Many of the lakes in Lake County are only about an hour away from the Disney World theme parks. Big bass are definitely a possibility with 7 to 8 pound largemouth bass caught fairly regularly in this area and some bass over 10 pounds are caught here every year.
Clermont Chain of Lakes
The Clermont Chain of Lakes are located in the town of Clermont, Florida mostly with a couple of the lakes in the town of Groveland as well. This chain of lakes totals more than 8,600 acres with 11 lakes and a couple of boat ramps to make it easy to get access to the water. Most of the water will be tea-colored with the exception of Lake Minneola, which is relatively clear compared to most of the lakes in the Central Florida area.
Largemouth bass are the big attraction here for most anglers with good numbers of 2 to 4 pound bass and fish in the 5 to 7 pound range being fairly common. Bass up to and above 10 pounds are available here as well. Bluegill and other sunfish are here as well to go along with catfish and crappie.
Harris Chain of Lakes
Set amongst the quaint towns of Eustis, Mount Dora, Leesburg, and Tavares is the Harris Chain of Lakes. This chain is a part of the Oklawaha River Basin and includes Lake Eustis (7,806 acres), Lake Harris (15,087 acres), Little Lake Harris (3,359 acres), Lake Dora (4,475 acres), Lake Beauclair (1,140 acres), Lake Griffin (9,327 acres), Lake Yale (4,013 acres) and Lake Carlton (376 acres).
The Harris Chain of lakes are very fertile and the water here is murky. You can find some clearer water in the backs of some residential canals and in the spring creeks that feed the lakes, but otherwise, it is murky water here.
Anglers usually come here for the bass fishing and it is very good here with lots of bass and some huge bass up to and over 10 pounds caught every year. Anglers also target panfish here too with bream and crappie available throughout the chain.
Fish with Kevin on Headwaters Lake
Come fish Florida’s newest and best bass fishing lake. It is located only about an hour and 20 minutes from Orlando Airport. Kevin is the owner of UltimateFishingSite.net and he is now offering guided bass fishing trips on Headwaters Lake from December 2024 through June 11th, 2025. You will be fishing out of his brand new 2024 Mako Fishing Boat.
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