Hello Folks,
I can’t believe this weather we are havin’. It seems like pre-summer in February. The warm weather has moved the water temperature up and the bass are on the beds doin’ their thing. I’ve seen a-lot of bass bein’ caught on shiners in just about all of the lakes in our area. So, if you are tryin’ to catch your Personal Best, now would be a good time to get on the water and do some fishin’.
The FWC is still doin’ a study of the fish-kill in Lake Apopka that took place last week. The FWC hasn’t revealed what caused all these fish to die. They don’t know if the sprayin’ killed those fish or if it was an algae bloom. Something else may have caused it, but nothin’ has been determined that caused this catastrophe.
I have read a lot of the opinions from other folks. These folks posted their opinion on Facebook on why this happened. Unfortunately, this fish-kill will set the lake back 15 to 20 years. I hate that this happened to Lake Apopka. There was a lot of hard work, and many hours that folks have dedicated to restorin’ Lake Apopka. I sure hope we find out what happened and how we can avoid it movin’ forward.
Kyle at Bitter’s Bait &Tackle reports that the specks are bitin’ in Lake Monroe and Lake Jesup. Most of the specks are bein’ caught on minners and a few specks on bright colored jigs tipped with a minner. Kyle also reported that the bass are on the beds, and folks are catchin’ a few bass on shiners.
We have a full moon on Wednesday, February 12. So, with this great weather, the fishin’ should be really good all week. We aren’t gettin’ any rain until Sunday, so get some bait and go fishin’.
This week, MLF will be in town, and they will be fishin’ on the Harris Chain. The Bass Pro Tour will be launchin’ out of Ski-Beach up in Leesburg. There will be 66 anglers fishin’ for $150,000, if they win.
I know a lot of folks work durin’ the week, but Saturday and Sunday, MLF will be hostin’ an MLF Watch Party. You will be able to watch your favorite pro on the big screen, and enjoy some free food, as well. There will be giveaways and free fishin’ rods and reels for the first 50 kids 14-and-under on Saturday and Sunday from 1-6 p.m. If you want more details, go to majorleaguefishing.com and you can get all the information you need to attend this event. You will be able to get autographs and pictures with the pros as they come back to the ramp to load their boats.
The bass fishin’ has been pretty good on West Lake Toho. Folks are catchin’ some big bass on shiners most of the days they are on the water. The Butler Chain has been on and off, but most days you can catch 10 to 15 bass per trip. Most of the bass are bein’ caught on shiners and plastic worms. You can fish the off-shore pepper-grass and eel-grass beds with a lipless crank-bait or a plastic worm. Some folks are catchin’ some bass on swim-jigs in those same areas.
Well, that’s it for this week. I hope you have a great week, and I hope to see you on the water real soon.
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