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Speck Season Arriving Early

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: November 2, 2008

With a sudden temperature drop during the past week, water temperatures also fell, sparking an excellent speck bite.

While the speck season was already going strong, the fall in temperatures will only hasten the season.
At Medard Reservoir, anglers are catching good numbers and decent-size working minnows in the deeper holes where the fish are beginning to school in anticipation of their spawn. Some anglers are tipping jigs with minnows, while others are throwing beetle-spins for the tasty slabs.

In the early morning you might find the fish feeding closer to the surface and as the sun rises the fish tend to head deeper. Look for bait schools on your depth finder and work just under the bait for good results.

Lake Arbuckle near Frostproof was having an excellent bass bite before the recent cold blast and has slowed considerably. Speckled perch have been taking their place with many folks getting close to their limits.

Lake Kissimmee, which was already producing good speck numbers, is getting better. Those working the south end of the lake are starting to find excellent numbers and size with a few approaching two pounds.

Claudette Lafevre at Grape Hammock said minnow sales are through the roof and the cleaning tables have been busy with happy fishermen. On the northern part of the chain, Lake Toho also has caught speck fever, with anglers working the creek mouths and the deeper water around Reed Island for best results.

In the phosphate pits around Polk County, not many reports yet but a handful of speck are finding the bottom of coolers at Teneroc and the Fin and Feather pits.

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