The Kit Lake Solace

JUNE 2025

          It was a month of flatness on Kit Lake, my home water in central Florida’s largemouth bass country. Control was unmanned. Work came and went. And the new Lilly pads showed a matte sage green.

          Air temperatures, and water temperatures, and new structures gave Kit Lake Anglers the chance at all-day fishing during most of the month.

Anglers who woke up earlier and earlier found the Morning Watch good for popper fishing. They cast full size frog imitations in water up to 7 feet.

Temperatures never climbed too hot during the Forenoon Watch, so some Kit Lake Anglers came late or carried on. Nymphs tied larger than trout pattern recipes and presented to the pockets of vegetation near structure attracted bluegill and small bass.

The tolerable temperatures carried into the Afternoon Watch. Those mint-colored Lilly pads held fish along the edges. As late as 2:00 pm, the Number Man paddled around the eastern shore to pads near Jon’s dock. There, bluegill as big as his hand attacked

          Then the First Dog watch ramped up. With sinking flies, or poppers, and not too many mosquitoes. Tired anglers found the bass had returned to water dropping off from 5 to 15 feet deep. size 10 and 12 Fire Tiger poppers which he let sit in four feet of water about twenty yards from shore. Kit Lake anglers with patience and a quick boat began to chase bait fish pods. In 15 feet depths, shad scurried to the surface as late as 2:00 pm.

Our fishing was good in this month of dullness. So, we will take the positives and move into the next situation of fishing for fish, and solace.