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Wow, well first I had no idea it was ever there and have heard nothing about it. May not be worth really going to as it’s a good ride from my house. Especially considering the other lakes in the area. Thanks for the info!

Has anyone fished the Ft. Drum marsh conservation area off hwy 60 just west of Vero Beach Fl.? Drove past it today and it looks like a pretty new development. I don’t get out that way to often.

To put it simply, the weather today was crap. Arrived at 630 am and launched. Tried the west side of the lake first and had zero bites in light rain and gusty winds. We then went to the canal that separates the two lakes going east fished the mouth and had 1 miss on a speed worm. Believe it was probably a mud fish. Started fishing a swim jig and caught 2 small bass @1 1/2 - 2 lbs. on consecutive casts around the first couple of docks. The weather turned worse and we called it a day. Didn’t make it out of clermont before the rain stopped but after checking radar we decided to go ahead and head back to Lakeland. 2 fish in 2 hours isn’t terrible all things considered. Definitely going back in the near future. Oh and the hydrilla is dense in a lot of areas as well as eelgrass, and maiden cane.

Awesome! Thanks for the info. I’ll be out there tomorrow morning at sunrise. I’ll be sure to post how it went.

No 45lb is More than adequate. Occasionally I will use 20-25 lb. mono but it tends to fray or break in heavy cover.

I use lews rods almost exclusively and have 3 carbon fire rods. I love them and have no problems with the micro guides. I have 2 of them with carbon fire reals and 1 with a Mach 2 reel. However I do not use a leader, I’m either tied straight to braid or mono. I don’t care for fluorocarbon.

Heavy to extra heavy action with a fast tip. I use 50-65 lb. braid and a 4/0 offset ewg hook.

I will be fishing out of a boat

Anyone have any luck at John’s Lake in clermont? Only been there once before and blanked.