Where would you recommend fishing in North Florida around Christmas? I have fished around Lakeland and would like to stay there or somewhere north of there.Any advice would be appreciated

Don't know much about North Florida, but there are plenty of lakes in central Florida to keep you busy. Lake Monroe will probably be doing great and turning out plenty of 14" fish by then. In Lake county anywhere on the Harris chain will be great also. Keep checking the posts for reports and the slabfest we have each month in central Florida.

Try Talquin. I and a lot of other crappie.com fishermen will be there. Use the search feature and research talquin for december.

Chuck

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how long you staying for? if your a snowbird theres a pretty nice place in leesburg called holiday travel resort for rv's and travel trailers!! great access to the chain of lakes from there!

There is a newer campsite on Rodman Resevoir. From there you can fish Rodman, the Oklawaha River and the St. John's River. Closest town of any size is Palatka.

Not a snowbird just going to be there for about a week.Will leave Tennessee Christmas night and probably come back new years eve.Is Lakeland considered North or Central Florida.I have fished there before and liked the area but that is about as far south as I want to go.Thanks for all the help

Lakeland is 155 miles south of Palatka. I geuss I would call it south central. Palatka is south of Jacksonville about 63 miles.

ocala is close to rodman so is gainseville there are some real good fishing in the chain of lakes in lake county

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The fishing was good,it was the catching that was bad

looking close at talquin. Fishing must be good there at Christmas since yall are having Slabfest there 01/01/2010.Is that an open tournament or do you have too join some club? Might have to donate an entry fee if it is an open.

Talquin, Talquin, Talquin.....period.