October 27, 2009
This Ocklawaha Fishing Report From Ocklawaha Fishing Guide Captain Nick “SEEK AND YE SHALL FIND” Although the Bass bite has slowed over the past couple of weeks, we were able to find a few nice ones on our last trip, Sunday(10/25). Marlin Shelton, a former player for Ole Miss, and […]
Read More »September 28, 2009
FISH OF A LIFETIME Ocklawaha Fishing Report From Ocala Fishing Guide Captain Nick On vacation in Ocala/Marion County from Colorado, Chris and Danielle Kelly scheduled a Bass fishing trip Thursday, September 24, that will not soon be forgotten. About 3 p.m. we departed the dock at Ocala Boat Basin/Ray Wayside […]
Read More »September 9, 2009
THE TIME IS NOW Just about a year ago, I experienced one of those Bass fishing trips of a lifetime. Thanks to Tropical Storm Fay, the Dam that controls the Ocklawaha River water level had been opened to relieve flooded waterfront properties to our south, which in turn really freed […]
Read More »August 10, 2009
God Still Favors The Early Bird! We fished the Ocklawaha River near Ocala Thursday, August 6, for Largemouths and did pretty fair especially for August. Managed to get an early start, about 6:30 a.m., and caught and released about a dozen nice Bass by 10 a.m., two of which were […]
Read More »July 30, 2009
The Early Bird Gets the Bite Fish! Lots of schooling Bass on the Ocklawaha River near Ocala, although the bite has slowed. It’s all about the timing. If you can get out early enough, the fish will cooperate, but the “window of opportunity” is short. Lately we’ve caught some really nice […]
Read More »July 6, 2009
This Ocklawaha Fishing Report From Ocklawaha Fishing Guide Captain Nick THE HEAT IS ON…AND SO ARE THE BASS I’ve been fishing the Oklawaha River since 1982 and can’t remember the Bass fishing ever being so good in the months of June and July. Typically this time of year the bite […]
Read More »June 15, 2009
Harold and Rocky McDade of the Loxahatchee area of Palm Beach County teamed up to slay the Bass on the Ocklawaha River. They caught 25 Largemouths in 4 hours, one of which weighed 8.5 lbs. Rocky caught the “Big Fish” of the day, while his dad got the most, including […]
Read More »June 12, 2009
Record numbers of Largemouth Bass are presently being caught on the Ocklawaha River. More schooling Bass than I could count surrounded my boat on two separate occasions this week. I actually lost count on how many we caught on our trip today, June 11. Most of these schoolers are under […]
Read More »May 27, 2009
This Ocklawaha Fishing Report From Ocklawaha Fishing Guide Captain Nick Be Careful Out There We fished the Oklawaha River Saturday, 5/23, and man was it up.. About 2 feet from where it was a week ago! The bite was slow, although we did manage a few small Bass, as well […]
Read More »May 18, 2009
This Ocklawaha Fishing Report From Ocklawaha Fishing Guide Captain Nick The Bass are Back In Town Limits of keeper Bass continue to be caught on the Oklawaha River in the Ocala National Forest, although getting to them can be a little tricky. Recently we fished an old haunt of mine […]
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