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Hello Folks,
The St. Johns River has risen significantly, and it’s floodin’ some areas of the river; but don’t tell that to the bass. The bass are bitin’ up around the Palatka area of the river, and folks are really catchin’ ‘em! There was a two-day tournament up there recently, and it took more than 50 pounds to win. Congrats to James Topmiller on his win. James brought in 10 bass over two days that weighed in at 55.10 pounds. James fishes with the Lake County Bass Masters.
Also, up around Highland Park Fish Camp, folks are catchin’ some nice specks in Lake Woodruff… even with the high water. Most of the specks are bein’ caught on jigs tipped with a minner. The bass are bitin’ up that way, as well. You should catch some bass early in the mornin’ and late in the day around dark-thirty. Most of those bass are bein’ caught on shiners.
And over on the Harris Chain, the bass fishin’ is pickin’ up each week. It should get even better after the cold front comes to town this weekend. The specks should start bitin’, as well. We’re gettin’ ready for some great fishin’ in the comin’ months. You need to make sure you get your rods and reels up to date so you can… go catch’em!
The bass fishin’ out on Johns Lake east of Clermont is still a little slow. It’s not takin’ much weight to win on the Wednesday Night Shootouts.
The bass fishin’ down on West Lake Toho is doin’ real good. Folks are catchin’ some nice bass early in the mornin’ and late in the day. Congrats to Terry Segraves and Steve Brown on their win last week in the Championship Tournament. They weighed in five bass that hit the scales at 19.14 pounds. Big Bass for the tournament was caught by the team of Jerrod and Colton Albright. Their big bass weighed in at 8.24 pounds.
The shellcrackers are still bitin’ down in Lake Kissimmee. Folks are catchin’ limits of shellcrackers around the pads on red worms. And the specks are startin’ to bite on the Kissimmee Chain, but it’s kinda hit or miss right now. The cooler weather this week will drop the water temperatures down, and that should get those ole specks to bitin’.
The bass fishin’ is gettin’ better each week at the Headwaters Lake down at Fellsmere. One of the guides down there had some folks out this past weekend, and they caught 41 bass in four hours! Most of those bass were caught on shiners, and it sounds like everyone had a great time.
Well, that’s it for this week. I hope to see y’all out on the water real soon.
See ya next week.
Tip of the week: Cooler Weather!
SAVE A FEW AND GOOD LUCK!