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Everglades Fishing
The water is
high in the Everglades, which means anglers can get
their boats onto the flats bordering the canals, but the
bass have been scattered.
Florida
Everglades Fishing
Florida Bay/10,000
Islands Fishing
Snook fishing
has been good. Redfish action is also very good.
Offshore on the flats, trout and cobia are the good
catch. Goliath grouper are the trash fish or snapper
stealers offshore for many offshore anglers.
Florida Keys
Fishing
Dolphin 10-15
pounds biting in 200-400 feet off Islamorada. Snappers
biting on the reefs, along with groupers. Spanish
mackerel biting in the backcountry.
Florida
Keys Fishing
Lake George Florida
Fishing
There has been a big
bite of shellcrackers and bluegills in the north part of
Lake George. Lake Istokpoga
Florida Fishing
Limits of
specks by most anglers. Bass catches are in the 2- to
8-pound range. Limits are being caught trolling with
jigs and is said by some to be a record year.
Lake Kissimmee
Florida Fishing
Limits of both
species found. Some anglers are taking limits of specks
and some don’t seem to be able to find them. Bass
catches are terrific with lots of limits taken. These
bass are running from 2 to 7 pounds.
Kissimmee
Chain Of Lakes Fishing
Lake Okeechobee
Florida Fishing
On Lake Okeechobee
largemouth bass fishing continues to be red hot with
many fish in the six-pound range being caught along the
weedlines on Skinny Dippers, top water baits, spinner
baits and shiners. Speckled perch fishermen continue to
do well on the specks in areas of the Kissimmee River
that have underwater eel grass, and hydrilla and jigs
and minnows are the top baits for the specks.
Lake
Okeechobee Florida Fishing
Lake Panasoffkee
Florida Fishing
Bass action is
good with fish up to 8 pounds caught on live shiners.
Rat-L-Traps and worms are also catching fish. Specks are
spotty as they have not really turned on just yet.
Florida
Fishing Charters
Clearwater
Florida Fishing
Flounder have
moved into the shallows and it looks like a banner year
for flounder. Fish offshore for mackerel and you might
still fond a couple of kings. Meanwhile trout, a few
snook and flounder are the inshore targets.
Lake Tarpon
Florida Fishing
There is very
little grass in Lake Tarpon, making it tough to find
fish. Mostly schooling bass are active in the South end
of the lake.
Top Florida Bass
Fishing Lakes
Lake George
Lake George has
extensive vegetation that provides excellent habitat for
great Florida largemouth bass fishing. Fishing
with live shiners is an excellent method for catching
trophy bass during the spring spawning season. Hot spots
on the lake include Juniper, Salt and Silver Glen spring
runs on the western shoreline. In winter and early
spring, look for bass to congregate at the jetties on
the south end of the lake. Casting deep-diving
crankbaits near old dock structures along the northeast
shore and off Drayton Island can also be productive.
Lake Kissimmee
Expansive stands of native aquatic grasses at
Philadelphia Point, North Cove and Brahma Island provide
anglers with cover to flip plastic baits or slow-troll
golden shiners for spawning bass during the winter and
spring. Rattling crankbaits, soft jerkbaits and Texas or
Carolina-rigged plastic worms fished in open-water or
along edges of vegetation are productive during summer
and fall.
Lake Tarpon
Lake
Tarpon is regarded as one of the best bass fishing lakes
in Florida. Anglers are most successful flipping or
pitching plastic worms along canal and bulrush edges.
Offshore bass fishing is productive for anglers who fish
around ledges, humps, coontail, and eelgrass beds.
Popular lures offshore include shad-imitating jigs,
crankbaits, jerkbaits and topwater baits. Fishing with
wild shiners and live shad is also effective.
Lake Walk-In-Water
National reputation as an outstanding lake to catch
largemouth bass. Typically, the best technique to catch
trophy bass is to drift live wild shiners over hydrilla
weed beds in the northern half of the lake. Soft
jerkbaits, lipless rattling crankbaits, and plastic
worms also produce bass in areas of offshore hydrilla.
Lake Toho
Known for producing
large amounts of Trophy size bass. Most anglers
targeting trophy bass use live golden shiners during
early spring. Shiners are fished inshore near native
vegetation or topped-out hydrilla. Plastic baits (worms,
crawfish and lizards) flipped along grass edges,
hydrilla, and bulrush will also catch quality-sized
bass. Spinnerbaits, soft jerkbaits and chugging baits
can also be very productive at times. Both Texas-rigged
and Carolina-rigged plastic worms, and rattling
crankbaits, top the list of favorite lures during warmer
months of the year.
North
Steer Beach, Brown’s Point and Goblet’s Cove are popular
fishing spots on the lake.
Lake Okeechobee
The
largest lake in Florida and 2nd largest freshwater lake
located completely within the US is known for great bass
fishing.
Florida Bass
Fishing
Tips
1.
Fish the down-wind side of a lake in sustained, heavy
wind. In this situation forage will be concentrated on
that side of the lake and bass will move in to feed. A
spinnerbait is a good choice when fishing for these
aggressive fish.
2. When fishing on high-pressure days, fish deeper
water. Bass are often suspended right off the bottom
because the barometric pressure has decreased the amount
of air in their air sack. This causes them to move into
deeper water because they have to exert more effort to
hold in shallow water.
3. Floating crayfish crankbaits produce well on rocky
points, dams, and shores. Crank it until you hit bottom
and pause. This resembles a crawdad it it’s natural,
defensive position.
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