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Lake Winder
A remote 1,800 acre lake, about five miles upstream (south)
of Lake Poinsett, in the St. Johns chain, can only be reached by
an extended boat run from Lake Poinsett. This is an excellent
bluegill and shellcracker lake when it is clear. Bass may be
found in vegetated areas along shore. Speck fishing is good in
the river just downstream of the lake in late fall and winter.
Lake Poinsett
This large, shallow lake of over 5,000 acres is accessed easily
from S.R. 520 west of the city of Cocoa. This is the best bass
fishing lake in the St. Johns chain south of Lake George. Fishing
along the bulrush and in coves with maidencane and lily pads
usually will produce good stringers of bass with an occasional
lunker. Live shiners in the winter and topwater lures or
crankbaits in the warm months are good bets for landing bass.
Worms need to be rigged weedless because hydrilla can be
found throughout the lake. This lake also produces good
stringers of speckled perch, (black crappie) in late fall and
winter. They are usually picked up by trolling in open water,
especially in the northern half of the lake. Panfish can be taken
along the shoreline with crickets and beetle spins in spring
and summer. Sunshine bass may be found in deeper water of
the river where it enters or leaves the lake.
A remote 1,800 acre lake, about five miles upstream (south)
of Lake Poinsett, in the St. Johns chain, can only be reached by
an extended boat run from Lake Poinsett. This is an excellent
bluegill and shellcracker lake when it is clear. Bass may be
found in vegetated areas along shore. Speck fishing is good in
the river just downstream of the lake in late fall and winter.
Lake Poinsett
This large, shallow lake of over 5,000 acres is accessed easily
from S.R. 520 west of the city of Cocoa. This is the best bass
fishing lake in the St. Johns chain south of Lake George. Fishing
along the bulrush and in coves with maidencane and lily pads
usually will produce good stringers of bass with an occasional
lunker. Live shiners in the winter and topwater lures or
crankbaits in the warm months are good bets for landing bass.
Worms need to be rigged weedless because hydrilla can be
found throughout the lake. This lake also produces good
stringers of speckled perch, (black crappie) in late fall and
winter. They are usually picked up by trolling in open water,
especially in the northern half of the lake. Panfish can be taken
along the shoreline with crickets and beetle spins in spring
and summer. Sunshine bass may be found in deeper water of
the river where it enters or leaves the lake.
Lakes Poinsett & Winder
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St. Johns River Fishing Report Archives
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!
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!