Central Florida Bass Fishing Report November 2021 Winter Haven Lake Kissimmee Camp Mack
Oh how I love late fall here in Florida when you can tell the seasons are changing by the different colors of the license plate. Yep, it’s an old joke and I use it every year but hey, some things never change. With that being said I’d like to point out that the Visit Central Florida Outpost & Visitor’s Information Center in Davenport on Hwy 27 just 1/2 mile south of I4 has all of the new and up-to-date information on everything to do here in Polk County along with attraction tickets to most every park. And they can recommend the best way to get out on the water too!
So to start with our World Class bass fishing out of Camp Mack on the Kissimmee Chain I expect it to be very good this month with the cooler weather as the Old Farmer’s Almanac is forecasting. I’m not really fond of the drier part of the forecast, I prefer a little rain to keep the lakes at a higher pool level while still having current with the locks open. Slightly cooler days & nights may not sound like much but on these big wide-open shallow lakes it can bring the water temps down and the big fish up onto the flats. I will still be starting every morning with a variety of topwater baits just as the sun is starting to roll over the tree lines, along with Gambler EZ Swimmers or Chatterbaits if out in open water. Honestly, the fish are going to tell us quickly whether they are roaming the open flats or up in the pads, grass, and reed heads. Always watch and listen to what is going on around you out here. The rest of the day is always a combo of black & blue senkos while still working the Gambler EZ Swimmers along with swim-jigs, and bigger ribbontail or mag trick worms.
Heading west over to Winter Haven and the South Chain of Lakes the weather is not going to change our approaches as much as it could on Kissimmee. Many of these lakes are deeper, some sit lower in a bowl, and they are spring fed so they do not change as quickly as the bigger lakes. Here we generally use smaller baits also because shad are the predominant bait. Smaller baits in natural colors will serve you very well, and when the water is extremely clear you may need to downsize your line as well. Watermelon red/pearl, whites, chrome, green pumpkin colors all work and pair them up with 10-14# fluoro or even mono.
Capt. Scotty Taylor
TMCGuideService.com 855-FL-GUIDE (855-354-8433)
Capt. Scott is the Official Guide for VisitCentralFlorida.org, and is the Senior Pro Guide at Camp Mack, a Guy Harvey Marina, Lodge, and RV Resort on the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes in Lake Wales, FL
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