Lake Bellevue near Belleair: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Lake Bellevue is listed under Pinellas County, Florida. Salt water lies 1.4 miles off. At about 31 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Florida listings. The nearest place of any size is Belleair, 1.1 miles away. Clearwater follows at 1.4 miles, then Belleair Bluffs at 2.2 miles. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lake Bellevue

  It is listed as an impoundment in national data, which explains the shape of the basin. Salt or brackish and tidal: fish the flow, rest at slack, and watch the mud on a falling tide. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Records show what people reported, so treat the list as a guide to what lives in the area. On Lake Bellevue a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 60°F to 83°F. There is no dead season here at all. Heat pushes fish deep from June onwards, so start early. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. The season on Lake Bellevue rarely departs from it. A steady wind fishes better than a still, bright day.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. You can park half a mile away and walk in from there. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Should this one be busy, Sunny Lake is 1.6 miles off. Confirm before you fish Lake Bellevue.