Trip South!

**Grumpy1** · 01-05-2020, 02:27 PM

Any recommendations if my wife and I could head south for a week or 2? It’s about 9 hours to Lake Talquin, 12 hours to DeLand area of St. Johns, and 13 hours to the Lake Wales area of Kissimmee. Are there other areas to consider? I have a couple of friends in the Lake Wales area to help me get started in the right area to locate crappie! We have a RT188C and are set up to spider rig, I can bring my crankbait pulling rods to pull jigs and we like single poling. We aren’t interested in cleaning hundreds of fish but like to catch decent fish. I’ve looked at Airbnb’s and prefer something on the water.

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**downtime** · 01-05-2020, 04:26 PM

Check out RiverBend Condominiums at in Welaka, Fl on Facebook,web site and also a video on YouTube. They are on the waters edge with ramp, dock and a nice fish cleaning blding on the docks.

**skeetbum** · 01-05-2020, 05:55 PM

I like the Astor area for what you describe. Lots to do both there and within a short drive. Read some of the other posts in the FL board and you’ll get to hear from so folks doing just what you and I are talking about. Good luck and enjoy, wherever you wind up.

**TnT** · 01-05-2020, 10:06 PM

Talquin is definitely your shorter drive and there are some quality fish there, but the bite has been real slow there the past month. I'm sure it will pick back up but just don't know when. The St. Johns River around the Astor area would probably be your best bet as of right now.Like Skeetbum said, lots of areas to fish from there. Woodruff, Dexter and Lake George is just a short boat ride and the river itself has some pretty good fishing....Good Luck!!

**Crappiegirl1** · 01-06-2020, 01:15 AM

Lake Wales area doing real good right now all I know

Originally Posted by TnT

Talquin is definitely your shorter drive and there are some quality fish there, but the bite has been real slow there the past month. I'm sure it will pick back up but just don't know when. The St. Johns River around the Astor area would probably be your best bet as of right now.Like Skeetbum said, lots of areas to fish from there. Woodruff, Dexter and Lake George is just a short boat ride and the river itself has some pretty good fishing....Good Luck!!

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**sunshine** · 01-06-2020, 08:34 AM

We don't have many active members that fish the Kissimmee chain/area, only a couple. Have a bunch more that fish the St Johns system.

I think you'd likely find what you want at either location. I will say that with the wind we've had this year, the St Johns has a lot more protected areas you can fish than Kissimmee.

Heck try one this year and another next year.

**Grumpy1** · 01-06-2020, 08:55 AM

Thanks for all the replies and information!

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**Crappiegirl1** · 01-08-2020, 09:10 AM

I heard 3nd hand Kissimmee was going good

Originally Posted by sunshine

We don't have many active members that fish the Kissimmee chain/area, only a couple. Have a bunch more that fish the St Johns system.

I think you'd likely find what you want at either location. I will say that with the wind we've had this year, the St Johns has a lot more protected areas you can fish than Kissimmee.

Heck try one this year and another next year.

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**Crappiegirl1** · 01-08-2020, 09:11 AM

Then you can come to our lake griffin get toghether ?

Originally Posted by Crappiegirl1

I heard 3nd hand Kissimmee was going good

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