One of the great things about Florida is that there's no such thing as a true "fishing season." Angling here goes on year 'round at all hours! There is always something biting somewhere. But given the extreme range of latitude covered by the Sunshine State, often water temperatures -- and the level of fish activity -- can be better in one locale than another.

Also, annual coastal migrations of our numerous saltwater species can result in localized bonanzas for those who time it right. Here's a look at 36 angling adventures that should help you "time it right" this year.

JANUARY
LARGEMOUTHS
Lake Tohopegaliga
If largemouths in Lake "Toho" aren't actively spawning early in the month, rest assured that they will be bedding by the end of the month. This puts a large percentage of the lake's bass in shallow water where anglers can locate them more easily.

Savvy anglers concentrate their efforts around shallow cover in 2 to 4 feet of water, and stay on the move until they see signs of spawning activity. Sight-fishing spawning bass with soft-plastics is one option, but search for baits like soft-plastic jerk worms or 1/4-ounce white spinnerbaits, and cover a lot of water to find fish faster.

Experienced anglers also keep a flipping rod handy and probe any pockets of surface matted cover in areas where they have found fish. The big spawning females often spend a lot of time underneath it.

Alternatives: Anglers on the coast Broward and Miami-Dade counties coast find sailfish eating live baits over the local reefs.

Bass are spawning heavily along the 6-mile length of Salt Run, a spring-fed tributary entering the northwest corner of Lake George.

FEBRUARY
SPECKLED PERCH
Lochloosa Lake
A massive state stocking effort and the return of normal water levels have made Lochloosa a true hotspot for specks. This month, they start the transition from the open mid-lake waters to the shallow lily pad beds where they spawn.

Weather conditions dictate just where in the process they are, and savvy anglers regard a pair of binoculars as a major asset for finding these fish. Field glasses show you what the other boats are accomplishing, and whether the fish are still outside or have moved into the pads.

In cooler water, a live Missouri minnow on a gold hook is hard to beat. But if we have a warm winter, small jigs in bright colors can often be more effective.

Alternatives: Largemouths begin their spawn in Rodman Reservoir this month. Look for them around the springs, or on flats adjacent to a channel drop.

Grouper are ganging up on the shallower near-shore bottom areas off the coast of Naples, and can be reached by smaller boats.

MARCH
STRIPED BASS
Oklawaha River
The annual spring run of stripers is in full swing this month in the Oklawaha River below Rodman Dam. Anglers fishing the tailrace below the dam fare well with cut bait or 1/2-ounce bucktail jigs or similar-sized soft-plastic grub and jig combos. Green-and-white or blue-and-white are the most effective color combos.

In the river below the State Route 19 bridge, anglers also score by trolling chrome minnow lures with green or blue backs. That is especially true early and late in the day, or all day under overcast skies.

Although most of the stripers are smaller than 15 pounds, there will be good numbers of them.

Alternatives: Bass move shallow on Lake Walk-In-Water this month. Savvy anglers target them from the outer edge of the bulrushes to the shoreline. Weedless soft-plastics are the key baits, but topwater plugs and spinnerbaits work well in dim light.

Plastic worms and spinnerbaits take plenty of largemouths from shoreline cypress trees in Lake Lochloosa.