A great time was had by all!
Fishing was a bit tough. Everyone struggled on Friday, with I think maybe 5 fish being caught across 7-8 boats. Saturday it turned on a bit when it started to rain and some folks put some fish in the boat.
I only saw a handful of beds the whole time I ran my side imaging and only 2 of the bluegill had eggs out of the 30 or so I cleaned, so I don't know if we missed them or they haven't spawned yet in that area. Leaning towards the latter because of the lack of beds. All the fish were caught in the river, no one did any good in the lakes.
The gators are definitely getting active!
Highland park is a great area with some nice cabins, dockage for your boat and a bait shop right there for your convenience. It is an manatee zone for about 4 miles either direction, but it doesn't appear anyone pays any attention to that.