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Tag: Butler Chain

  • Jim Keck

    May 13, 2026
    Even with the rain this week, we STILL need more, folks! Please keep prayin’ for more rain, because our lakes are really gettin’ low! Lake Monroe and Lake Jesup are extremely low, so be careful if you plan on fishin’ out…
  • Jim Keck

    May 5, 2026
    The fishin’ is still pretty doggone good right now, and folks are catchin’ lots of shellcrackers around the pads in Lake Kissimmee…
  • Jim Keck

    April 30, 2026
    John at Bitters Bait & Tackle reports that folks are catchin’ plenty of catfish and shellcrackers on the St. Johns River, most of 'em up under the…
  • Jim Keck

    April 14, 2026
    I hope everyone is enjoyin’ this great weather we’ve been havin’… nice and cool in the mornin’ and then gettin’ up in the 80s durin’ the day! Those…
  • Jim Keck

    April 9, 2026
    We’re finally gettin’ some rain this week, and I just want to thank all of you for your prayers. The rain will…
  • Jim Keck

    March 26, 2026
    The specks’re still bitin' in Lake Kissimmee around the pads and the reeds, and folks’re gettin' their limits with just about every trip out. From the reports I’m gettin', some folks’re catchin’ a few shellcrackers, too. 
  • Jim Keck

    March 18, 2026
    There’s an NPFL tournament over on the Harris Chain this week. The dates of the tournament are March 19th through the 21st. The weigh-ins are bein’ held up at Ski Beach in…
  • Jim Keck

    March 3, 2026
    As you know, we had a full moon on Tuesday of this week, and that should’ve pushed the specks and the bass up to…
  • Jim Keck

    February 26, 2026
    Just when you thought the cold weather was over, here we are with another cold snap! I really don’t mind the cold weather too much though, because I sure do get tired of all those hot days of summer. The fishin’ is still goin’ strong, and the…
  • Jim Keck

    February 18, 2026
    Hello Folks, I hope everyone is doin' okay and, hopefully, you’re gettin' some time to go fishin’. The fishin' has been really good for a couple of weeks, and folks ’re catchin' plenty…