Turkey Ford Lake Fishing near Cheval, Florida

• Overview

  Turkey Ford Lake sits within Hillsborough County in Florida. Around the bank it is warm green lowland. It measures about 92 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Around 1.3 miles of margin, front to back. Few waters listed in Hillsborough County are bigger. Cheval lies 1.9 miles from the water. Greater Northdale is 2.1 miles and Northdale 3.4 miles. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on Turkey Ford Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Public wildlife records from this area list largemouth bass, bluegill, dollar sunfish, swamp darter and warmouth. It is a record of sightings and surveys, so use it as a guide. Fish Turkey Ford Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 60°F in January and 82°F in July. Heat, not cold, decides when to be on the water. The first and last hours carry the summer; the middle is slow. November and March are the quiet, comfortable months to be out. Expect Turkey Ford Lake to follow that timing. Late evening often out-fishes the whole afternoon.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is somewhere to leave the car, half a mile off. There is a pier recorded roughly half a mile away. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Lake Helen at 0.7 miles is the sensible second choice. Check the current arrangement for Turkey Ford Lake.