Fishing on Lake Osborne

This is a shot taken from the same location I take most of my Lake Osborne sunset photos and it was soon after daybreak. This fisherman was beating the boat traffic, the noise and the weather, getting in a little fishing quality time.

A lot of beautiful quiet things happen across from where I live. The lake was stocked a few years back by the Florida Fish and Wild Life with bass, both small and large mouth. No sharks.

Fishermen have complained for quite some time about fishing on Lake Osborne because of all the water skiers and jet ski boats but they are rediscovering it now that the boaters have gone to greener pastures. Talk about decibels. For years, every weekend and every holiday, boats would be out on the lake en masse and they always would come too close to shore and scare our wildlife that also disappeared and has started to return. The only way to shut the noise out back then was to close your windows or leave for the day.

Years ago the Ski Club of the Palm Beaches was determined to build a quality ski club and to promote the sport of water skiing. They did just that by convincing the PB County Parks and Recreation that their vision would enhance visitation if it was built at Lake Okeeheelee. Since the price of gasoline has gone up for these recreational sports and the skiers have moved on to Lake Okeeheelee, fishing is more active than ever here at Lake Osborne.

Six to ten pound bass are not unusual and nothing tastes quite as good as catching your very own.