Hey. I am from Florida, and yes g3 I have been to Okeechobee. This is a great bass fishing lake,but it is HUGE and you definitely need to know where to go. Fishingking; livin4ice is right about the place south of Daytona. It is called Canaveral National Seashore, and is south of New Smyrna Beach, past Turtle Mound. There is great fishing for reds, drum and speckled trout (a Drum, not a real trout) in the lagoon. Use a 7' spinning rod with 8 LB mono and a 20 LB leader. Tie the leader with a surgeons knot. Don't use swivels or hardware except the lure or hook, because seaweed will get tangle up in it. You can use Johnson's gold spoons, D.O.A lures, Zara Spooks (red and white works best) or soft plastic jerk baits. For fly tackle, use streamers, such as Seaducers or Lefty's Deceivers in red and white or yellow and white, or use crab patterns. You can also use mullet or shrimp if live bait is your thing. Wading is the best way to fish the lagoon. Wear old tennis shoes and shuffle your feet for stingrays. Across the dunes is the ocean. You can catch bluefish, whiting or snook, depending on time of the year. There is camping around the area; you might want to call ahead. As far as offshore goes, Dolphin (Dorado or Mahi-Mahi, not flipper) doesn't pick up until late May or June. You can catch Cobia within a few hundred yards of the beach. Find a guide and look for Manta Rays to catch the Cobia. As for Bass fishing, I think the Farm 13/Stick Marsh is the best place; better than Lake George. Lake George has big Bass, but it is bigger and they are harder to find. Good luck and let us know how you did when you get back.
