On our last few trips, the Largemouth Bass bite has improved. We’ve caught and released 20 Bass on a recent trip, not to mention the Pike and Gar Fish. Not bad for June.

Early Morning remains the best time of day to go and (as always) the bait of choice on the River is the wild Shiner.

Pictured below is Darren and Penelope Radel showing off a couple of nice Ocklawaha Bass.

Till next time…see you on the River!

Central Florida Fishing Guide Captain Nick Bozman

This Ocklawaha Fishing Report Is From Ocala Florida Fishing Guide & Ocklawaha Fishing Guide Captain Nick Of Slick Charters

Darren R. with a fine Ocklawaha Largemouth

Penelope R. with another nice Ocklawaha Bass

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

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

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.

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