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Located in Palm Beach County, in the City of Delray Beach.
Rainberry Lake is approximately six-tenths of a mile long (NS) and approximately 275 feet wide (EW) at the widest point.
The north end of the lake connects to a canal through a private motorized gate and via the canal a boat can navigate to Lake Ida, Lake Eden, E-4 Canal, Lake Osbourne, Lake Clarke, and Pine Lake, also known as the “Osborne Chain-of-Lakes”
See more info on the “Osborne Chain-of-Lakes”
See more info on the “Central E-4 Canal”
Size: Lake Osborne 356 acres, Lake Ida 159 acres, Lake Eden 50 acres, Lake Constantino 6 acres, Lake Leisure Ville 20 acres plus 17 miles of the South E-4 and other interconnecting canals.
We currently do not have access to the (ICW) Intracoastal Waterway but there is a project underway to connect Intracoastal and the chain of 23 inland lakes that run through Palm Beach County.
See more info on the Chain of Lakes BLUEWAY Trail Project
Lakes Osborne and Ida provide some of the best available freshwater fishing in southeast Florida. Located in eastern Palm Beach County, they offer surprisingly good angling for a suburban setting. Fish species available include largemouth bass, sunshine bass, peacock bass, black crappie, bluegill, Redear sunfish, channel catfish and Mayan cichlids—all present in good numbers and good sizes.
Largemouth bass are most popular, and anglers on these lakes advise that finding hydrilla is the key to finding the fish. Although not on par with nearby Lake Okeechobee, bass exceeding 8 pounds are present in the Osborne-Ida chain. Recent mild winters have also allowed peacock bass to repopulate both lakes following the freeze of 2009-10, and they are plentiful enough that guides are targeting them on both sites. However, more southern Lake Ida is a slightly better bet for peacocks. Sunshine bass are stocked regularly by FWC in order to maintain a fishable population of this sterile hybrid. Sunshine bass fishing is usually best from October to February, and during this period the 6th Avenue Bridge on Lake Osborne is a favorite ambush spot for targeting these fish. Native and exotic panfish including bluegill, Redear sunfish and Mayan cichlid are found throughout both lakes and the interconnecting E-4 Canal system. Black crappie and channel catfish, while also present within the canal system, do best in the lakes and there are deeper holes in both Osborne and Ida that can provide good fishing for them.
There are 15 fish attractors dispersed throughout the Osborne-Ida chain of lakes. These artificial reefs are constructed of man-made materials. Geowebb netting and PVC pipe are fastened together to form panels that are placed on the bottom and stand upright in the water column. Artificial reefs are marked with PVC buoys.
Good shoreline access and fishing piers are available on both lakes, as well as public multi-lane boat ramps in excellent condition. Be aware that this easy access also makes the lakes very popular with water skiers, pleasure boaters and campers. However, the interconnecting canals can provide a bit of refuge (and good fishing) during busy weekends. Picnic pavilions, a campground and public restrooms are also present. An Osborne-Ida Chain of Lakes brochure and map is available, as well as a E-4 Canal Angler Guide that maps the interconnecting canals.