Lake Lipsey, Florida: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lake Lipsey lies in Hillsborough County, Florida. The setting is open low country. Small at around 18 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Carrollwood sits 0.6 miles from the bank. Tampa sits 8.1 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Water in the same corner: Lake Ellen about 0.3 miles, 0.7 miles out stands Lake Carroll, Bay Lake about 1 mile, 1.1 miles out stands Lake George and West Lake about 1.1 miles. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lake Lipsey

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Documented catches and surveys in the area cover largemouth bass, bluegill and dollar sunfish. Take it as evidence of what swims here, not a promise for one session. At Lake Lipsey the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 60°F in January and 82°F in July. The year runs unbroken and warm. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer squeezes it into the edges of the day. June to September is hot work, so the first and last hours are what count. That is the shape of the year on Lake Lipsey.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. The nearest mapped parking is 0.9 miles away, so the last stretch is on foot. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Failing this one, try Lake Ellen, 0.3 miles away. Treat Lake Lipsey as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.