Take your Kids Peacock Bass Fishing, Boca Raton Florida 33433

Bass Fishing in Boca Raton Florida

Living in South Florida has so many advantages. Having moved from New York I have a great appreciation for most of what Florida has to offer. I lived in Boca Raton, Florida for about a year and my parent’s moved there about 6 years ago. You wouldn’t think that you can see amazing wildlife and do great outdoor activities like catching huge Peacock bass in middle of the manicured lawns and cookie cutter houses of Boca Raton. My parents live in a community in the Boca Del Mar area that has a small man made lake in the back yard. There are about five developments surrounding this lake which was added about 20 years ago as part of a drainage system. The lake is not connected to any other body, it is completely isolated. Yet, it is home to some of the largest peacock bass I have ever caught.

My appreciation for bass fishing came about when my brother and I and another friend hired the famous peacock bass fishing guide Captain Alan Zaremba to take us on a tour of some of South Florida’s canal systems. Here is a video of a tour Captain Alan took to the amazon to catch peacock bass.

Our hope was to get some GPS locations and take my friends 17’ Maverick flats boats and fish his spots. We had a bust of day fishing with Captain Alan. Almost immediately after we left the dock it started pouring rain and we fished for about an hour and then left. Captain Alan being the great guy that he is didn’t really charge us for the day and we immediately committed to going out with him again. After this trip I decided I was going to find some places myself to fish. I asked a couple of friends and one them told me that he and his dad had been stocking this lake in Boca Raton for about 20 years. They catch them in the canals that run along the Florida turnpike and after they have 10 pr 15 in a large cooler they run them back to the lake and release them. Turns out this lake is in my parent’s backyard. Not really believing this I went to check it out myself. This is what I caught on my first trip out there.

Since then I have been back for more.

I am a very lucky guy. I have the most beautiful girlfriend and she was a great kid named Asher. We are always trying to figure out fun activities to keep Asher occupied that are relaxing for us as well. It is hard being that Asher is three years old and has more energy packed into his 28 pound frame then one could possibly imagine. One afternoon we where trying to decide on a fun activity for the day. We thought about going to the Miami Children’s Museum or to Young at Art (a children’s interactive museum). I suggested going up to Boca to see my parents because some of my siblings where visiting from New York. I also wanted to take Asher bass fishing.

The three of us walked out to the lake with one bass fishing rod and my girlfriend brought a book to read while Asher and I tried to catch a bass. Asher was apprehensive at first so I told him that if we caught a bass we would take a picture, kiss and tickle the bass then let it go. We caught a monster….

Asher's initial reaction was priceless:

Here Asher is tellinng me, “Tickle it and let it go”.


While we fished for less then an hour the excitement and story to tell after lasted way longer. Asher loves looking at the pictures of him with the fish and I enjoyed myself as well. This is one of the huge advantages that South Florida has to offer. Right in middle of these cookie cutter houses and manicured lawns you can keep a kid entertained for hours at no cost at all. So go out there find a lake or stream, show your child some of the great wildlife that lives in all of your backyards. It will save you money and is more rewarding and educational then most of the exhibits at the children’s museum and way more interactive as well.