Hurrah Creek/Lake w/pics

[catfish308]

Hit up Hurrah Creek in Lithia this morning for a little bass fishing before class. Water was a little cool but decided to throw a buzzbait to see what would happen. Had one follow but never caught up to it. Paddled on to the lake (wide spot in the river) and started throwing a zoom finesse worm. Things were moving slow but was able to pick up four. Not bad for a quick 2 hour trip.













Eric

[islander]

Cool!

[ChrisR]

Good stuff. Does Hurrah Creek have public access, or do you launch from private land?

[fishindad]

Hurrah Lake has public access, right off Thatcher road. You launch at the side of the bridge.

Thanks for posting the report! I fished from my canoe there once before. Its a neat place. There are actually quite a few places to launch around there, including inside the state park.

Fishindad

[catfish308]

Hurrah Lake has public access, right off Thatcher road. You launch at the side of the bridge.

It used to be open 24/7 but is now part of the Alafia River State Park. There is a gate that is opened at 8am and closed at sunset. I didn't see anything asking for a fee, but to go to any other part of the park is $4 for a vehicle and one person, $5 for a vehicle and 2-8 people. I was a little nervous about parking there because it's at the end of a dirt road so I just parked under the bridge to keep out of sight.