Archive for the ‘Fishing’ Category

Kissimmee Chain  There’s still plenty of spawning bass on the Kissimmee chain although most have spawned out and started to recover from a tough, long, and cold spawn season. Most fish remain in the shallows. Some have begun to migrate to deeper water. Look for late spawners around hard bottom areas with scattered cover 3-5 [...]

Winter Haven  Amazingly these lakes remain mostly in pre-spawn mode due to the cold weather. Most female Bass are still full of eggs and holding in deeper water. Water temperature getting into mid 60′s will start what should be a very strong spawning cycle. We could see bedding Bass well into April or even May [...]

Winter Haven  Both bass and bass fishermen remain in staging areas due to the cold. For fishermen it’s the couch, for fish it’s deeper water. Until the water temperature rises from the low 50′s up to the mid 60′s this “staging pattern” will continue. The spawn, which is normally half over by now, has not [...]

Mark your calendar now for October  2011 because that is when LEGOLAND Florida is set to debut in Winter Haven. The announcement was formally made just minutes ago at Cypress Gardens, the new home of LEGOLAND. All in all, Merlin Entertainments Group plans to invest $300 million in the park over the next few years, [...]

Winter Haven  One word sums up the fishing in and around Winter Haven area lakes over the last couple of weeks…DEAD! This will continue until the water temperature rises to around 60 degrees and gets the bass thinking about spawning again. Until then expect very few bites and be prepared to fish extremely slow. With [...]

Note: The following post is a new regular feature you can find here on Catch Central Florida. Monte Goodman, from Central Florida Bucketmouths guide service will be providing regular fishing forecasts to help you know where to find the fish in Polk County. So, now that you know where they are…it is up to you [...]

Here you go. Straight from Monte Goodman of Central Florida Bucketmouths. Now go out there and catch some fish…. Kissimmee Chain The Kissimmee chain continues to amaze with 5-6 lb per fish averages winning tournaments, however these bigger Bass are not easy to find.

Independent Softball Association (ISA) E Nationals Dates: 9/4 – 9/6 Venues:Auburndale Softball Complex 299 Florida Citrus Blvd, Auburndale, FL  33823, Diamondplex 900 Polk Community College Rd, Winter Haven, FL – The ISA event will bring in 1200 participants and an estimated 650 spectators to watch this Division E softball tournament. – For more information on [...]

Note: The following post is a new regular feature you can find here on Catch Central Florida. Monte Goodman, from Central Florida Bucketmouths guide service will be providing regular fishing forecasts to help you know where to find the fish in Polk County. So, now that you know where they are…it is up to you [...]

Note: The following post is a new regular feature you can find here on Catch Central Florida. Monte Goodman, from Central Florida Bucketmouths guide service will be providing regular fishing forecasts to help you know where to find the fish in Polk County. So, now that you know where they are…it is up to you [...]