kennett Posted January 30, 2018 Report Share Posted January 30, 2018 (edited) Morning all, not sure if anyone will know but worth a go! Heading to Florida next summer and looking to do a bit of fishing/exploring. Went last year and had a trip with a guide on a massive lake to catch big mouth bass which was great fun. However, driving about there were lakes and ponds literally everywhere! Here's the question, from what I can work out if there is no signage, and no fence you can fish anywhere you can get to, does anyone know for definite or know a good forum where I can find out? Would be fun to go exploring with a spinning rod and a few lures and see what I can pull out! Edited January 30, 2018 by kennett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted January 30, 2018 Report Share Posted January 30, 2018 I looked into this a few years ago and most advised joining the Florida fishing forum (not sure of its exact name but you will know when you find it, it is huge) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennett Posted February 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 On 30/01/2018 at 10:06, Dunkield said: I looked into this a few years ago and most advised joining the Florida fishing forum (not sure of its exact name but you will know when you find it, it is huge) Thanks for that, I found this one forums.floridasportsman.com/categories it's worth a read just to see what an amazing way of life they all seem to have! Government initiatives to encourage MORE people to hunt and fish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted February 5, 2018 Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 (edited) In the early 80s I had a holiday , my wife a friend who was a game keepr and his wife. We spent some time on Marco island and hired a boat locally there and they provided all the bait and rods etc. plus a map of the backwaters which form the western edge of the Everglades. They marked likely fishing spots and we just caught fish almost every cast for about four hours. All sorts of fish I did not recognise. Long time ago, I know but worth a look. WARNING!!! Florida is rife with biting flies. Take heed. Some fair sized alligators as well. Edited February 5, 2018 by Walker570 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimfire4969 Posted February 6, 2018 Report Share Posted February 6, 2018 I have fished a few different lakes close to the villa we stay at, I have never had anyone tell me I can't. In fact we are flying out for some Florida sun on Monday. I will throw a line in and see if I can find a bass or two. I would not go for a paddle in the lakes you never know what is in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robertt Posted February 6, 2018 Report Share Posted February 6, 2018 Went guided in Kissimmee a couple of years ago. Best £100 I've ever spent. Plenty of bass including some big ******* and half a dozen aligator gar. All from a flyer in a petrol station. It was only when I got talking to the guide on the boat that I found out they also did pig shooting. I would be very wary of mooching around on me tod as I saw alot of gators. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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