Lake Carlton fishing: Redear
Target species: Redear
Best months: Apr, May, Jun, Jul for Redear
Boat: 1 ramp or launch on file for this water.
Start here: Launch at Trimble Park Public Ramp, 2 lanes, concrete.
The lake
Lake Carlton covers 378 acres in Florida, across 2 counties: Orange and Lake. It is a lake: the deepest point measured is at least 17 feet (5.2 m). Our records hold 18 species for this water.
Depth and bottom
Deepest measured point: at least 17 ft (5.2 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. We hold 23 depth contour lines for this water.
- 0–2 ft: 0.7% of the water
- 2–4 ft: 3.9% of the water
- 4–6 ft: 6% of the water
- 6–8 ft: 7.2% of the water
- 8–10 ft: 8.3% of the water
- 10–11 ft: 5.4% of the water
- 11–12 ft: 10.9% of the water
- 12–13 ft: 29.4% of the water
- 13–14 ft: 27.9% of the water
- 14–15 ft: 0.3% of the water
The target fish: Redear
- Redear (shellcracker, bream) — Best months: Apr, May, Jun, Jul. Spawns Mar, Apr. What works here: worm.
Also recorded here: Blue Tilapia.
Water and conditions
Water clarity runs 1.3–3 feet on our readings, averaging 2.1 feet, from 86 readings. Our water temperature readings average 77°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. The coldest single reading we hold is 61°F and the warmest is 90°F; the warmest monthly average is 89°F. pH averages 8.4. These readings span 2016–2025.
1 ramp or launch on this water
On this water we hold 1 trailer ramp and 1 fishing pier.
- Trimble Park Public Ramp — 2 lanes, concrete, parking for 17 trailers (paved), no fee, flush restrooms, dock. Mount Dora, Orange County. 5802 Trimble Park Road, Mount Dora 32757 · website orangecountyfl.net/cultureparks/parks.aspx?m=dtlvw&d=40#.YfAYq_vMJaQ
Fishing piers
- Trimble Park — no fee. Mount Dora, Orange County. 5802 Trimble Park Rd., Mount Dora 32757
Only one of the 2 places listed has both a fee and opening hours on file: a blank means we hold no such field, not that it is free or always open, and this list may not be complete.
What is hard here
Only 1 public ramp is on file, so the launch decides where you fish. Alligators live in Florida fresh water. Keep clear of the bank edge at dawn and dusk, and keep pets away from it. Summer water sits at 89°F: heat and afternoon lightning are the real risks, not the fishing.
Where this data comes from
- Florida FWC — FWC Florida lake bathymetry: class A, a survey of the bottom.
- Florida DEP — Florida Department of Environmental Protection: depth contours: class A, a survey of the bottom.
