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Let me ask--How many of OUR members will OR will not fish Lake Dora, Lake Beauclaire and Lake Carlton? AND MOST IMPORTANT WHY NOT? This information will go directly to FWW and the St Johns.. So please respond as i need help over here! :help:help:help:help:help:help
This was a very interesting post to read, time will tell if man's abuse, than remedy to fix, have positive results in the future. I personally don't fish do to location=distance for me, but if someone was to post a pic of a 3#er coming out of 1 of those lakes you just might have a new problem that may require the installation of a privacy fence:Rofl
Too far ! ! !
WILL fish there when the bite is on....
The distance for me is the main reason but I have and will make the trek for a slabfest !!
I have never caught fish like the St.Johns but have only been there a few times.
All i hear from Cc members is they dont want to fish the Harris Chain. I am Addressing the Crappie issue with FFW while addressing the pollution coming downstream from Apopka Again. Can everyone honestly please tell me the TRUE issues so that i may take back to my meetings--I need This!
Thank you RE: Fishing Harris Chain vs Monroe, Crescent, Woodruff etc. The differences?
Fishing conditions in your opinion?
Twice I went over there (two hour drive, one way) and only caught one fish each time, approx 6 inches long.
Of course I enjoyed the slabfests, but I'll never drag my boat over there again.
I did go over last year for that EOS slabfest (without boat) ......
I don't fish lakes with no fish in em .....
Plus, there's always some old woman running around over there in a pontoon boat yelling at everybody .....
Distance is a factor for me no matter where I fish - fuel, trailer wear, traffic conditions. However, I will make a 1-1.5 hr trip to Crescent just with the thought that I may catch
some 2lb + fish. The amount of fish I catch isn't a reason for me as I don't keep that many, sometimes I throw them all back. The quality of fish that I catch is important, just makes you feel accomplished even if they are returned to the water. With that being said the St.Johns river & connecting lakes are no comparison to the Harris Chain for crappie fishing to me. Keep in mind that I have only fished the Harris Chain a few times but had to really work hard for the few fish that I caught and after making the journey for a few fish is hard for me especially when I have to drive past the St.Johns. The fish in the Harris Chain seem to be thinner & lighter colored - is that from pollution, fertilizer run off - not sure.:dono I really enjoy the seclusion & natural, untouched feeling you get from the St.Johns - I have always loved this river since I was a kid & was first introduced to it. I fear that 1 day most of these places will not be the same as the state is overpopulating itself faster than we can do anything about it. I am not trying to put down your lake or river system these are my opinions only and as of right now I would not travel over there to fish unless a special event or celebrity was present.
I.E - slabfest or billbob sighting:Rofl
Just not my lakes of choice.... Distance not really an issue for me..I just prefer proven fishing areas.... The weather is always a problem and fishing trips with perfect weather (winds) have been few and far between for the last few years and when I get an opening I like to go where I know their biting. I usually go looking for the BIG fish and with lakes like Harney, crescent, wooddruff, and the river producing BIG FISH I don't mind driving the distance. Griffin seems to be coming on so maybe the size limit is the answer. Also, not a big thing but, the ramps to Dora are not boater friendly. Mt Dora is a hike and tavarees has all but eliminated all parking etc. No complaints about Harris, eustis or Griffin. Hope this helps.