FishRook
This chart, provided by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, shows the number of anglers and fishing tournament days on Lake Harris is recent years.
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Lake County is looking to continue its long lucrative history of bass tournaments next year.
County commissioners will decide Tuesday whether to commit $325,000 dollars in tourism development funds to that effort.
Visit Lake interim director Steven Clenney says bass fishing is a historical foundation of tourism in Lake County.
“It’s a fun fact the Harris Chain of Lakes hosted the first ever professional bass fishing tournament based out of…
