Lake Tohopekaliga (aka: Lake Toho)

West Lake Toho is a 22,700 acre shallow lake with a length of 13 miles and a maximum width of over 4 miles. West Lake Tohopekaliga and the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes are located just south of the city of Kissimmee and are the headwaters to the Everglades ecosystem.  Many of the same plants and animals found in the Florida Everglades can be found at West Lake Tohopekaliga.  Toho provides some of the best big bass fishing for anglers in the United States. This lake produces more bass over ten pounds than any other lake in the world and is truly a trophy bass fisherman's paradise! If you want to catch a BIG bass to hang over your fireplace - Lake Toho is where you need to be.  The current limit is 5 fish per licensed fisherman. The Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commissions biologists have indicated that there is one bass over ten pounds for every five acres of lake. This lake is well known among serious fishing enthusiasts as one of the top Florida destinations to catch trophy bass. 

East Lake Tohopekaliga is part of the Kissimmee River chain of lakes. It has extensive growths of bulrush and torpedo grass, which provide excellent habitat for bass. This lake is one of the best in the state for numbers of bass. This is one of the clearest lakes in the state. It is usually easy to see bottom in 6 to 8 feet of water along the reed line. Overall water quality is very good. Nutrient levels are relatively low when compared to other lakes in the Kissimmee Chain.