Most of the bass guys fish the lake.We run about 4-5 miles only to escape the tourist airboat traffic. We see just a few bass fisherman in the canals. However, the parking lot at Holiday looks like the World's Largest Bass Tournament each evening.

You might ask Brandon (SNAP HUNTER) .He was down when we went a couple years ago and he bass fished a good bit.(Ask him if he caught any Oscar LOL)
Crappie are good earlier like Jan-March. Never tried them.