Headed to Sebastian, Florida for the LMB season, December - April.

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

The FL fish & wildlife spent 3.5 million $ and 10 years on this special bass lake and planted a million Florida strain LMB in it.

Headwaters Lake near Fellsmere, FL will be all over the Bass News soon.......30 minutes from my home.......10# fish are fairly common.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lfu53hHfhwg



We have LMB, Crappie, Blue Gill, Gar, Tilapia, turtles and gators in our backyard.

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[MThompson]

I am very envious that you're that close to Fellsmere. Hope to see lots of reports and pics.

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

I will be posting.....my first day there will be in 3 weeks.

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

Here is a video early morning conventional top water action.

I hope it is not too crowded to go there......?

This is the hottest large mouth bass lake in America right now......and perfect for fly fishing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNnWkhye0nI

[OceanSunfish]

Here is a video early morning conventional top water action.

I hope it is not too crowded to go there......?

This is the hottest large mouth bass lake in America right now......and perfect for fly fishing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNnWkhye0nI

The "pie" is huge so you should not be concerned about crowds. Your new 'home' lake will have 2 or 3 times more Bass in it vs.
what is left of Striped Bass in California alone. Florida cherishes its sportsfishing..... Enjoy!

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

I am excited......I have 4 fishing buddies in FL.

[OceanSunfish]

I am excited......I have 4 fishing buddies in FL.

You should be excited. Fishing is supposed to make us all excited...... Fishing is supposed to bring out the little kid in us.......... which is why we all got into it decades ago. The old saying is "10% who fish catch 90%" of the fish, but the "pie" in CA was large and allowed the "90%" to still have fun and believe that with time and practice, they too could become successful. Our CA fisheries are so poor now that the "90%" isn't going to invest in the activity. It just doesn't pencil out.

Florida boost about Fellsmore and how it was developed over 10 years...... In CA, we get Davis Lake and how it has been a slow and poor recovery over the past 13 YEARS and counting.

Apologies for the rant..... just drop your CA fishing concerns at the border like everyone else I know that has left CA to fish and live elsewhere in retirement and go have a heck of a Winter and Spring fishing your you know what off for you and the rest of us! Cheers.