Stormwater Treatment Area 3/4 gets Public Access

[Wdavis]

FYI

“Before, there was no public access to STA 3/4, which has a footprint bigger than the island of Manhattan,” said Jesus Rodriguez, spokesperson for the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD). “But with the boat ramp finished, STA 3/4 is open for fishing and seasonal duck hunting. There is water there now, but I don’t know how it will look in May at the height of the dry season.”

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[godvlman]

STA 3/4 consist of more than 17,000 acres and is the largest constructed wetland in the world as of right now!!!

It also consists of more than 23 miles of perimeter canals. All in All there are more than 41,000 acres of STA's....

Cant wait till all of the area is open for hunting!!!

[Capt HiC]

I hunted there when it was sod fields. I didn't have to stand in line or Kill my pc to get a permit.
HOW TIMES HAVE CHANGED!

[Captmako]

I hunted there when it was sod fields. I didn't have to stand in line or Kill my pc to get a permit.
HOW TIMES HAVE CHANGED!

Me too.... Got stranded at Browns Farm once and walked out to "Deem City". There was NO ONE around to help... Man, how I miss that feeling of independence and solitude! What a great place it USED to be!

[N. Cook]

Do not be confused by the statement....STA 3/4 proper is not open for fishing.

There is a great new facility just west of STA 3/4 that has a new boat ramp that opens up tens of miles of canals and a couple of large old rock pits for fishing. Some of the canals border STA 3/4. Dawn to dusk open....