January 2, 2013
Despite the majority of Bass on the Ocklawaha River being on the bed, we are still getting good numbers of quality fish on most every trip. Recent cold fronts have triggered the Largemouths to feed, and I expect this trend to improve as our most recent spawn nears it’s end […]
Read More »December 31, 2012
It has been some very interesting fishing since my last report. My parties and I have found fish in the typical winter, cold water patterns, potholes and ditches, including the Steinhatchee river. But we have also caught fish on the flats. Bright sun and light breeze at the most are […]
Read More »December 13, 2012
The Red Fish bite has slowed over the past few weeks on the Gulf. Recently the best bite has been early in the a.m., and in extremely shallow water. That is typical for this time of year. As water temps drop, the window of opportunity narrows. Many of the pelagic […]
Read More »December 11, 2012
The Bass bite on the Ocklawaha River slowed a bit over the past week. Although we’re still catching quality fish, the numbers are down. I expect this trend to continue as the Largemouths bed over the next few weeks. Look for the bite to improve, and the numbers to go […]
Read More »December 11, 2012
In 28 to 30 ft the Sea Bass are biting good and the notorious “Florida snapper” are always hungry, we’re catching both using squid or cut sardines or thread fin herring. The Gag’s are there too but we can’t keep em right now(sad face goes here). The Red Grouper are […]
Read More »December 10, 2012
The trout are starting to move in the back marsh areas and in 5 to 8ft grassy areas. The reds have been a little slow but can be caught around the islands and oyster bars. Both are being caught using live shrimp, frozen finger mullet, mud minnows and Berkley Gulp […]
Read More »December 5, 2012
We are having the best Trout fishing of the year right now. The water temp is still in the mid to upper 60’s. It’s a treat to be catching fish on the flats in December. It is mainly the afternoon when they bite the best, including Redfish. I know a […]
Read More »November 28, 2012
Winter has showed up for a day or two and then warmed up. It makes fishing the flats here off the Nature Coast interesting. Water temps are key to deciding where and how to fish. If you watch the local weather they tell you Gulf water temp is 68 degrees. […]
Read More »November 27, 2012
We’ve observed lots of schooling Bass lately, chasing bait both early and late in the day. On Sunday, 11/24, I spotted several buck (male) bass fanning out beds for the upcoming spawn. Yes, Sir, the spawn is on. On a recent trip we caught and released ten Largemouths in about […]
Read More »November 15, 2012
The Largemouth Bass bite on the Ocklawaha River continues. Although the quantity of fish we typically catch has dropped, the quality has improved. On our most recent trip one of my clients landed a “Lunker Largemouth” on his first cast that tipped the scales to 8 lbs.! Not bad for […]
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