Brick Lake Fishing in Osceola County, Florida

• Overview

  Look for Brick Lake in the Osceola County part of Florida. The setting is warm bottomland on every side. At some 641 acres it is far too large to cover on foot in a day. The perimeter runs near 4.0 miles, so plan the walk before you start. 7.6 miles away sits Saint Cloud, the nearest town. It is 28 miles to Orlando, the nearest city. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Brick Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Public wildlife records from this area list bluegill, Florida gar, largemouth bass and redear sunfish. That is what has been logged nearby, not a stocking list, so check local rules before you plan around any one species. The near bank of Brick Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 82°F, while January sits near 60°F. Nothing shuts down for cold, so the question is when in the day to go. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer squeezes it into the edges of the day. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. It holds true on Brick Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Pearl Lake sits 1.7 miles off and takes the overflow. Ask locally about Brick Lake if anything is unclear.