caloosa bug 0 Report post Posted July 24, 2016 Fisheating Creek. The only free flowing waterway that empties into Lake Okeechobee. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bimini15 0 Report post Posted July 24, 2016 Nice. Reminds me a lot the Loxahatchee, truly a gem in Palm Beach County. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
caloosa bug 0 Report post Posted July 24, 2016 Ya. I love it there. Beautiful place to camp, swim, and fish. Nice cool water too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bimini15 0 Report post Posted July 24, 2016 The Lox is a pain to fish on weekends, full of canoers and kayakers doing the scenic trails. But, it is heaven if you can escape on a weekday. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Swamp Fly 0 Report post Posted July 24, 2016 Sweet! I'm envious. I've never been out there this time of year. On the bucket list that's for sure. Â The Loxahatchee is great. I agree it can get crowded, but it's so worth it if you can time it right. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
caloosa bug 0 Report post Posted July 25, 2016 I've never been out in lox. I lived in wp for a year and still never went out there. The creek is cool. You see a few other people and a couple of groups of paddlers, but nowhere near a crowd. We like to load everything up in the boat and leave on a Friday morning. Set up a camp on the creek bank and stay till Sunday. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zip 0 Report post Posted July 30, 2016 Looks like a blast Jason!Gorgeous area! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
agn54 0 Report post Posted July 30, 2016 That is a beautiful area and one of the few spots left of unspoiled Florida. I was out there back in March and it was beautiful weather that time of year. Cruised around the river and fished for a couple of hours but didn't get much, and it didn't matter because the scenery was incredible. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
caloosa bug 0 Report post Posted August 7, 2016 It was a great day on the creek today. Didn't do much fishing. Lots of cruising and swimming in the cool flowing water. Love this place. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bimini15 0 Report post Posted August 7, 2016 Swimming? No gators and water mocassins over there? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted August 8, 2016 Or brain eating amoeba or flesh eating bacteria? Â Fresh and salt water isn't made for swimming ... it's only good for fishing. Â Swim in a pool, if you must swim ... or not at all, my favorite option. Â Â BUT ... that is some beautiful Scenery you've photographed, Caloosa. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
caloosa bug 0 Report post Posted August 8, 2016 Both are there. We only saw a couple gators today, but they mostly swim away. Plenty of moccasins too, you just have to watch out. Â Ameoba smeeba, you just need to have a tannic creek bath once in a while to know it's healing powers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted August 8, 2016 LOL I'll take your word for it. Contrary to popular belief ... there is NO fountain of Youth in Florida. Trust me, I've searched. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bimini15 0 Report post Posted August 8, 2016 My people have known that for centuries! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
caloosa bug 0 Report post Posted June 13, 2017 Whoo hoo. The creek has risen. It has been too low to navigate since November. The gauge has been negative for the last 2 months. Thanks to a couple weeks of much needed rain, we can finally get back to this beautiful piece of old Florida. The fishing won't be any good for a while, but at least we can get back to camping. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
