The bass fishing has been up and down as of late due to some heavy wind impacting the water clarity plus the unexplainable rise and fall of the lake’s level even now into the dry season. But we’re all sure that those powers-that-be who control the lake level have no personal agenda and “know what they are doing” even when their actions go against US Government mandates.Nov 29th, 2015
CONSTRUCTION TO LIMIT ACCESS TO ORTONA LOCK ORTONA, FL NOTICE TO NAVIGATION Boaters utilizing the Okeechobee Waterway to transverse between … Nov 29th, 2015
Along with the holiday season comes cooler weather here in sunny Southwest Florida. Water temperatures are falling down into the sixties and seventies, pushing the schools of baitfish that we depended on during the summer and fall months in search of warmer waters.Nov 29th, 2015
December is the Holiday Season and a time for remembering the past, which brings me to the subject of antique fishing reels and all the questions I get about them. In the old days, pre-internet that is, determining what a reel, lure, or old rod was worth used to be simple to figure out. Nov 29th, 2015
I've had the opportunity to spend quite a bit of time on the area lakes since the last edition of the Coastal Angler, fishing for both bass and crappie, and both have been tough situations. Nov 29th, 2015
Well I’d like to hope December will bring some cold fronts, but we will have to see since November felt like June. Coming into the winter months when water temperatures drop, targeting areas that warm quickly like docks, mangroves and potholes will be the best bet. We do a lot of sight fishing this time of year when the water clears and finding pot holes is a breeze. Nov 29th, 2015
The weather for this weekend will be cool and unstable but the fishing should be hot. I don’t know about you but I always love fishing in sloppy weather so long as the lightning is held in check. The long range forecasts indicate that this will be the end of our unseasonably warm temperatures and a return to seasonable temperatures which means cooler nights and falling water temperatures which will ignite the fishing bite. All reporting stations can’t wait for next week’s cooler temperatures. Nov 19th, 2015
