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Tradewinds Park

Lake Bullseye snakehead Reported FL

Coconut Creek park lakes and the adjacent C-14 hold bullseye.

Access: Tradewinds Park β€” bank access, day-use.

How to fish Tradewinds Park

Access, conditions & where the fish hold. Pick how you're fishing:
🏞 Non-tidal
Levels hold steady here β€” no tide to time. Fish low light early and late, work shade lines and wind-blown cover through the heat of the day.

Tradewinds Park is a solid pick for bullseye snakehead because the water stays flat and stable β€” no tide to plan around, so it's all about light and cover. These fish stack up tight to pads, matted grass, and any downed wood along the bank, and they'll push into wind-blown edges where baitfish get pinned up. Early morning and last light are prime, when snakehead move shallow to ambush, but don't rule out midday if you find shaded pockets under overhanging brush or thick mats β€” that shade holds fish even when the sun's high.

Shore access works fine here; there's mapped parking not far off, closest about 0.38 mi from the water, so a short walk gets you tight to good bank cover. If you'd rather cover more water or slip a kayak into the backs of pad fields, there's a boat ramp mapped nearby too, roughly 2.56 mi off β€” worth the drive if you want to fan out and hit multiple pockets in a morning.

Gear-wise, keep it simple and weedless: topwater frogs and buzzbaits worked slow and twitchy right over the mats, chatterbaits for reaction bites along grass edges, and weedless soft plastics punched into thicker cover. Spool up with 40-65 lb braid β€” you'll need it to horse these fish out of the slop once they eat.

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Coordinates are approximate, for finding the general area. Snakehead is an invasive species β€” regulations on catching, keeping, transporting and killing it vary by state and change often. Never move a live snakehead between waters. Always confirm current rules with your state wildlife agency before you fish.