Fishing near Tarpon Springs, Florida

Tarpon Springs sits on the Pinellas County side of Florida. The place runs to some 24,605 residents. In order of distance: 1.0 miles out stands Hidden Lake to the west, 2.1 miles out stands Lake Avoca, 2.9 miles out stands Lake Tarpon to the south-east, 4.5 miles out stands Lake Chautauqua followed by 6.8 miles out stands Lake Dan to the east. The bank at Lake Tarpon is easy going, which makes it the sensible first stop. There is no cold close season. The first cool mornings switch things on again. There is little flow anywhere on this list. Reed beds repay a slow, close approach. At 7 acres, Hidden Lake is the closest water to town. Hidden Lake is the one with a mapped slipway. Open occurrence data nearby lists blackchin tilapia, flathead grey mullet, sheepshead, spotted seatrout and grass porgy. Anything you fish here counts as Pinellas County water, so read the county rules first....