Thread: Crescent Lake

hey neighbor! i see you live in tavares also!! i moved down here about 15 months ago so im still getting used to fishin the harris chain! big difference than fishin north GA where im from...where is crescent lake? would love any pointers on speck fishing around here too!! thanks man!

My fishing partner and his ten year old son kept 75 ten inch or better crappie last Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning on their first visit to Crescent Lake last weekend. The largest was 2lbs and 11ounces. Good luck.

Originally Posted by nickp

hey neighbor! i see you live in tavares also!! i moved down here about 15 months ago so im still getting used to fishin the harris chain! big difference than fishin north GA where im from...where is crescent lake? would love any pointers on speck fishing around here too!! thanks man!

NICKP: check out the sticky post about a slabfest next month. A great time to meet some of the local folks.
Several of those attending will be from the harris chain of lakes area.

flycaster

Hi Everyone, glad to be a part of the forum.
Joe, I live right down the road from dead lake which takes you right into crescent. The fishing ( for me ) has been really well lately. I fish dead lake and crescent alot. I took my 8 year old daughter out on christmas day and almost every speck was between 1.5# to over 2#. I went by myself yesterday and caught limit with one fish right at 3#. That was fat daddy speck. I don't get them that big very often. There are some monsters in the lake. Here are some picks. There not the greatest, as I took them outside at night next to the cleaning table. The scale I used is fairly accurate. I have an exact 5# machined block of steel I used to make sure it was reading right. I don't own one of those fancy digital scales, but I am sure the measurement was pretty close. I would love to catch those big ones all day. I caught all the fish on jigs and minnows.

Hello crappie time. My father-inlaw lived in Bunnell, took me to dead lake several times. Never fished it, we was just sight seeing. My father-inlaw lived on Gallberry ct., he has sinced passed away.
I'm going to Fl. next week and bringing my boat, I intened on fishing dead lake & crecent lake. I will be in Tavares for 3mo, hope to fish several lakes.
EJL

Can you still put a boat in at Dead Lake? I had heard it was being sold a year or so ago and I would like to go. Is there any lodging on Crescent or Dead lake?

Thanks for your help

Hi, The county bought and took over the fish camp. I have known the original owners of the camp for years.There is a brand new concrete boat ramp. You can put in three boats at a time ( at least we can). The whole place has been upgraded. As far as lodging, you can rent brand new concrete padded spaces for your rv. To my knowledge, there are no actual rooms for rent or anything of that nature. There used to be some small cabins for rent years ago, but I do not think that is the case now. There may be some lodging on crescent somewhere, but I am not for sure where they might be. You might do an internet search for lodging on crescent lake. It may turn up something. I put my boat in at least 4 times a week. I have been putting my boat in this ramp for over 20 years. The restaurant will be open in the first week of febuary. So, you can have b'fest,lunch , and dinner. It's always nice to have a cold one after a day of fishing.

Thanks crappie time it has been 30 or more years since I have been to Dead Lake