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Christmas Fishing, A Family Tradition

Friday, January 2nd, 2009 by Captain Nick with Slick Charters Comments Off

Northeast Florida, Ocklawaha Fishing Report
” A Family Tradition”

Spent another Christmas Day fishing.

Boy, the sacrifices we must make…Actually years ago I decided to start a new family tradition and fish on Christmas Day…. It caught on, and I’ve done my best to keep it up over the years.

This year, Mr. Snead King , one of our relatives from south Florida, came along to help keep the tradition alive. We fished the Ocklawaha River north of Gores Landing to Turkey Creek and saw only one boat. Guess everyone else must have been busy.
Caught a few Bass, and Chain Pickerel ,”Pike”, and had a great trip despite the peace and quite …
Oh yea, I almost forgot.
Another tradition I started years ago was to call my friends and relatives up north while fishing on Christmas Day and ask…what are you guys doing today?

Christmas Day Fishing Report from Central and North Florida Fishing Guide  Captain. Nic

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Ocklawaha Fishing Report, BEST OFFICE IN THE WORLD!

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008 by Captain Nick with Slick Charters Comments Off

BEST OFFICE IN THE WORLD

We fished several locations of the Ocklawaha River on several different occasions throughout the past week with varying results. 
 
On 10/12, my client, Rick, in town from New Jersey, caught a few small Bass, several large Pike, along with a couple Garr fish and Bow-fins (Mud fish), fishing with wild shiners. Not the greatest Bass trip ever, but lots of action.  This particular trip we launched about 7 A.M., at the Ray Wayside Park just east of Ocala, and fished the middle Ocklawaha River.
 
On the 17th, I took a party of 3, including a 9 year old (Master John Scott), on a late afternoon trip to the same place with similar results. As usual the kid showed everyone up, when he hooked and landed several large Pike and a 7 lb. Bowfin on 10 lb. test.
 
Went to the office myself on the 19th, and fished the Lower Ocklawaha River just south of Moss Bluff.  Guess I should have known better! The air temp at 6 A.M. was 52 degrees, the first real cold front of the year, and the bite was OFF.
 
Oh well, it is still the best office in the world.

An Ocklawaha Fishing Report from Central Florida Fishing Guide Captain Nick

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“Not bad for an Ocklawaha punt”

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 by Captain Nick with Slick Charters Comments Off

nice-bassHad a Grouper trip off the Citrus County coast scheduled for Friday, 10/30, but Mother Nature had other plans.
 
At 4:30 a.m. the weather buoy offshore of Homosassa was registering 12 to 15 knot winds.  Not a good sign.

Time to punt

Called my client, Mr. Scott Van Beek, who also resides in Ocala, and suggested we change up from fishing the Gulf of Mexico for Grouper, to the Ocklawaha River near Ocala for Large Mouth Bass.  A minor adjustment!
 
Left the dock at the Ocala Boat Basin about 6:45 a.m. and by 11 had caught 8 Pike (Chain Pickerel), about 6 Bowfins, and several Largemouths, including  one that was just over 9 lbs.
 

 

“Not bad for a punt” 

This Fishing Reports is from North Central Florida Fishing Guide Captain Nick Bozman.

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Lady Lucky

Thursday, September 11th, 2008 by Captain Nick with Slick Charters Comments Off
Well folks she has done it again. In last weeks saltwater report, I wrote that Rich and Bridgette Whitney of Tampa, had caught a variety of fish, with Bridgette catching the fish of the day, a 24 inch Redfish.

Monday, 9/08, I had the pleasure of taking the same couple on a freshwater Bass trip, on the Oklawaha River near Ocala. Rich, being an experienced Bass angler, was doing pretty fair, catching a few medium size Bass, along with several Pike from the start.

Bridgette, on the other hand, was struggling a little trying to get the technique down of fishing with wild shiners.

Then it happened, ker-splash. Bridgette exclaimed, “Fish on”! Apparently the girl learns fast. While Rich and I had our backs turned, she managed to hook and reel in a huge 8 lb. Bass all on her own. WOW!

Before days end they had caught a dozen nice Bass (6 each), and several large Pike.

Lady Luck, I don’t think so!

A Ocklawaha, Oklawaha Fishing Report from  Captain Nick

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This Week on the Oklawaha With Captain Nick

Thursday, August 14th, 2008 by Captain Nick with Slick Charters Comments Off

Freshwater:

Bass fishing on the Oklawaha River has been hit and miss lately.  Lots of small schooling large mouth everywhere, but the big-uns we’ve really had to work for.   On the other hand, if you like Pike(Chain Pickerel), fishing the action is non stop. The best bet is to use downsized light action tackle for the schoolers (they like Rapalas Original Floating Twitch Bait). For the big-uns use wild shiners in the heavy cover and deep holes (the pike are stupid and will hit anything).

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