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Help needed: Going to take my family fishing in Florida. Any good man-made
Posted on 6/16/16 at 12:27 am
Posted on 6/16/16 at 12:27 am
lagoons to fish in?
Specifically we want to flyfish.
Thanks in advance.
Specifically we want to flyfish.
Thanks in advance.
Posted on 6/16/16 at 6:23 am to Baby Oil
Not a damn the wrong with the natural mosquito lagoon off of the Indian River, well except mosquitoes.
Posted on 6/16/16 at 8:11 am to Baby Oil
Where in Florida or are you just looking for statewide recommendations? Fresh or salt and why the man-made qualifier? Also, do you plan on wading or do you have a boat of any kind?
All those questions play into where you'd want to target.
Since you used the term 'lagoon', I'm going to assume you mean salt. Throwing out the 'man made' part (I've never heard of one), you can't go wrong with Tampa Bay. You're far enough south that you've got Snook in addition to the traditional inshore species and there is a huge abundance of shallow water suitable for both wading and kayak fishing. The bay is full of shallow water mangroves and grass beds that are perfect for fly fishing.
If I were to recommend one place for a single day trip, it would be Fort DeSoto park. It has both a gulf side and protected bay side. There are plenty of wading opportunities but they also do kayak rentals so if you don't have your own, you can still make the most of the bay side.
All those questions play into where you'd want to target.
Since you used the term 'lagoon', I'm going to assume you mean salt. Throwing out the 'man made' part (I've never heard of one), you can't go wrong with Tampa Bay. You're far enough south that you've got Snook in addition to the traditional inshore species and there is a huge abundance of shallow water suitable for both wading and kayak fishing. The bay is full of shallow water mangroves and grass beds that are perfect for fly fishing.
If I were to recommend one place for a single day trip, it would be Fort DeSoto park. It has both a gulf side and protected bay side. There are plenty of wading opportunities but they also do kayak rentals so if you don't have your own, you can still make the most of the bay side.
Posted on 6/16/16 at 8:21 am to JustGetItRight
Maybe Merritt's Mill Pond in Marianna. It's a massive spring that was dammed up, and turned into a good size lake. Crystal clear water, and great swimming too.
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Posted on 6/16/16 at 8:58 am to MoarKilometers
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Not a damn the wrong with the natural mosquito lagoon off of the Indian River, well except mosquitoes.
I thought south Ga had bad mosquitos until we took the pull behind down to that state park at the Indian River Lagoon. It wasn't long until I was wishing I had brought my .410. Those skeeters were on Roids & HGH.
Posted on 6/16/16 at 11:42 am to Kentucker
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Keep your kids out of the water when the gators are feeding.
So, stay out of the water during the summer?
The best swimming in Florida, imo, are at springs. Even rivers like the Crystal river in Ocala have gators..But the water is so clear, you see them from far away. They've had attacks in areas. But they are ambush predators, and it's hard to ambush when there's zero turbidity.
But, with zero turbidity, it takes a good fisherman to catch fish.
Posted on 6/16/16 at 7:13 pm to Kentucker
So no, to the lagoon at Disney?
Posted on 6/16/16 at 9:25 pm to Baby Oil
Yeah, the father of that two-year-old boy was letting him wade in the lagoon at 9:30 at night. A 7' gator snatched the boy and the father couldn't get him out of its mouth.
It swam away with the boy and drowned him. Didn't eat the little guy, though. Searchers found him the next day just 15 meters from where he was attacked.
It swam away with the boy and drowned him. Didn't eat the little guy, though. Searchers found him the next day just 15 meters from where he was attacked.
Posted on 6/17/16 at 9:22 am to Baby Oil
You will have to narrow it down to where in the state. Not really sure why you would want a man made place instead of something natural in a state with 1600 miles of coastline.
Posted on 6/17/16 at 1:12 pm to Kentucker
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It swam away with the boy and drowned him. Didn't eat the little guy, though. Searchers found him the next day just 15 meters from where he was attacked
That's what gators do. They don't eat their kill immediately. They wait a few days, and then eat it after it's began to decompose.
Posted on 6/17/16 at 1:46 pm to CCTider
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That's what gators do. They don't eat their kill immediately. They wait a few days, and then eat it after it's began to decompose
Yes, if there's lots of food available. However, if there's lots of competition they'll tear their prey apart and swallow what they can.
Posted on 6/17/16 at 2:36 pm to MeatCleaverWeaver
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I thought south Ga had bad mosquitos until we took the pull behind down to that state park at the Indian River Lagoon. It wasn't long until I was wishing I had brought my .410. Those skeeters were on Roids & HGH.
yup, no questions on how that place got its name at all. I've witnessed mosquitoes like this in one other place, a 100 miles north called guana river. Kind of intercoastal like, a few hundreds yards from the coast in most locations. Stopped to pee in some bushes until a black cloud emerged. I swear like transformers they assembled into 1 large megamosquito. It is the unofficial state bird.Posted on 6/17/16 at 4:15 pm to MoarKilometers
Guana and the IRL do not hold a candle to the mosquitoes at Flamingo in the Everglades. I had 100% deet on and they hovered 1/2" off my skin looking for an opening.
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