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Trolling Some Area Lakes

Posted Nov 29, 2007 by Frank Sargeant

Updated Nov 29, 2007 at 01:49 PM

Mr. Sargeant: First let me thank you for help in the past. I started fishing Hicks Park after reading an article you wrote about it. It is truly a great park. My 6-year-old son caught his first bass on an artificial worm there. Later you helped out when the lake became overgrown with weeds and needed treatment from the city. Anyway, I have moved to the northwest part of Hillsborough. I still have a john boat and would like to find some other places similar to Hicks Park that I can fish with only a trolling motor maybe a little closer to home. Any suggestions? - Marty Palmer

Marty: Lake Rogers Park might be worth a try - I’ve not fished it personally, but it looks pretty good. It’s west of Gunn Hwy, where Race Track and Boy Scout Roads join. Also, you’re pretty close to Lake Tarpon, which can be pretty good at this time of year - the canal on the south end is great with a RatLTrap when the water is moving. Tight lines. FS