Coon Lake Fishing in Osceola County, Florida

• Overview

  Set in Osceola County, Coon Lake is a Florida water. Land around it is warm green lowland. It measures about 151 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. The outline is close to a simple bowl, without much in the way of bays. Saint Cloud is the closest town at 6.1 miles. The big place round here is Orlando, 22 miles distant. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Coon Lake

  We hold no depth figure 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. Biodiversity records within roughly six miles include bluegill, Florida gar, largemouth bass, redear sunfish and warmouth. It is a record of sightings and surveys, so use it as a guide. Coon Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 82°F, the coldest about 60°F. Summer is the season to work around, not winter. October and November give a second good stretch as it cools. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. It sets the rhythm of the year at Coon Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. A toilet block sits half a mile away. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Lake Center at 0.9 miles is the sensible second choice. Check the position on Coon Lake before loading the car.