Orange Lake is a popular bass fishing destination for good reason. Over the past decade or so, this shallow, weedy, classic-Florida-looking, 13,000 acre lake has produced some real monsters.

Florida spiny lobster season closes April 1. Grouper season opens May 1. Hogfish season opens May 1. Headwaters Lake bass will be only catch-and-release soon. There certainly has been some great ...

Robert Weeks had 21 lbs, 8 oz. and also had big bass with a 9 lb, 3 oz. fish to win the Lone Fishing Club tournament on Jan. 7 at Lake Reedy. Bill Barlow took second place with a 9 lbs, 8 oz. bag.

Gainesville resident and University of Florida alum Mike Jacobs told The Sun in 2023 that he usually comes to Orange Lake at least once a week to bass fish and usually sees two or three alligators ...