Monday, February 15th, 2010 by Captain Nick with Slick Charters, Comments » Got a North East Florida Report? Tell Us About it.
Although the prolonged cold weather has put a damper on much of the fresh and salt waterfishing in our region, the Ocklawaha River continues to produce trophy sized Largemouths.
On Thursday, Feb. 11, Mr. Lucas “Luke” Kemnitz (12), put on a fishing clinic for his father (Chad) and his grandfather (Terry).
Terry landed the big fish of the day, a Bass around 5 lbs, and Chad caught the first, while Luke caught and released over a half dozen Largemouths between 2 and 3 lbs. “The kids a natural”, I said. Grandfather Terry replied, “I taught him well”.
On Saturday, Feb. 13, I fished the same location for about 3 hours, and wound up with 6 nice Bass, one of which weighed 9.5 lbs.
So far, it has been a banner year for the Largemouths. I gotta say there’s no better way to spend an afternoon than targeting Trophy Bass with live bait.
Pictured below is Luke with one of several Bass he caught and released. Also, some old codger with a horseshoe up his sleeve, and a wall hanger on his hand!
Remember God Loves A Fishman
Good Luck
Captain Nick
Luke Kemnitz who put on a show catching a half dozen large mouths
Captain Nick With Just One More Large Mouth
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Monday, January 25th, 2010 by Captain Nick with Slick Charters, Comments » Got a North East Florida Report? Tell Us About it.
The Largemouth bite that is. So far we’ve had a great pre-spawn Bass bite on the Ocklawaha River. Over the past several weeks, I’ve concentrated on the area between the confluence, near Ocala, where the Silver River flows into the Ocklawaha, and Gores Landing just south of Ft. McCoy, with excellent results.
Since Christmas, we have landed several Largemouths over ten pounds, with the average fish weighing about 4 pounds. Not bad, huh?
I expect this great bite to continue up until the Bass go on the “bed”, around our next full moon, Jan. 30th. My recommendation is to get ‘em while the getting is good.
Below, Jason Worth (of Ocala) shows off the 10 lb. “football” he caught and released on Dec. 30th. Not many people can say they’ve ever caught much less released a Bass like that. That’s the mark of a true sportsman.
Remember God Loves A Fishman
Good Luck
A 10 lb Florida Winter Largemouth Caught With Captain Nick
Tags: Ft. McCoy, Gores Landing, Ocklawaha, Silver River
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Sunday, January 17th, 2010 by Steve Jones, Comments » Got a North East Florida Report? Tell Us About it.
The Fiddler Crab Festival in Steinahatchee, Florida is one of the Florida Festivals that you can call the funnest.
Steve Jones
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Friday, January 8th, 2010 by Captain Nick with Slick Charters, Comments » Got a North East Florida Report? Tell Us About it.
Although most Floridians are less than happy with the cold fronts we’ve had to recently endure, there is an upside. What could that possibly be you might ask? Great Fishing!
These cold fronts, as well as the shorter days, trigger fish, especially Bass, to spawn. It also makes it much easier to find them.
The Largemouths prefer water temps at or near 70 degrees. Coincidentally, natural springs located throughout Florida flow a constant 72 degrees year round. This makes them “Fish Magnets”. Largemouths as well as other species gravitate toward these springs during winter months, and this is hands down the best time to get that wallhanger.
Speaking of wallhangers, check out this 25 lb. Gar my buddy Doug caught on 12 lb. test.
Remember God Loves You And Wants You to Keep Fishing, Good Luck Captain Nick
An Ocklawaha Gar Caught With Captain Nick
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Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009 by Captain Nick with Slick Charters, 1 Comment » Got a North East Florida Report? Tell Us About it.
Bass fishing on the Ocklawaha River has been exceptional throughout December, thanks to the first spawning period of the season.
Although we are not catching big numbers of fish, the ones we are catching have been Trophies.
You might ask just how exceptional is the Bass fishing? On a recent trip, 12/15, we caught and released 8 Largemouths in less than 2 hours. Three 2 pounders, 2 threes, a 6, an 8, and a 10 pound Bass. That’s 36 lbs. of fish!
Two subsequent trips on the 19th and the 21st produced similar results, with the small fish of the day weighing 4 lbs.
The numbers speak for themselves. If you’re looking for that Trophy Largemouth for the wall, now is the time.
HO! HO! HO! See you on the River!
Remember God Loves You And Wants You to Keep Fishing, Good Luck Captain Nick
Tags: Large Mouth, Ocklawaha
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