Lakes, rivers great for fishin’

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Jim-Keck-Goin-FishinHello Folks, We are still gettin’ some afternoon rains, and with the cloud cover and the rain showers, the fishin’ has been pretty doggone good. Folks are gettin’ on the water early and catchin’ some nice bass along the shoreline on top-water baits, swim-baits, plastic toads, and frogs. You can try out from the reeds. Also, look for some bass feedin’ on the bait-fish just off from the shoreline grass, lily pads, or just outside. The water is flowin’ out from the feeder creeks and the mouth of the canals in the St. Johns River. Folks are findin’ the bass feedin’ in those areas on bait-fish and the bait-pods as well. You can try usin’ noisy top-water lures or lipless crank-baits. If there is a shell bed out from the runnin’ water, try fishin’ a Texas-rigged plastic worm or a Carolina-rigged plastic worm. The Kissimmee Chain has been excellent for bass. There was a tournament on the chain last weekend and it took 24 lbs. to win. Lots of bass were caught on Carolina-rigged set-ups. The biggest bass was around 8 lbs.  The water is flowin’ from West Lake all the way to Lake Kissimmee. Look for bass around the hydrilla clumps where the water is flowin’ through the hydrilla and eel-grass beds. The Butler Chain has been real good for bass, too. Folks are findin’ bass early in the mornin’ feedin’ on bait-fish and later in the day, the bass are schoolin’ on the bait fish off-shore. When the sun gets up, move to the deeper water and fish the submerged hydrilla and eel-grass beds. You need to use a slow-sinkin’ Senko-type bait.  If you can locate some peppergrass beds, the bass should be feedin’ on bait-fish at first light or hangin’ around the thicker grass beds once the sun gets up. We have a full moon today, Friday, September 16, so the fishin’ should be good over the weekend, if the weather stays good. If you go fishin’ up to the Harris Chain, folks are catchin’ some bass around the submerged hydrilla and eel-grass beds. A slow-sinkin’ Senko-type bait has been workin’ the best. Once the sun gets up, look for off-shore grass beds. You can also try flippin’ the heavy cover or around the docks and the trees dependin’ which lake you are fishin’. Well, I hope you get a chance to do some fishin’ and I’ll see ya next week. Tip of the week: full moon. Save a few and good luck!