I was wondering if anybody knows what type of fish survive in brackish waters?  Also, what is the best type of bait(Lures & Live) to use in brackish waters? 

Thank you in advance,
Glenn

There are many different types of fish that can survive and live in brackish water...Up here in New York we have Striped Bass, Blue Fish, I think Largemouth Bass can survive depending on how much salt is in the water...Pretty sure Salmon can survive...The best thing for you to do is go to your local tackle shop and ask them

Thats a great idea. Thank you for your help. I just moved into an apartment by a 15 acre natural lake. The complex owns the lake, so they have no name for it. I've tried using squid, shrimp & 4 different types of lures with squid spray on them and have only gotten 1 bite. I can sit there and actually watch the fish (which I think they are trout, but not sure) swim right up to the bait and then swim away. SO frustrating.

Thats a great idea. Thank you for your help. I just moved into an apartment by a 15 acre natural lake. The complex owns the lake, so they have no name for it. I've tried using squid, shrimp & 4 different types of lures with squid spray on them and have only gotten 1 bite. I can sit there and actually watch the fish (which I think they are trout, but not sure) swim right up to the bait and then swim away. SO frustrating.

They might be steelhead, which are rainbow trout which have adapted to living in salt water. Spoons normally work well, as well as flies if you have a pretty heavy fly fishing setup.

Thank you. I'll give that a try too. I really appreciate all of the great ideas.

i think what ever fish you can find in the surf can survive in brakish water

I would be for finding out what kind of fish they are in the lake. Is this lake connected to the ocean and is there a way for the fish to get in and out of the lake? try a spoon or a minnow type crank bait or rapala. or try to identify what type of forage the fish are going after. maybe some of the other residence or the complex managment know what kind of fish are swimming around in there. Nice to hear from you again glenn.

Brian

Thanks for your help Brian. It's good to hear from you too. This lake is connected to the Tampa Bay, which flows into the Gulf of Mexico. I've been told by the maintenance workers that there are some large bass out there, but I haven't seen any just yet. The only type of fish I've seen so far look like trout, but I'm not too sure. I'll tell you one thing though, I've seen more types of ducks here in the past month than I've seen in the rest of the state of FL combined. Not to mention a sea otter. I absolutely LOVE this place! I just hope I can figure out how to catch these fish. LOL

I would like to thank everyone for their input. It's really great to get expert advice from such wonderful and amazing people. Thank you all.

You may be able to catch Redfish and Snook, as well as some big tidewater river bass.