marsh Farm 13 then the Big O.
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: holeshot on May 08, 2013, 06:07:00 PM
I'd hafta say Istokpoga in Lake Placid Fl.... ~gf....can be tuf sometimes ~xyz...but usually gives up a good fish or two on most every trip. ~shhh
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: FlBoy83 on July 17, 2013, 04:06:56 AM
I have to go with my home waters, Lake Toho all the way, learned to fish on that lake and have a lot of memories attached to it
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: ccr425 on July 28, 2013, 10:26:39 PM
Lake Jackson! She's trying to come back.....
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: TWIG2323 on August 20, 2013, 06:44:30 PM
Harris Chain, I'm new to the area and these are the lakes that I live close to.
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: lhoughta on August 30, 2013, 03:40:47 PM
Lake Monroe in Sanford/Enterprise 4 bass over 9lb this week in the heat... best is after the Shad run and spawn when all the schools of 3-4 inch shad start heading out to sea. Sunshine and largemouth school up and start eating.
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: bfn18 on November 15, 2013, 10:28:27 AM
Lake Osborne because its in my back yard and the big O from time to time.
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: DavidBailey on March 21, 2014, 02:53:49 PM
Whatever little lake/pond in the Orlando ares I can get my pond hopper on.. ~cf
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: big g on July 24, 2014, 03:10:16 PM
For me its The Everglades including the Alley, Holey Land, and L67. Lake Okeechobee, and Lake Ida. ~roflmao
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: pottsman21 on September 09, 2014, 09:50:52 AM
I live in Fort Myers. Is there any Lakes close by?
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: Deadeye on September 17, 2014, 06:59:48 PM
Just realized I never posted in here.
I mostly fish the St Johns River System. The River itself can be good or a real challenge. Out of the system, I would have to say the Lake Woodruff is my favorite, as long as the FWC hasn't paid the Air Boats to spray and killed everything on it.
Lake Monroe has come a long way over the last couple of years and can be good fishing if you hit it right.
Once I get a newer bigger boat I plan to hit some of the other lakes.
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: FD on October 10, 2014, 05:34:42 PM
Toho to Kissimmee - 4 of the best big fish factories on the planet.
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: zamguy on May 14, 2015, 01:01:58 PM
Definitely Okeechobee for me. But I do love fishing TOHO and the others too.
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: bjcamp on May 19, 2015, 02:31:44 PM
STICK MARSH FARM 13
Where the monsters live and like to play. Personal best so far is a 13.2 and i've lost bigger .
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: TritonmikeFL09 on May 21, 2015, 07:23:51 AM
my favorite WAS Gatorbone Lake until it Dried up ~xyz . We had a small lake house there it sure killed the property values there on all the Keystone Heights lakes
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: rick c on June 04, 2015, 05:16:12 PM
Right now I like Keansville...DON'T TELL ANYONE I also live on the Harris chain and Griffin is my favorite.
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: topwaterfanatic on December 01, 2015, 03:24:31 PM
Any lake with Hawgs in it!
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: JLew on January 31, 2016, 06:33:34 PM
Withlacoochee River. It connects to Panasofkee, Rousseau, and the Rainbow River. It does not get more beautiful and there are some HUUUUUUGE bass in it. That river flows tholrough my veins. I do believe that is where my ashes will be scattered when the time comes.
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: FloridaFishinFool on March 28, 2016, 09:39:40 AM
Not tellin'
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: hezekiahes on April 01, 2016, 08:16:59 AM
Quote from: Tom G on February 03, 2008, 05:51:27 AM Lake Harris Chain. I`m new to this site and live on Lake Harris in Yalaha. I fish about 5 times a week (weather permitting). I gladly share info with any one fishing the lakes. Tom G.
Sorry to hijack a thread here...
My favorite is the Lake Harris Chain too...
Tom...are you still around? I would love the chance to pick your brain sometime!!
Walter
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: basss on January 11, 2017, 11:35:58 AM
In no particular order
Conway chain, lake Jessamine, John's lake and the butler chain.
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: Bubbafish on January 16, 2017, 08:56:10 PM
Stickmarsh and kenansville, any swamp near there
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: Eric-Maine on March 13, 2017, 08:04:55 PM
Okeechobee, a different puzzle every day.
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: Soulfisher on April 14, 2017, 08:29:03 AM
Lake Mary, Lake Pickett, Lake George
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: Toadfishjax on June 27, 2017, 06:49:52 PM
I used to fish Santa Fe in Alachua with my dad and grampa about 15 years ago. My dad and I bought a G3 bass boat a few months ago and I think I am going to take the trip down there this Saturday and see what I can do. After looking at Google Map I think I want to try the North end of the little lake where that natural spring is and toss some top water frogs around the docks and what looks like lilly pads or grass lines. Then maybe hit the pass and throw some soft plastics a little off the shore line around the points of the pass.
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: Lipripper on June 28, 2017, 07:40:20 AM
Quote from: Toadfishjax on June 27, 2017, 06:49:52 PM I used to fish Santa Fe in Alachua with my dad and grampa about 15 years ago. My dad and I bought a G3 bass boat a few months ago and I think I am going to take the trip down there this Saturday and see what I can do. After looking at Google Map I think I want to try the North end of the little lake where that natural spring is and toss some top water frogs around the docks and what looks like lilly pads or grass lines. Then maybe hit the pass and throw some soft plastics a little off the shore line around the points of the pass.
If you go be sure to stop back by and do a report with some ;PHO) of the fish and your new boat. ;D
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: Adam on November 14, 2017, 12:12:05 PM
Right now being a bank beater it is one of the ponds at catfish creek preserve. It offers me the most accessible bank that I have found in my area.
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: Basstracker17 on January 30, 2018, 06:06:13 PM
Stick Marsh
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: Lipripper on January 30, 2018, 06:22:48 PM
I hear you and would fish there all the time too. ~c~ ~c~ You need to get in on the Bragging rights competition they have down here in the Florida section. :)
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: Basstracker17 on January 31, 2018, 05:44:29 PM
Best day we ever had by quite a bit.
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: Lipripper on January 31, 2018, 05:45:54 PM
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: big g on February 09, 2018, 02:55:23 PM
Quote from: Toadfishjax on June 27, 2017, 06:49:52 PM I used to fish Santa Fe in Alachua with my dad and grampa about 15 years ago. My dad and I bought a G3 bass boat a few months ago and I think I am going to take the trip down there this Saturday and see what I can do. After looking at Google Map I think I want to try the North end of the little lake where that natural spring is and toss some top water frogs around the docks and what looks like lilly pads or grass lines. Then maybe hit the pass and throw some soft plastics a little off the shore line around the points of the pass.
I knew a guy from FBN that fished Santa Fe all the time. . He caught a bunch of big bass there off deep water brush piles using deep water crankbaits, and jigs. He swore it was a constant producer for big bass. If pounding the bank doesn't work out, look for off shore isolated clumps in 10 to 20 feet of water. Good luck and let us know how you do.
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: NT180FS on June 18, 2018, 07:26:38 PM
Lake Talquin
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Florida
Post by: Gotsnodooks on January 31, 2019, 08:13:51 PM
I fish mostly in the Dora chain...but I live on the St Johns and frequent Lake Beresford.