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Lake Hatchineha

This lake has mostly buggy whips, hydrilla and peppergrass. It is near Orlando, but provides some of the best Florida bass fishing out there! Fairly shallow and usually has an abundance of hydrilla.

Location and Method:

#1- Open water near reed island and point- My favorite all around spot. Very dependable. To find it, there is a channel marker near a reed island between Kiss. canal and Cypress canal. The most northern reed island is the key. About 20 yards north of the island, move towards the shore to the north. As you get close to this point, you'll see a drop to 9 ft. I like working the deep water then moving away from the cypress canal towards the main lake into 4 ft. There is usually quite a bit of hydrilla here. Look for schoolers as well. Use a #7 shadrap, 1/2 ounce rattletrap to search them out. Once found, switch to a worm 1/8-1/4 ounce. A spinnerbait can be gold in the hydrilla pockets. A hard jerk bait can also produce such as a Husky jerk or rattlin rogue. Good in the summer and fall.

#2- Mouth of Cypress canal- Work either side (4-6 feet), the right side is deeper. Worm 1/4 ounce and #7 shadrap right down the middle of the canal. Good schooling spot. Summertime action, great if current moving.

#3- Open water near point-Nice fairly deep area 6-8 ft for rattletraps and #7 shadraps. Watch for schooling fish. Good for summer through fall.

#4- Open water with hydrilla near mouth of Kissimmee canal- Just as the canal to Kissimmee widens into Hatch. usually hydrilla here and some schooling fish. I like to use 1/4 ounce Texas rig Junebug Zoom worm. 7-9 ft deep. Any time of year.

#5- Open water hydrilla- Relatively deep (7-8 ft). Look for hydrilla and pockets. 1/4-3/8 ounce spinnerbaits, hard jerkbaits and rattletraps work well.

#6- Buggy whip line- 3-4 ft deep. Pitch 1/4 ounce junebug worm to reeds and pad patches. Usually early to late spring.

#7- Peppergrass field- Bunches of peppergrass patches here in 4-5 ft. I like the willow leaf spinnerbait here working into the patches of grass. Good summertime and spring area.

#8- Deep water hydrilla between 2 main lake points- If hydrilla's here(8-9 ft), work the deepest line. Use #7 shadrap and rip the edges. A rattletrap can be used in the cuts of hydrilla as well as casting a 1/4 ounce worm. Best in summer.