Reinheimer Lake Fishing near Cheval, Florida

• Overview

  Within Hillsborough County, Florida, you have Reinheimer Lake. This is warm bottomland country. This is a pocket water of some 21 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Cheval lies 2.1 miles from the water. It is 12 miles to Tampa, the nearest city. The county line runs close by, so rules can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Reinheimer Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Fish reported in the area, according to open records, include largemouth bass, bluegill, dollar sunfish, swamp darter and warmouth. It reflects what has been logged, which depends on who was looking. Read Reinheimer Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 60°F to 82°F. The calendar barely matters here; the time of day does. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer squeezes it into the edges of the day. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. On Reinheimer Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Mapping puts a reserve boundary across this water; check what it allows. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Lake Crenshaw is 0.6 miles distant. Treat Reinheimer Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.