Lake Okeechobee Bass Guide

Bass fishing on Lake Okeechobee is still quite good even though the water temperature is in the high 80's. We were out on Monday September 13, 2010 for a fun day of bass fishing. My fishing buddy and I landed about 12 largemouth in a half-day before the bugs and the heat chased us off the water. I landed this nice fish that is just shy of 5 lbs. on a senko on the east wall out of Clewiston.

Peacock Bass fishing South Florida

Last week I had Jim Hartenstein for about the fifth time along with his son-in-law Shawn from Nashville for a half-day. The guys landed 12 Butterfly Peacock Bass up to 4 lbs. all on shiners. The Miami canals are produced fairly well for this late in the summer. The best time is late spring through mid summer in South Florida for all bass species.

Florida Peacock Bass Fishing

South Florida Peacock Bass fishing over the last few months has been o'kay considering the hot weather. We were out twice the last two weeks and boated about 30 peacock bass up to 4 lbs. The slight winter kill has affected the number somewhat but these fish are rebounding already evidenced by all the 3 to 4inch fish I'm seeing everywhere. Here's a nice fish caught in the end of August by my honeymoon couple from California.

South Florida Everglades Bass Fishing

Here's Tim Gray's nice 6 lb. bass caught a few weeks back. We caught about 50 bass that day and it was slow! The wind had died down which makes it somewhat harder. The Everglades bass fishing is good when the water levels drop and wind and clouds blow in. The more usually the better. Boat control can become a problem but the old drift sock always helps. Hopefully all my other guide buddies will read this and copy my blogs like they have in the past and they know who they are! We have a real bunch of pieces of work down here so be careful if you're considering a guide service in South Florida and not just an outfitter.

Everglades Largemouth Bass Fishing

It's been an awesome spring and would have been even better had the rain let up. It was also colder than normal which slowed things down in early part of spring. We've been catching about 50 to 75 largemouth bass on every trip and some up to 8 lbs. Here's a nice 8 lb. bass caught by Capt. Chuck on alligator alley in early April. Contact me (954) 445-1811 about fishing with me or e-mail me at floridafishing@bellsouth.net for guiding information.

Florida Peacock Bass

Robert Lopez and his cousin Robert from New York city were quite pleased to land about 20 peacocks for a half-day trip in late May. The winter fish kill has slowed down the numbers somewhat but we're still managing decent numbers considering. Next spring we should be fine because I'm seeing plenty of fry meaning the hatch was good. Peacocks muture quickly and grow at a rate of 10 inches per year! E-mail me for further information or booking at floridafishing@bellsouth.net or call at (954) 445-1811.

Florida Peacock Bass

Here's another nice day of peacock bass fishing about two weeks ago. My clients from Tennessee have been down with me about 5 times and have also fished in the Amazon and caught some giant peacocks. After that trip I can't understand why they would want to catch these size fish! But hey Peacock Bass are always a hoot. We boated about 18 fish for the day which is alittle slower than normal for this time of year but they had a blast.

Florida Peacock Bass

The Peacock Bass fishing is starting to heat up after all this cold weather we've experienced. Our night time temperatures were dropping into the the 40's some nights. If our water temperatures drop below 60 degrees the peacock bass have to find warmer water or they will die. The northern sections of their range did experience a substantial fish kill, fortunately the southern areas didn't get hit as bad. It's will take a few years in the areas north of Ft. Lauderdale for the fish levels to re-populate. For more information on how to catch peacock bass in Miami or South Florida e-mail me at floridafishing@bellsouth.net or call us at the number on this page. Here's a nice 4 lb. peacock caught be Jake and his buddy Ron about two weeks ago in Miami.