BASS FISHING IN ORLANDO FALL
FORECAST
December - January Bass Fishing Report-
It's the last week of January and I thought it would be a good idea
to update those interested on
how the bass fishing has been here in
Orlando. While it has been a pretty cold winter so far by
Florida standards
the bass fishing has been very steady with plenty of 30 fish days to keep my
clients busy on Lake Toho. I have been running my guide trips on Lake Toho
every day and while
a majority of other guides are going to other lakes for
various reasons I have not had a reason to
come off of Lake Toho. I am
recommending live bait for most of my trips right now as this is the
time of year that live bait out produces artificial lures for numbers
and size of bass. Combo trips
seem to work well for those clients that are really wanting to use
some lures while they are down.
November Report 2007-
The bass fishing is on fire for my clients here in Orlando with catches
of up to 30 fish on 6 hour
trips. The weather and water temps are ahead of
schedule and have turned the bass bite on here
at Lake Toho. Starting early
and being in the right place at the right time is key for best results. Live
bait right now is producing the best results for my clients but the combo
trips of Live bait then
artificial lure fishing in the afternoon has been
great as the weather after 10:00 a.m. is beautiful.
October is when the excitement
begins for our Fall bass fishing season here in Orlando
Florida as the first
cold fronts of the year start to roll down from Canada Southbound. Like
most
of the Country it has been a warm Summer here in Orlando keeping the bass to
very
short feeding times in the early morning and then again in the evening.
This should take a
drastic turn for the better once we get into October and water
temperatures begin to slowly
fall. If you have not experienced the rush of seeing hundreds of bass
feeding on the surface
then you will want to be here this Fall. The weather
will be great and the bass fishing should
be off the hook so give me a call and make your plans to get into some
great Fall bass
fishing here in Orlando!
SUMMERTIME BASS FISHING IN
ORLANDO
May - October
I have many clients
ask if Summertime Bass Fishing in Orlando can be productive and my
answer is
always, yes. If you are strictly looking to catch a 10lb bass or larger you
would
want to schedule your trip around our spawning season as this is when
your odds of catching that size fish are best. But if you are going on vacation with the family
and just happen to be
coming to Orlando between June and October you can
have the opportunity to enjoy some
great Bass fishing, not have to wear 4
layers of clothes and still catch bass larger than what
you can catch back
home. So why pass up the opportunity? This is also the best time of the
year
to catch big fish using artificials, especially topwater lures!
Currently
clients are catching 15-25 bass in 6 hours on live bait. The artificial bite is
about the
same but live bait is definitely producing the larger size fish. Last year I
had clients experience
some phenominal Summertime Bass Fishing with catches
of 30 - 40 in less than 4 hours with
many of the big fish coming in at 7 - 8
lbs! Does this kind of fishing happen every Summer?
No, but it's always a
possibility when bass fishing in Orlando!
The morning trips are what I
recommend first with 6 hours being the most productive length
of time to be
on the water. Even in the midst of the Summer it doesn't get really hot until
after
12:00 p.m. and the morning is when we see the most feeding activity on
live bait and some
topwater action on artificials. The evening trips are
what I recommend for those clients that
don't have the availablity to do a
morning trip, only have time for a short 3 hour trip or would
like to do a
split day trip.
April 2007
The last month has been great on Lake Toho as the
bass fishing continues to be very
impressive with clients catching numerous
bass up to 9lbs with live bait and quite a few
bass coming on artificials up
to 7lbs. Average catches for my clients has been 15-20 bass
per 6 hour trips
with the occassional catch up to 30. The evening trips have been doing very
well with catches around 10 - 15 in 3 hours with the topwater bite picking
up and adding to
the excitement. The water temps on Lake Toho are staying in
the 70's and water clarity might
be the best I've seen it at this time of
the year in quite some time. The weather here in Orlando
had started off the
month rather hot but has returned to normal with the highs around
80.
March 2007
It's been another great month here in Orlando as the
fishing on Lake Toho continues to be on
fire. First I finished 21st in the
Bassmaster Tour stop here on the Kissimme Chain out of 195
boats. Then the fish moved from their spawning areas to deeper water as
the air temperatures
have been much warmer but the fishing has remained
excellent. High winds have been the
biggest challenge so far this month and
will probably continue to blow through April. The artificial
bite definitely
picked up as the fish are biting consistently thoughout the day and this months
big
fish on artificials is now at 9lbs. The bass have been feeding very
aggressively on live bait in
the mornings and slowing down as we get into
the later hours of the day. Look for April to be a
great month as we move
into our Summer season.
January - February 2007
What I did during my Winter Bass Guide
Season!!!!!!!! As I have been booked solid through March I
have not updated
my fishing reports page so this will cover January and February. What a first
two months of the year this has been! Every day has been something new as we
have put quite
a few big bass in the boat and have had some get away as
clients have gotten a crash course on
shallow water bass fishing and got
SCHOOLED by some big fish! The weather has been for the most
part mild
allowing for some really consistent fishing and every client having that
opportunity at
a trophy bass. The bigger bass are still being caught on live
bait but this is somewhat typical this
time of year and unfortunately my
clients that have not chosen live bait have missed out as the big
fish so
far for artificial lures has been 7lbs. A nice fish for sure, but not a trophy.
If you are going
to be in the Orlando area in the upcoming months and would
like to find out what Florida Big Bass
Fishing is all about give me a call!
December
2006...
It's officially
Winter which for everyone up North usually means if you want to go fishing you
have
to break out the Auger! But down here in Florida it's officially Big
Bass season! Cooler air temperatures
and longer feeding times means an
increased opportunity to catch that fish of a lifetime. It's a great
time of
year to be a Bass Fishing Guide in Orlando, Florida because it separates the
guides who just
put fish in the boat from the guides who put Big Fish in the
boat. Understanding seasonal patterns,
bass behavior, adapting to changing
conditions and following the movements of bass during the
spawning season
will lead to a successful day on the water and Big Bass to brag
about!
The Bass have been most acive in the early morning and then again
in the early afternoon. Average
catches for my clients on morning trips has
been around 15 - 30 bass on live bait or artificial lures.
Numbers depend on
the length of the trip as the bass are starting to feed well into the afternoon.
The
bigger bass are coming on live bait but that could change in the near
future. If you are considering a
trip to Orlando give me a call and I'll see
what I can do about putting you on that fish of a lifetime!
See you on the water,
Steve
Boyd
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