February 15, 2010
Although the prolonged cold weather has put a damper on much of the fresh and salt waterfishing in our region, the Ocklawaha River continues to produce trophy sized Largemouths. On Thursday, Feb. 11, Mr. Lucas “Luke” Kemnitz (12), put on a fishing clinic for his father (Chad) and his grandfather (Terry). […]
Read More »January 25, 2010
The Largemouth bite that is. So far we’ve had a great pre-spawn Bass bite on the Ocklawaha River. Over the past several weeks, I’ve concentrated on the area between the confluence, near Ocala, where the Silver River flows into the Ocklawaha, and Gores Landing just south of Ft. McCoy, with excellent results. […]
Read More »January 8, 2010
Although most Floridians are less than happy with the cold fronts we’ve had to recently endure, there is an upside. What could that possibly be you might ask? Great Fishing! These cold fronts, as well as the shorter days, trigger fish, especially Bass, to spawn. It also makes it much […]
Read More »December 23, 2009
Bass fishing on the Ocklawaha River has been exceptional throughout December, thanks to the first spawning period of the season. Although we are not catching big numbers of fish, the ones we are catching have been Trophies. You might ask just how exceptional is the Bass fishing? On a recent […]
Read More »December 14, 2009
Over the past few weeks, the Ocklawaha River has consistently produced several trophy sized Bass each trip. Tuesday, December the 8th ,was no exception… Mr Paul Burton, son Adam, and friend Mel,all from northern California, along with myself, headed down river from the Ocala Boat Basin to try our luck […]
Read More »November 27, 2009
This Ocklawaha Fishing Report From Ocklawaha Fishing Guide Captain Nick The number of Bass we’ve recently caught on the Ocklawaha River per trip is down compared to last year at this time, but the size is definitely up. I pre-fished a couple of spots on Monday, 11/22, for an upcoming […]
Read More »November 11, 2009
“Endeavor to Persevere” I’ve had several bass trips on the Ocklawaha River over the past couple of weeks, and fortunately we have been able to find the fish. The water level between the dams at Moss Bluff (south of Ocala) and Rodman is very low, which means we now have […]
Read More »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 […]
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