Lake Jackson fishing: White Bass
Target species: White Bass
Best months: Feb, Mar for White Bass
Boat: 1 ramp or launch on file for this water.
Start here: Launch at Veteran's Beach Park and Public Boat Ramp - Sebring, 2 lanes, concrete.
The lake
Lake Jackson covers 3,361 acres in Florida, across Highlands County. It is a lake: 94.4% of it is 24 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is at least 26 feet (7.9 m). Our records hold 18 species for this water.
Depth and bottom
Deepest measured point: at least 26 ft (7.9 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. 94.4% of the water is 24 feet or shallower. We hold 32 depth contour lines for this water.
- 0–2 ft: 7.6% of the water
- 2–4 ft: 5.1% of the water
- 4–6 ft: 5.3% of the water
- 6–8 ft: 6.3% of the water
- 8–10 ft: 6.3% of the water
- 10–12 ft: 6.7% of the water
- 12–14 ft: 8% of the water
- 14–16 ft: 7.8% of the water
- 16–18 ft: 6% of the water
- 18–20 ft: 6.9% of the water
- 20–22 ft: 15.1% of the water
- 22–24 ft: 13.3% of the water
- 24–26 ft: 5.9% of the water
The target fish: White Bass
- White Bass (whites) — Best months: Feb, Mar. Spawns Feb, Mar. A trophy starts at 2.5 lb. Holds in current, rock and shallow flats. What works here: fly, spinnerbait and minnow.
Water and conditions
Water clarity runs 4–12.4 feet on our readings, averaging 8.8 feet, from 254 readings. Our water temperature readings average 79°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. The coldest single reading we hold is 63°F and the warmest is 91°F; the warmest monthly average is 88°F. pH averages 7.5. These readings span 2018–2025.
1 ramp or launch on this water
On this water we hold 1 trailer ramp.
- Veteran's Beach Park and Public Boat Ramp - Sebring — 2 lanes, concrete, parking for 24 trailers (paved), no fee, open around the clock, flush restrooms, dock, wheelchair access. Sebring, City of Sebring. SW Lakeview Drive, Sebring 33870 · phone (863) 471-5115 · website mysebring.com/182/Public-Works
Our ramp table for this water is not complete: there may be more.
What is hard here
Clarity swings from 4 to 12.4 feet between our readings — the water you meet is not the water someone photographed. 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 88°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.
- Webster, K.E., McCullough, I.M., Soranno, P.A. LAGOS-US DEPTH v1.0, EDI, doi:10.6073/pasta/64ddc4d04661d9aef4bd702dc5d8984f (CC BY 4.0); Cheruvelil et al. LAGOS-US LOCUS v1.0 (EDI) — LAGOS-US DEPTH v1.0: Lake depth for 17,675 lakes in the conterminous U.S.: class B, a depth figure measured and published by an agency, without a bottom map.
