Fishing at Little Lake Barton, Orange County, Florida

• Overview

  Within Orange County, Florida, you have Little Lake Barton. It sits in warm bottomland. At roughly 16 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Azalea Park lies 1.4 miles from the water. Orlando is the closest city, 4.3 miles away. Close by you also have: Lake Barton just 0.4 miles, Lake Susannah within 0.6 miles, Lake Gear just 0.9 miles, Lake Georgette within 1 mile and Lake Claudette just 1 mile. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Little Lake Barton

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Public wildlife records from this area list bluegill, largemouth bass, redbreast sunfish and Florida gar. Take it as evidence of what swims here, not a promise for one session. On Little Lake Barton the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 82°F in July and bottom out at 60°F in January. There is no dead season here at all. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to be out. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. Plan any trip to Little Lake Barton around it. A settled week fishes better than a changeable one.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Recorded parking is half a mile off, far enough to travel light. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Lake Barton is 0.4 miles distant. Nothing on Little Lake Barton should be assumed from this page alone.