Spawning is NOW for central Florida..
Here's what our newspaper reported this morning..
1 - Around Lakeland, a tournament out of Lake Parker on Sunday produced an eye-opening weight of more than 27 pounds for Jimmy Todd and Tom Saxon. Their top fish was 8 pounds. Brent Howlett at Stone's Outhouse said "hourglass'' and rock piles in Lake Crago yielding best fish on Parker with crankbaits and plastic worms. Bass to 24 inches at Tenoroc in lakes 3, 4 and 5 on shiners, reports Brian Fleming. Bass 3-4 pounds on medium shiners at Saddle Creek Park, reports Lee Phillips at Phillips Bait and Tackle. Limits of specks at Tenoroc in lakes 3, 5 and C on minnows. At Saddle Creek, specks to 1 1/2 pounds, with 10-15 per trip on minnows and Hal Flys (blue and yellow). Half-limits of specks at Parker and Gibson. Few sunshine bass off pier at power plant on Parker. Also, Teneroc is yielding bass up to 9 - 10 pound bass at Lakes 2 and 3.Jim Margist boated a 9 1/2 at Saddle Creek this past week before the front flipping watermelon seed Gambler worms.