Fishing Secrets: Florida Canals

Fishing Secrets: Florida Canals

Fishing Secret #1
Fishing the Florida canals are absolutely gold mines within a couple mile radius of where you live.
Most canals are over looked for the more popular lakes. Or they aren’t accessible or private. I have found that these very canals deserve a second look. I’ve caught all my big bass in these local overlooked canals. Most people end up spending half the day getting to the place, fighting the traffic or compete for a fishing spot since everyone else is there. You also spend a bunch more money for this mini vacation, fish all day and maybe catch nothing!
The easiest method of accessing these canals is to simply walk to them. Carry your fishing pole and a few choice lures. Keep it simple. Work your banks, find the hidden spots. Remember there has been hardly any fishing pressure so expect to see action. Walk slow tossing your bait and be ready.
A real fun time and easy to put together is using a canoe. Just toss it on the vehicle and away you go.
Canoes are great. They are quiet in the water and allowed to be in all bodies of water. Some canals and lakes are “non-motor” use due to aquifer drinking water rules. Canoes are light and easy to move around. They allow you to bring more equipment and paddle to remote parts of the waterway.
Of course if you have a motor boat and some canals have boat ramps. You can enjoy both longer drives to untouched fishing paradise and expect a fine fishing day.
Canals that run along the interstates and turnpikes are phenomenal places to explore. Drive into neighbor hoods with canals. Locate the hidden treasures of pristine fishing secrets. If canals have lakes attached to them be ready for an explosive fishing secret experience. These combo lake and canal places are excellent because fish love where the water flows and bait fish hanging around these places. Golf courses are real fishing secrets. Be respectful when walking on the greens reaching these lakes. Not all golf courses have picky security out there. I have fished while people are playing. Just be quiet and respectful. Let them go first and have fun fishing.
I like to have at least two fishing poles, handful of favorite lures. I set up one with a top water lure and the other with a plastic worm. Working the banks and points slowly will produce bites. Remember to always release your catch.
Catch and Release is the practice of releasing your catch back to the water. This is a MUST if we want to experience the joys of fishing. By releasing the fish back to the waters we assure our future days and our grandchildren’s grandchildren the same opportunity to experience this for themselves.
It’s a real gold mine within arm’s reach. Take the time to explore your local canals. These canals won’t let you down.
Happy Fishing Days!!
By: Edward G. @ www.thankyoudollar.org [Http://www.thankyoudollar.org] click fishing tab.

Edward Gonzalez, home owner builder, fishing 25 yrs, self employed,

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Tips For Choosing an Experienced Fishing Guide

I've been fortunate to go on a few guided fishing trips in my life. Some have been the best times I've spend on the water while others were just short of nightmares. I guess you could say that I've learned how to pick good fishing Guides and which ones to avoid.
I'm going to give you a few tips on how to choose your next fishing Guide.
For starters, check the state regulations in the state you'll be fishing. Some states require fishing guides to be licensed, others do not. If the state requires that the guide be licensed make sure they are. Get a copy of their license number and check with the state to see if there have been any complaints against the guide. I know this may sound obvious, but make sure the number they give you actually matches the name the state has in its database. You'd be surprised at how many so called licensed fishing guides are not licensed at all.
Also, some states require these people to have general liability insurance. If the state you'll be fishing in requires this of the Guide, then check and make sure they have it.
Another thing you'll want to check is to see if they have completed a Red Cross First Aid course. All guides should do this out of courtesy to their Clients.
You can sometimes get good recommendations from online Fishing forums. Especially those that are state specific or species specific. Ask around about the Guide you're wanting to hire. They may or may not have a history locally. I once came very close to hiring a fishing guide on Lake Eufaula in Oklahoma. Luckily I asked around on the forums and several people told me that she had just moved to the area a few months before and hung her sign out. I politely canceled my trip and booked with an experienced fishing Guide.
It only takes a little time to research the guide you want to hire. Just make sure you do your due diligence before hiring one!
And while I'm at it, I might as well say that even the best fishermen have bad days. If you don't catch any fish, don't think that it was your guides fault. If you've fished any at all, you can tell if a person knows what he or she is doing. Also, don't forget to tip. Even if you didn't catch many fish, if you had a good time, tip and tip good.

Billy Bob lives in Louisiana and considers hunting and fishing the only sport for real men. When he's not paddling his pirot through the swamps hunting gators and fishing. When he travels North to visit his kids in Oklahoma, he always makes it a point to take a day off and go fishing with his favorite Lake Eufaula fishing guide for a fun time and a full cooler of Crappie.

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