Chicagobass,
since you have family in Florida, have you considered some of those lakes like the Butler Chain around Orlando, then there’s Lake Conway with waterfront homes on the lake. Both are a lot of fun to fish and the lakes are easy to get around on when the wind blows. There are many options in Florida.
There are a lot of options between, like Lake Martin in lower AL, and Guntersville is always a good one to look at. Then there are smaller mountain lakes all over the Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama ridges that offer gorgeous mountain settings, clean water and fair fishing. Most are closer to good health care and local hospitals provide some solid resources in many.
We like Taneycomo around Branson, Norfork and Bull Shoals are home, though on water residences, with docks, are harder to come by. Small lakes are often overlooked and they are a treasure of fishing if you respect the reservoirs.
Also upper river areas are overlooked as well, as they are usually distanced from municipal areas. That same is true on all our mountain reservoirs in the Ozarks.
good luck in your search!
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