Lake Kissimmee Crappie Fishing Report

Walk-in-Water since leaving lots of open water to troll and drift shiners or artificials for crappie. Good numbers and some quality fish are caught in deeper 10 ft regions of the lake throughout the cooler months and in shoreline vegetation bulrush, knotgrass, and maidencane throughout the spring spawning season. Missouri minnows fished under corks or on small jig heads, also as Hal-Flies and small spinners, are excellent for catching your part of crappie. Seven brush-type fish attractors were installed in December 2010 and refurbished in winter 2014, and should concentrate fish for anglers offshore. (myfwc.com)

Lakes inside the 1000-acre Mosaic Fish Management area near Ft. Meade in southern Polk County, have some mighty good crappie populations. The dozen lakes on the area range in size from 10 to 200 acres and many have shorelines with an abundant supply of woody brush, tree tops, and vegetation that are perfect targets for putting a well-hooked minnow under a float. Trolling deeper regions with this rig may also be productive, particularly throughout the winter months. Casting a small Beetlespin or jig into deeper regions may also produce fish at times. Attempt Pine Lake East, Coulter Lake and Haul Road Pit for some of the best action. (bassonline.com)

Steward points local anglers, also as data from trawling, electrofishing and creel surveys compiled by fisheries biologists, and knowledge of habitat trends all go into selecting these lakes. The list concentrates on bigger water bodies that have good access and can sustain more fishing effort, so if your local lake isn t on the list, don t be scared to attempt it. One of the best things about crappie fishing inFlorida is that you may find them in nearly all of our lakes. (floridasportsman.com)

Live bait golden shiners fished in these regions will account for some good action. For anglers who favor to do fight with fake lures, a large range of baits will produce some enjoyable days on the water. Spinnerbaits with white and chartreuse skirts are dependable baits to use throughout this time of year. With spinnerbaits, lip-less crankbaits chrome or bone-colored with rattles, soft-bodied jerkbaits grass and Arkansas shiner colored, minnow-type and top-water propeller lures are proven baits for bass. Baitfish shad will be congregating in open-water throughout the period and will undoubtedly have bass in and around these baitfish schools looking for a fast meal. (hawghunter.net)

She’s guiding anglers on the waters of Lake Okeechobee. World famous for the quality of the bass fishing, Okeechobee is an expanse  of water covering 735 square miles.   When most anglers see this small ocean for the 1st time, they’re now notice that it all looks the same. Needless to say, that isn’t true in the case of the big bass that ply the waters in search of golden shiners or other baits. The fish choose certain regions of the lake, depending on season and weather conditions. To have the trip of a lifetime, a professional guide can save you days of wandering around just looking for that secret area. (southfloridabassfishing.com)

I start with my new fangled Shakespeare Wonder Poles. They are fiberglass telescopic poles that are intended to be used like the old "cane pole". They come in sizes from 10 feet to 20 feet in length and are made of the same quality and durability as the Ugly Stik. The fish seem to be smarter so we now use 4 and 6 pound test monofilament and on occasion that new stuff called fluorocarbon. We still slide on a float, however now they’re made of Styrofoam and come in so many shapes, sizes and colors, you could get perplexed just trying to choose which float to use. I like the kind that you can use as a slip bobber. (hammondfishing.com)

When heading to the Kissimmee Chain, have some number of rods with different baits tied on so you may be able to switch up quickly to learn what works best. It is nearly certain you will find some fish, however you may have to put in some time to figure out what they want on that given day. Fish near hydrilla and Kissimmee grass, differ the speed of your retrieve and periodically let a bait drop to the bottom, give it a second, twitch, then reel in. Panfish are all over the chain, however attempt canals and docks or the edges of vegetation. Shellcrackers and bluegills are the major draw, however crappie fishing is good here also. (orlandosentinel.com)

Is another one of the great Orlando fishing places, this place can yield a catch of a lifetime and we’re proud to say we know where the big ones live on such a beautiful lake. Lake Walk-In-Water, aka Lake Weohyakapka, is a 7, 528 acre natural lake located about 10 miles east of Lake Wales, Florida. Lake Walk-In-Water is nationally recognized for largemouth bass and its great fishing. State of Florida Fish and Game forced a rigorous catch and release program. Bass measuring 15 to 24 inches must be released alive now. Anglers are allowed a 3 bass bound of all must be less than 15 inches, or 2 bass smaller than 15 inches and 1 bass over 24 inches. (floridabassfishing.com)

The lake level is hovering around the 15 foot mark, which is 7 inches lower than this time last year. As we move deeper into fall the shorter light hours and cooler daytime temperatures help the water to cool. Water temps are  73 to 75 degrees now which leads to longer activity periods for the bass. Every year at this time the biggest bass that swim in Okeechobee start to move toward the spawning regions in the lake where they’ll feed heavily, then sooner or later spawn. The Okeechobee strain of Florida largemouth is distinctive. Whereas  female Northern bass will all spawn inside a month or so of each other the Okeechobee bass spawn will start as early as the full moon of November and waves of female bass will continue to move in and spawn during the fall, winter and spring. (okeechobee360.com)

The area between the Shady Oaks Fish Camp and the Highway 60 bridge gives good spring bass action on plastic worms and craws, topwaters and Rat-L-Traps. Work the old river channel, marked by scattered grass outcroppings. This is a good spring spawning area for bass. In summer, flip plastic worms, rigged Florida-style with a screw in bullet sinker, along the edges of the vegetation. Look for schooling bass in June and July. (cnn-foxnews.com)