Guana Lake producing large trout

By Beaches1 on Saturday, February 18, 2017
  • Rodney Lovan of Louisville, Ky., caught a creek triple tail while fishing with his son, local avid angler Rodney Moore, out of Palm Valley.
    Rodney Lovan of Louisville, Ky., caught a creek triple tail while fishing with his son, local avid angler Rodney Moore, out of Palm Valley.
  • Ponte Vedra angler Steve Michals with his nice sheepshead caught during the late afternoon at the Mayport Jetties. (photo submitted)
    Ponte Vedra angler Steve Michals with his nice sheepshead caught during the late afternoon at the Mayport Jetties. (photo submitted)
  • Ronnie Crews shows off a nearly 60-pound black drum caught fishing the Mayport Jetties with Capt. Steve Crowder. (photo submitted)
    Ronnie Crews shows off a nearly 60-pound black drum caught fishing the Mayport Jetties with Capt. Steve Crowder. (photo submitted)
    The recent hot bite was in the Guana Lake. The northern half of the lake reopened after the duck hunting season, and local anglers hit it pretty hard. Tim Stouder, of Ponte Vedra, along with a crew of kayakers, fished the lake opening week and really cleaned up. The crew caught and released several trout in the 20- to 32-inch range. Yes, 32 inches! Tim caught that beast of a trout on a Rapala T...

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