Fishing Blacks Still Lake in Lake County, Florida

• Overview

  Set in Lake County, Blacks Still Lake is a Florida water. The ground around here is scrub and brush. The water covers some 41 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Nearest place of any size is Montverde, 2.5 miles away. Then Minneola, 2.6 miles, and Oakland, 4.5 miles. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Blacks Still Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Records collected within a few miles name blue tilapia, bluegill, black crappie, brown bullhead and gizzard shad. Reporting is uneven, so absence from the list means little. At Blacks Still Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 82°F, with January the cold end at about 59°F. Warm water year-round keeps fish moving through every month. Shade and hour of day matter more than month. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. On Blacks Still Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. For the catfish, fish bottom baits into the deeper holes and let them sit. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Blacks Lake sits 0.6 miles off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Blacks Still Lake should be assumed from this page alone.