Hello Folks,
We are finally gettin’ some rain and we desperately need it. We can always use some more since the lakes are bein’ a little low right now. If you have been on the water, you can see it’s low in just about all the lakes in our area. I noticed it this week on the Harris Chain when Rick and I were at the lake. When we launched the boat, there was a lot of mud near the ramp. So, you need to be careful when you are puttin’ in your boat at the ramp.
Kyle at Bitter’s Bait & Tackle reports that the bluegill fishin’ has slowed down a little. Some of the best lakes have been East Lake and Lake Kissimmee. We have a full moon this week on Thursday, the 23rd. I would have to say that this would be a good weekend to catch some bluegills. Most folks are usin’ red worms, crickets and grass-shrimp.
The bass fishin’ has been really good on West Lake Toho. As I mentioned last week, MLF was in town this week fishin’ out of Big Toho Marine in Kissimmee. The pros are really havin’ some good days on the water. The tournament will be over by the time you get my article, but it’s been fun to watch the pros catch’em this week. As I have mentioned for the past few weeks, the hydrilla is all over West Lake Toho, but these anglers are mak-
in’ the best of it.
Jordan Lee has been the leader for two days in his group. The first day he caught 18 bass that weighed over 63 pounds. Jordan caught his bass on a frog and punch-in mats with a flippin’ stick. In group A, Brandon Coulter caught 12 bass that hit the scales at 39 pounds and 3 ounces. Brandon is catchin’ his bass on a frog as well. It’s gonna be fun watching these guys fish for the win.
The Bartow Ford-Toho Marine Elite Pro Team Trail held their tournament last weekend out of Camp Mack on the Kissimmee River. There were three stringers over 30 pounds caught durin’ the tournament. One angler caught a bass over 10 pounds. So, with all the fishin’ pressure on the Kissimmee Chain, the bass fishin’ is showin’ out. Kyle reports that the bass fishin’ has been a little slow on the Harris Chain.
The fishin’ on the Butler Chain has been good as of late. You will catch a lot of keeper-size bass on a variety of baits. Folks have been catchin’‘em on chatter-baits, slow sinkin’ Senko-type baits and plastic worms. If the schoolin’ bass start feedin’, you need to make sure you have a lipless crank-bait tied on one of your rods. All you have to do is reach down and pick up that rod and start catchin’‘em. The bass won’t school up very long so you need to be ready to drop the plug when they come up feedin’ on the bait-fish.
Congrats to Kyle on winnin’ his club tournament on Lake Kissimmee a couple of weeks ago. He caught five bass the hit the scales over 23 pounds for his win. He caught most of his bass on top water baits early in the mornin’ and the Bitter’s Vibe plastic worm. The best color was June bug and green pumpkin.
Well I hope you get a chance to go fishin’ this week, and I hope to see you on the water real soon.
See ya next week.
Tip of the week: Froggin’
Save a few and good luck!
