Exactly what we were looking for
I booked Lake Ida fishing charters last minute the day before the trip. I’ve been visiting Florida from Ontario Canada for years and always wanted to catch some Peacock Bass. I booked this charter based on the reviews and my experience was 5 star just like previous reviews. Captain Mike took us right to one of his hot spots, not 5 minutes later my son had caught his first peacock bass. Not long after I was into one, we hauled in probably 25 fish at that spot before moving to another hot spot in search of a big Peacock. Mike knows that water system well and as expected we tied into a beautiful sized Peacock. My son also lost one there that was quite obviously larger than any we had managed to land. In 4 hours we caught likely somewhere in the neighborhood of 35 fish easy, including a crappie and the occasional Mayan cichlids. If we were content to keep catching the 1.5-2 lb peacocks we probably could have bagged 40. Not sure I could find a complaint about this trip if I tried. The boat is perfect, huge decks and smooth, bait was fresh and lively and to cap it all off, Mike is an interesting guy who was great to hang out with for a morning. I’d recommend this charter to anyone looking to experience fishing in the area.








