Lake Myrtle Fishing near Auburndale, Florida

• Overview

  Lake Myrtle is listed under Polk County, Florida. Land around it is warm green lowland. Around 76 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. The edge runs 1.2 miles or so, easy to work in an afternoon. The nearest place of any size is Auburndale, 2.9 miles away. For a city, Lakeland is 8.1 miles off. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Lake Myrtle

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Species logged nearby in open biodiversity records include largemouth bass, bluegill, redear sunfish and threadfin shad. Treat it as evidence of what swims in the area. Read Lake Myrtle for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 82°F; the cold one sits at 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. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. The season on Lake Myrtle rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. You can leave the car about half a mile from the water. A pier half a mile from here gives a platform over deeper water. Public toilets are recorded roughly half a mile off. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try Lake Whistler, 0.9 miles away. Ask locally about Lake Myrtle if anything is unclear.