Does anyone kite Lake Okeechobee FLorida?

[CodyKeats]

I actually live on Lake Conway in Orlando, but I almost always kite on the coast (45 minute drive) to minimize the wind turbulence and congested shorelines. Okeechobee is larger and more open than Conway, but you'd probably still get the inland turbulence.

Interesting story about lakes and gators......I moved to Florida 16 years ago and was into windsurfing. Being clueless but adventuresome, I picked a nice lake location on a local map and headed out. I had a nice 30-45 minute session on a long board (I noticed a major thump at one point, but didn't see anything). I later found out that I was windsurfing on Lake Jessup, which has more gators than any other lake in Central Florida. On a calm day, you can see dozens of them cruising all over the lake. I wouldn't do it again, but it wasn't a bad day on the water for a clueless out-of-stater.