SEBRING
OFFERS GREAT
FRESHWATER
FISHING
An angler, boater and water-lovers paradise awaits
40
you in Sebring and the surrounding area. With
about 100 freshwater lakes, Sebring offers some
of the best lakes and creeks for fishing, water skiing,
kayaking, canoeing, swimming, scuba diving (yes, scuba
diving!) and recreation that allow you to enjoy the beauty
and serenity many people have come to enjoy in this area.
Great fishing and easy access is readily available spring,
summer, fall and winter. Every facility imaginable is
available for your use. Fishing guide services, information
hotlines, public boat launches, parking areas, fishing
piers, marinas, boat rentals, fish-cleaning stations,
campsites, motels, restaurants, bait and tackle shops
and more are available to help make your fishing
trip memorable.
PUBLIC ACCESS
The County’s Parks and Leisure Services Department
maintains more than 40 public boat ramps. In addition,
each city (Sebring, Avon Park & Lake Placid) also
maintains public facilities to access and enjoy our
refreshing waters.
SPOTLIGHT ON SOME AREA LAKES…
At nearly 28,000 acres, Lake Istokpoga is the fifth
largest lake in Florida and hosts 60% of the public lake
access in Highlands County in both Sebring and Lake
Placid. Anglers from all over the state and nation come
to Highlands County to fish this lake, which features four
public and several private launch ramps. Lake Istokpoga
leads the state in the most 10+ pound bass caught, and
the lake is ranked #6 in the Southeast by BassMaster.
Lake Jackson is the centerpiece of Sebring at
approximately 25 feet at its deepest with most of the area
at just 9-16 feet. The water is clear and the shores are
sandy. The lake has one boat ramp at Veterans Beach on
the lake’s west side. The city of Sebring maintains four
public swimming beaches at Veterans Beach, City Pier
Beach, Crescent Beach and Hidden Beach. Leisure boating,
water skiing and fishing are popular activities on the lake,
and a public fishing dock is located at the City Pier Beach.
Lake June-in-Winter, in Lake Placid, is the county’s
second largest lake at 3,504 acres. It is the largest of the
ridge lakes, and is frequented by boaters, swimmers and
fishing anglers. More than 800 acres on the west shore of
the lake is preserved area known as Lake June-in-Winter
Scrub Park, which offers unique opportunities to explore
rare habitat. Bishop Park, located on the northeast
portion of the lake, and Lake June Park, on the south part