Fishing at the FT

[dfan01]

Are there designated areas for fishing? Where is it allowed or where is it not? Do they trading posts sell bait?

[2goofycampers]

you can catch and release at all banks at the lake and canals. you can't fish docks, marina, or beach area. they sell worms at the bike barn.

[BigDaddyRog]

You can't fish at the beach?????? I didnt know that....ya see, even us old timers learn something new on the dis!!!

Is there not a way to cast into BayLake other than the guided excursions?

[2goofycampers]

You can't fish at the beach?????? I didnt know that....ya see, even us old timers learn something new on the dis!!!

Is there not a way to cast into BayLake other than the guided excursions?

you can't fish the beach area where the chairs are, you can fish down behind 100-200-300 loops. but there are alot of weeds near the bank which makes it hard to fish. basically you can't fish anywhere you might hook a person. are you going fishing in May?

[BigDaddyRog]

Absolutely!....well, I'll be casting my gear...I rarely pull anything other than sticks, grass, bicycle tires, etc back out of the water. So Im not sure it constitutes as fishing???

[PanFanAL]

I was wondering about this too. October will be our first trip to the Fort. I was wanting to take a couple of reels and some artificial lures. Anyone ever catch any bass out of the canals?

[ntsammy5]

I never bother to fish there --- I've got a deal with the otters to trade beer for fish.

[2goofycampers]

some small ones 12-14 inches in the canals but mostly Bream[sunfish]. you can catch some nicer ones in the lake off the beach. bring waders or old shoes to get out past the weeds. .Frank

[2goofycampers]

I never bother to fish there --- I've got a deal with the otters to trade beer for fish.

what kind of beer will get me the big fish? .Frank

[ftwildernessguy]

I saw a guy hook a small gator once.

[chief19spixi]

we took our lil ones fishing near the pool and my youngest caught a sunfish after 2 hours of fishing and thats it!! Pretty much we will be doing better things this year!!

[PanFanAL]

some small ones 12-14 inches in the canals but mostly Bream[sunfish]. you can catch some nicer ones in the lake off the beach. bring waders or old shoes to get out past the weeds. .Frank

Hey, I'm from South Alabama. You can call'em bream, or bluegill, I'll know what you mean. I just thought if I had artificials, I wouldn't have to worry about bait. And those small bass are fun, and you have to throw' em back anyway.

[BigDaddyRog]

We always called em Perch. But we only caught 2 types of perch....little, and none.

[ntsammy5]

I affectionatley refer to all fish I catch as sewer trout!

[njcamper95]

When i went in Nov i fished in the area where the lake spills into the canal behind the 300 loop i hooked 3 small bass on artificial baits ( fire and ice color )worms as mentioned before there is lots of weeds so you need either weedless baits or some heavy line to haul the weeds in there was some spots where i casted then when it got close i would rip it over the weeds you need something that you can cast a good distance like a weighted worm or some kinda hard bait that is weighted but doesn't dive to deep i saw lots of surface action just before dark but all was out of casting distance maybe i need a surf pole to get the distance lol:fish:

[5stljayhawks]

Absolutely!....well, I'll be casting my gear...I rarely pull anything other than sticks, grass, bicycle tires, etc back out of the water. So Im not sure it constitutes as fishing???

FYI - Keep one eye on the water and the other over your shoulder... I think may is prime mating season for the gators....

I fished down there last feb 14th 2007 - and had a cold front come through - morning was slow, but picked up with the sun... Tossed frogs and top water, had lots of hits and more misses..... fish around the corinado. If the water looks like it could hold fish it probally does. One thing that surprised me was how clear the water was.

AKA The Bass Assasinnnnnn:rotfl2:

[Bob Shaw]

I caught a nice bass several years ago in the canal near the swiming pool. I've caught several small ones since then. The large one took a watermellon lizard dragged through the weeds at the side of the canal.
The others took a Tiny Torpedo top water.

[DisneyStarWisher]

Does anyone know what time the bike barn opens to purchase bait? We are going in October, and I have two sons who would fish everyday if they could.

[2goofycampers]

Does anyone know what time the bike barn opens to purchase bait? We are going in October, and I have two sons who would fish everyday if they could.

IIRC 8 am, if I'm wrong someone please correct me.

P.S. it is alot cheaper to bring worms or night crawlers from Wal-Mart.

[Born 2 Fish]

Does anyone know what time the bike barn opens to purchase bait? We are going in October, and I have two sons who would fish everyday if they could.

Good to hear your boys fish.:thumbsup2
She's right,,better deal if you can bring your own worms. Twice the price at the bike barn, and you get twice the quantity at Wal-Mart.

[mamaloya]

OK guys, best way to transport poles? I am driving an Astro van now and will be loaded down. My dd6's pole is a collapsible barbie pole (which caught the first 3 fish on our first fishing trip ever last year). The others are "real" poles according to my son. LOL I must add that after she caught the first three fish, I offered him the barbie fishing pole. :laughing:

They come apart into 2 pieces. I am fairly new to this and don't want to arrive with broken poles.

BTW, yes, I bait my own hook, even with worms. So do my 6 and 8 yo girls. dd13, not so much.

[GOBA Mom Lynn]

You can fish from a boat, rented from the marina, right?
Are they all motorized boats?
Can you take the canoes or kayaks into the lake, or do they stay in the canals? Even though I don't fish much, I'd love to kayak around the edges of the lake, to see the sights...

[LarryJ]

I fly fished the canals for like 10 years, but haven't in like 6 or 7 years now and found the best was the canal that goes to the golf course just past the bridge on the golf course. You're not supposed to fish there and will get chased off, but I just did it until I was told to move. Below is a bass I caught just past the bridge on the left side of the canal looking towards the golf course. That was probably about 10 or so years ago.

http://photopost.wdwinfo.com/data/500/medium/155128Fish.jpg.

Back in the 1980s to early 90s there was no catch and release, but I generally did that. I also caught a few good sized large mouth bass about 1/3 less than the one in the above pic near the bridge going over to the meadows from the 1500 loop and along that canal where it meets the one going behind the 1600 and 1800 loops leading to the golf course.

Larry

[Born 2 Fish]

OK guys, best way to transport poles?


The least costly way to transport and to save as much room as possible is to buy a roll a generic brand of aluminum foil,,,break down the poles into two pieces and put a rubber band on the top &the bottom of the pole pieces to hold them together. Take plenty of aluminum foil and wrap your hooks and bobbers (if they are attached to the poles) around the poles.



You can fish from a boat, rented from the marina, right?
Are they all motorized boats?
Can you take the canoes or kayaks into the lake, or do they stay in the canals? Even though I don't fish much, I'd love to kayak around the edges of the lake, to see the sights...

No, you can not fish from rented boats. (you would be tak'n money away from the "Fishing Excursions" if you did that)

Yes, boats you rent are motorized.

No canoes or kayaks on the lake, only on canals.

[RocklandRVers]

No, you can not fish from rented boats. (you would be tak'n money away from the "Fishing Excursions" if you did that).

I can attest to that. Not that I tried fishing off a rented boat. Just that the Bay Lake Patrol CMs will come check on you if you are stopped or going too slow for longer than they think you should.

One really pretty December day I had a pontoon boat out and was sitting enjoying the hot sun on my chilled NY body over by River Country out of the main boating channel. :rolleyes1

After a couple of minutes a Bay Watch babe...oops Bay Lake Patrol CM...came over to me at full bore and checked on me. She was easy on the eyes so it wasn't too unpleasant :love: and I assured her I was not doing anything other than enjoying the sunshine. She sped off but from a distance I could see her keeping any eye on me until I moved on. pirate:

[Skyw]

My DH gets a guide on Lake Toho...(near by) for the day. It is a longer day and fishing for the same price.

sorry the pic is so large...

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x103/skywcruise/DSC01073.jpg

[ntsammy5]

Take plenty of aluminum foil ........


This is what I use aluminum foil for:

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-12/903959/the_optimist.jpg

You can never be too careful

[Born 2 Fish]

My DH gets a guide on Lake Toho...(near by) for the day. It is a longer day and fishing for the same price.

sorry the pic is so large...

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x103/skywcruise/DSC01073.jpg

Way AWESOME fish,,:thumbsup2






This is what I use aluminum foil for:

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-12/903959/the_optimist.jpg

You can never be too careful

but,,does it work ?
:lmao:

[ntsammy5]

but,,does it work ?
:lmao:[/SIZE][/FONT]

I don't know but why take a chance?

[RFrank9504]

So glad to hear my hubby can fish. Its getting harder and harder to keep selling him on trips to Disney...this may do it for another 2-3 trips! :banana: