Fishing at Lake Asbury, Clay County, Florida

• Overview

  In Florida, Lake Asbury belongs to Clay County. It sits at 52 feet above sea level. Roughly 116 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Asbury Lake lies 0.6 miles from the water. Middleburg is 2.5 miles away, with Lakeside at 5.8 miles. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it. There is no development on most of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Lake Asbury

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Documented catches and surveys in the area cover redbreast sunfish, bluegill, redear sunfish and striped bass. Records come from public data, not from a stocking programme. Lake Asbury responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 81°F at the top of summer and 54°F at the bottom of winter. The whole calendar is open, with dawn and dusk the productive hours in summer. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer squeezes it into the edges of the day. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. On Lake Asbury the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. If the gate is shut, South Lake Asbury at 0.7 miles is the nearest alternative. Nothing here settles the position at Lake Asbury for certain.