Offshore grass, about 100 yards off the bank from Whayley’s Landing south to Muck Island, is also holding bass and producing strikes on the same baits. A few specks are being caught on minnows at the Hourglass, reports Bridgemaster Fishing Products (86).Ĩ At Lake Toho, offshore grass, south of Brown’s Point, is producing some big bass on Chatterbaits and Rat-L- Traps right now. Bluegill and shellcracker are being caught out of the reeds on red worms and wigglers. Decent numbers of bluegill and shellcracker are biting on crickets and red worms, reports Chris Beasley at Jennings Resort (86).ħ At Lake Hatchineha, good size bass are biting around running water and while flipping the reeds. The best bite is still coming early in the morning. Spawning bluegill and shellcracker are also in both locations and crickets along the banks are getting the bite for these fish, reports Brewer.Ħ At Lake Pierce, darker color, plastic worms are getting a good bass bite along the edges of the grass. A few specks are also spawning and on the north pad lines and grass lines on the east shore.

Specks are biting while trolling with minnows and jigs. The shell bars are also producing bite at various depths. Around town, Lake Parker has a good bite for bluegill and shellcracker on crickets, reports Phillips Bait and Tackle (86).ĥ At Lake Marion near Haines City, more and more big bass are biting off the banks as the weather hits up. Decent numbers of bluegill are biting on red worms and night crawlers are getting the catfish bite.

Red color, vibetail worms, as well as Rat-L- Traps in gold and silver color, are also getting a good bass bite. Decent numbers of 3- to 4-pound bass and a 9-pounder were caught this past week, despite the windy weather. At Saddle Creek, the bass bite has been good on live shiners around the park. The catfish bite was best at lakes Derby and B, reports FWC biologist Paolo Pecora. Panfish were biting best at lakes Cemetery, Derby, Picnic, Pine and B. The largest fish measured close to 24 inches. This past week, 15 large bass over 19 inches were reported, with four of the largest measuring over 22 inches. Lakes Cemetery, Picnic, Pine and C also had catch rates worth noting. Strike Zone, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13 Around Polk Countyġ Around Lakeland, at Tenoroc, the bass bite was best this past week at lakes Fishhook, Halfmoon, Lost Lake East, Shop, Tern, Waterloo, A, B, F, 2 and 5. Winds have calmed down and fishing should only improve heading into this weekend.

Largemouth Bass – Despite strong winds over the past weekend, bass fishing was good around the Polk County area.

Bite This by Michael Anderle