Fishing Sick Lake in Polk County, Florida

• Overview

  Look for Sick Lake in Polk County, Florida. The ground round it is warm bottomland. At roughly 4 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Most waters listed here for Polk County are larger. Gibsonia is the closest town at 3.4 miles. Lakeland is the closest city, 6.8 miles away. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Sick Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Species logged nearby in open biodiversity records include largemouth bass, bluegill and redear sunfish. Presence in the area does not guarantee a fish on the day. At Sick Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 82°F and January at 60°F. There is no dead season here at all. Shade and hour of day matter more than month. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. The season on Sick Lake rarely departs from it. A grey, mild day is often better than a bright, still one.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Country Oaks Lake sits 0.6 miles off and takes the overflow. None of that is settled for Sick Lake in what we hold.