Thread: Best crappie lake in Florida January-February

I like my little section of the St. Johns. It gives me lots of options to work with.

our best couple friends moved to the villages and if you like pickleball, golfing or just lots of activities with transplant folks like yourselves that's the place to be. Lots of lakes, canals to fish and visit and you can trailer to many good lakes all around as your on the Harris chain of lakes. Easy drive to st john's river system and it's lakes like Monroe. We have it ideal as when your besties have a place there, good fishing boat plus seado's and a nice guest room!

BTW most pickleball courts per capita than anyplace in the world and tons of folks play it at a very high level or just for fun and exercise. Lots of CDC members around that part of FL to hang with too, including Slab.

If you want to continue the small town living, my vote would be for Astor. A couple gas stations, a Dollar General, grocery store, and a few good restaurants is about it. My family is from a town of 2,000 in Indiana and we love it down in Astor. My parents have been staying there January through March for over 20 years now. I bought a place of my own down there a few years ago. The crappie fishing is phenomenal. You have Lake George just north of Astor and Lakes Dexter and Woodruff to the south, all accessible via the St Johns River. The river can be great crappie fishing too, in fact that's where the folks have caught the most for the past couple years. If you're wanting water front there is usually places for sale on the river or canals. If not, there's usually really affordable housing available and a HOA(only $35 a year) boat ramp on Blue Creek as well as a big public ramp on the river. Good luck with your search!
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Sounds like I’m looking for the same thing you and your folks have been doing. I’d love to visit with him sometime. Thank you so much for your response!

Astor is a cool little place .................

Central Illinois being what town?

Originally Posted by mhogan7374

My best buddy moved to Fruitland Park (close to the villages)a little over a year ago and is minutes away from lake Harris and Griffin. He fishes both lakes with limited success. We are from central Illinois and fish a lot of structures here. Doesn’t seem to be near the structure we are used to there, so it’s taking him a minute to figure out how to catch crappie on those lakes. I’m not a fan of fishing the coast. I appreciate all of the feedback from everyone!

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Strip mine lakes are a little different than the lakes in fl

Originally Posted by Crappiegirl1

Central Illinois being what town?

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