THE FLORIDA BASS NETWORK CENTRAL DIVISION team tournament trail will be on Lake Istokpoga out of the public ramp on U.S. 98 Saturday. Entry fee $50 per team, including big bass. At least one member of ...

Lake Istokpoga near Lake Placid in Highlands County is boosting its reputation as one of Florida’s top trophy bass sites. Two bass, each over 13 pounds, were caught and released recently on the 27,692 ...

FLORIDA, USA — After a fisher caught one pink-tagged bass, nine more remain left for people to catch and earn money thanks to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's TrophyCatch 10-Tag ...

Weston Smith and Garrett Foster had 14.69 pounds to win the Thursday Night Open Series tournament April 28 at Lake Ariana Michael Wilson The next Thursday Night Open Series tournament is May 5 at Lake ...

Lake Istokpoga often goes unnoticed because of its proximity between two heralded bodies of water: Lake Okeechobee to the south and Lake Kissimmee to the north. Perhaps that explains why her problems ...

Lake Istokpoga, located in Highlands County near Lake Placid, gave several local anglers a preview of the results of massive hydrilla treatments. At a recent Senior Pro Bass Trail tournament on that ...

Why do they call it Lake Istokpoga?

Sam Crutchfield was back on the water — and in the water again — Wednesday, just three weeks after being attacked by a 10-foot alligator while fly-fishing in a marsh off Lake Istokpoga. Fishermen ...

Nov. 08--LAKE PLACID-- October marked the return to the dry season, but not for Highlands Park Estates, where six to eight families remain flooded out of their homes. "The water is out of the houses," ...