Florida Bass Fishing Report & Forecast October 2020 Winter Haven Kissimmee LEGOLAND Orlando Disney Camp Mack

Well it’s that time of year again when in a “normal world” we would realize the seasons are changing as the jokes start flying around down here on how the colors are changing with different license plates from every northern state. This year is different for all of us but we are still fishing and living life here to the fullest in Central Florida. 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, and stuff that’s new, here in Polk County along with attraction tickets to most every park.

 

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.

 

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