Hey all you West Side guys.

[huntinslabs]

Any of yall ever fish the Withlacooche? I get that the bass fishing is good but how bout Specks?

[fishin813]

Have fished couple times, once up around hwy bridge crossing, spent two days up/down
river worked holes, drifts, lillys, back edges.................Nothing....

Worked the little lake that you can see off I-75 (believe it to be silver or someting
like that for full day - caught couple bass, war-mouths, blue-gills no SPEC'S

Floral City - Lower lake of 3 off 48 was petty good each time fished the area.
Couple of guys have prefished the Inverness area (Lake Harrison) center lake of
3 pool chain. Spec's have been pretty good up there.

Haven't spent much time up there in past couple years - been told water level is up
real good, which is pleasant thought.

[huntinslabs]

Was curious. Spent the weekend playin in the Rainbow river. Ate dinner at the Blue Gator on the Withlacoochee river at Anglers Resort. Sure love that area. Highly recommend to everyone to take the trip down the Rainbow and see how prestine a river can be managed if evryone does their part. And if ya go deffinately catch dinner at the Blue Gator.

[fishin813]

that area is great.............also has good camp ground at Rainbow Springs area.
Well worth the trip.............Little short on trees for camper but great area - springs
are super...........excellant camp ground for family ............

[Davedirt]

I mostly fish the river around the bridge CR 476. There is a ramp at the fish camp there. Have done most of my fishing in the spring Feb 1. My best day say about 20 and nothing huge 10-12" range and a lot of big gar to contend with. The section that you were on goes to lake Russoe , now that place looks fishy with a lot of standing timber from where the old barged canal was being built. Deep channel and timber on the sides.

[huntinslabs]

that area is great.............also has good camp ground at Rainbow Springs area.
Well worth the trip.............Little short on trees for camper but great area - springs
are super...........excellant camp ground for family ............

Thats where we went. Gotta be in the old side to get shade trees. But yes the new side is very sparse. We took the tube run 3 times and saw stuff we hadnt seen before. We try and go at least once every summer. Next time I am bringing the yak for a nighttime run to the headspring up river.

[Yelim]

Withlacoochee back waters was the place long ago. Remember going there with my parents as a child, wish I knew where it was. Probably 60 years ago now. I can still picture the place but couldn't tell you where it was. Bass fishing. Rainbow River is beautiful. Wiki Wachee used to be until it was developed with houses. Used to go there before houses. My Dad and uncles went there when Wiki Wachee Springs was a cow pasture. Nostalgia!!

[Yelim]

Harold Silver lake to my knowledge has never been a good fishing place.

[fishin813]

I took a few hours to figure that one out Ronnie............Still nothing there, just very
pretty with river running through it..........no spec's - few bluegills and warmouths

Your knowledge of area is greatly appreicated...........ah yes those had to be the
good ole days..............

[SlowRideStu]

Went exploring out there myself. Just as Harold said awesome boat ride but few fish. I will still go back one day for the boat ride alone