The mouths of the canals around the south chain are producing bass on chatterbaits and speed worms. Panfish anglers are getting decent numbers of bluegill on red worms and crickets, reports Ron Schelfo at Ron’s Tackle Box (86).ģ At Winter Haven, brush piles at lakes Jessie and Hartridge are producing bass on crankbaits and Carolina rigged worms. Catfish are biting good in the running water. Lakes Haines, Rochelle and Swoope are producing bass early on topwaters and crankbaits through the day. Around Lake Alfred, there’s good running water around the area lakes. Juliana is producing bass on crankbaits and Carolina rigged worms on the deep brush piles around a depth of 10 to 12 feet, reports Stafford. Flipping the Kissimmee grass with Senkos and creature baits is also getting the bite. Strike Zone, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13Ģ At Auburndale, Lake Ariana is producing decent numbers of bass on Rat-L-Traps and chatterbaits around grass 6 to 8 feet deep. Water levels are rising on many lakes, so shoreline edges along with deeper structure and running water are also producing. Largemouth Bass - Bass fishing remains good for Polk County area anglers. Jigs are getting the bite under the dock shade lines, reports Kyle Stafford at Phillips Bait and Tackle (86). Deeper offshore holes there are producing on plastic worms and flukes. Lake Gibson is producing schoolie bass in open water on spinnerbaits and Rat-L-Traps. Good numbers of bluegill are still coming in on crickets and red worms. Flipping creature baits in the cattails and reeds are still producing the bigger fish.

Topwater frogs are also good for a few bass early around hydrilla. Around town, Lake Parker is producing bass on Rat-L-Traps and chatterbaits in the hydrilla. Good numbers of bluegill are biting red worms and grass shrimp along the banks. Carolina rigged plastic worms and crankbaits on deep, rocky structure are producing a good bass bite. Around Polk Countyġ Around Lakeland, at Saddle Creek, bass are biting shiners around the trees along the banks and the bite is best early and late. Randy Bewley of Frostproof caught this decent-size largemouth bass on a live shiner while fishing at Crooked Lake recently.

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