Which lake are you looking for?. If you're talking about orange lake in the management area it's not really a lake it's more of a wide spot in the river. With a good 4x4 you can drive to it but it gets really muddy. Awesome fishing in a small Jon boat. Watch out for big Papa ( about 13 ft resident gator that Will harass you. He has tried to push my boat around a few times. If you're talking about the old sand mine pit it's about a half mile walk from the road. There is plenty of bass, bluegill and catfish in there also. You can drive to Orange lake during the fishing season dates. It's only open on wknds with with access only on the rockridge /east entrance side. . Also Tillman lake is a really good fishing spot too. Mostly catfish and warmouth with mixed bluegill.
Yes. What he said but you are not supposed to drive the road to Orange lake. It is marked for no vehicles. The gators there are aggressive and the fishing is ok. The mine pit is better and also easier to get to when the gates are closed. They are closed in the off seasons of hunting. You can see the seasons on myfwc.com also have caught some good catfish off the bridges. One in green swamp and the one off 471. Good luck and tight lines
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