Lake June in Winter fishing: White Bass
Target species: White Bass
Best months: Feb, Mar for White Bass
Boat: 3 ramps and launches on file for this water.
Start here: Launch at Lake June - H.L. Bishop Park Boat Ramp, 2 lanes, concrete.
The lake
Lake June in Winter covers 3,729 acres in Florida, across Highlands County. It is a lake: 91.2% of it is 26 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is at least 34 feet (10.4 m). Our records hold 18 species for this water.
Depth and bottom
Deepest measured point: at least 34 ft (10.4 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. 91.2% of the water is 26 feet or shallower. We hold 72 depth contour lines for this water.
- 0–2 ft: 1.8% of the water
- 2–4 ft: 5.6% of the water
- 4–6 ft: 7.8% of the water
- 6–8 ft: 7.7% of the water
- 8–10 ft: 7.2% of the water
- 10–12 ft: 7.8% of the water
- 12–14 ft: 8.3% of the water
- 14–16 ft: 9.2% of the water
- 16–18 ft: 11.2% of the water
- 18–20 ft: 8.3% of the water
- 20–22 ft: 6.9% of the water
- 22–24 ft: 4.5% of the water
- 24–26 ft: 4.9% of the water
- 26–28 ft: 5% of the water
- 28–30 ft: 1.2% of the water
- 30–32 ft: 1.4% of the water
- 32–34 ft: 1.2% 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 3.4–5.8 feet on our readings, averaging 4.5 feet, from 489 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 64°F and the warmest is 89°F; the warmest monthly average is 87°F. pH averages 7.3. These readings span 2018–2025.
3 ramps and launches on this water
On this water we hold 2 trailer ramps, 1 hand launch and 1 fishing pier.
- Lake June - H.L. Bishop Park Boat Ramp — 2 lanes, concrete, parking for 30 trailers (paved), no fee, flush restrooms, dock, wheelchair access. Lake Placid, Highlands County. 10 Lake June Clubhouse Road, Lake Placid 33852 · phone (863) 402-6783 · website highlandsfl.gov/departments/parks_and_facilities/parks/boat_ramps.php
- Lake June - Lake June Park Boat Ramp — 1 lane, concrete, parking for 17 trailers (soft unpaved), no fee, flush restrooms, dock, wheelchair access. Lake Placid, Town of Lake Placid. Off of Tangernie Blvd., Lake Placid 33852 · phone (863) 699-3747 · website lakeplacidfl.net
Car-top and kayak launches — no trailer
- Lake August Public Boat Ramp — hand launch, concrete, parking for 2 trailers (soft unpaved), no fee. Lake Placid, Highlands County. 1634 Washington Boulevard NW, Lake Placid 33852 · website highlandsfl.gov/departments/parks_and_facilities/parks/boat_ramps.php
Fishing piers
- Bishop Park — no fee, daylight hours. Lake Placid, Highlands County. 10 Lake June Clubhouse Rd., Lake Placid 33852
3 of the 4 places listed have 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 3 public ramps are 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 87°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.
