

Our temperate climate not only produces an abundance of largemouth bass, but allows them to reach impressive sizes. The title “Largemouth Bass Capital of the World” is a testament to the king of the Polk County waters, the Largemouth Black Bass. The best known and most popular game fish in the world – The Largemouth Bass – just so happens to be Florida’s state freshwater fish. It’s not difficult to understand why we earn consistent recognition as one of the top freshwater fishing destinations in the world. It’s not just our region’s more than 550 lakes that occupy over 135 square miles that draw fishing enthusiasts to Polk County it’s also the diversity of freshwater habitats and the variety of fish species that inhabit area waterways that keep em’ coming back for more.

If Florida is the “Fishing Capital of the World” then Central Florida’s Polk County could easily be considered the “Freshwater Fishing Capital of the Fishing Capital.”
