Florida Fishing
Reports
 Clearwater
Florida Fishing
Fish behind the barrier islands after
the tide turns and is running good. You will find
redfish and perhaps a mackerel. Snook are on the outside
of the barrier islands on the beaches. Sun-up is the
best time.
Everglades Fishing
Best largemouth bass fishing has been
at the southern end of the L-67A Canal and in the canals
along Alligator Alley west of the Miami Canal using
topwater lures early and then flipping crawdads.
Florida
Everglades Fishing
Florida Bay/10,000
Islands Fishing
Now is the time for cobia anglers to
get on the water. While trout fishing, always have a
cobia rod baited and ready. Cobia, trout, snook, a few
redfish and an occasional small-tooth sawfish in the
back country can be caught.
Florida Keys
Fishing
Anglers in Islamorada reported lots of
schooling dolphin offshore, along with a few big fish.
Blackfin tunas were biting at the humps. Flag yellowtail
snappers and mangrove snappers were biting on the reefs.
Tarpon were biting best at night around the bridges.
Florida
Keys Fishing
Gold Coast
Offshore
The best fishing off Broward County
has been on the reefs for yellowtail, mangrove and
mutton snappers. Some kingfish were biting close to the
bottom in 120-220 feet.
Lake Kissimmee Fishing
Limits of bluegill are being taken,
but shellcracker have not been as prevalent. Bass action
is as good as it gets, with most anglers getting limits.
Some bass were more than 8 pounds.
Florida
Lodging
Lake Istokpoga
Florida Fishing
Panfish action has picked up. Catch
bluegill with crickets and worms, and shellcracker with
worms on the bottom.
Lake Lochloosa Fishing
Anglers are still catching near-limits
of speckled perch from Lochloosa.
Lake Okeechobee
Florida Fishing
Early morning and late afternoon
largemouth bass action has been good in the deep-water
grassy areas and around the cattail mats of Long Point,
Grassy Island and Pelican Bay and soft plastics have
been the hot bait and panfish are being taken on live
worms and crickets. Bass are also biting best
along the outside grass at Tin House Cove, and King's
Bar. Live shiners, plastic worms and crankbaits were all
producing. The bigger bass were back in the grass.
Lake
Okeechobee Florida Fishing
Orange Lake
Florida Fishing
Orange Lake continues to be the place
to catch largemouth bass.
Sarasota Florida
Fishing
Lots of tarpon with several hookups
daily, most 80 to 90 pounds.
Lake Toho
Florida Fishing
No monster bass, but lots of fish 7 to
10 1/2 pounds on artificials casting 10-inch junebug
Zoom Ol' Monster worms to edges of grass and hydrilla.
Try casting lipless crankbaits and 10-inch worms to
open-water hydrilla. Flipping and pitching creature
baits and large wild shiners 'absolutely excellent.
Lake Panasoffkee
Florida Fishing
Limits of bluegill have been caught.
Bass catches have been very good, with limits and bass
to 7 pounds reported.
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Top
Florida Bass Fishing Hot Spots
1. Lake Tohopekaliga
Most anglers here target the larger
trophy bass. Anglers here use live golden shiners during
early spring. These shiners are fished inshore near to the
vegetation or topped-out hydrilla . Plastic baits such as
worms or crawfish pulled along grass edges, hydrilla, and
bulrush will also catch quality-sized bass. Spinners, soft
jerk baits and chugging baits can also prove very
productive.
2. Lake
George
Lake George is a beautiful natural lake
situated on the St. John s River. It has extensive
vegetation that provides an excellent habitat for bass.
Here at Bass Fishing Techniques we recommend wader fishing
in the eelgrass with plastic worms fished on the surface,
and other top water artificial lures prove very productive
time and time again. Fishing with live shiners is an
excellent method for catching yourself a trophy bass
during the spring spawning season.
3. Lake
Walk-In-Water
This lake is situated just south of
Orlando and to the east of Lake Wales. It is just south of
S.R. 60. This lake has an outstanding reputation for its
largemouth bass. 4 – 8 pound bass are common and bags of
25+ frequent. Anglers regularly report catching trophy
bass of over 10 pounds. There are some rules in place
here. There is a 15 - 24 inch slot limit and anglers are
allowed may keep 3 bass per day, which are either under or
over the protected slot range. Only one bass greater than
or equal to the 24 inch slot range is allowed.
4. Stick
Marsh Reservoir
Summer hurricanes in 2004 drastically
reduced the levels of hydrilla throughout this reservoir.
This affects the location of the bass and anglers should
keep this in mind when trying to pattern fish. Bass can be
located throughout this reservoir among a variety of
habitats including submerged canals and woody stump
fields. Plastic worms, spinners, crank baits, soft jerk
baits, and top water propeller baits are effective. Wild
golden shiners are the top choice for anglers looking to
catch that trophy bass.
5. Deer
Point Lake
Deer Point Lake is a popular largemouth
bass fishing destination in Florida s panhandle area near
Panama City. Plastic worms, spinners, crank baits, soft
jerk baits, and top water propeller baits are most
effective on this lake.
6.
Suwannee River
The Suwannee River is an excellent black
water stream that flows 213 miles in Florida from the
swamp-like region at the Georgia border to salt-marsh
tidal creeks at the Gulf of Mexico. This river has an
excellent reputation for its trophy largemouth bass.
7. Lake
Kissimmee
Lake Kissimmee is the largest of the 5
main lakes on the renowned Kissimmee River of central
Florida. Lake Kissimmee is famous for producing high
quality fishing. Many tournament anglers on Lake Kissimmee
are boasting winning weights of 18 to 20 pounds of bass.
The results of a survey indicated that bass anglers had an
excellent catch rate of 0.54 fish per hour during spring
2004.
8.
Rodman Reservoir
Rodman Reservoir, east of Gainesville
and south of Palatka, covers over 9,500 acres of prime
largemouth bass habitat. Since the reservoirs creation in
1968, Rodman Reservoir has been known for trophy
largemouth bass.
9. The
Everglades
The Everglades are situated in the south
Florida marshlands and they are intersected with over 200
miles of canals. Most anglers prefer to fish the canals
rather than the marsh. Anglers will often work canal edges
with plastic worms, soft jerk baits, and minnow
imitations. Flipping the vegetation is also a popular
technique and yields good results.
10. Lake
Tarpon
Anglers who frequent this lake are most
successful when flipping or pitching plastic worms along
canal and bulrush edges. Offshore bass fishing is very
productive for anglers who fish around ledges, humps,
coontail, and eelgrass beds. Popular lures to use offshore
include shad-imitating jigs, crank baits, jerk baits and
top water baits. Fishing with wild shiners and live shad
is also very effective.
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