Posts Tagged ‘Florida fishing’

Winter Haven
The water level is higher than it’s been in a while, but still down about 2 feet. All canals except to lake Mirror are accessible. Water temperature is on the rise and Bass have finished spawning and have started to make way towards deeper water. In clear water lakes, outside edges of submerged grassbeds, [...]

Winter Haven
Low water, once again, is making it tough to get around on the South chain. Lakes are down 2 + ft. below normal and dropping fast. North chain is even lower. 
 Bass are starting to feed up more in preparation of upcoming spawn season. Find the bait and the Bass won’t be far behind. Look [...]

Winter Haven
 
Ahhh… finally some cooler, more pleasant weather has arrived and Bass have began to feed a little more during daylight hours. The water temperature has fallen below the 80 degree mark. That’s the good news. The bad news is that the fish have also started to scatter out somewhat and move around a lot. [...]

Winter Haven
 For the first time in years all 16 lakes on the South Winter Haven Chain are accessible. The canal from Lake Cannon to Lake Mirror is still very shallow but can be navigated. Fishing for the most part remains tough. Look for Bass to remain on Summer patterns until cooler weather arrives toward the [...]

Winter Haven
 Bass are heading deeper to escape the rapidly rising water temperature. Look to offshore structure such as drop-offs, dredge holes, and mussel bars to find the largest concentrations of fish. If there’s some form of cover available on or around the structure that makes it even better. Submerged grassbeds and brushpiles will both hold [...]

Winter Haven
 Amazingly these lakes remain mostly in pre-spawn mode due to the cold weather. Most female Bass are still full of eggs and holding in deeper water. Water temperature getting into mid 60’s will start what should be a very strong spawning cycle. We could see bedding Bass well into April or even May with [...]