WINTER HAVEN CHAIN OF LAKES

(26 lakes, all connected)

Winter Haven, Florida

Located within the city of Winter Haven, several lakes compose this 6000-acre chain where fishing and boating are extremely popular.

Bass anglers achieve success by “flipping” plastic worms around shoreline plants such as cattail and maidencane, and deep water hydrilla

Fishing is great for Largemouth bass, Bluegill, and Black crappie.

The lakes are made up primarily of two chains, with 10 lakes making up the North Chain section, and 16 lakes making up the South Chain.  I enjoy the South Chain, I have been guiding in it for more than seven years.

The northern chain extends across three cities: Winter Haven, Lake Alfred, and Lake Hamilton.

The lakes are connected by a series of canals.  The ten lakes on the northern chain are Lake Haines, Lake Rochelle, Lake Echo, Lake Conine, Lake Fannie, Lake Smart, Lake Henry, Lake Hamilton, Middle Lake Hamilton, and Little Lake Hamilton.

The South chain has 16 lakes connected by a series of canals. 

The principal 16 lakes on the southern chain are Lake Howard, Lake Cannon, Lake Shipp, Lake Jessie, Lake Hartridge, Lake Lulu, Lake Roy, Lake Eloise, Little Lake Eloise, Lake Winterset, Little Lake Winterset, Lake May, Lake Mirror, Lake Idylwild, Spring Lake and Lake Summit. 

Here is some of the best bass fishing in Central Florida.

I have been guiding in this chain of lakes for more than seven years.