Does anyone out there fish citrus county at all?even 1 of you perusers?some call you lurkers:Rofl,peruser sounds a bit less creepy.Seriously,i never see anything from citrus on here.where y'all at?
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Does anyone out there fish citrus county at all?even 1 of you perusers?some call you lurkers:Rofl,peruser sounds a bit less creepy.Seriously,i never see anything from citrus on here.where y'all at?
You are now the "official" Citrus county pro in that area ! ! ! !
Need a report ........................................
Lee- Here's the story I'm stickin' to~moved here(Citrus) 9 years ago and started fishin' The TA chain and Rousseau...USED to be a dependable fishery from Hernando to Floral City...I haven't tried Hernando or FC for years now, even Panny just down the road from me...just lost interest due to the diminished results. I now travel 1 - 2 hours for dependable fishing or even 5 hours to Lake Talquin from time to time. I have tore up bluegills and nice shellies in Rousseau, have even heard dependable, but scarce reports on quality Specks at Rousseau but never caught ONE!! Too bad, because all three lakes on the TA chain have excellent slabfest pavillions, especially FC and Hernando. That's my straight skinny, really.Quote:
Originally Posted by LeeK21
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I fished Rousseau once and found it to be absolutely beautiful. Seemed like clear water to me with a deep channel out in the middle. Lots of vegetation and stumps. I would be shocked if there weren't a strong crappie population in that lake, bassin' supposed to be excellent...but it is a good drive for me so I haven't been back.
Hey Luke- You're right/wrong on your observation...absolutely sweet-lookin' lake, well-marked channel(wooden numbered pilings) more typically is shoreline oriented, any deviation means guaranteed lower unit damage!! Most of the Lake has standing(unseen) timber just inches from the surface. Great bass fishing, bluegills too, nice shellies...but the Speck population SHOULD BE fabulous due to the submerged, numerous timber...but I gotta say NOT for me...of course I'm a sucker for 10" bluegills on a 4 wt. flyrod/popper! Great ramp facilities @dam area and also @Dunnelon...LOTS of Bass tournaments there this time of year(mainly weekends).
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I think it's Doug right? Sorry if I forgot your name...but you would definitely know better than I. Just seemed like the specks would be somewhere in that lake. I was just taking a stab at it.
I know Ranger knows Tasala well..... maybe he will pop in.
You hear a lot about the pollution and the clean up in Lake Apopka.
Does anyone one crappie fish in Apopka?
Joe
He goes by Doug, but I call him Bob ......................:):):)Quote:
Originally Posted by Crappielover
Actually Luke, had a name change 2 weeks ago...Ray, as in Ray-tired...just don't tell the ("marrige"?) counselor from Titusville area,lol!
These are the lakes that I g to when I cant get away to travel. Love these lake from the river all the way to rousseau we had a blast so far this year. Catching them from 13 to 15 inches. Just have been calling and pm people about it.
Congrats Ray Tired!!! Maybe now you'll have a little extra time to show us more fish!
So let me get this straight. You have a few different names....let me sort it out for those a bit confused. Doug, Up2Specks, Ray(tired), and Danny calls you Bob. :dono
Well there ya have it. Guess there is some life in em afterall. Glad to see ya drop in Ranger.Quote:
Originally Posted by 89ranger
I think there is plenty of life in them,may be because of low pressure on em.Alot of bass people & few speck fishers(except for bridge).We have caught alot the last 2 months mostly 13-15".Only get to fish weekends due to work,a few eves snuck in.up until last weekend,was gettin em pullin or driftin middle of big henderson,last weekend(before wind picked up)found that they moved over in transition and got them off the drop off all along 44 side of lake,any light color jig especially tipped with a minnow,this weekend decided not to try to fight the wind.I am lookin out the window wishin i went early this a.m. to beat the wind but racetrack was cold last night and warmth feels good.
Thanks Ranger and Lee, maybe give it a try again soon. Ranger, are you the guy I would wave to on T/A Hernando side 8- 9 years ago?...seems to me a Ranger rig, tightlining 6 - 8 rods out the front, far side, deeper water(10 - 14 fow) main lake, solo like myself? I mainly longline 6-8 lines. If so, howdy...if not, Howdy anyway. Ever do the Inverness Church BBQ a few times a month?
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Usually by myself alot might have been me. Have to get back out there rousseau you can get some great specks they were going crazy a couple of weeks ago. last year we caught shellies wearing three pounds out of there
Dddaaŕammmnn!! 3lb shellcrackers? Yer my hero!!! Please post pics of them beasts next time!