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The Butler Chain of Lakes was formed as a result of a typical Florida occurrence known as Karst topography. Limestone, which underlies most of Florida, was slowly dissolved by water to form sinkholes. A series of sinkholes that formed over time produced the sparkling, pristine Butler Chain of Lakes. Many areas within the lakes can be as deep as 30 to 40 feet. The chain of lakes, (Down, Wauseon Bay, Butler, Louise, Isleworth, Tibet-Butler, Chase, Blanche, Sheen, Pocket, and Fish), have been designated by the Department of Environmental Regulation of the State of Florida as "Outstanding Florida Waters" due to their excellent water quality and wildlife habitat.
Consisting of clear water, deep ledges, visible and submergent vegetation, the Butler chain offers a wide variety of lure options as well as year round fishing. Schooling bass can be found almost year round allowing for exciting topwater action. Finesse techniques are also excellent choices for water that can be clear enough to see 10 ft deep on a sunny day.
June, July, August and September are excellent times for summer schooling bass. Book early morning trips because by noon it is too hot for fish or man.
Although, live bait can be used on this chain I prefer only artificials because of the wide variety of techniques available to catch pre-spawn, spawning and post spawn bass. This chain is excellent for anglers from the North and from Japan who are accustomed to deep clear water while using spinning tackle with light line. Another plus is the location of the chain which is located just minutes from Disney and Universal Studios.
Consisting of clear water, deep ledges, visible and submergent vegetation, the Butler chain offers a wide variety of lure options as well as year round fishing. Schooling bass can be found almost year round allowing for exciting topwater action. Finesse techniques are also excellent choices for water that can be clear enough to see 10 ft deep on a sunny day.
June, July, August and September are excellent times for summer schooling bass. Book early morning trips because by noon it is too hot for fish or man.
Although, live bait can be used on this chain I prefer only artificials because of the wide variety of techniques available to catch pre-spawn, spawning and post spawn bass. This chain is excellent for anglers from the North and from Japan who are accustomed to deep clear water while using spinning tackle with light line. Another plus is the location of the chain which is located just minutes from Disney and Universal Studios.
Butler Chain of Lakes
Lake Toho offers year round trophy bass fishing and provides your best chance to experience the catch of a lifetime! Located just minutes from Disney World Lake Toho is the Northern most lake in the Kissimmee chain of Lakes which consists of 4 lakes: Lake Toho, Lake Cypress, Hatchineha and Lake Kissimmee. Originally, part of the Kissimmee river system that leads to Lake Okeechobee and further South, Lake Toho has been known for it's trophy bass fishing for over 50 years!
With an abundance of both visible and submergent vegetation and an average depth of only 6 - 7 feet, Lake Toho offers a wide range of bass fishing techniques to hunt big Florida Bass. Texas rigged plastic worms, spinnerbaits, topwater baits, rattle traps, soft jerkbaits and shallow running crankbaits can all produce quality numbers of bass. Bass Fishing with Live wild shiners are an excellent choice for those looking to use live bait to catch trophy bass as they are native to the lake.
Lake Tohopekaliga
Conway Chain of Lakes
Polk County Area Lakes
Winterhaven Lakes
Lake Kissimmee
Lake Hatchineha
And all other central Florida lakes
Harris Chain of Lakes
Harris Lake
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