2 Polk Co. lakes receive fish attractors for the holidays
News Release
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Media contact: Gary Morse, 863-648-3200
Anglers who plan on fishing during the holiday
season may have some extra luck at lakes Walk-in-Water and Tiger,
off State Road 60 near Lake Wales.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Commission's (FWC) Division of Freshwater Fisheries Management
staff, along with volunteers, recently installed five new fish
attractors in 7,000-acre Lake Walk-in-Water, also known as Lake
Weohyakapka. The fish attractors are marked by large, white
buoys. Three brush piles were placed along the western side of the
lake, while two others were placed on the eastern side.
Tiger Lake, a 2,200-acre body of water northeast of
Lake Walk-in-Water, received two fish attractors: one on the north
side and the other on the south end of the lake.
Each site contains approximately 100 individual
pieces of brush in a 50-foot diameter around the buoy. The
submerged brush piles, which were sunk in 7-10 feet of water, are
composed of either orange or oak trees and should last many
years.
Crappie anglers should find the attractors
especially productive for fishing this time of year, as crappie
often school in large numbers and seek thick cover. Bass,
panfish and catfish anglers who target the brush piles also will be
rewarded, since these species are attracted to woody cover as
well.
For more information on freshwater fishing
opportunities, go to MyFWC.com/Fishing or call the FWC regional
office in Lakeland at 863-648-3200 during regular working
hours.
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