1. In Lakeland, the bass are off the beds so use lipless crankbaits or anything that indicates a shad because the water’s starting to heat back up. Saddle Creek has seen a good bass bite on trick ...

1. In Lakeland, the speck bite has been good despite the weather. Lakes Crago, Mattie and Juliana have been hot spots with with some weighing more than 2 pounds off the grass shrimp jig and minnows.

1 Around Lakeland, bass fishing was best at Tenoroc on lakes Halfmoon, Hydrilla, Lost Lake West, Tern and 3. Lakes B and 5 also had high catch rates. This past week 25 large bass over 19 inches were ...

1. In Lakeland, speck limits were being caught on lakes Mattie, Crago and Tenoroc with the biggest being nearly 2 pounds. Pink jig heads are working the best. Medium domestic shiners were good for ...

Anytime you’re fishing in Florida, you’ll want to keep an eye on the weather. This is because the Florida strain of bass is particularly fickle when it comes to cold. A cold front in Florida can turn ...

The mystique of Florida bass fishing is composed of many qualities unique to the Sunshine State. There’s the sheer angling opportunity afforded across its 8,000 lakes and 10,000 miles of river.