Okeeheelee Park (central Palm Beach county)

[cccsguy]

My daughter is fishing in a kids tournament next weekend. Any tips on which lake she should concentrate on? lure preference? We tried to pre-fish it today and got skunked. I did have a good hit on a Berkeley lizard, however.

[YNCBASSMAN]

anything weightless and weedless.  senko senko senko.  i've fished there quite a bit and have the most luck on junebug and watermelon senkos t-rigged.  throw them out and let them sink and sit.  there are some sunken christmas trees on the side behind the dog park straight across from the dock behind the island is pretty good.  my wife does good with drop shot lizards.  good luck to your daughter i hope she does well!!

[cccsguy]

anything weightless and weedless. senko senko senko. i've fished there quite a bit and have the most luck on junebug and watermelon senkos t-rigged. throw them out and let them sink and sit. there are some sunken christmas trees on the side behind the dog park straight across from the dock behind the island is pretty good. my wife does good with drop shot lizards. good luck to your daughter i hope she does well!!

I know just where you are talking about. thanks for the tip!

[South FLA]

Small flukes work great also!

[YNCBASSMAN]

i've also had pretty good luck with a spook jr.  i hate flukes, lol.

[Diggy]

I was there all day today, my 1st time....caught 1 fish,,,,I need to figure out where to fish there

[Flangler]

If its a calm day weightless senko. On a windy day rig it texas. Find the flats, and fish the drop offs. They have bouys which mark structure, fish those spots. Early in the mornings fish any bank. I have hooked into large fish there, but you often catch ALOT of dinks. It is a great place if you want to catch quantity. Oh, I have had luck with KVD 3-5ft squarebill in chartreuse.

[Bassn Blvd]

Ok, I'm gonna give you my secret spot in Okeeheelee. This is the most obvious spot and it has been tested and proven to produce fish, although I haven't fished it this year.

Tackle:

Watermelon Zoom Ultra Vibe Speed Crawl

Screw in sinker or pegged.

Location:

There is a ski lake that runs parallel to Forest Hill Blvd. Go west on Forest Hill past the park entrance. Look for the BMX track on the north side of F/H (just east of the T-Pike overpass) Park right at the entrance to the BMX track (as you pull in the track parking lot from Forest Hill, you will be facing north. Stop the car there. You will be looking at the ski lake I mentioned. Walk to the edge of the water from where you parked and you should see the ski bouys. Make your cast into the ski lane, but wait until the skiers pass by. You will be fishing right where they just went by. The boat motor churns the water, which gets the bait moving, which gets the bass biting. Should be lots of grass at bottom of lake, unless it died off. I haven't been there this year. You can walk the shoreline east, casting into the ski lane. You can also park inside okeeheelee at the ball park and access the same lake from the other side. Fish it the same way. I've caught dozens of 3-6 pounders in there.

Just bounce that bait on the bottom and through the grass. I use 1/4 ounce screw in bullet weight.