I have a place in Welaka on the river and love it
We are leaving Jax for good in a couple of years and retiring there.
You have crescent and dead lake are real close and you can go thru the locks to rodman.
Striper fishing is awesome in the spring and shrimping in the late summer was off the chain last year .
If you want to fish the fla crappie club tournaments you will be less than hour from a lot of them .
The oklawaha river joins the St. John's there , salt springs is about 12 miles and silver glen is about 16.
If your in the area let me know and I'll show you around. Usually there every week.