Best lake in South to Central Florida for Numbers?

[ScottOz]

Looking for your favorite lake for numbers of fish not just a big bite lake. Want to take my son somewhere before school starts back up.

[LewStulePH.D.]

Have You ever tried Lake Deaton? It is right off of 44 betwixt Inverness and Leesburg

https://public.myfwc.com/LE/boatramp...22ZT&Name=Lake

You can also run into a bunch of numbers in the upper lakes of Floral City Lake

https://public.myfwc.com/LE/boatramp...blic+Boat+Ramp

[SwampNinja]

Alley has been good

[ScottOz]

Alley has been good

I have heard that thanks. Want to try go somewhere for the weekend though. Might have to take a day trip there though.

[Casslaw]

Lew you have touted Deaton more than a few times! It appears to be small, and I will be trying it out in the next couple weeks.

Your 2nd link is a ramp that I have looked at many times but ended up at your place simply because I know the lakes a little. It looks like a nice ramp and has every type of vegetation, depth and structure from what I can see on google maps.

[ScottOz]

Have You ever tried Lake Deaton? It is right off of 44 betwixt Inverness and Leesburg

https://public.myfwc.com/LE/boatramp...22ZT&Name=Lake

You can also run into a bunch of numbers in the upper lakes of Floral City Lake

https://public.myfwc.com/LE/boatramp...blic+Boat+Ramp

This are little farther away then I wanted over 200 miles one way. Sounds good if I get up that way though.

[LewStulePH.D.]

This are little farther away then I wanted over 200 miles one way. Sounds good if I get up that way though.

So a little over 2 hrs, provides Your progeny a 'real story' to share with the kids at the start of the new school year...

[LewStulePH.D.]

Lew you have touted Deaton more than a few times! It appears to be small, and I will be trying it out in the next couple weeks.

Your 2nd link is a ramp that I have looked at many times but ended up at your place simply because I know the lakes a little. It looks like a nice ramp and has every type of vegetation, depth and structure from what I can see on google maps.

If You can look at a map and go "Satellite" You can find the back lake, (No poison, pads etc. It runs into Lake Davis, that is the canal and there is a gate) I caught fish for a good solid 45 min. on everything I threw.

Nice ramp BUT veer away from the tree and there is/was a big boulder about 6'-8' away NNE

There is also a "numbers pocket" that You can hit before the motor gets warm; On the side of the first point there is a 'sinkhole/pit/endless bottom' This is about 20 yards NW of the house (on the other side of the point; away from the ramp)

Let me know if You can't find it.


Also the guy from BigDawg™ lives right there if You need any baits. I sent Him a farcebook™ message because I didn't see any "Swim Rippers" at all. He said He'd make me up a batch w/the foil

[Casslaw]

I’m out of Big Dawg Swimbaits now...it hurts! I’m going to check those spots on Google Maps, your descriptions are always spot on. I’ll let you know if I can’t find what you’re describing, Thanks Lew!

[ScottOz]

Have You ever tried Lake Deaton? It is right off of 44 betwixt Inverness and Leesburg

https://public.myfwc.com/LE/boatramp...22ZT&Name=Lake

You can also run into a bunch of numbers in the upper lakes of Floral City Lake

https://public.myfwc.com/LE/boatramp...blic+Boat+Ramp

Which one of these is the one with a back lake? Duval one has no names on the lakes when I look.