Harris Chain of Lakes Breakdown 'Lake Apopka'

Part 2 of a series breaking down the Harris Chain of Lakes in its entirety. Including the Palatlakaha, Ocklawaha River, Dora Canal, Apopka Canal, residential canals, Haines Creek, Lake Apopka, Dora, Harris, Little Harris, Carlton, Beauclair, Eustis, and Lake Griffen. We spend a couple hours putting together a couple patterns together for each body of water. Hopefully this helps you catch more fish next time your on the water.

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[jamescostello]

I grew up in Lockhart in the mid-60's and I remember Lk. Apopka as a green scum pond that covered 1000's of acres. Good to see the fishery like it is and the improvement of the water. We used to only fish for Gar there but 8' to 12' was quite normal.

[FLORIDABASSMANN]

wow you took that boat being so close a lot better than i would, have lost my mind<<

[scottburgle]

This is the stuff I like to see you do! Thank you.

[richfdrums]

Good stuff, love the detail on the power/bubba shot.

[-MAX-]

Great vid! New subscriber. Would love if you had broke down your setup on that bubbashot rig with rod, line, hook, lures etc.

[shawnwheeler]

Great video! Bubba shot is a great technique. Neck will be like a parking lot! Lol!

[stevebender]

Very cool !! Great fish !!!! Love the videos!!!

[yoloomis]

Thank you for sharing! One question, what size hook are you using for the bubba ( your words 😂) shot?

[tobyminnie]

Hey Gino ... met ya fishing couple years should I put in at to fish where you are hanging out ?

[davecfishing]

can you do a flipping apopka one! it seems like needle in a haystack

[jdock]

Is that a silent Tyler on your boat? No screaming? 😆

[jerrybell]

From the mouth of Haynes Creek in Eustis, how long would it take to get to the mouth of the Marsh?

[robertwilliams]

What's your setup for the baitcaster drop shot?

[FishOutLoud]

Note to self: Buy Gino a BIG Net with long handle for Christmas.

[jeffreyrodgers]

The neck is and has always been the hottest spot for giants careful not to hook the manatees. The lake is coming back sloely but surely

[phillamoore]

JFC....FFS? Really, dude? Watching a couple guys pull big bass out of the lake with FFS, is like watching a pro bowler teach someone how to bowl with bumper guards up. But, I digress... Apopka is the perfect fishing lake due to people's impression of it. They're not only trying to clean it up, but they're also stocking (or used to), and no one eats anything out of it, and rightfully so....so, it's FULL of fish (and BIG alligators). So, short of destroying your boat or motor, it's the perfect fishery, in many ways. The problem is navigating the lake. You could be up on plane in 5ft of water, then out of absolute NO WHERE be in 6" of water. Especially, at the southern end of the lake, where one of the main ramps is (Winter Garden I believe). So, you'd better know where to launch, and how to navigate the water (which is entirely unposted, short of whatever graphs you may have), or you could have a miserable, incredibly costly, day. And, the graphs are good, but hardly perfect. If Gino is a guide then it's very possible that he's knows exactly how to navigate this lake, and knows where, or how to find the clear water, which is another major problem with Apopka (and many other central FL lakes). I'm very seriously considering hiring a guide for navigation reasons alone. The problem with that, is that that's an expensive boat ride. A lot of the Florida lakes are like that to some degree, but Apopka is the worst. But, again, I digress... It's a GREAT fishery.