Lake Kenansville

Lake Kenansville bass Caught on a Coffee Tube

Today we spent the day doing some scouting out on Lake Kenansville. The day started out very tough, visibility wise as the fog finally burned off right about 10:15. Waters were low and several areas of the lake were choked out with hydrilla. Water temperatures started out right at 69.6 degrees and warmed up to 72 before we pulled off the water around 1pm.


We worked several lures today, ranging from spinner baits to tube baits to entice the bass to bite, and they played fairly well out here for us. Spinner baits and the red eye shad seemed to draw the most attention for sure, but we did manage a few with the tube baits with coffee scent.

Main areas that we worked were areas that were very heavy with hydrilla and scattered reeds. Bass seemed to relate more to the windy side of the matted out areas and would either take your bait real gently, just picking it up and swimming off slowly, or they smacked it hard. Strike King Coffee Tubes were a great addition to the boat for the day as they did boat some good bass. We caught a bunch but all were of schooling sized bass, but it made for a great day on the water.

We did see several other boats out there today, with most of them crappie fishing, and they all seemed to be catching not only some good numbers but some good sized slabs as well.
Capt Tim Fey
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Orlando Bass Fishing Trips

The last few days has seen some really good action out on Lake Jackson. The lily pad fields have really thinned out in a big way since the state sprayed them and this has opened up a few more areas for us to bass fish. Hydrilla is still very healthy out here and so are the bass.


Live wild shiners has of course been a great option for keeping the bass fishing action steady and the guys have been landing some trophy bass as well. Wild shiners have been working best free lined and tossed right to the edges of the lily pads. This is a pattern that has been holding steady now for over a month, and has made many clients very happy.

Tom came back once again, along with good friend Frank and they had a blast out here. Between the two of them they boated right about 20 bass in six hours, along with 2 nice catfish and a huge bowfin. The bass the guys were catching were running from school sized bass to the big gal which was just over 7 pounds. Mix in three bass at an easy five pound a pop, that makes for one great day of Bass Fishing in Florida!
Capt Tim Fey
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Kissimmee Chain Bass Fishing

Kissimmee Chain of Lakes bass fishing has been doing very good for us. We have been focusing on mainly Lake Jackson as it has been producing not only some great numbers of bass, but some good size as well. We did a quick scouting trip out here to check out a few other spots. These spots in the past have produced some great trophy bass for us and have typically reloaded after a few months.


We hit the nail on the head this day. One of my favorite spots was holding a bunch of great bass and the action was pretty steady for us. We did start the morning our using live wild shiners, and as we moved to different areas we cracked out the artificial baits.

Zoom flukes in June Bug seemed to be the hot ticket with the artificial baits. Bass were relating tight to cover and seemed to prefer a mix of coverage. Lily pads with Kissimmee grass close by seemed to be the hot spots. Water temperatures started the day out at 52.7 degrees, yes folks we are in Florida, this has pushed the bass tighter to cover where we have been fishing and has made it much easier to target the bass. Once again we have seem bass with the tell tale sores on the tails from fanning beds and we have started to spot scattered beds around the lake. Spawn is coming!
Capt Tim Fey
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