| If you like to fish and Florida, you can enjoy both while | | | | catch, they are great eating when cooked after being |
| backwater fishing in many areas of the state. Where | | | | freshly caught. Use light tackle to make it more fun. |
| you decide to go depends on the type of fishing you | | | | Fishing with the help of a guide, no matter what type |
| are after and the type of fish you wish to catch. For | | | | of fish you're after, will almost guarantee a successful |
| those that want the visual pleasure of seeing a silver | | | | fishing trip. Florida fishing guides are local, |
| tarpon fishtail across the water when hooked on their | | | | knowledgeable, and will supply all that is needed for a |
| line, then the Naples, Florida, area is the perfect fishing | | | | successful fishing venture. They are extremely useful |
| venue. If you are a bass fisherman, then the lakes in | | | | when trying the Everglades out or when flat fishing in |
| the middle of the state and the mysterious Everglades | | | | the shallow coastal waters. |
| are the places to visit. The Intercoastal Waterway | | | | Another fun and usually reliable fishing trip is going after |
| allows easy access to many different fishing | | | | snappers in the mangrove islands. Snappers love the |
| experiences. This waterway connects to canals, | | | | mangrove habitat. Fishing for snappers is not only very |
| streams, and creeks, which empty into this water | | | | enjoyable, but they are delicious when freshly pan |
| passage adjacent to Jacksonville. The variety of fish | | | | fried. South Florida offers thousands of square miles of |
| that can be caught here depends on the time of the | | | | mangrove islands for the snapper enthusiasts. |
| year, the weather, and your preference. Gator trout, | | | | Each of the four seasons offers different fishing |
| Seatrout, Snook, and red and blues can be caught in | | | | experiences for the Florida visitor. The most popular |
| profusion. It all depends on what you want from your | | | | are fall, winter, and spring. The summer fishing, while |
| fishing. | | | | decent, is not to the liking of those who do not like |
| Wintertime fishing in the middle of the state and north | | | | sultry weather. Florida summers are sultry, as you |
| lends itself to excellent crappie fishing. The angler that | | | | must remember you are in the tropics. |
| gets into a school of crappie will wear out their fishing | | | | Florida fishing makes even the amateur look like a pro. |
| addiction in no time at all. In addition to being fun to | | | | The fish are there to be caught. |