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November/December Fishing Forecast

Posted on November 17th, 2011 by Rebecca Thompson

Categories: General, Nature, Sports

Winter Haven
The weather may be cooling off but the bite is red hot. The water level is still a little low but better than its been in a long time. On full day shiner trips we have averaged 30-40 fish with most being around 2-3 lbs. Bigger fish up to 9 lbs are starting to [...]

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October Fishing Forecast

Posted on September 20th, 2011 by Rebecca Thompson

Categories: General, Nature, Sports

Winter Haven
 Recent rains have the water level a little closer to where it needs to be on both the North and South Chains. Still down about two feet though. Most canals can be safely navigated. Only a few remain impassible Also, due to the rain and slightly cooler nights, the water temperature has fallen a [...]

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July/August Fishing Forecast

Posted on July 25th, 2011 by Rebecca Thompson

Categories: General, Nature, Sports

Kissimmee Chain
Despite the relentless, stifling heat, big bass are showing up with regularity at tournament weigh-ins. Multiple five fish, 25 lb plus stringers are coming in every weekend. Exceptional results for fishing in 85 – 90 degree water. Outside grasslines continue to hold good numbers of big bass. Flip 1/2 – 3/4 oz weighted craws [...]

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April Fishing Forecast

Posted on March 25th, 2011 by Kris Keprios

Categories: General, Nature, Sports

Winter Haven
Post spawn is upon us. Most Bass have finished spawning and are in rest and recuperate mode. Others are rested and starting to feed veraciously as their appetite increases with the rising water temp. Although post spawn is considered to be one of the toughest periods of the year, it can also be a [...]

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May Fishing Forecast

Posted on April 19th, 2010 by Kris Keprios

Categories: General, Nature, Sports

Kissimmee Chain
 There’s still plenty of spawning bass on the Kissimmee chain although most have spawned out and started to recover from a tough, long, and cold spawn season. Most fish remain in the shallows. Some have begun to migrate to deeper water. Look for late spawners around hard bottom areas with scattered cover 3-5 ft [...]

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February Fishing Forecast

Posted on February 17th, 2010 by Kris Keprios

Categories: General, Nature, Sports

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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Park It in July

Posted on July 1st, 2008 by Kris Keprios

Categories: Nature

July is National Recreation and Parks month and we are asking you to celebrate. We’ll even throw in a good excuse for you to celebrate: on Sunday, July 13, the state of Florida is waiving admission to all state parks. That means you can enjoy any of the state parks in Sunny Central Florida (Colt Creek, Allen [...]

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