Lake Phillips Fishing Guide, Seminole County, Florida

• Overview

  Lake Phillips is listed under Seminole County, Florida. The ground round it is open low country. It covers about 12 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Start from Goldenrod, 2.9 miles down the road. Orlando sits 9.3 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Lake Phillips

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Species logged nearby in open biodiversity records include bluegill, spotted sunfish, warmouth and largemouth bass. It reflects what has been logged, which depends on who was looking. On Lake Phillips the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 82°F, the coldest about 59°F. Every month fishes, though midsummer narrows the useful hours. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to be out. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. Expect Lake Phillips to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. There is recorded parking some half a mile off. There is a pier recorded roughly half a mile away. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Failing this one, try Lake Georgia, 0.4 miles away. Nothing on Lake Phillips should be assumed from this page alone.