.....................................................................................Outdoor Adventures
Fishing
Lakes Mattie and Juliana, located
north of Auburndale, abound with
largemouth bass, bluegill, redear
sunfish and sunshine bass. Lake
Kissimmee, known throughout the
south for its bass, also produces
large catches of black crappies.
Connected to the northwest end
of Lake Kissimmee by a canal,
the 6,000-acre Lake Hatchineha
produces good catches of
largemouth bass and bluegill. Its
cypress-rimmed shoreline provides
nesting areas for numerous ospreys,
anhingas and other wildlife.
Five thousand acres of deep, clear
water with a public boat ramp await
you at Crooked Lake, six miles south
of Lake Wales. Lake Weohyakapka,
better known as Lake Walk-in-Water,
LICENSE TO FISH
Unless you are fishing with a cane pole,
a fishing license is required to fish in our lakes and streams. You may
purchase one at any local marina or bait & tackle shop. Or call the
Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission at 888-FISH-FLO.
The “Largemouth Bass
Capital of the World”
welcomes you!
Our more than 550 freshwater lakes,
scenic rivers and man-made water
features are home to bass, crappie,
catfish, bluegill, redear sunfish
and sunshine bass. From the
16 canal-connected Winter Haven
“Chain of Lakes” to the 34,948-acre
Lake Kissimmee, to a canoe trip
down the beautiful Peace River, the
fishing is abundant here in Central
Florida’s Polk County.
Boat Ramps
Alturas
Lake Garfield (off Hwy. 655A)
Surveyor’s Lake (dirt launch, Marshall Edwards Rd.)
Auburndale
Lake Mariana (Oakview Ave.)
Bartow
Peace River Canoe Launch (dirt launch off S.R. 60 East)
Dundee
Lake Annie (dirt launch off Hwy. 17A, Campbell Rd.)
Lake Pierce (off Timberline Rd.)
Fort Meade
Lake Buffum (dirt launch, Doc Lindsey Rd.)
Frostproof
Lake Arbuckle Park (Lake Arbuckle Rd.)
Lake Livingston (Lake Livingston Rd.)
Lake Walk-in-Water (Lake Walk-in-Water Rd. to Boat Landing Rd.)
Haines City
Lake Confusion (dirt launch, Kentucky St., N. of Hwy. 92)
Lake Eva (off Hwy. 17-92)
La ke Alfred
Lake Rochelle (off Hwy. 17-92)
Lake Haines (off Hwy. 17-92)
La ke Ham ilton
Lake Hamilton (off Hwy. 27)
Lake Marion (Jim Edwards Rd.)
Lake Wales
Lake Rosalie Park (S.R. 60)
Lake Wailes (Lake Shore Blvd.)
Lakeland
Banana Lake (5002 Tillery Rd.)
Crystal Lake (2500 N. Crystal Lake Dr.)
Lake Deeson (5305 Wood Circle East)
Lake Gibson (4901 Lake Gibson Park)
Lake Parker Eastside (Lake Parker Dr.)
Saddle Creek Park (3716 Morgan Combee Rd.)
Polk City
Lake Agnes (333 Bridges Rd.)
Lake Tennessee (off Hwy. 559A Old Berkley Rd.)
Mudd Lake (oyster shell launch off S.R. 33)
Winter Haven
Lake Blue North (natural shell launch, Lake Blue Dr.)
Lake Cannon (Lake Cannon Dr.)
Lake Hartridge Park (20th Street N.W. off Hwy. 544)
Lake Jessie (Lake Jessie Dr.)
Lake Roy (S. Lake Roy Dr.)
Lake Sears (100 Lake Sears Dr.)
Lake Shipp – W.G. Roe Park (2403 7th Street S.W.)
Lake Shipp Sertoma Park (1651 Lake Shipp Dr.)
Lake Summitt (Lake Summit Dr.)
Ramps are concrete unless otherwise noted. For additional
information, call Polk County Leisure Services at 863-534-4340
or visit www.polk.wateratlas.org
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