Reedy Lake fills 3,500 acres against the east side of Frostproof, the Ridge citrus town that kept its name and its pace — with Lake Clinch across town to the west (where Crooked Lake's historic high-water outfall arrives) and the Frostproof chain of quiet waters all around. The county's Lake Reedy Boulevard ramp anchors the public shoreline on the northwest corner.
Standard-issue in the best way: bass on the reed lines and vegetation edges that named the lake, shiner mornings for the heavy ones, crappie over the open water in winter, bream through the warm months — a working small-town fishery under working small-town pressure. Open Polk water; wind rules the afternoons.
Plain English Summary
| Largemouth bass | Statewide regulations apply: five black bass daily, only one 16 inches or longer. |
| Residential margins | Frostproof's docks line stretches of shoreline — wake courtesy near town, open throttle in the middle. |
| Full legal text | Official boating regulations → |
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Reedy Lake is Frostproof's front yard: 3,500 acres against the little Ridge citrus town whose name promised frost-free groves right up until the Great Freeze of 1895, with the reed lines that named the water and a shoreline pace set somewhere in the mid-twentieth century. It doesn't make lists and doesn't need to — the fishing runs classic: bass along the reeds and vegetation edges, shiners for the spring heavyweights, winter crappie over open water, bream all summer, and pressure that stays light.
The ramp outclasses lakes twice as famous: one county lane with a staging dock, sixteen trailer spots, and flush restrooms — free, 5 a.m. to 10 p.m., on North Lake Reedy Boulevard. It also anchors a quiet lake-hopping circuit: Lake Buffum's new ramp fifteen minutes west, Crooked Lake's public access ten minutes north, Lake Clinch across town. Launch early, work the reed edges before the afternoon wind claims the open middle, and get lunch in town between lakes.