Closest Town: Frostproof , Polk County
Lake Size: 1,207 Acres
Lake Notes: Specializing in Largemouth
Bass, Bluegill and Black Crappie.
Industry
Chief industries are: citrus
production, cattle, fertilizer plant, truck
farming, distribution center.
Parks
City
Lake Clinch Park: boat ramp fishing,
Swimming, water-skiing. Lake Clinch is a
1,207 acre lake
Dunham, Fewox, and Wall Street Park
County
Frostproof is known for its numerous
freshwater lakes, good for fishing,
swimming and water skiing. We are close
to Cypress Gardens Adventure Park
(re-opening Oct. 2004), Highland's
Hammock State Park, Sebring Raceway,
Historic Bok Sanctuary, Walt Disney
World, Sea World, and Busch Gardens.
For those who enjoy fishing or golf,
there is a golf course next door and
public access to nearby Lake Clinch.
A
fort was built alongside a cove of Lake
Clinch on January 13, 1830. Among those
men who once served there were generals
A.P. Hill, George C. Meade and
"Stonewall" Jackson.
Just
to the northwest of the fort site was
the homestead of Dosier Keen and his
family. The home burned down on January
23, 1939. In the 1950s, the land was
owned by Iva Langford.
Site of
Hendry Cabin
George Washington Hendry constructed the
first cabin between the lakes near here.
He named the area Keystone City.
Just
to the south was a waterway known as
"the drain", which emptied Clinch Lake
into Reedy Lake, which was 27 feet lower
in elevation.
In
1871, Stephen Washington Carson and his
family homesteaded two miles east of
Fort Meade. There, they planted corn,
cotton, cassava, watermelons, beans,
potatoes and peas. In 1886, they moved
to a new homesite here, and planted the
first citrus groves in Frostproof. His
was the only citrus from Florida entered
in the Atlanta Fair in 1897, as it
survived the severe freezes of 1894 and
1895.
Anyone interested in fishing Lake Clinch should
consult with
local guides and resources before
heading out to fish.
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Map of Lake Clinch
Additional links,,
http://www.polk.wateratlas.usf.edu/lake/default.asp?wbodyid=161642&wbodyatlas=lake
http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/news/article/348/
http://floridafisheries.com/lakes.html
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