Square Lake near North Palm Beach: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Square Lake stands in Palm Beach County, Florida. This is warm bottomland ground. It covers about 8 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Our Palm Beach County list holds plenty of bigger water. The nearest town is North Palm Beach, 2 miles away. After that come Palm Beach Gardens at 2.3 miles and Lake Park at 2.7 miles. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Square Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Work the tide here — moving water feeds, slack water rests. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Records collected within a few miles name blue tilapia, largemouth bass, bluegill, Florida gar and Nile tilapia. Reporting is uneven, so absence from the list means little. The near bank of Square Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, August reads 82°F and January reads 65°F. Cold never becomes a factor on this one. March through May is the strongest run, with autumn a second stretch. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. Plan around that when you fish Square Lake. Warm spells bring fish up, cold snaps push them down.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Parking sits half a mile out, which makes for a walk with tackle. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. If the gate is shut, Lake Little Worth at 4.7 miles is the nearest alternative. Treat Square Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.