SSFHMagazine Nov/Dec 2021

Nov/Dec 2021

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• Youth Angler Edition Pg. 10 • Crappie Tours 2022 Pg. 20 • Outdoor Adventure Day Pgs. 39-41

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Ponce Inlet New Smyrna Beach Fishing Report By: Capt Bruno

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Paul Macinnis caught and released this Mutton Snapper.

Inserts: Sol Fishing Capt. Evan with Local NSB Youth Anglers Addi and her brother Jake tagging sharks for NOAA. Speckled Perch (Crappie) caught in the West Volusia area Deland, Florida.

The weather is cooling off. The mullet have arrived. Plenty of great fishing to be had in the next few months depending on what you like to catch. Redfish, Snook, Tarpon are mostly targeted But don’t forget about the Flounder, Snapper, Sheephead, Pompano and Permit and Tripletail. Fishing will be good anywhere from the inlet to the bridges and docks to the back country.

Make sure to grab yourself a cast net and load up on the mullet that are running. Remember it’s all about having fun! Stay Safe and we will see you out there.

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Brian Payton and his daughter Bennett with a back country snook Caught with Capt. Bruno.

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Catch the fall redfish bite with Capt.

Bruno out of New Smyrna Beach.

Marty G. caught this snook while fishing the Ponce Inlet area.

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Big Red caught off the jetty @ Ponce Inlet by Tom Heath with his grandson Captain George Pisula, Jr.

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New Smyrna Beach is one of the hidden gems when it comes to fishing in the state of Florida. Capt. Evan Sanders owner of Sol Fishing takes advantage of its amazing fishery every chance he can get by taking local youth anglers on the water to tag sharks for NOAA. This month, Capt.

Evan got to invite NSB local youth anglers Addi and her brother Jake for the latest shark tagging adventure!

The morning kicked off by running out of Ponce Inlet to Capt. Evan’s primary shark fishing spot roughly 1 mile offshore. Both Addi and Jake dropped down chunks of cut mullet and within minutes Jake was hooked up on the first shark of the day! After a great rod bending fight, Jake landed a really nice “Sharpnose.” After getting the shark to the boat we measured, tagged, and released the shark! Just moments later Addi hooked into an even larger Sharpnose” which had the line screaming off the reel! The Shapnose reeled in by Addi was a wopping 4.5 feet which is very rare for the species of shark as they normally grow to only be 3ft in length. It was truly a catch to remember!

To top off the day, while dangling her bait in the water, Addi hooked a “Remora.” This super cool species of fish has a suction cup like pad on the top of its head. After a quick fight Addi was super excited to catch such a cool species and even stuck it on her leg! Stay tuned for the next issue to see the next shark tagging adventure with Sol Fishing!

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Ponce de Leon Inlet Tides November 2021 Live & Frozen Bait Including Ballyhoo

Live Shrimp 50-$12.99 (per customer) Reserve your Selects (Shrimp) by calling ahead!

Minutes from 3 Bridges and the Dunlawton Bridge Open Mon-Fri 6am-10pm Sat 5am-10pm/Sun 5am-8pm

To calculate Mosquito Lagoon (Oak Hill) tides add 6 hours to Ponce Inlet Tides www.USHarbors.com

Ponce De Leon Inlet South, FL - Nov 2021 High

Date

Low

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ft

PM

ft

AM

ft

1

Mon

5:57

3.0

6:13

3.2

11:55

0.3

PM

2

Tue

6:46

3.3

7:02

3.2

12:22

0.0

12:51

3

Wed

7:35

3.7

7:51

3.2

1:07

-0.2

4

Thu

8:24

4.0

8:41

3.2

1:53

5

Fri

9:14

4.2

9:32

3.2

2:39

6

Sat

10:05

4.2

10:22

3.1

7

Sun

9:56

4.2

10:14

8

Mon

10:49

4.1

ft

Rise

Set

7:35

6:39

0.1

7:36

6:38

1:45

-0.1

7:36

6:37

-0.3

2:38

-0.2

7:37

6:36

-0.5

3:30

-0.3

7:38

6:36

3:26

-0.5

4:22

-0.2

7:39

6:35

3.0

3:14

-0.5

4:17

-0.1

6:39

5:34

11:10

2.9

4:07

-0.3

5:16

0.0

6:40

5:34

9

Tue

11:46

3.9

5:07

-0.2

6:18

0.1

6:41

5:33

10

Wed

12:10

2.8

12:46

3.7

6:12

0.0

7:19

0.2

6:42

5:32

11

Thu

1:14

2.7

1:46

3.5

7:19

0.2

8:16

0.2

6:43

5:32

12

Fri

2:20

2.8

2:48

3.3

8:23

0.3

9:11

0.2

6:43

5:31

13

Sat

3:26

2.9

3:48

3.2

9:28

0.3

10:04

0.2

6:44

5:31

14

Sun

4:26

3.0

4:43

3.1

10:30

0.4

10:53

0.1

6:45

5:30

15

Mon

5:19

3.2

5:32

3.0

11:28

0.4

11:37

0.1

6:46

5:30

16

Tue

6:06

3.4

6:18

2.9

12:20

0.3

6:46

5:30

17

Wed

6:50

3.5

7:02

2.9

12:19

0.0

1:08

0.3

6:47

5:29

18

Thu

7:32

3.6

7:46

2.8

12:58

0.0

1:51

0.3

6:48

5:29

19

Fri

8:12

3.6

8:27

2.7

1:36

0.0

2:31

0.3

6:49

5:28

20

Sat

8:50

3.6

9:08

2.6

2:12

0.1

3:09

0.3

6:50

5:28

21

Sun

9:27

3.5

9:47

2.6

2:48

0.2

3:48

0.4

6:51

5:28

22

Mon

10:04

3.4

10:25

2.5

3:23

0.3

4:28

0.5

6:51

5:27

23

Tue

10:42

3.4

11:06

2.4

4:00

0.4

5:13

0.5

6:52

5:27

24

Wed

11:21

3.3

11:49

2.4

4:42

0.5

6:00

0.6

6:53

5:27

25

Thu

12:04

3.2

5:32

0.6

6:48

0.6

6:54

5:27

26

Fri

12:37

2.4

12:51

3.1

6:29

0.6

7:33

0.5

6:55

5:27

27

Sat

1:30

2.5

1:42

3.1

7:26

0.6

8:18

0.4

6:55

5:27

28

Sun

2:28

2.6

2:38

3.0

8:25

0.5

9:05

0.3

6:56

5:26

29

Mon

3:28

2.9

3:38

3.0

9:27

0.4

9:54

0.1

6:57

5:26

30

Tue

4:25

3.2

4:36

3.0

10:29

0.3

10:44

-0.1

6:58

5:26

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Ponce de Leon Inlet Tides December 2021 Live & Frozen Bait Including Ballyhoo

Live Shrimp 50-$12.99 (per customer) Reserve your Selects (Shrimp) by calling ahead!

Minutes from 3 Bridges and the Dunlawton Bridge Open Mon-Fri 6am-10pm Sat 5am-10pm/Sun 5am-8pm

To calculate Mosquito Lagoon (Oak Hill) tides add 6 hours to Ponce Inlet Tides www.USHarbors.com

Ponce De Leon Inlet South, FL - Dec 2021 High

Date

Low

AM

ft

PM

ft

AM

ft

PM

ft

Rise

Set

1

Wed

5:18

3.6

5:31

3.0

11:29

0.1

11:33

-0.3

6:58

5:26

2

Thu

6:10

3.9

6:23

3.1

12:25

0.0

6:59

5:26

3

Fri

7:01

4.1

7:17

3.1

12:23

-0.4

1:20

-0.1

7:00

5:26

4

Sat

7:54

4.3

8:11

3.1

1:13

-0.5

2:14

-0.2

7:01

5:26

5

Sun

8:47

4.3

9:04

3.0

2:04

-0.6

3:06

-0.2

7:01

5:26

6

Mon

9:39

4.3

9:57

3.0

2:56

-0.5

4:00

-0.1

7:02

5:27

7

Tue

10:32

4.1

10:53

2.9

3:50

-0.4

4:56

0.0

7:03

5:27

8

Wed

11:26

3.9

11:52

2.9

4:49

-0.2

5:56

0.1

7:04

5:27

9

Thu

12:22

3.7

5:54

0.0

6:53

0.1

7:04

5:27

10

Fri

12:53

2.9

1:19

3.4

7:00

0.2

7:47

0.2

7:05

5:27

11

Sat

1:56

2.9

2:16

3.1

8:03

0.4

8:38

0.2

7:06

5:28

12

Sun

2:59

3.0

3:15

2.9

9:06

0.5

9:28

0.2

7:06

5:28

13

Mon

3:59

3.1

4:11

2.8

10:08

0.5

10:16

0.2

7:07

5:28

14

Tue

4:52

3.2

5:02

2.7

11:07

0.6

11:02

0.2

7:08

5:28

15

Wed

5:40

3.4

5:50

2.7

11:59

0.5

11:46

0.1

7:08

5:29

16

Thu

6:24

3.5

6:35

2.6

12:47

0.5

7:09

5:29

17

Fri

7:06

3.5

7:19

2.6

12:27

0.1

1:30

0.4

7:09

5:30

18

Sat

7:47

3.6

8:02

2.6

1:08

0.1

2:09

0.4

7:10

5:30

19

Sun

8:26

3.6

8:44

2.6

1:46

0.1

2:47

0.4

7:11

5:30

20

Mon

9:04

3.6

9:23

2.6

2:24

0.1

3:24

0.4

7:11

5:31

21

Tue

9:41

3.5

10:01

2.6

3:01

0.2

4:01

0.4

7:12

5:31

22

Wed

10:18

3.5

10:40

2.5

3:38

0.3

4:41

0.4

7:12

5:32

23

Thu

10:55

3.4

11:22

2.5

4:19

0.4

5:25

0.4

7:13

5:32

24

Fri

11:35

3.3

5:06

0.4

6:09

0.4

7:13

5:33

25

Sat

12:07

2.6

12:18

3.2

6:01

0.5

6:54

0.3

7:13

5:34

26

Sun

12:57

2.7

1:06

3.1

7:00

0.5

7:39

0.3

7:14

5:34

27

Mon

1:52

2.9

1:59

3.0

7:59

0.5

8:25

0.2

7:14

5:35

28

Tue

2:53

3.1

3:00

2.9

9:02

0.5

9:16

0.0

7:14

5:35

29

Wed

3:55

3.4

4:05

2.8

10:06

0.4

10:11

-0.1

7:15

5:36

30

Thu

4:54

3.7

5:06

2.8

11:09

0.2

11:06

-0.3

7:15

5:37

31

Fri

5:49

3.9

6:03

2.9

12:08

0.1

7:15

5:37

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Colton With a nice flounder caught on mudminnows from Donald’s Bait & Tackle in Port Orange.

Veteran anglers Robert and Tommy Sellers won the title of 2021 Crappiemasters Florida State Champions.

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CRAPPIE TOURNAMENTS RETURN TO ST. JOHNS IN 2022 Crappie anglers from all over the United States will travel to the St. Johns River to participate in two tournaments in January 2022.

The Crappie USA (CUSA) Tournament Trail event presented by Bass Pro Shops Cabela’s is scheduled for January 14 and 15, 2022. Crappie Masters All American Trail's National Qualifier will be held January 21 and 22, 2022.

The St. Johns River is known for big, beautiful black crappie. Competing anglers will be allowed to fish from the North End of Lake George down the St Johns River to the Interstate 4 Bridge.

This stretch of river consistently produces good stringers of black crappie and is conducive to many methods of fishing. Spider rigging, long-lining, and one poling all work on this river. For that reason, the St. Johns River around Deland, FL is not only a popular tournament destination, but it is also a popular vacation year-round destination for crappie anglers with plenty of accommodations available.

Both tournaments feature a free Kids Fishing Rodeo at the Highland Park Fish Camp in DeLand on the Saturday mornings of the tournament.

West Volusia Tourism Advertising Authority is the host of both tournaments which bring thousands of dollars into the region. West Volusia Tourism welcomes all tournament anglers and their guests to the area and hope that they take the opportunity to enjoy the local attractions.

For more information on the area visit the website at visitwestvolusia.com or call 386-734-0162.

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An old classic tune that comes to mind for me around this time of year is Merle Haggards "If we make it through December". However for us Native birds, I feel that jingle has to be changed a bit, as in "If we make it through this Summer!" and by God we've done it. Finally the first cool snap has graciously meandered itself down from the Mason Dixon. With Fall subduing our sweltering days and nights, hunting season is in full swing. While the deer we Floridians have come accustom to may be "slightly" dwarfed by their fellow antlered cousins to the North, many of our locals have been able to get the job done on some really nice bucks! well for around these parts anyways, and in such been able to fill up that freezer.... you know for "December"

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There has already been a handful of reports from boaters getting an early start on the Crappie this year, and with hopefully from what I have read, forecasted to be a cooler dryer fall this year, it should be a good season for the Speck bite. Well that's all for now! With that we'll sign off from Brevard again, and would like to say have a good Thanksgiving, A Merry Christmas, And I'll see ya next year.

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POLK COUNTY

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CRAPPIE TOP SPOTS SOUTHWEST REGION

Winter Haven Chain of Lakes (Polk County) The Winter Haven Chain of Lakes consists of 26 waterbodies, tucked in amongst the city streets of Winter Haven in Polk County. These lakes offer some of the finest and most easily accessible fishing for multiple species in central Florida. Lakes in the Winter Haven Chain range in size from 25 to 2,654 acres, totaling just over 9,000 acres of fishable waters. Ample public access is available in the form of 14 boat ramps, 5 fishing piers, shoreline fishing at a half-dozen city parks and public easements alongside the numerous canals which connect the lakes.

The Winter Haven Chain is known for excellent bass fishing throughout the year. The cattail stands on Lake Haines and Lake Rochelle are great for bass angling and when cypress trees are your favorite target, Lake Eloise is packed with plenty of large, beautiful ones to fish a plastic worm around. Lake Winterset has deep crystal-clear water and open water beds of eelgrass which are perfect to run spinnerbaits and gold/silver spoons through.

Lake Hartridge also provides excellent bass fishing with plenty of Illinois pondweed (aka peppergrass) that is often loaded with baitfish.

Lake Shipp has two public boat ramps and some great flipping opportunities for bass in the cattails along its shoreline. Nearby Lake Eloise has numerous docks, often surrounded by peppergrass, which are a bass angler’s dream to fish. Regardless of what lake is fished, they all offer high quality bass fishing opportunities and the chance of a lifetime to land a trophy-size bass. Live shiners, jerkbaits, spinnerbaits and plastic worm presentations all work well in these lakes. Bass will begin to spawn as early as January and continue through April, depending on water temperatures. During spawning season, anglers should fish shallow areas near cattails, bulrush and Kissimmee grass while using lizards, crawfish and other soft plastics such as the Zoom Z-Craw in Junebug, red shad and tilapia colors.

If black crappie is your target, the Winter Haven Chain has plenty of fishing opportunities for them (or specks as the locals say) as well.

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few miles south of S.R. 60. There is little access for bank fishing on the lake, so plan to fish from a boat. The lake is approximately 7,500 acres and boasts some excellent fishing opportunities for several species of fish. Although hurricanes removed all the hydrilla from the water many years ago, the lake still has large areas of vegetation for anglers to target lunker size bass. FWC biologists tag more largemouth bass over eight pounds in this lake every year than any other nearby waterbody.

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The Winter Haven Chain also has an awesome panfish fishery for bluegill and redear sunfish (aka shellcrackers). These waters offer a wide variety of habitat for both fish and anglers to choose from including bulrush and cattail stands, cypress trees, open water eelgrass beds and pondweed stands around docks.

Crickets, wigglers or grass shrimp are the best live baits when fished under a float with small hook and split shot weight while small beetle spins and jigs can be productive when fished along vegetation.

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Pitching live wild shiners and flipping soft plastic baits in offshore stands of bulrush (“buggy whips”) in the northern, eastern and southern areas of the lake can be productive during the spring when bass are up shallow and spawning. Spinnerbaits should also produce bass in the spring and summer around grass patches. Bass have also been found in maidencane grass and knotgrass (Kissimmee grass) stands along the eastern shoreline during spring and fall sampling on the lake. Soft jerkbaits and topwater frogs are a must when fishing these areas. Although topwater baits can catch fish throughout the year, summer months offer the best action when the bass are very aggressive. Summertime is also the best time to target bass on the FWC fish attractors using spinnerbaits and Carolina-rigged soft plastics. Fish all around the orange and white buoys because the attractors are spread over a large area but be careful to avoid getting hung up on them if you plan to anchor while you fish.

Fishing for black crappie or specks can also be very rewarding on Lake Weohyakapka as there are plenty of nice fish swimming around for the determined angler. Most anglers prefer to spend their time in open water trolling or drifting minnows, jigs and spinners for crappie. Good numbers and some quality fish are caught in deeper (10 ft) areas of the lake during the cooler months and in shoreline vegetation (bulrush, knotgrass and maidencane) during the spring spawning season. Missouri minnows fished under corks or on small jig heads, as well as Hal-Flies and small spinners, are excellent for catching crappie near dense vegetation such as bulrush, cattail or Kissimmee grass. Seven fish attractor locations were refurbished with artificial brush in December 2020 and should concentrate plenty of fish for anglers offshore.

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Fish attractors are scattered underwater over an area of about ¼ acre in size and marked with orange and white buoys. Use caution if you plan to anchor when fishing around the buoys to avoid getting hung up on the attractors which are anchored on the lake bottom.

Lake Weohyakapka also has a relatively unknown catfish fishery. There are some nice size white and channel catfish lurking around the lake. A smaller, but just as tasty, cousin which also occupies the lake is the brown bullhead.

They are very abundant and often roam around in large schools. Anglers should try fishing the mouths of creeks coming into the lake if water is flowing or around man-made canals. Slow drifting the deeper open water areas can also be productive as well during certain times of the year. The best baits to use are chicken liver, frozen shrimp, live worms or commercial stink baits fished on or near the lake bottom.

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SEMINOLE-ORANGE COUNTY Turkey Lake (Orange County) Turkey Lake (339 acres) is located just minutes from Orlando attractions near International Drive. Public access is possible through the city of Orlando’s Bill Frederick Park. It is managed as a quality largemouth bass and crappie fishery, but also boasts a good bluegill fishery. When the park was built there was a deed restriction that did not allow for a public boat ramp, therefore, a partnership between the city of Orlando, Bass Pro Shops, and FWC was established to provide a boat loaner program. Four aluminum boats are rented through the city of Orlando for four hours, Thursday through Sunday. While bank fishing has unlimited hours, boat fishing hours are restricted to limit effort and maintain a quality fishery.

Analysis of the angler creel survey from 2020 indicated that the bass catch rate was 0.8 bass per hour, and the crappie catch rate was 0.7 crappie per hour. Turkey Lake consistently produces good catch rates for bass year after year. In early 2020, an angler fishing from one of the piers caught a 16 pound bass. Bass and crappie anglers will regularly catch some quality size bluegill while fishing as well.

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NORTH CENTRAL REGION Orange Lake (Alachua County) At nearly 13,000 acres, Orange Lake is the largest public lake in the North Central Region. This shallow lake is designated as a fish management area (FMA) and is located roughly 20 miles southeast of Gainesville. Public boat ramps at Heagy-Burry Park and Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Park provide easy access. Heagy-Burry also has a fishing pier. The large open water area is surrounded by shallow, heavily vegetated areas and extensive marsh. Diverse habitat is abundant and this fishery is presently thriving. Periodic drought and subsequent refilling at Orange Lake can ultimately result in tremendous growth in both numbers and size of fish in the lake. This is what we’ve been seeing the last couple years. For example, one bass collected in March of 2017 weighed 9.5 pounds and when recaptured 8 months later weighed a whopping 13 pounds! Of the many eligible bass submitted to FWC’s TrophyCatch program in 2020, 4 qualified as Hall of Fame (>13lbs) fish. In 2019, the largest TrophyCatch bass of Season 7 and the second largest TrophyCatch bass ever (15 lbs 13 oz) came from Orange Lake. If stable water levels persist on the lake, the habitat and fishing should be even better this year.

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Bass anglers on Orange typically do well flipping soft plastics in and around emergent pads and floating vegetation mats, especially during the springtime spawn. Anglers should also target submerged vegetation such as coontail and hydrilla beds with spinnerbaits, lipless crankbaits, soft plastics, and topwater lures.

Anglers are catching good numbers of really nice black crappie (“speckled perch”) measuring between 10 and 14 inches, with some fish even larger.

Most of the anglers are fishing in the northern and southern ends of the lake with a lot of folks using minnows and grass shrimp as bait. Biologists captured on average 1 quality-sized bluegill every minute and it’s not unusual to find a near dinner-plate size bluegill or redear (“shellcracker”) in Orange Lake! While fishing at Orange Lake, you may have the opportunity to participate in the management process. Creel surveys take place on random days throughout the entire spring on Orange Lake to collect information on the fishery and ask anglers their opinions about management.

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Anglers had the opportunity to enjoy a 55-day summer Gulf red snapper season this year, which is the longest summer season for Florida since FWC was delegated the ability to set the season for private recreational anglers in Gulf federal waters off Florida by the federal government.

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LAKE COUNTY Lori of LAKESIDE BAIT & TACKLE 352-742-3336 tells us they are catching a few specks out of Lake Dora using minnows. Looks like it’s going to be a good speck season. Bass are coming out from under the docks and in the grass. A recent tournament for Bobby was a huge success. This was put on by Kathy Wooton and friends for Bobby’s family. Bluegill and shellcracker are still being caught using grass shrimp and redworms out of Dead River and Lakes Harris and Griffin.

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Very happy kid he caught many more like this one while fishing with his dad and grandpa. Guided trip from Lakeside Bait & Tackle.

Jake at ASTOR BAIT & TACKLE 352-759-2600 tells us a few bream are being caught using wigglers and redworms. Fish are biting and he has plenty of bait in stock. He has a huge selection of crappie baits and local information on the St. John’s River around Astor. Jake has frog gigs in stock. He has set up a station where you can build your own jigs, spinnerbaits, buzzbaits and chatterbaits. Be sure to check out www.outdoorswithJake.com.

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Gordon at BROOKER BAIT & TACKLE 352-460-0695 said bass are being caught out of the shallow water in the grass. Newnans Lake and Orange Lake have been giving up some decent specks.

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Georgia Turner Executive Director for the West Volusia Tourism Advertising Authority with a nice Crappie caught out of Deland area.

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Taylor Arford caught this 22” black drum while fishing with her boyfriend Jesse Torrey.

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Jeremy Childress harvested this 170lb 9 point killed while hunting in Sardis, GA.

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Chris Scaccia with a 225 pound 8 point taken in Webster County Georgia with a muzzle loader . His first ever using a muzzle loader.

DEER HUNTING SEASON 3 DAYS HUNTS $1,295.00 5 DAY HUNTS $1,995.00 Meals & Lodging Included with all pricing!

We have the longest deer season in the US August 15th-January 1st, with weapon of choice for the entire season. The velvet hunts last through Labor Day weekend and the rut is throughout the months of October and November. We hunt seven days a week and allow two bucks per day, only with one small (under 12" wide) per hunter, per season.

We have open areas where first timers can take a buck, Long Managed Trophy Areas where bucks must be a minimum of 15" outside spread. Then we have our special Big Trophy Area, where the bucks have been on strict management for only mature bucks for the past 13 seasons, the bucks there have to be 16" outside spread of 110 Boone and Crockett Score. That area will be for very serious Trophy Hunters only.

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We have 5,500 of prime turkey woods with a mixture of river bottoms, pine ridges and lots of food plots planted with chuffas, the turkey’s favorite. Our seasoned guides are very familiar with our properties and are very personable and experienced. While on your turkey hunt , if you would like to sit for a wild hog in the afternoon, you are allowed to take one hog during the three day hunt for no extra charge. We have lots of them and some really big ones.

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We can hunt hogs year round and some of our most productive hunts this past year took place in May, June and July. We have plenty of land now with hogs to be able to hunt large groups, up to 10. We can even accommodate bow groups that large. Hogs are very smart animals, don’t come thinking they are just dumb farm animals. This is a fun hunt for all who just do not want to quit hunting after their deer season closes.

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