February 7, 2011
For the past few months we’ve been waiting the first spawn of 2011 for the Largemouth Bass on the Ocklawaha River. Recently, I’ve spotted several beds with only the male or “Buck Bass” present. This is a sure sign that the larger female Largemouths will soon be spawning. The pre-spawn […]
Read More »January 7, 2011
Due to the drought we’ve had over the past several months, the waters of the Ocklawaha River have been low and slow. As the water recedes, so does the amount of natural cover several species of fish rely on (most notably Bass), and the bait they feed on. Fortunately, there […]
Read More »December 25, 2010
The wall hanger Bass are schooling up on the Ocklawaha River. On Wednesday of last week we fished several different locations on the River at different times of the day with good results both in the a.m. and p.m. Tuesday, 12/21, we fished for about 3 hours in the late […]
Read More »November 29, 2010
The Largemouth bite was off a bit during the first couple of weeks in November. After 3 months of outstanding Bass fishing we had finally hit a lull. More recently the Largemouth bite has improved, although we haven’t seen many fish over 5 lbs. yet. On our most recent trip […]
Read More »November 6, 2010
On Wednesday, 11/3, Mr. Bill Andrews and his friend Mike took a trip with us in search of that “Trophy Largemouth”. Bill and Mike had fished with me before, almost a year ago to the day, and are both avid fishermen. This came in real handy when Bill latched onto […]
Read More »October 23, 2010
What started off as a good early fall Bass bite has become one for the record books. Trip after trip our clients have been catching Largemouths in the 3 to 5 lb. range, typically finishing off the trip with a lunker between 6 and 8 lbs. Phil and Nancy Becker […]
Read More »October 15, 2010
Mr. Howard Coda, of Waldo FL, along with 2 of his fishing partners, Dan and Ehane, caught several nice Bass between 2 and 6 pounds on Monday, 10/11. Although we didn’t set any records, the majority of Bass caught were quality fish, and the scenery is second to none. The […]
Read More »September 29, 2010
Over the past few months the Bass fishing has been exceptional, and I expect it to get even better as we approach our first major spawn of the season. Although the window of opportunity has been limited to a few early morning hours each day, the bite has been very […]
Read More »September 7, 2010
Bass fishing on the Ocklawaha River has been very good over the past several weeks. As I have said before, August is typically our slow season for the Largemouths, but for whatever reason we’ve been experiencing a late summer bite for the books. Recently we’ve had no problem catching our […]
Read More »August 31, 2010
Recently the Bass bite on the Ocklawaha River near Ocala has been outstanding. From August 15 through the 24th, we’ve had three consecutive half day trips that average 26 lbs. of Bass alone! Each of these charters produced Largemouth Bass over 8 lbs.. Unreal! Roc Lariviere, visiting Ocala from Canada, […]
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