Boats for Sale in Winter Garden

Boating on Lake Apopka

Winter Garden is located on the south of Lake Apopka and divided by the Florida Turnpike. The community consists of Fuller’s Landing, Harlem Heights, Village Grove, and Johns Lake Point. Located close to several smaller freshwater locations (as well as bordering Johns lake on the south-western end), Winter Garden provides the boat seeker with several opportunities to find a pre-owned boat for sale. Here is what you need to know about the area.

Boating on Lake Apopka

Lake Apopka is the third largest lake in Florida, the majority of the water making it such is fed from natural springs and from storm water runoff. It is one of the clearest lakes in the area, and legend has it that in the 40s the water was so clear that visitors to Lake Apopka could fish for bass simply by sight. Of course, the water is not as clear today (though progress has been made to restore it to its natural glory). The lake is a thriving spot for alligators and the occasional bison has been seen wondering around the preserve area.

Anglers will find that the lake is about 30k acres spanning over several counties. As the lake feeds from Gourd Neck Spring, the only outflow is from the Apopla-Beauclair Canal. This maximizes the fishing in the area and the abundance of water in the nearby lakes, as underwater water transference feeds into Lake Griffin and St. Johns lake.

Lake Apopka is very shallow and so the flat bottom boat is best used for fishing. Skiffs and other smaller vessels which can navigate 2 to 4’ of water is recommended. Keep in mind that the lake is saturated with alligators which makes fishing for some a bit of a nervous activity.

Look for the casting decks

The best boats for this area are those which have the large casting decks and the low depth in the water. You really do not need to focus on gunwales and on hardtops for the area, because the water is too shallow to need them. Center Consoles will be the more popular of the bass boats and the shallow water angler boats that you will find. Do not expect to find fishing boats with multiple outboard engines, definitely not any which would have 300 or 350HPs on the back.

Getting a larger boat in Winter Garden

Though the majority of the boats will be targeted to the lakes and the shallow waters around Winter Garden, there is a chance that you would be able to find the larger leisure cruisers and cabin boats for sale, or at least listed for sale in Winter Garden. In most instances if you find a boat over 30’ in Winter Garden it will be sold from nearby Orlando. The commute to the mega city is only a 30-minute ride, and so listings for Winter Garden are apt to be the overflow or the diversification of listers within the Orlando and sub regions. This is not a negative. As Orlando brings a substantial number of tourists, boat enthusiasts, and developments, you may be able to find a rarer boat more easily in Winter Garden than if it were not closely located to such a large city.

Find a boat for sale in Winter Garden Florida

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