Fishing at Taylor Creek Reservoir, Orange County, Florida

• Overview

  Taylor Creek Reservoir is an Orange County water, Florida side. It stands 33 feet above sea level. Surface area runs to some 4.9 sq miles, so a boat and a plan are both worth having. The margin runs to about 9.4 miles in total. Among the waters listed for Orange County, none is wider. Cocoa West sits 11 miles from the bank. Further out sit Wedgefield (13 miles) and Cocoa (13 miles). No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Taylor Creek Reservoir

  Federal mapping classes it as a reservoir, so the level is managed rather than natural. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. At Taylor Creek Reservoir the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 81°F; the cold one sits at 60°F. Every month fishes, though midsummer narrows the useful hours. The first and last hours carry the summer; the middle is slow. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. Plan around that when you fish Taylor Creek Reservoir.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Being dammed, it draws down in some seasons and fills in others. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Lake Poinsett is 7.3 miles distant. Check the position on Taylor Creek Reservoir before loading the car.