September 5, 2008
BETTER GET THEM WHILE YOU CAN We’ve been very busy fishing the Ocklawaha River for Bass this week, with excellent results, 59 Bass in 3 short trips! Gotta get them while you can!! Ocklawaha, Oklawaha Fishing Reports from Captain Nick
Read More »September 5, 2008
Snook season opened Sept. 1 and closes Nov. 30. Don’t forget the required stamp and the latest slot limit, 28-33 inches. Also, scallop season closes next weekend, Sept. 10, so again, Better get-em while you can! To be perfectly honest, we haven’t fished the Gulf of Mexico since last Friday […]
Read More »August 31, 2008
Freshwater report/ OK./Silver River Thank you T.S. Fay; Since T.S. Fay made landfall last week, the O.K. river has been overflowing its banks for the first time in many months.Bass fishing in general had been slow for the past several weeks or so , or at least it had been […]
Read More »August 30, 2008
Saltwater/Yankeetown (Nearshore) “Fish of the Day” On a recent trip, Rich and Bridgette Whitney, of Tampa, caught a variety of fish while fishing the grass flats and spoil islands off of Yankeetown..Species caught included Trout, Small Grouper, and Redfish, along with the typical by-catch. Bridgette ended up the trip catching […]
Read More »August 26, 2008
Oklawaha/Freshwater Thanks to Tropical Storm Fay, water levels on the Silver and Oklawaha Rivers have risen dramatically. On Monday, we did a re-con trip and found the dock at the Ocala Boat Basin about a foot under water. The Silver River entrance was virtually blocked by downed trees. We did […]
Read More »August 14, 2008
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 […]
Read More »August 14, 2008
Saltwater Nearshore/Inshore: Water temps inside are way up this time of year, shortening up the window of opportunity to catch fish. On Sunday, we fished the spoil islands just south of the Florida Barge Canal, and the bite was very slow. Blame it on the week tide, late start, or […]
Read More »August 6, 2008
Gulf of Mexico (Cedar Key to Crystal River) High water temps have pushed most everything we fish for to deeper water. Lately, the best Trout bite has been early morning, in 6 to 8 feet of water. We’ve recently been fishing the grass flats in the Lowes Bay area with […]
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