Fishing near Winter Haven, Florida

Winter Haven stands in Polk County, out in Florida. The town holds close to 37,689 people. In order of distance: Lake May near enough 0.7 miles, Lake Howard near enough 0.7 miles to the west, Lake Silver near enough 0.7 miles, Spring Lake near enough 1.1 miles to the north with Lake Maude near enough 1.4 miles. The bank at Lake Silver is easy going, which makes it the sensible first stop. No lid forms at any point. Storms do more to the fishing than frost ever will. Almost all of it is lake rather than river. Cast to cover rather than to open water. Nearest is Lake May, roughly 49 acres of surface. Lake May is the easiest to reach with a car. Wildlife records for the area list bluegill, largemouth bass, Florida gar and blue tilapia. Local tackle shops know the levels better than any website. Lake May is the one most people from Winter Haven fish first....