1. In Lakeland, crickets and grass shrimp are being sold like crazy as shellcracker have been hot. On Saddle Creek, look for catfish using chicken liver and cut bait. Bass have been hitting on darker ...

1 Around Lakeland, at Saddle Creek the bass bite is best in the morning on topwater frogs around the edges of the banks. During the day, flukes under the island trees are getting the bite. There’s a ...

1 Around Lakeland, the bluegill are “popping off real good” on crickets and red worms at Saddle Creek Park. Bass fishing has been tough though. Ten-inch mag trick worms have been the most productive.

1 Around Lakeland, at Tenoroc, bass fishing was best on lakes Cemetery, Coronet, Fish Hook, Lost Lake East, B, C and G. Lakes Butterfly, Shop, 2, 5 and F also had good catch rates. Most of the bass ...