Is there good fishing in the Peace River?

Popular with canoeists, the Peace River offers excellent fishing for largemouth bass, bream, and catfish. Snook weighing over 30 pounds migrate from Charlotte Harbor and are caught year round as far north as Fort Meade. Bass, snook, and catfish prefer deep holes around tree snags where flow is strong.

What is a good lure for river fishing?

For many anglers, jigs are considered the best lures for river fishing near the mouth of a river, in areas of slower current, and near shorelines for walleye. 1/4 to 1/8-ounce jigs will work well in most situations. You can use up to 1 ounce in areas of stronger current.

What lures to use for bass in rivers?

A top lure for river bass is a soft plastic crawfish either Texas-rigged on a worm hook or attached to a lightweight jig. Heavier jigs tend to fall to the bottom whereas a lightweight model or a light sinker on the Texas rig is swept by the current right in front of a bass’ nose.

Is Peace River freshwater?

Strictly speaking, the Peace gets its fresh water from rainfall, as do all of Florida’s rivers, lakes, springs and aquifers located south of the “hydrologic divide,” a line bisecting the peninsula from Cedar Key on the west coast to New Smyrna Beach on the Atlantic.

How do you catch fish in the Peace River?

Along the Peace River in Fla Spotted sunfish (stump knockers) can be found around snags in the river, use small popping flies or small jigs and spinners to catch. Plenty of bluegills (bream) and redear sunfish (shellcracker) can be caught with red wigglers and crickets fished near snags.

What animals live in the Peace River?

The most commonly found species in the Peace River area are lemon, bull, dusky, tiger, mako, snaggletooth, megalodon, sand tiger, tiger, sharp-nosed and snaggletooth.

What is biting at Charlotte Harbor?

Charlotte Harbor, Florida is one of the most fertile fishing grounds that can be found anywhere in Florida. You can catch snook, redfish, spotted sea trout, sharks, tarpon, grouper, cobia and much much more right in the harbor.

What kind of fish are in the Peace River?

When is the best time to catch fish in the Peace River?

Time of day: My sources say that the best times to catch fish are during the evening, when the sun is lower in the sky, or when there is a weather change. Not telling you my sources.

Where does the Peace River start and end?

Polk, Hardee, Desoto, Charlotte counties This scenic river runs south for over 100 miles from Lake Hancock, north of Bartow to Charlotte Harbor. Popular with canoeists, the Peace River offers excellent fishing for largemouth bass, bream, and catfish.

Where to catch tarpon in the Peace River?

Tarpon are also caught in the lower Peace River. Commission maintained boat ramps are located near Fort Ogden at Deep Creek off CR 769 (Kings Highway) in Desoto County, and near Wauchula on CR 652 in Hardee County. Depending on water levels and other conditions, additional limited-access points are sometimes available.