has anybody heard of anything happening on the south end of the lake and where there located in cover or off a few feet, thanks
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has anybody heard of anything happening on the south end of the lake and where there located in cover or off a few feet, thanks
I got a report from a buddy of mine this morning and he said was from 630am till 1030 he caught 3 legal crappie in the mix of the grass by coot bay just out of clewiston . Then spent the rest of the day heading twards south bay pounding the pockets and cuts off the rim canal onley got 5 more . his day was done by 6pm he was using green black pepper tube jig 1/32 head and red head black body white feather marabou jig tipped w/ minnow . for me 8 legal crappie all day way too slow but with the moon already at half mast im expecting within the next 2 weeks the bite will drastically improve. I have heard from others here the north end of the lake closer twards kissimmee river inlet twards buckhead ridge and indian prarie are doing pretty good. I am hopeing to get up there myself within the next 2-3 weeks for a fri/sat/part sund trip out of my canoe.
I have a buddy down there thats been fishing the Point of the Reef. Its been hit or miss,mostly miss. The most he got one day was 38, but mostly 5 or 6. I was down there last week of Jan. and it wasnt much better. Water was 70 71 degrees. The ones we caught were on the edge of hydrilla.
Four of us fished there yesterday and today and the report is not good. We caught about a half a dozen specs and about thirty shell cracker. Fished yesterday out of Lakeport and today out of Clewiston. The wind was not our friend but we fished a few choice spots and they did not bite. We didn't talk to anyone that had a good report. Good luck, hope you do better than we did.
Been out a few times at night in the Kissimmee river , bite has been decent on minnows under lights,with a limit of good ones one night, now today it's cloudy, wind out of the north and cool, so the bite will be done for a couple of days until the wind calms down.
thanks for all the info. going this weekend and will let ya'll know results monday.
Where are you gonna launch out at? south bay or clewiston? It is a much longer trip for me i got alot of paddling to do in canoe lol but i know a few areas to try out pending from launch . Let me know hell if its under 15 mph winds i might run out there myself but im really wanting to hit the area up north where they launch for the FLW tournaments and head north twards the lock and if that stinks head into the mouth where the canal opens to the lake.
i'll be going out around slims at south end
im heading out monday with my boys and possibly gonna make the trip twards the north end just past buckhead ridge by the flw boat ramp to do a sailers choice bank fishing trip with crappie jigs . I really want to take my canoe but my 4 r old aint 100% ready for that yet but i know theyll pop a few here n there along with a lil picnic then i can get ready for my serious trip twards the end of the month. Definetly drop me a line let me know how you do. Onley time ive been out of slims was to hit the edge of the grass around the shoals area and beat the bass silly on big white creature baits and pitching small black n blue craws along with Ol Faithful black n blue football jig with black n blue reactions innovations big beaver . i know out of the south bay ramp head north in the rim canal and hit every pocket twards the north on a red head black body white marabou feather tipped with minnow or a watermelon green black pepper jig all close to anygrass or tree and was always good for a dozen keeper specks just slow paddling around, just south of slims where the ol bridge use to be with the tower from the stumps was always good for 4 big slabs. but other than that not to sure of anything north of slims except port myacka by the lock but thats better at dawn thru the nite with lights and minnows. either way good luck slapem silly and let me know how you did i will post my trip also and report it.
I am headed down to Okeetanie on Saturday and Sunday. My father called to get our spot on Monday and said that they are catching limits straight out the mouth of the river in about 8 fow using minners.
I might try finding some Shellcrackers on Sunday, any suggestions on where to find them?
Actually your right by a good hot spot where the kissimmee river comes into okeechobee theres a lock and somewhere somepipes that usually have a nice flow to anchor and catchem. along the grass lines where they mix find any drop offs and some thick grass clumps and jig the hell out of them double jig rigs and jigs tipped with minnows works well
red black white marabou jigs electric chicken color watermelon green with black pepper flecks blue n white red n white if you can find junebug/chartruese in a slider grub minnow style paddletail thats a good one or green pumpkin/ chartruese but nothing bigger than 3/16 jighead and 3" body 2"-3 " gets some nice slabs 11/2"-2" gets more legal slots which is minimum 10" crappie 25 per person per day can have 2 day limit in possesion. Good luck let me know how you did.
You could actually try using big ball head jig heads tipped with minnows but heres a tip brig a good size dip net and when you see the natural live minnows / honeyheads and they are alot bigger than the normal minnow dip a few and send them down on the big ball head jig that usualy gets a few good monster slabs!!
went to lake o on saturday out of slims 2 nine inch crappie. one four pound catfish, one four pound bass.
Wow thats just tuff fishing there ugghhh !!! I got in touch with an old friend of mine who lives in moore haven he told me south side is no where near ready for specks to hit hard hes been getting a solid 12-18 keeper during the day between hardney pond and indian prairie. at nite the best has been up in the kissimmee river launching out by okeetantie heading north hes has caught limit 3 times out of 7 which aint too bad considering about a third of them are nice big slabs. Im heading to indian prarie the weekend of the 23,24 pulling a friday nighter and all day sat till dark. I just bought the basic starter kit to tie up jigs so im in for some fast learning and getting my box stocked up. Thanks for the report !!! i will post my results when i take my trip!!
I've always have had good success at the north end of the lake around kissimee river and taylor creek, only draw back is it takes me 35 minutes from loxahatchee to south-end and about an hour and a half to the north end. but i see a longer trip in the future to catch some fish. thanks for the info. royinloxQuote:
Originally Posted by Swamptoad
Well monday from the banks with my boys was the terrible from clewiston to lakeport until we got to okeetantie just under the bridge i lost 4 caught 5 undersized the boys lost about 30 fish the wind was just putting too much slack in theyr lines for them to really get them it was a bummer but we still had fun and quality time i think the biggest loss of the day was when i had to swerve to miss a big bird by the side of the road and it turned out to be a wild turkey lol even my boys couldnt belive that a big turkey was walking right by the main road with cars driving by at 50 mph lol oh well no early thanksgiving brunch lmao . I will be heading up for sure friday night the 23rd most likely to indian prairie to hit it fri nite and if sat turns to poop i will run up to okeetantie to finish off the trip taken the kissimmee north this is gonna be a full bore crappie trip no bassin this time. I got 3 cane poles 2 ultralight spinners and 1 caster i will be trolling while paddling and jiggin while i can i got my fingers crossed that the wind will be easy on me and the moon helping me at night
sounds like you had fun, let us know how you do in kissimee. i wonder if anybody is familier when the crappie bite does turn on at the south of the lake?Quote:
Originally Posted by Swamptoad
Well i know when the numbers slow down drastically in the north end thats when the transition kicks to the south end but since we had an unusual warm winter its kinda out of whack so its a guessing game now if you launch out of the ramp in southbay take the rim canal twards clewiston and work every little cut hole tree branch clump and the edges tight especially good shady spots the green tubes with black pepper flake from midsouth works reall good and even better tipped with minnow on a slip bobber rig. but i will definetly keep you posted when i return on the 25th . How about Corbit nothing happing in there??? Usualy if a lock is open a lil bit theyr in there but your gonna work for them thru the shellcrackers blugill and bass. just south of corbit about 2 miles and i cant remeber the street but at the end of it you come to a big canal which has a huge orange grove on the other side that was always good for a dozen keeper just jiggin 1/16 oz
sounds good, i probably live two blcks off of corbit but have never really checked it out, i guess the lake has me hooked. hope you luck on your outing. i'll probably go again in a couple of weeks, i'll keep you posted.Quote:
Originally Posted by Swamptoad
Well my trip never got to happen do to the following event thursday evening before the friday launch date my son and me were heading downstairs for dinner and as he slipt missing a step i went for the catch which i made holding him up by his arm and him looking at me like in deer in the headlights. Little did i know i had already hyperextended my foot let alone knew i twisted my ankle . Now stareing at the walls for the next 7 days with a ballooned foot and ankle burning thru ice like no tomorrow i went to get x-rays and found out yes hyperextention on the foot , yes twisted ankle but not the lower which i thought it was but a highly sprained upper ankle putting me into a camlock boot for the next 6 weeks UGGHHHH !! My son now knows dont ever play on the stairs and always hold the rail while watching where you walk . He also knows daddy is jacked up from saving him but as we get older it takes a hell of alot longer to heal than when we were young. So now im pushing for within the next 3 - 4 weeks upon what doc says will i make my trip but not to just 1 area not it will have to be 3 areas okeechobee / kissimmee river , Indian prarie , clewiston .
So instead i will be tying jigs and counting the days doing couch fishing on the tv crying at the missing opertunities where i can be fishing .
Sorry i couldnt have better news or updates but my luck by the time im cleared to go or from cabin fever which ever comes first im hoping that the spawn will pop by clewiston / south bay area if not indian prarie will be a sure shot !!
[QUOTE=Swamptoad;1859611]Well my trip never got to happen do to the following event thursday evening before the friday launch date my son and me were heading downstairs for dinner and as he slipt missing a step i went for the catch which i made holding him up by his arm and him looking at me like in deer in the headlights. Little did i know i had already hyperextended my foot let alone knew i twisted my ankle . Now stareing at the walls for the next 7 days with a ballooned foot and ankle burning thru ice like no tomorrow i went to get x-rays and found out yes hyperextention on the foot , yes twisted ankle but not the lower which i thought it was but a highly sprained upper ankle putting me into a camlock boot for the next 6 weeks UGGHHHH !! My son now knows dont ever play on the stairs and always hold the rail while watching where you walk . He also knows daddy is jacked up from saving him but as we get older it takes a hell of alot longer to heal than when we were young. So now im pushing for within the next 3 - 4 weeks upon what doc says will i make my trip but not to just 1 area not it will have to be 3 areas okeechobee / kissimmee river , Indian prarie , clewiston .
So instead i will be tying jigs and counting the days doing couch fishing on the tv crying at the missing opertunities where i can be fishing .
Sorry i couldnt have better news or updates but my luck by the time im cleared to go or from cabin fever which ever comes first im hoping that the spawn will pop by clewiston / south bay area if not indian prarie will be a sure shot !![/QUO
I get nervous when i've sceduled days off to go fishin and get the sniffles, cant imagine your position. sorry, but you never know the delay might put you right into the bite i hope. heal quick
I hope so i REALLY wanted to do that trip BAD! I had 2 honey holes i new i could slammed them At Night with lantern and a few minnows and jiggin during the day just paddling oh well when the time comes i will be doing it hopefully much sooner than later . I used to have a buddy live up there by murcott way out west on the dirt road west of seminole pratt i belive closer to North lake blvd . he was 5 minuets from getting in corbit ive been in there a few times and if any of the locks are trickling after the rain your in buisness!! Try it out