Florida Fishing Reports

Captain Joe Hussey at Sorrento Bait and Tackle reports the Shell Cracker and Bluegill are still in the pads and grass in most residential canals and the back of coves. The Apopka-Beauclair canal is a good bet with Beetle Spins and the Blakemore Road Runner on light line. Fish the shaded bank around fallen trees and brush for big bluegill and an occasional crappie. For bass look for schooling bass in the run-off from afternoon thunder storms. The St John's river is loaded with schools of menhaden and bass are chasing the bait around points and over shell beds. Bluegill are concentrated in the pads and cattails on the west bank of Lake Monroe. Some crappie are being caught in Lake Monroe tight lining a drift rig in the deep channel in front of the Sanford Marina.

. We have the Blakemore Roadrunner curly tail lure on sale for $.99 ea.
Effective on Bass, Crappie and Bluegill.

Tackle Tip
Attach a small float about 3 feet above your Zip-Jig or Fish Bite. Cast to the edges of pads and grass and use a erratic jerk and retrieve to attract feeding Specks and panfish. Tip the jig with a minnow for best results. You can now order

Ron's Zip Jig online. Only $1.59 ea.

Harris Chain

Crappie are moving out to deep water. Best bet is to tight line in open water. Cast a Blakemore Roadrunner White Curly Tail around fallen trees and brush in Apopka-Beauclair canal for bluegill. The pads in Dead River are good for Bluegill. For bass fish shiners in residential canals around docks and pads.

Gilbert Park on Lake Dora and Eustis Lake Walk

on Lake Eustis are good for catfish and pan fish at night. The Lake walk can also produce some nice size bass. Fish the Howey Bridge at night for Specks and Bass. Use a submersible light up next to the bridge pilings. For Bass fish the docks and edges of grass and pads with a June bug lizard or Producto Hot Rod worm.

Shellcracker

St. Johns River

Lots of schooling bass are in the river around points and where runoff from storms enter the river. The Strike King Red Eye Shad is a good bait for schoolers. The back side of islands provide slack water for bedding bluegill and shellcracker. Slow troll a shiner in the river channel for Stripers and Hybrid bass. Use a 1/2 to 1 oz egg sinker rigged above a swivel to keep the shiner deep.

Lake Monroe
Captain Joe reports the crappie are in deep water. Try the marked channel around markers 4 to 9. the area straight out from downtown Sanford in 6 to 8 feet of water is a good place to drift with a tight line rig. Gold Ice Jigs and Orange Ron's Zip Jigs tipped with a minnow work the best.
A pink Ron's Fish Bite or Blue Ron' Zip Jig on a drift rig tipped with a minnow works well. Captain Joe has been catching lots of specks using a Pink and Gold Ron's Zip Jig. For mullet and panfish fish use red worms and crickets.

TIP
Use chicken feed to attract mullet to your baited hook.

Lake Dorr

The docks on the West shore are good spots for big Bluegill. Fish a cricket under a float near the nocks and grass edges. Troll the middle of the lake with a small Rat-l-Trap for Bass and Specks.

Lake Yale

Lake Yale water levels are up now. Fish the deeper water around the points with minnows for specks. Free line shiners over grass beds in deep water for Bass. Troll a Rat-L-Trap in mid lake for bass.

Bear pond

Located in Seminole WMA on Hwy 46
is a HOT spot for Channel Cats. This Lake
is stocked by Fish and Game and even has fish feeders. It's a great spot to take the kids.Bank fishing only. Bass must be released.
Access is from SR46 just west of the Wekiva River bridge.
Nite crawlers are best bait for channel cats.

Black Water Creek

To fish Blackwater Creek in Seminole WMA or to get permits to Drive into Seminole Forrest call Lake Forestry Station at 352-360-6675.
They will Fax the permit form with the lock combination to you or you may have them fax it to Sorrento Bait and Tackle at 352-383-1185. The permit is free. We charge a $1.00 fee for the fax service.

Lake Jessup-Harney

Fish around Cypress tree roots for bedding bluegill and shellcracker.

Crappie (Speck)

H0LLY CHAIN
Troll the middle of the lakes with Rat-L-Traps for Specks and Bass. Fish a shiner around points for Bass. Cast the shiner rigged under a float to the edges of grass and pads. The 3rd Lake is the best bet.. Flip a June Bug worm in heavy cover.

WEKIVA RIVER

Sunshine bass school at the mouth of the river early morning. Medium shiners or Menhaden Shad are best baits. Lots of shad are schooling in the St John's river now. Fish the deep holes in the bends of the river with medium shiners shad or nite crawlers for Catfish.
Beetle-Spins will catch a variety of fish, slow troll along the edges of grass and pads or cast near the cypress roots or sunken logs.
Cast a black shad plastic worm near stumps, fallen trees and lily-pads for bass. Troll small crank baits in the last stretch of river before the St Johns. A noisy topwater lure such as the Rattlin-Rogue will also work.

Use a cast net to catch Menhaden shad in the river. Great bait for Stripers, Sunshine Bass and Largemouth bass.

For directions to boat ramps and best fishing
spots drop by Sorrento Bait and Tackle on your next trip to Lake County.
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CAPTAIN LYNDA HAWKINS GUIDE SERVICE REPORT

BASS'N GAL GUIDE SERVICE

Cell phone 352-267-0062

Toll Free 1-866-383-1893

Carl and John Osterman had a great trip with Captain Lynda and caught 12 large bass up to11.2 pounds using extra large shiners and a drop shot rig with a small worm. All their bass were released. If you would like to learn about the drop shot method give her a call or stop in at Sorrento Bait and Tackle to see how it�s done. The mouth�s of most of your canals on the Harris Chain are giving up some pretty nice bass using a Rat-L-Trap, topwater baits or a swimming type weightless worm. A Culprit Pro-Frog; flipping with a Bass Assassin June bug blue tailed worm and using shiners are all producing some nice bass.

A lot of the local small lakes are hot. Fishing a shiner on a freeline (without a bobber or weight) is still producing some of the bigger fish. A Rat-L-trap (chrome blue, chrome green or gold} has also produced some nice bass for my customers. A slow falling sinking weightless worm (Producto�s Hot Rod works great) or a white and chartreuse Stanley spinner bait reeled in as slowly as possible, are both working quite well. Be sure to lift up on your rod tip occasionally to make the spinner bait look as natural as possible. A Producto watermelon, Junebug or redbug Hot Rod worm is a good bait to be throwing right now. If you think you are fishing too slow, slow down even more. This bait can produce some huge bass but it has to be worked very slowly.

Lake Dora, Lake Harris, Lakes Cypress, Toho and Lake Hatchineha are still giving up some nice bass on wild shiners and flipping the heavy Kissimmee Grass. Be sure to try a frog or toad, cranking them fast (first thing in the morning or all day if it is overcast), over lily pads, topped out hydrilla and along weed lines for largemouth bass.

Lake Monroe is still giving up some big specks. Silver, pink, blue, gold or a pink and chartreuse Ron�s Zip Jig tipped with minnows are all working.

Captain Lynda is now fishing some private lakes as well as Central Florida major lakes and rivers.

For the fishing trip you�ve dreamed of, give Captain Lynda a call at (toll free) 1-866-383-1893, or cell number 352-267-0062.

Check out Captain Lynda's web site

www.bassngalguideservice.com

Stop in at Sorrento Bait and Tackle to view the 15.2 pound lunker bass replica mount done by taxidermist Paul Solomon of Winter Garden. This bass was caught by Captain Lynda and released so others could enjoy the thrill.

For the fishing trip you�ve dreamed of, give Captain Lynda a call at

(toll free) 1-866-383-1893, cell number 352-267-0062.

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