If you like to fish and Florida, you can enjoy both while backwater fishing in many areas of the state. Where you decide to go depends on the type of fishing you are after and the type of fish you wish to catch. For those that want the visual pleasure of seeing a silver tarpon fishtail across the water when hooked on their line, then the Naples, Florida, area is the perfect fishing venue. If you are a bass fisherman, then the lakes in the middle of the state and the mysterious Everglades are the places to visit. The Intercoastal Waterway allows easy access to many different fishing experiences. This waterway connects to canals, streams, and creeks, which empty into this water passage adjacent to Jacksonville. The variety of fish that can be caught here depends on the time of the year, the weather, and your preference. Gator trout, Seatrout, Snook, and red and blues can be caught in profusion. It all depends on what you want from your fishing.

Wintertime fishing in the middle of the state and north lends itself to excellent crappie fishing. The angler that gets into a school of crappie will wear out their fishing addiction in no time at all. In addition to being fun to catch, they are great eating when cooked after being freshly caught. Use light tackle to make it more fun.

Fishing with the help of a guide, no matter what type of fish you’re after, will almost guarantee a successful fishing trip. Florida fishing guides are local, knowledgeable, and will supply all that is needed for a successful fishing venture. They are extremely useful when trying the Everglades out or when flat fishing in the shallow coastal waters.

Another fun and usually reliable fishing trip is going after snappers in the mangrove islands. Snappers love the mangrove habitat. Fishing for snappers is not only very enjoyable, but they are delicious when freshly pan fried. South Florida offers thousands of square miles of mangrove islands for the snapper enthusiasts.

Each of the four seasons offers different fishing experiences for the Florida visitor. The most popular are fall, winter, and spring. The summer fishing, while decent, is not to the liking of those who do not like sultry weather. Florida summers are sultry, as you must remember you are in the tropics.

Florida fishing makes even the amateur look like a pro. The fish are there to be caught.

Wayne Gilbert is a Florida native with over 30 years of fishing experience. His website about Flats Fishing has been providing its viewers with extensive coverage of the Florida backcountry fishing scene for a long time. Other topics include backcountry fishing, Florida Keys fishing, and individual gamefish habitats,statistics, and locations.

A family fishing vacation doesn't have to take place in some exotic location like Costa Rica, not everyone can afford several hundred dollars per member of the family for round trip airfare and accommodations. You also don't have to plan a trip to somewhere in the sticks to have an affordable fishing vacation either.

One idea that can be fun is to rent an RV and travel to a few cool fishing spots staying a day or two at each one. This can be a lot of fun plus if you take the while family maybe they get to see areas they have never seen. If you park the RV at an RV park there is usually a store on site or nearby that offers things like snacks and drinks as well as fishing bait. You can also take along a portable gas stove so that you can cook whatever you catch as well as fry up bologna if you aren't so successful or potatoes or eggs and bacon for another meal.

It's fun to be away from TVs and computers for awhile. You can play cards, charades, or scrabble and get back into the ancient art of storytelling; hey you might have some fishing lies to tell!

One cool area to check out if you are anywhere in the northeast is Lake Winnipesaukee, located in New Hampshire. The lake covers over 72 square miles and is a great family fishing vacation destination that won't cost you an arm and a leg. The lake if full of Rainbow trout, lake trout, small and large mouth bass, as well as land-locked salmon to give you a large variety to choose from.

Lake Winnipesaukee is near the quiet little New England town of Wolfeboro which is also a very well visited location for tourists. If the fishing isn't all that hot or you just want to take a break you can go for a diversion at the Wright museum located in town.

There are many activities that can be enjoyed in the Wolfeboro area no matter what season you decide to visit. The area is a wonderland for outdoor lovers with fishing, camping, hiking, boating, golf and more plus in the winter you can even take advantage of skiing or take a snowmobile ride.

Lake Winnipesaukee has boat docks that accommodate just about any size boat and if you don't own a boat you can rent motorboats, or go canoeing and kayaking as well.

If you have brought the entire family along you'll have no trouble getting the kids to sleep at night after a day on the area's lakes.

Gregg Hall is an author and internet marketing consultant living in Navarre Florida. For more on fishing vacations or hunting and fishing go to http://www.fishingandhuntingplus.com