1 Around Lakeland, At Saddle Creek, there are not many anglers out yet since the storm. The water is very high. It’s mostly been catfish on red worms. Around town, Lake Hollingsworth is producing decent numbers of specks in the deep-water pocket. Mud Lake near Polk City has a good speck bite on minnows and decent numbers of bass on small shiners, reports Melinda Lapina at Phillips Bait and Tackle (863-666-2248).

Largemouth Bass— After the storm, the bass fishing has picked up and is especially good around areas with current and moving water.

2 At Auburndale, a few bass are biting at Lake Ariana on shiners and lipless crankbaits. Around the Lake Alfred area, lakes Haines, Rochelle and Alfred have all been good since the storm for specks while drifting minnows. Running water by the culvert at Rochelle has been especially good. The running water is also producing good numbers of bass, reports Ron Schelfo at Ron’s Tackle Box (863-956-4990).

3 At Winter Haven, specks are biting in the canals around the south chain. Bass are biting in the moving water and also around vegetation in areas with high water levels, reports Schelfo.

4 At Lake Hamilton, the water levels are really up and the bass action is good around areas with running water. Areas with big elephant ear pads are producing good numbers on swim jigs, stick baits and topwaters. Flipping plastics is also producing around the pads. The pads and other shallow vegetation, with a little current, are also producing bluegill and shellcracker, reports Hunter Barberree at Hoppy’s Marine (863-439-7616).

5 At Lake Marion near Haines City, soft plastics are producing decent numbers of bass around vegetation and what hydrilla is left on the lake. Water is flowing well up around Marion Creek. Zoom Flukes and spinnerbaits are producing a good bass bite there, reports Matt Ingram at Hoppy’s Marine (863-439-7616).

6 At Lake Pierce, bass fishing is very good in areas with incoming and outgoing water. Catfish Creek is especially good. The speck is good in deeper water on minnows. The water level is very high and over the dock here, but anglers can still launch. There are a lot of areas with new water to fish for the bass anglers, reports Jennings Resort (863-439-3811).

7 At Lake Hatchineha, water levels after the hurricane are at flood stage, but the boat ramp is still usable. Drifting minnows at the Hourglass is producing some specks for the panfish anglers. Bass are “sitting” on the shell bars where there is running water. Drag a Carolina rigged worm or a crankbait for the best action, reports Charlie Wynperle at Bridgemaster Fishing Products (863-676-1009).

8 At Lake Toho, running water is good right now and can get you some big bites on the bass. Rat-L-Traps and Carolina rigged plastics will produce good numbers. With the rising water, anglers can also find some bass up shallow while casting a swim jig or a topwater frog. Rising water can produce some bass in really shallow water along the shoreline. Offshore grass is still producing fish, but running water is producing the best numbers, reports Grady Johnson (407-205-6719).

9 At Lake Kissimmee, water levels on the lake are at flood stage. A local angler mentioned he caught some specks in the grass at Ford Country and at the mouth of the Pig Trail. Just about any area with moving water is producing bass up to 5 pounds. The mouth of the Kissimmee River or the mouth of Tiger Creek are good spots to target, reports Wynperle.

10 At Lake Walk-in-the-Water, water levels on the lake are extremely high. Panfish anglers are going to have to keep moving to find good numbers of specks. Bass will stack up at the mouths of the creeks and around any running water, reports Wynperle.

11 At Crooked Lake at Babson Park, a few bass are biting, but there’s not too many anglers out. The water level is very high and several of the docks are under water. There’s also a little bit of debris on the lake, reports Cindy Ritchison at Bob's Landing (863-638-1912). Specks are biting off Wirt’s Point in 25 feet of water while anchored at night with minnows under the lights. The bass bite has picked up after the storm on shiners about mid-lake on the U.S. 27 side, reports Jim Childress of Big Bass Bait & Tackle (352-207-7520).

12 At Frostproof, the bass bite is very good anywhere there’s moving water. At Lake Reedy, plastic worms, topwaters, crankbaits and live shiners are all producing around moving water, especially the outgoing. Two 8-pound bass were caught on Sunday. The bluegill bite is good, too, on red worms in the moving water, but the incoming is best for them. Lake Clinch is much the same, but live shiners are producing the better bite and bigger fish there. Incoming water on the west side is producing the best numbers. The speck bite is also good there on freelined minnows in the moving water. Bluegill and shellcracker are also biting in the moving water on red worms on the bottom. At Lake Arbuckle, moving water coming in from Reedy Creek is producing bass on Carolina rigged worms. Outgoing water near Arbuckle Creek is producing on live shiners, reports Childress.

13 In the phosphate pits near Mulberry, running water is the key now just after the storm. Topwater frogs and plugs such as a River2Sea Whopper Popper are producing bass early. Junebug red color worms and chrome with blue back Rat-L-Traps and crankbaits are producing through the day. Anglers should be aware all the Fin and Feather Club pits are closed until further notice, reports Danny Hamm of Bull Bay Tackle Co. (863-937-3292).