Day by day, here's the trip.
Everything below is clickable — book your guide direct and line up the car service. The pro outfit brings the boat, gear, live bait, and electronics; the suite kitchen handles the 5am breakfast and stores the cooler.
Good to know before you book: Guided charters are arranged directly with the fishing outfit, not through LBV — you book the guide, dates, and boat with them. A Florida fishing license is required; many charter captains' licenses cover their passengers, so confirm coverage with your guide before you go (otherwise you'll need your own). Fishing is weather- and condition-dependent: trips can be moved or cut short for wind, lightning, or cold fronts, and no catch — trophy or otherwise — is ever guaranteed. Drive times from the resort: Lake Toho about 45 minutes south, Stick Marsh about 75 minutes southeast. Gear, bait, and electronics are typically provided by the guide — confirm what to bring.
Your Suite
Day 01
Check-in · Car service · Rig up
Settle in and prep for an early bell.
Check into a suite with a full kitchen, a balcony, and freezer space for the day's catch. Stock breakfast and cooler snacks five minutes away, sort tackle on the table, and confirm tomorrow's launch ramp and time with your guide. Line up the car service so a pre-dawn departure doesn't mean a bleary-eyed drive.
Lights out early — the bass bite best right at sunup.
Arrange Car Service ↗ mearstransportation.com
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Lake Tohopekaliga
Day 02
Guided charter — book ahead
Charter 1 — Lake Toho at sunup.
Forty-five minutes south, Lake Tohopekaliga is a legend on the trophy-bass circuit — wide grass flats, hydrilla edges, and double-digit largemouth that draw anglers from around the world. Coffee and breakfast happened in the suite, so you're on the water at first light with a pro who knows exactly where they're holding. All gear, live wild shiners, and electronics are on the boat; you bring the hookset.
Back by early afternoon for a pool recovery and a tall tale or two.
Book Your Lake Toho Charter ↗ bassonline.com
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Stick Marsh
Day 03
Guided charter — book ahead
Charter 2 — Stick Marsh, then a dockside dinner.
Day two on the water heads to Stick Marsh / Farm 13, a flooded-timber fishery famous for big numbers and bigger fights. Different water, different patterns, same expert guide putting you on fish. Work the standing timber, swap stories on the trolling motor, and settle the two-day leaderboard once and for all.
That night, the group's got a post-trip dinner at Catch & Release on the lake — book the table direct so you can roll in straight off the water.
Book Your Stick Marsh Charter ↗ bassonline.com
Post-trip dinner at Catch & Release is yours to book direct — we can suggest the time and the table.
Your Call
Day 04
Free day · No booking needed
Rest the casting arm.
Two early mornings earned you a slow one. Sleep in, claim a lounger at the pool, and let the group scatter — the outlet mall is across the street, Disney Springs is ten minutes off, and Reflections Spa is right on property if someone needs the knots worked out. Or just nap. You've earned it.
Want a third day on the water instead? Your guide can usually add one — just ask us.
Unscheduled on purpose — make it whatever you need.
Suite Kitchen
Day 05
Checkout · No booking needed
One last breakfast, then load up.
Big kitchen breakfast, a scroll back through the grip-and-grin photos, and an easy pack-up. The car service runs you to the airport while the group lobbies for next year's dates and a third charter. The big one that got away will only get bigger by the time you're home.
Included with your stay — checkout's the only thing on the card.
