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| Lake Washington is the largest lake in Brevard County Florida. Located adjacent to the City of Melbourne it is the single most important source of fresh water for the city and the surrounding area. A 4,600-acre lake in the St. Johns River chain on the western edge of Melbourne just downstream from the U.S. Hwy 192 crossing. Fed by the tannin-stained St. Johns River, it is the first of the large lakes in the chain. Noted best for its past history of bass fishing, this lake also produces nice stringers of speckled perch (black crappie). Specks are taken on minnows or small jigs from January through early March. Bass are fished for along bullrush lines with plastic worms and crankbaits, with some lunkers still available. Bass will hit top-water plugs or popping bugs in late spring. Live shiners fished along the shoreline in winter may pay off with big bass. Large bluegill and shellcracker are available from spring through fall along the shoreline using crickets or Beetle Spin type baits. A public ramp is available; exit east off I 95 at Eau Gallie Blvd., north on Wickham Rd., west on Lake Washington Road to ramp at the end of the roads. Lake Washington is the 41st largest lake in the state of Florida. |
Lake Washington
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St. Johns River Fishing Report Archives
Lake Washington - Oct 25, 2006
Anglers are picking up some black crappie, also known as speckled perch,
at Lake Washington, just west of Melbourne. Most of these panfish are
hitting slow trolled minnows and small jigs in deeper central parts of the
lake. Some of the better colors for jigs have been white, chartreuse,
smoke, salt and pepper and pink. The best panfish activity has been from
dawn until mid-morning and again a few hours before dusk.
St. Johns River - Sep - 10, 2006
Bluegill and crappie are fairly active around the 192 bridge along the
St. Johns River south of Lake Wasington. Anglers drifting or slow
trolling with small jigs, minnows and Beetle Spins along edges of
channels and deeper holes are finding fairly good numbers of
crappie throughout the morning and again in the late afternoon.
Bluegill are hitting live worms, crickets and Beetle Spins cast in
similar areas and along shoreline vegetation throughout the day.
While the panfish are active along much of the St. Johns River chain,
the deep holes and channels running adjacent to SR 192 and Camp
Holly are holding fairly good numbers of fish.
Bass activity has been up and down, with some anglers getting fish
early and late in the day on live wild shiners. Most of the bass are
holding adjacent to structure, along outside edges of vegetation or
along drop-offs. Anglers fishing slow with plastic worms are also
getting bass until the middle of the day and again after about 5 p.m.
Also, you might wonder what those folks throwing cast nets are
getting around Camp Holly and other areas of the St. Johns, and that
would be armored catfish.
An exotic species that has taken up residence in the St. Johns, this
heavily plated catfish is appreciated by folks from Central and South
America and is quite good, though the fish are a bit difficult to clean.
The only way to catch these guys is to throw a cast net, with the
bigger nets doing the best. These catfish can often be seen boiling
up the water and gulping air at the surface and are often mistaken for
shad and bluegill. Remember, those catfish can sting so be careful
when removing them from your net!
Lake Washington - Oct 25, 2006
Anglers are picking up some black crappie, also known as speckled perch,
at Lake Washington, just west of Melbourne. Most of these panfish are
hitting slow trolled minnows and small jigs in deeper central parts of the
lake. Some of the better colors for jigs have been white, chartreuse,
smoke, salt and pepper and pink. The best panfish activity has been from
dawn until mid-morning and again a few hours before dusk.
St. Johns River - Sep - 10, 2006
Bluegill and crappie are fairly active around the 192 bridge along the
St. Johns River south of Lake Wasington. Anglers drifting or slow
trolling with small jigs, minnows and Beetle Spins along edges of
channels and deeper holes are finding fairly good numbers of
crappie throughout the morning and again in the late afternoon.
Bluegill are hitting live worms, crickets and Beetle Spins cast in
similar areas and along shoreline vegetation throughout the day.
While the panfish are active along much of the St. Johns River chain,
the deep holes and channels running adjacent to SR 192 and Camp
Holly are holding fairly good numbers of fish.
Bass activity has been up and down, with some anglers getting fish
early and late in the day on live wild shiners. Most of the bass are
holding adjacent to structure, along outside edges of vegetation or
along drop-offs. Anglers fishing slow with plastic worms are also
getting bass until the middle of the day and again after about 5 p.m.
Also, you might wonder what those folks throwing cast nets are
getting around Camp Holly and other areas of the St. Johns, and that
would be armored catfish.
An exotic species that has taken up residence in the St. Johns, this
heavily plated catfish is appreciated by folks from Central and South
America and is quite good, though the fish are a bit difficult to clean.
The only way to catch these guys is to throw a cast net, with the
bigger nets doing the best. These catfish can often be seen boiling
up the water and gulping air at the surface and are often mistaken for
shad and bluegill. Remember, those catfish can sting so be careful
when removing them from your net!