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I’m a little behind on fishing reports. So here goes. We’re in that time of year when the water lettuce gets bad and this year it’s made even more complicated by a lot of pad growth and mud tussocks that exploded after the drawdown. You better have the right kind of boats/motors and even then it can be a challenge! They have started herbicide treatments on the lake, which of course always makes me nervous, but just not sure they have a choice this year. I wish they would bring a mechanical harvester or two because I think that that would really be all that’s needed to fix it, but also realized the stumps and floating logs complicate that. But think it could be done. The Fishing, as you can see by the accompanying pictures has been solid and a lot of days has produced 20 to 30+ Bass with just oodles of Bass between eight and 10 pounds! It’s not a fish problem at all, but definitely a vegetation/navigation issue if I’m being completely honest. Thank you to everyone. I’ve had since my last report on September 2 and they are: The Puckett Family for 4 days, Paul Clark and Co., Scott Kuhn and buddy for two days, Matt Harvey and Co., James Taylor and Co., The Anderson Family, and last but not least Robin Hayes and Birdman. I’ve been out here for months doing my best to keep the ramps and channels open pushing stuff around with my big boat and mud boat. Off to slug it out for another day!
The Summer Big Bass trips just keep rolling I’m excited to say! Has been a lot of fun and a lot of big fish coming over the side of the boat since my last report a few days back! There has been an uptick in action the last couple of days as each of the last two trips has produced 30 bass. Tommy Winters and Family, Rodney Hicks and son, Gary Long, and The Puckett family have all gotten in on the action since my last report. I had two standout trips in that time frame. First Tommy Winters and family caught 19 bass on Friday topped by two 9 pounders and a 10lber! Then yesterday Glenn Puckett and family caught 30 bass and had another 10lb bass!! These big bass are beautiful and healthy! Looking forward to today and the rest of the week!
Summertime Hawgs! People always ask me “When is the best time to come down to catch a big fish?”, My answer is always the same: There is no bad time, barring a major rain event. Some times of year are unquestionably better than others, but these big fish are still here year-round and still eating year-round. They can be caught. You just have to have an active knowledge of what they’re doing in the different seasons! The fishing in the last week has remained strong! They have been shorter trips and have been producing 15-25 per trip with just gobs of great fish and this week we’ve had some BIG fish up to 11lbs! Thank you to The Miklos Family, The Easterwood Family, The Abaqueta Family, The Edwards Family, The Stellakis Family and last but certainly not least Mike Galbusieri and Bob thank you so much for the business this past week! A standout trip this week was new customer Victor Stellakis and son, while the numbers weren’t crazy at 16 bass for the trip, the size was stellar! Lots of nice fish topped off by their biggest 3 going 7lbs 4oz, 9lbs 6iz and 11lbs!! Love these Summer time heavyweights!
What A Fun Few Days! The Summer can be some REALLY fun fishing! I think it’s been about 6 days since my last report and I’ve had some really great trips in that time! I’ve worked hard this Summer to stay on the fish and adapt to the ever changing water-scape out on Rodman and this Summer has been crazy! But I’ve probably had the most fun these past few days as I’ve had at any point so far this Summer! The fishing has been good and trips have been producing 20-30 bass per day. With several fish the last few days in the 9-10lb class! Just scores of beautiful and healthy bass! Wes Steelman and buddy, Former NFL kicker Josh Scobee and his son and pals, Kevin Fredley and Co., Andy Morris and son and Bill Rimmer have all been a part of the great fishing fishing these past six days! Thank every one of you so much!! Excited to get back on the water today!
Summertime Sweet Spot! We’re getting into the time of year that I really look forward to! Summer fishing is fun and the water is beautiful! The start is early, the trips are shorter but productive! This week has been a lot of fun! Trips have averaged 20-25 bass per trip with lots of great bass. The biggest in the last week or so are Jim Plant’s 10+lber and Joe Saviak’s 9lber. But have had days with MULTIPLE big bass coming over the side of the boat!
Hot Summer Fun! Not gonna lie! It’s been pretty warm lately. Like I’ve been saying, gotta get out early and beat the heat! Trips are short right now, but there are plenty of great fish to be caught in a couple of hours on these short and fun trips! It’s also a fun time of year because a lot of the folks you get to take are not necessarily the died in the wool serious fisherman that you tend to get in the fall and winter, but a lot of the folks are people visiting this state and want to get out for a days fishing! The lions share of the short trips have been producing 20 to 30+ Bass per trip. With several fish in the last couple weeks coming in between eight and 10+ pounds. Here are the results of the trips I’ve had in the last two weeks: The Tankersley family on day two caught 31 bass to 7 pounds. Darien Brown and friends made it in for another trip and boated 29 Bass to 8 pounds. Tara Damon and Company boated 21 bass to 6 1/2 pounds. Ray Haynes and Harold Hendren made it in for another trip and boated 28 bass with two fish about 7 pounds and one just an ounce shy of 8 pounds. Matt Harvey and crew caught 22 bass to 7 1/2 pounds. Tony Reed and his dad made it in for another trip and boated 29 Bass to 6 pounds. Paul White and crew boated 26 Bass to 6 1/2 pounds. Joe Antioni and family boated 24 Bass to 5 pounds. Dan and Karen Zimmer boated 25 Bass to 9 pounds. Matt Stewart and friends boated 21 Bass to 10 lbs. 3 oz.! Ryan Edmondson boated 30 Bass to 8 lbs. 14 oz. The Owen family boated 20 Bass with a pair of seven pounders. Finally Tom Schultz and Family on day one of their three day trip yesterday boated 25 Bass with a fish just shy of 7 pounds as the biggest. Thank you so much for the business, laughs and memories made!
Fun Time Of Year And Fun Fishing! It’s been a lot of fun fishing since my last report 12 days ago! It’s getting to that time of year where where the weather is really nice, but getting a little warmer. So folks usually opt for the shorter Half Days and Super Half Days and I start taking one day off a week to try and catch my breath and sleep in one morning! Lol I’ve done 11 trips in the 12 days since my last report, with the majority of the trips producing between 30-40 bass, with a couple of days we caught fewer Even on these shorter trips! We’ve had lots of bass topping the 8lb mark. Really looking forward to seeing how this Summer shakes out. I love these slower boat traffic months!
Love this warm weather fishing! I’m behind on my fishing report so putting one together here real quick this morning! Living and fishing where we do here in North Central Florida is a true blessing! This area is a year round big fish fishery! In fact I prefer the warmer months to be honest as there tends to be less boat traffic. Those same big fish people flock here for in Winter and early Spring are still here and biting in the Summer and in many cases are more cooperative! The fishing has been good and while not all, most trips are producing between 35-50 bass per day with lots of trophy bass!!! While not all of the trips we’ve done in the last 2 weeks, here are a few examples of the good Fishing in the last couple weeks since my last report: I had Austin Strouble and friend in for a trip and the boys boated 43 bass to 10lbs. New customer Robert Gandy and crew caught 31 bass with an 8 and 10lber. Stuart Pavlik and Andrew Cameron caught 49 bass to 8-1/2lbs. Long time return customer Bob Gordon fished 3 days and boated 124 bass with 42 on day one, 50 on day two and 32 on day three with the biggest at 8-1/2lbs. Bill French and co. boated 47 bass with 3 over 7lbs and an 8-1/2lber. Return customer Yovanni Gonzalez caught 34 bass with two 8lbers. Mike and Kendall Dean caught 41 bass to 8-1/2lbs.The last two days new customers Steve and Gina McCallister have caught 63 bass total to 8lbs and last but certainly not least Brian Nutt and co caught a bunch of nice bass with 4 over 7lbs and a 10lber! Love this warm weather fishing!
