As the summer rains improve fishing in Winter Haven area bluegill fishing are hitting throughout the chain while using crickets and fresh water shrimp fished near shoreline vegetation. Largemouth bass fishing is improving, with most fish being caught on live wild shiners, and plastic worms fished slowly around cattails and bulrush. Try using a lipless crankbait along deeper grass beds.
All lakes are currently low, so the fishermen are advised to start on their own risk. Bluegill fishing is good in lakes 4, B, and Fishhook. Fish around shoreline cover with red wigglers and crickets fished below a cork for the best catches. Since the fishing in these areas are good one should try with plastic worms in red shad and Junebug colors, or with deep-diving crankbaits in shad-imitating colors.
Bluegill fishing is good and they can be caught with crickets and red wigglers. Catfish can be caught on chicken livers and commercial stink baits around deeper holes. Bank fishing opportunities here are excellent. Largemouth bass can be taken on live wild shiners below a cork or free-lined. Try flipping plastic worms in Junebug and red shad colors in and around cattails and bulrush. Catfish can be caught while fishing on the bottom with chicken livers, cut-up wieners and commercial stink bait.
