On Mar 27, 10:54*am, Tim wrote:
On Mar 27, 8:30*am, Loogypicker wrote:





On Mar 27, 9:15*am, Tim wrote:

On Mar 27, 6:44*am, Loogypicker wrote:

On Mar 26, 8:36*pm, Frogwatch wrote:

On Mar 26, 4:35*pm, Frogwatch wrote:

On Mar 26, 3:16*pm, Wayne.B wrote:

On Fri, 26 Mar 2010 14:09:12 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch

wrote:
On Mar 26, 4:34*pm, Loogypicker wrote:
On Mar 26, 4:05*pm, hk wrote:

On 3/26/10 3:48 PM, Frogwatch wrote:

Anybody here ever crossed Lake Okechobee? *If I arrive at Clewiston
near dusk, I may simply sail across the lake at night. *Are there any
obstructions to worry about? *It looks is if there are a few markers,
only a few lit and it is maybe 30+ miles across.

I've crossed the Big O and traveled over a lot of it, in search of the
Holy Largemouth Bass. There are shallows, there are bars, there are
grassy areas. There's not much to see on the lake itself, unless you are
a fisherman. Are you planning to find a berth at Roland Martin's marina
in Clewiston? It's a nice place to stop.

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Yeah, sure, I'll bet old Harry will now try to tell everybody that
he's spent much more time on the O than me.....snerk.
If you'd spent any time on it, you'd know that there's a cleared
channel right through it.

It all depends on timing and when I get there.

Roland Martin's Marina in Clewiston is a traditional half way stop on
the way across. *It's a fun place at night but bring bug spray. You'll
feel right at home there with the old Florida atmosphere.

Alternatively there are some free town docks in Moore Haven.

I would strongly recommend not crossing the lake at night.

Wives always complicate things. *My wife who will be visiting her mom
in Fort Lauderdale now wants to join us for part of the trip across
the state.

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Frog, the channel markings are spaced quite far apart and the channel
winds around a fair amount. Roland's place is okay, there are some
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What kind of obsticles are there in the water? Tree stumps? Sand bars?
shallow spots or rock formations?

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Like Richard said, pirates! In reality, there's a little bit of
everything, it's a very shallow lake in a lot of places, really just a
low spot in a swamp that's been diked. There's not much for rock, just
sand, stumps, mud, etc. Even in a bass boat there's a lot of areas
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Wow! *occasionally does somebody hit an old refrigeraor?

It's happened on the Wabash river up here.

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Not unless someone loads it on their boat to take out there! Here's a
picture taken in the canal, as you can see, most of the lake is so
shallow that there is sawgrass growing. Outside of the main canal,
there are cuts through the grass going everywhere.
Oh, and notice as I and Wayne had said, the markers are not exactly
close together!

http://www.insideflorida.com/images/...bee_medium.jpg

And a map, Roland's place is in Clewiston and the channel is marked on
the map, too.

http://www.a-guide-to-florida-bass-f...mages/bigo.jpg

On Sat, 27 Mar 2010 10:03:58 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

Not unless someone loads it on their boat to take out there! Here's a
picture taken in the canal, as you can see, most of the lake is so
shallow that there is sawgrass growing. Outside of the main canal,
there are cuts through the grass going everywhere.
Oh, and notice as I and Wayne had said, the markers are not exactly
close together!

http://www.insideflorida.com/images/...bee_medium.jpg

Oh man.

It looks like somebody cut a channel though a swamp.

Actually, that is a very good description although I believe the
picture was taken with a wide angle lens at a wide spot in the
channel.

It's a spooky place and the bugs will carry you off at night.

Just being in the heart of old Florida is scary enough without being
out on the lake.

On Mar 27, 1:29*pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Sat, 27 Mar 2010 10:03:58 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

Not unless someone loads it on their boat to take out there! Here's a
picture taken in the canal, as you can see, most of the lake is so
shallow that there is sawgrass growing. Outside of the main canal,
there are cuts through the grass going everywhere.
Oh, and notice as I and Wayne had said, the markers are not exactly
close together!

http://www.insideflorida.com/images/...bee_medium.jpg

Oh man.

It looks like somebody cut a channel though a swamp.

Actually, that is a very good description although I believe the
picture was taken with a wide angle lens at a wide spot in the
channel. *

It's a spooky place and the bugs will carry you off at night.

Just being in the heart of old Florida is scary enough without being
out on the lake.

Gawd, I may feel so much at home I won't leave.

On Sat, 27 Mar 2010 21:25:18 -0400, Larry wrote:

And a map, Roland's place is in Clewiston and the channel is marked on
the map, too.

http://www.a-guide-to-florida-bass-f...mages/bigo.jpg


Looking at the map you would think you could cross it in any direction


Let us know how that works out for you

On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 10:46:19 -0400, wrote:

Where I go, the deep water is usually right
up against the mangroves and the middle is a sand bar.

Let's be serious, where you go, there is *no* deep water.

We were cruising up the west coast of St Lucia yesterday, about 300
feet offshore and in 2,000 feet of water.

http://www.saint-lucia.com/images/pitons.jpg

On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 14:10:42 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

Let's be serious, where you go, there is *no* deep water.

We were cruising up the west coast of St Lucia yesterday, about 300
feet offshore and in 2,000 feet of water.


Why, that's just wonderful, w'hine. And I'll bet you had enough line to
anchor there, too, right?




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On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 10:46:19 -0400, wrote:

Where I go, the deep water is usually right
up against the mangroves and the middle is a sand bar.

Let's be serious, where you go, there is *no* deep water.

We were cruising up the west coast of St Lucia yesterday, about 300
feet offshore and in 2,000 feet of water.

http://www.saint-lucia.com/images/pitons.jpg

I am taking it there is more cliff diving than beachs ??

Scotty

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On Sat, 27 Mar 2010 21:25:18 -0400, wrote:


Looking at the map you would think you could cross it in any direction
with the normal assumption that it would be deeper in the middle.

That is not true of much of the water in SW Florida. Certainly not
true in the estuary bays. Where I go, the deep water is usually right
up against the mangroves and the middle is a sand bar.
In Lake O the other thing you have to check is what the current water
level is. A place you can go at the end of the summer after the rains
and before the SFWMD water releases will be a marsh in the spring. A
year or so ago there were vast stretches of the lake that were high
and dry.

I remember that on the news. Lake Lanier in GA was the same way. Boats
were lying in mud.

On Mar 28, 3:29*pm, hk wrote:
On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 14:10:42 -0400, Wayne.B
*wrote:
Let's be serious, where you go, there is *no* deep water.

We were cruising up the west coast of St Lucia yesterday, about 300
feet offshore and in 2,000 feet of water.

Why, that's just wonderful, w'hine. And I'll bet you had enough line to
anchor there, too, right?

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Conservatives - just pretend Obama's health care legislation is another
unnecessary war and you'll feel better about it.

Oh, the jealousy.....

On 3/29/2010 9:03 AM, Loogypicker wrote:
On Mar 28, 3:29 pm, wrote:
On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 14:10:42 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:
Let's be serious, where you go, there is *no* deep water.

We were cruising up the west coast of St Lucia yesterday, about 300
feet offshore and in 2,000 feet of water.

Why, that's just wonderful, w'hine. And I'll bet you had enough line to
anchor there, too, right?

--
Conservatives - just pretend Obama's health care legislation is another
unnecessary war and you'll feel better about it.

Oh, the jealousy.....

Yes I am jealous. That w'hine spends all of his time boating, and I
spend all of my time in my basement.

You would be jealous too if you had no life. So shut the puck up, you
simpleton.