Bluegill have been chewing in pads and Kissimmee grass, all on crickets in 4 feet of water or less, reported Brewer. 6. On Lake Pierce , specks are still being caught in open water drifting minnows.

9 At Lake Kissimmee, shellcracker and bluegill are biting in the pads on red worms at a depth of around 3 to 4 feet, reports Loel Johnson of Dr. Crappie Outdoors (863-853-0299).Anglers are still ...

2 At Auburndale, both lakes Ariana and Juliana are producing good size bluegill along the shoreline reeds and cattails.Around Lake Alfred, lakes Haines and Alfred are producing bass in the 4 to 5 ...

1. In Lakeland, bluegill are biting crickets and grass shrimp on Lake Parker, at Tenoroc and Saddle Creek. On Lake Parker, a huge bass was caught off the bank near the pads. Popping frogs and ...

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