Pine Island Fish Camp

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Address: 6808 Lake Griffin Rd, Lady Lake, FL 32159, USA

Phone: (352) 753-2972

State: Florida

Zip Code: 32159

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Love it here! Super quiet and beautiful!

 8 years ago (10-12-2017)

U can fish and drop ur boat off in lake Griffin no swimming here too many gators would not stay for long looks trashy no clean up if they do they r slow .

 8 years ago (13-04-2017)

Poor repair, limited bait and tackle, no boat gas, no motor repair. Docks in poor condition. Overall in poor codition.

 9 years ago (16-01-2017)

If you are interested in boating and fishing, or want to take a walk back in time to the 1850's, then pay a visit to the Pine Island Fish Camp. It was once the site of an old settlement called Sligh and sits at the end of the road that leads straight into Lake Griffin. 

Stand at the boat ramp, close your eyes and let your imagination wander. You might hear the sound of a steamboat blowing its horn announcing it's arrival. In the 1850's, where the boat ramp is today, is the exact spot where the big boats landed delivering supplies that came down from the St. John's river. In the 1880's, once the railroad came to Lady Lake, there was no longer a need to transport goods by the much slower and more expensive steamboat.

This unique area has been home to some of the same families for decades. A few still live in aging RV's that look as though they have never been moved. This is also an RV park where several snowbirds come to fish and hide from the harsh winter weather up north. Shiny new rigs and pickups dot the grounds, overshadowing ancient rusting RV's, mobile homes and dilapidated cabins.

There is some amazing architecture found in two rare cabins made from stones and look to have been built in the late 1800's. The small two door duplex cabin is nearly overgrown and has not been occupied in years. The second larger home may actually still be occupied, but I couldn't say for sure. I'd love to have seen inside the little one. It must have been a pretty little place kept cool by the shade of the enormous oak trees now burying it. The whole place sits silently in a mixed grove of oak and palm trees. Moss sweeps over the RV's lined up in neat rows. 

Inside the well-worn shop, rifles are for sale hanging on the walls alongside fishing poles, large mouth stuffed bass and boat rudders. Grab a beer or soda if you're thirsty and sit back tell fish stories while sitting on a stool at the old counter. This place is only for Republicans, as is evidenced by a unique sign on the window that reads, "If you are a Communist Socialist or worse a Democrat we don't need your business please go away." A Trump sticker graces the front door.

I felt like I had walked into the woods and found a place that had never been altered or updated since it was established 150 years ago.  However, it is the only place I have found that has public access to Lake Griffin, which is now completely enclosed by private property on this side of the lake.

Pine Island Fish Camp is well worth a visit, especially if you're interested in seeing a place that is slow, quiet and unassuming in a vintage lakeside setting. Listen for it - you might just hear the blast from the steamboat.

 9 years ago (22-04-2016)

Packed in like sardines(spots way too close and small).  Music from a nearby bar all night long is loud enough to keep your awake all night.

 10 years ago (21-02-2016)

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