Purchasing a home in Dunnellon, Fl

Hi everyone. After a few months my wife and I found us a home in Dunnellon. Should be closing escrow by the end of Sept. Then its back to TN to pick up our house stuff and my little aluminum boat. It might take a couple trips but the weather should be perfect except I should be on the water. What can you do?:bash

Can wait to get settled and on the water. So much of it here and I can see from the road way lots of cover and paddies on the water too. Now I need to learn where the bait shops and good ramps are that are safe to leave the truck and trailer at. Seems the lakes here are fairly shallow with lots of potential prop knockers so I might need to learn a few things but that's half the fun.:cheers2

Congrats on the move, check out the FL forum, those guys can point you in the right direction on what to look for and where to go.

Attachment 213520 To Florida!

Welcome! And you picked one of the prettiest areas in Florida in my opinion and great location as well. Short travel to some great saltwater fishing, and great freshwater in your backyard and then there is the scenery at the Rainbow River, Great choice!

Welcome aboard to great state of Florida.

Freshwater fishing at its best................Salt Water abounds evevywhere
only state where you can have best of both worlds at your finger tips.

Read a lot of past post -along with Florida Crappie Club forum on this site
and you will general idea of whats going on and where at - Mapquest will
put you on various sites to get you pointed in right direction.

Go on Florida FWC web site and you will find boats ramps and background
of whats happening at various lakes.

All Thanks for the welcome. We are excited about starting to know the area and getting on with the business of making it home. I only hope my knees hold up enough to let me have many years to enjoy what the area has to offer.
Huntinslabs yeah the Rainbow is something else and the community I am buying in has its own beach access so I will be taking advantage of that. It doesnt have a boat ramp but I can get my Kayak in and fish off it.
My realtor just arrived so got papers to go over.

Thanks again for the welcome and info. Tight lines all

You must be buying in the community that the park shuttle tram goes in front of that is between the put in and take out, correct?

Welcome!! Give yourself time to learn the area and where to do what you like to do best. World of water around you, but you don't have to fish it all today. Watch the stumps in Lk Roseau. Lots of bass in there, and specks. Withlacoochee Backwaters.

https://public.myfwc.com/LE/boatramp...aterRamps.aspx

The house I am buying is in The Forest of Rainbow Springs. Its just past the Rainbow Springs State Park of Rainbow Springs Rd near Juliette Falls if I remember right

Thanks for the Ramp Link that will come in handy. :biggrin Yeah I will be taking my time and going slow. Mainly because that seems to be my speed these days. haha

Welcome from Orange city. I also made the change to come back from middle Tennessee to central Florida for several reasons. Only one of the perks is the quality of the fishing here. All good advice so far. Be careful and have fun, and don't be afraid to ask anything that comes to mind. we all learned it once too.

Thanks skeet. My wife's allergies were a reason too. I liked TN and the 4 seasons but I think I will like it down here also. Have not done any fishing yet as all my stuff is still in TN. We found our house at a great price and it will close on the 17th. Once we get settled in I will get serious about the important things in life. :fish haha.

As we have been going around looking for a house I always speak to folks we met and quized them on the area. Many have ask why we left TN as they would like to live there.:scratchhead Grass is always greener I guess. My wife wants to do some gardening and I can see thats going to be a big challenge.

Dunnellon (Dullellon) �� is a neat little town, used to be a great little barbecue place in an old gas station. I had some decent speck fish'n in Roeseau slow pulling down the main lake channel during winter months. Locals say you can catch'm by the dam but I never had any luck at that.

Fisch, Haven't had a chance to do much in town but shouldn't take long when I do. I am enjoying the lighter traffic but miss the conveniences. Still havent move in yet so we are still homeless for another week then we will start putting our things in the house . Boy am I looking forward to that.

Thanks for the tip on Rousseau I know I will be on in sooner than latter. I keep stopping not and again just to look and dont see much traffic on it. Lots of plant life. Only place I have seen channel Markers is by the dam.