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Winter Haven
 One word sums up the fishing in and around Winter Haven area lakes over the last couple of weeks…DEAD! This will continue until the water temperature rises to around 60 degrees and gets the bass thinking about spawning again. Until then expect very few bites and be prepared to fish extremely slow. With water [...]

 
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Mark your calendar now for October 2011 because that is when LEGOLAND Florida is set to debut in Winter Haven. The announcement was formally made just minutes ago at Cypress Gardens, the new home of LEGOLAND. All in all, Merlin Entertainments Group plans to [...]

The Americom Pro Rodeo is riding into Lakeland January 29-30 for what could be one of the wildest weekends of the year. The top Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) cowboys and cowgirls battle it out for the largest prize purse in the southeast! A new feature this year that will make things interesting is the Bud Light [...]

Winter Haven
 One word sums up the fishing in and around Winter Haven area lakes over the last couple of weeks…DEAD! This will continue until the water temperature rises to around 60 degrees and gets the bass thinking about spawning again. Until then expect very few bites and be prepared to fish extremely slow. With water [...]

The Club at Eaglebrooke in Lakeland is offering a very special rate every Monday through April 15. You can play the 4-1/2 star course for just $49. This is a great deal and definitely reason enough to use one of those vacation days you have stashed away. Or better yet, take a long weekend and [...]

The countdown is officially on as there are only 54 days until the first pitch is thrown at Tigertown. Tickets go on sale Saturday at 10am for all Detroit Tiger spring trainig games. Plan to get to the box office at Tigertown early….and stay after you get your tickets, because the Tigers have a lot planned [...]

Three new members of the Florida Aviation Hall of Fame will be honored during induction ceremonies scheduled for December 11, 2009 at noon at the Florida Air Museum at Sun ‘n Fun, Florida’s official aviation museum and education center.
The 2009 inductees include: LeRoy Brown, a native Floridian, had a 29-year career as a National Airlines pilot. [...]

The Lakeland Flying Tigers have announced their 2010 Florida State League (FSL) schedule. They are set to begin their 60th season in the FSL and 44th as a Detroit Tigers minor league affiliate.  Lakeland first began playing in the FSL in 1919. The Flying Tigers will open the season on the road Thursday, April 8 [...]

Note: The following post is a new regular feature you can find here on Catch Central Florida. Monte Goodman, from Central Florida Bucketmouths guide service will be providing regular fishing forecasts to help you know where to find the fish in Polk County. So, now that you know where they are…it is up to you [...]

Let the countdown officially begin. The Detroit Tigers just released their Spring Training schedule for 2010 as they begin their 74th season of Spring Training in Lakeland at Tigertown and their 45th consecutive season at Joker Marchant Stadium. Here is all the information:
The Tigers will begin the exhibition schedule on Tuesday, March 2 as the [...]