Ocklawaha Fishing Report, BEST OFFICE IN THE WORLD!
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
“Not bad for an Ocklawaha punt”
Had 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.
