Lake Alfred – Auburndale – Winter Haven areas
Even in this hot rainy weather, bass fishing has been doing very well. Our RTB Thursday night tournaments are seeing many bass in the 6 to 9-pound range. The enclosed photo shows BIG BASS winner, Fuzzy Flores, displaying a 9.25-pound beauty landed at a recent tournament held August 2nd on Lake Hartridge in Winter Haven. Fuzzy shared a little secret. He was using one of his old favorites–Redâs High Floater 8-inch worm in fire & ice color. If you think youâd like to try them, Ronâs Tackle Box has a good supply of that brand available in many colors.
Here in Lake Alfred, our lakes are offering some premium fishing, as a result of the favorable running water environment, created by the abundance of rain. Weâre getting great reports on bass, shell cracker, blue gill and catfish coming primarily from Lakes Rochelle, Haines, and Alfred. If youâre after bass, we recommend using lipless crank baits. Fish Head Spinner Baits are also very good with that under-spin blade. When fishing gills or crackers, your best baits are always live crickets and red worms.
Regarding fishing in the Auburndale area, our best reports are coming in from Lakes Ariana and Juliana. Great bass fishing with weights in the 3 to 6-pound range and limits are reported. When fishing Auburndale lakes, you may want to try using a Bomber Fat âAâ in baby bass color, or Booyah Lipless Crank Bait in royalty color.
Heading over to the Winter Haven Chain of Lakes, youâll find first-class fishing in any of the lakes. Best fishing conditions are found at the mouth of the canals and areas with fast running water. Weâre getting good reports on bass fishing using swim baits. Bass Assassin Boss Shiners are a recommended choice.  Weâre also receiving reports from the chain of good limits and size on shell crackers and blue gills.
The 20th season of Ronâs Tackle Box Weekly Bass Tournaments is in full swing! Weekly registration is $30.00 per boat (1 or 2-man) and the tournaments run from 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM each Thursday through the end of October. Prizes are awarded for BIG BASS and 1st, 2nd, 3rd Place categories. The location each week is not revealed until Thursday mornings and is announced in âThe Ledgerâ and on our FaceBook page. Of course, you may always call Ron at (863) 956-4990 for tournament information and fishing reports. Our tournaments are all-around great fun. Come out and join us!