Central Florida Bass Fishing

Bass fishing on Lake Toho has been doing ok for us. Tiege and Tony came out for some action and the bass were around, but it was tough to get a good bite going. The guys did ok but it was not what I am used to out here. Very hot with water temps in the upper to low 90’s made these bass a little stand offish.

Day two we headed to Lake Jackson for eight hours of bass fishing, and I told the guys I fully expect a 30 bass day out here. The guys had a blast as they just kept hauling bass after bass over the side of the boat, needless to say they safely boated their 30 bass easily before 10am and burned thru 5 dozen shiners with no problem. Once the live bait was gone we continued on with flukes and senkos to catch a few more scattered bass here and there.

The guys loved it out here and definitely had a great time not only catching some serious numbers of bass, but some nice quality bass as well.
Capt Tim Fey
http://www.bassfishingfl.com/
http://www.bassonline.com/

Central Florida Bass Fishing

What can I say, the months of March and April have seen some very good bass fishing. We have been hitting several different bodies of water. East Lake Toho had been doing good for us for a good stretch and then the action started to slow down a bit too much for my liking. Spinner baits, flukes and stick baits had been the hot ticket baits out here until things slowed down.

We made the move to Starke Lake in the small town of Ocoee where there was some good action, this place can definitely be a good numbers lake for bass fishing, and if you’re looking to take a break for lunch, the Ocoee Café has some great food, just a matter of minutes from the lake.

Lake Jackson has still been fishing great. Live wild shiners have been producing not only some good number but some darn good sized bass as well. Just ask Vonda Ward, as her and husband Mike came down for some great bass fishing action on Lake Jackson. Vonda had informed me that she had never caught a largemouth bass before, plenty of catfish and such, but never a bass. I told her not to worry she WILL catch some bass, and folks she was on fire! Her first bass of the day, took a little long than expected, maybe 30 minutes but she handled this big gal like a true pro! Gave her one heck of a fight, and in the end she was holding this 7 pound largemouth bass for some pictures and some great memories for sure.

7 pound Largemouth bass

Mike did a great job working the artificial lures himself, catch a scattering of bass around the lake using spinner baits and senko type baits, let me tell you, hats off to the folks at Pure Fishing, for which I am now a team member of, these new Veritas rods we are using have been absolutely awesome, a much lighter rod and tons of hook setting power.

Capt Tim Fey
http://www.bassfishingfl.com/

Lake Jackson Bass Fishing

Lake Jackson Bass Fishing

Tom and Mike came for some bass fishing action on Lake Jackson and had the perfect weather conditions, minus some cloud cover. Tom has done several trips with me now and has always done a great job at catching some nice bass. Mike was not going to be left behind as we all hit lake Jackson in search of some big florida bass.


We started and ended our day in what I like to call the “back 40” Nothing but slop and shallow water back here, and as long as there is a slight breeze kicking up the bass fishing action is hot!

We had calm winds most of the time but the guys kept on tossing their lures to get their catch of I believe a dozen bass. We saw plenty of big boils on the water, which back here means big bass, but we had a tough time getting them to smack our offerings. June bug and watermelon red senko type baits were the choice bait, as they have been for the better part of two weeks now. You want to catch these bass out here, your best bet is to think shallow water and work tight to cover, flipping has not produced much of anything, but swimming the senkos has been on fire for us.
Capt Tim Fey
http://www.centralfloridabassguides.com/
http://www.bassfishingfl.com/

LAKE Jackson bass fishing

Florida Bass Fishing Guides

Paul on day three had his good friend Dave join us on Lake Jackson once again. Dave started out working live bait while Paul worked an arsenal of artificial baits. Tossing creature baits from zoom brush hogs to the Gene Larew Biffle Bug Paul worked it hard. Main artificial baits to produce once again was the senko type baits.


Dave had been catching some good numbers using live wild shiners and we slowly switched him over to the Yum Dinger as he had not bass fished in as he says about 20 years. Well let me tell ya folks, Dave hooked a sweet bass that would have been an easy 10 pounder with no doubts, but the hook pulls out just a matter of feet from the boat. Just minutes later Dave is working the Yum Dinger perfect, as a massive wake comes along and SLAMS his bait and the fight is on!

Florida Bass Fishing Guides

Dave was working this bass perfect, she was definitely bigger than the one he had already lost on the pulled hook, and as her back came out of the water all I could think was she is even bigger than the 11.4 pound I had caught. This baby started rippin drag and makin the reel screen, and then it happened, she got around the one darn grass patch just ten feet from the boat, wrapped herself around and shook loose. Paul and I could have sat on the deck and cried, and Dave says “ That was cool!!”

It was a great bass fishing day despite the two trophy bass getting away from us, and will definitely be a day Paul and Dave will never forget. Paul is back home in Texas and has already called me to tell me he is planning his return trip for next year.
Capt Tim Fey
http://www.centralfloridabassguides.com/
http://www.bassfishingfl.com/

Florida Live Bait Bass Fishing

Live bait bass fishing in Florida can be an absolute blast!. The best live bait to use of course is the wild golden shiner. These shiners can range anywhere in size from as small as four inches to what feels like 2 pounds at times. Winter time down here is a great time to use the wild shiners, as they will trigger some very aggressive strikes from bass and it can also be one of the best ways to catch that trophy bass of a lifetime.


When we get hit here is the south with a cold front, yes we do get them, and out water temperatures dip into the upper 40’s to low 50’s, sometimes bass just don’t want to chase their food. Don’t get me wrong, spinner baits and Strike King Red Eye Shads will still catch bass, as well as Senkos and worms, but to keep that bite steady for my clients we sometimes use wild shiners.

This is the perfect bait to catch some great numbers of bass, and yes you will catch your fair share of those two pound bass like in this video, but you will also stand a much better chance at the lunker bass. Most of the time we are free lining the wild shiners, hooking them thru the lower jaw and out the nostril and just pitching them to the edges of the grass beds or lily pads.

With the cooler water temperatures the bass will generally head to two areas on a lake. The first would be deeper drop offs and the other of course is tight to cover. One of the easiest ways to locate bass along the grass lines is to rig up two rods, one free lined and one with a float and just slow troll along the grass, staying about 2 foot from the grass and just move very slowly. This tactic has been very good for us as it is found us several places where we can then just slide our anchor into the water quietly and catch a ton of bass.

Remember that when the bass are feeding aggressively, hang on to those shiners that have already been hammered, as they will still catch bass for you. Just rig them thru the nose again, pitch them out there and slowly twitch them back to the boat.

JJs Magic Dippin Dye

Florida Bass Fishing is an amazing way to make a living. Having been fishing these waters around Central Florida for over 20 years now, I have seen bass slam a lure for years, then like a light switch they just seem to turn off. There will be days when the bass are just simply slamming your lures as they dance in front of them and then there is those day where all you feel is a very light tap on your lure.

Many people will change up lures thinking it’s the lure they are presenting is not what the bass may be wanting. This generally is not the case, if the bass is willing to bump your bait you have sparked his interest in your offering. Now we just need to spice up that lure to make them commit to it.

I myself over the years have tried many different things. The paste sometimes worked, but you had to constantly apply more after so many casts. The gels were nice, but again, you found yourself wasting a lot of valuable fishing time reapplying it, and then you had it all over your hands.

There was one that allowed you to dip it, giving it a garlic scent and this did seem to work pretty good, but once again wasting a lot of time reapplying it, as all it did was put a coat on your lure which just seemed to wash off after a few casts.

Along comes JJ’s Magic. This is not only a dip but a dye as well. The perfect garlic scent and coloring that penetrates the plastic. This has allowed me to fish and not worry about constantly redipping. I have applied this to a lure and let it sit outside for a week and it retained the garlic scent even after a rain storm. The product comes shipped to you in glass bottles with three colors to chose from. Chartreuse, Methylate, Blue and the Clear.

Cross dipping has with a white Zoom Fluke, you can become very creative in the color pattern you produce, or you can just simply dip the tail to add some kick to the color. Bass that had been just tapping the lure or simply mouthing the bait, were now smacking it and holding on. The bottles only cost 4.99 so it is priced very well, give it a try, you won’t regret it.

Capt Tim Fey
http://www.centralfloridabassguides.com/
http://www.bassfishingfl.com/

Central Florida Bass Fishing

Central Florida Bass Fishing has been going strong this month. Most of our trips have been done on Lake Jackson as of late and this lake has been producing some great numbers of bass, as well as some pretty good sized bass. The lake was getting choked out pretty bad with the lily pads, almost to the point is was limiting the areas we could get to but with the spaying that was done, the pads are disappearing and has opened up a lot more areas to catch these trophy bass out here.

Artificial baits have been doing pretty good. Spinner baits and red eye shads have been getting some very nice quality bass out here. Some of the bass we have started to notice some sores on their under side, classic sign they are starting to fan some beds. We have also caught a few bass that showed signs of filling up with eggs. These bass are starting to get some good sized bellies to them.

Typical day out here, six to eight hour trip has been seeing us boat 20 to 30 bass using the artificial. The most productive artificial bait has been the zoom fluke. The two colors that have been producing the most bass has been june bug with green fleck and the watermelon red.

Live bait fishing out here has been nothing short of awesome. Although many don’t want to spend the usual twenty dollars a dozen for the live bait, we have been using some that has just been slaying the bass out here at a cost of only eight dollars a dozen. Much more cost effective for the angler, and catches the same bass that the high priced shiners catch. Trips with four dozen shiners have been seeing us use the shiners up catching 30 bass sometime in less than 3 hours with the bass ranging in size from two to six pounds. The spawn is just around the corner and it is shaping up to be yet another great bass fishing season.
Capt Tim Fey
http://www.centralfloridabassguides.com/
http://www.bassfishingfl.com/

Florida Bass Fishing Guides

 Kissimmee Chain Bass Fishing-Florida Bass Fishing Guides

Bass fishing on the Kissimmee Chain of lakes has been great! Most of our trips have been artificial bait trip and they have been producing good numbers of bass, 20 to 30 bass in a day, with some good size mixed in.Bass coming in at or just over 5 pounds have been common with the typical schoolie sized bass mixed in to help keep the action steady throughout the day.
The typical trip using artificial baits has been tossing a lot of senko type baits but the bigger bass as of late have been coming on a 7 inch ribbon tail in June bug color. The bass we have been catching have been mostly scattered but have been holding to a steady pattern of holding tight to scattered grass patches and areas of thinned out lily pads.
Red Eye shad and steel shad have been very good at producing some good numbers in open water areas, and ripped thru the scattered hydrilla. We have been tossing some top water plugs, and the Strike King Rage Tail but the bass have not responded too well to these baits as of yet. Water temperatures in the morning have been in the mid 70’s so maybe a few more degrees and they will light up on the top water. We fully expect the top water bite to light up like it did for us last year.
Live bait trips out here have been doing pretty much the same. We have been working mainly areas of 3 to 6 foot of water and slow trolling the shiner about 2 foot under a cork. With more productive spots I have deployed the dig in anchor, which slides in fast, easy and quiet and we have worked over the area really good before moving to the next spot. Key areas with the live bait have been the spots holding more hydrilla than any other type of cover.
Capt Tim Fey
Bassfishingfl.com
Laketohoguides.com
centralfloridabassguides.com

Florida Crappie Fishing

Just wanted to post that i have finally added crappie fishing trips to my web site. Crappie seem to be one of the most forgotten species in the state of Florida. We can catch these great fish year round down here, and when you book a trip with me for crappie, the cost includes all artificial baits as well as live bait, fish cleaned for you at the end of the day and vacuum sealed for freshness if you choose to keep your catch.

This trips are always a blast, and kids love to ctch not only crappie, but bream and bluegill as well.
Catp Tim Fey
Bassfishingfl.com