November, Big Bass!

November 11, 2009

I fished with Bob Lyons & Jim Hicks from Tarpon Springs today, they both work for Magic Tilt Trailers.
We had a great day of bass fishing with shiners today. These great guys have fished all over the US and Mexico for big Bass, neither had ever been to Okeechobee before. We caught a lot of Bass today and several big Bass as well, as you can see. It was another day of great fun fishing.























November 9, 2009

I fished with Carol Devine and her grandson Wilson today, it was their first Bass fishing trip and they chose Okeechobee to experience it. We had a great morning catching Bass on shiners. Wilson & Carol both had a ball catching Okeechobee Bass. The wind started blowing 25 mph or more creating some big waves around 10 am so we called it a day. It was another fun day of fishing on Lake Okeechobee.





























November 5, 2009

I fished with John Martin from Minnesota and Bill Hoewischer from Wisconsin today. The guys are members of a fishing club from Bonita Springs that has 140 members and they fish Okeechobee yearly with the club. We had a good day catching some very nice Bass on shiners.




























November 4, 2009

I fished with Jordan today, we caught lots of Bass, but no big fish. It was a good day for numbers of fish, but not for big Bass.









November 3, 2009

Today was the Office Depot Foundation Charity Fishing Tournament held at Roland Martins Marina in Clewiston. Nascar superstar Tony Stewart was present for this very worthy cause, and of course to fish! It was a wonderfully run event and everyone had a great time. I had the pleasure of fishing with John Mullen from Boynton Beach and Gail Funderburk from Atlanta. We caught a lot of Bass, and enjoyed a perfect Florida day together. It was an all around great day for everyone involved, and a lot of money was raised for charity.


November 2, 2009

The season is off to a good start! I fished with Al Szczepek from Tampa and his friend Wally. Wally is from Chicago and is in South Florida for a Marine reunion. As you can see from the pictures we had a great day! Wally's 2 big fish weighed 81/2 and 7 pounds. Al's ttwo big bass weighed 7 1/2 pounds and 5 pounds. The catching was fast and furious for the first 3 hours of the morning. What a great way to start the month on November.

October Big Bass!

October 24, 2009

Today I fished with Aaron & Jeanine Tyger From Washington and their 10 year old son Bryce. As you can see from the picture big fish are coming quite regularly right now. We had a great day catching Bass on shiners and had some laughs while we did it. We started the day with light jackets, but by noon we were soaking wet with sweat. October in Okeechobee




October 23, 2009

Today was Family fishing day, I fished with Belinda & Jordan and it was a great one. As this week progressed more and more large bass seem to showed up ready to feed. Jordan has been fishing Lake Okeechobee since he was very small and today he caught his biggest bass ever, He is very proud of his fish, we all are. We caught a lot of bass in edition to the big Bass, things are progressing quite nicely on the Lake.




October 22, 2009

I fished with Bill & Gary again today it was a cloudy overcast day, but it drizzled on us a few times, but the bite was good so we hardly noticed. The cloud cover kept the bass roaming around and very active, we had another great day of catching bass on shiners!














October 21, 2009

I fished with Bill Jeneary & Gary Galleon from NC today. The guys and I have fished together before and always have a great time. The shiners were not safe in the water this morning! Every time we hooked a shiner and through it out, a bass ate it!
As you can see from the picture the bigger bass are starting to move in a feed.











October 18, 2009

I fished with Brian & Christi again today, we had our first cold front of the year blow thru and it was 48 degrees this morning, as you can see we still; caught Bass! The cold temps slowed the bite slightly but we still had 2 great day together.





















October 17, 2009

Big fish are finally starting to show up! Today I fished with Brian and Christi from NY. Neither one of them had ever fished Okeechobee before and they were a little in awe of the huge lake. We had an 11 foot alligator grab one of our bobbers and Brian got to fight with him for several minutes to retrieve our tackle. We had a great day of fishing catching more bass than these two have ever caught before. Brian caught the big bass in the picture and shared with me that it was the largest Bass he has ever caught. That is a great part of the joy of being a fishing guide, helping people not only catch the biggest
Bass of their lifetime, but also to share the best fishing experience of their life.

Captain Michael Shellen
863-357-0892

Lake Okeechobee October , 2009

October 4, 2009

I fished with Larry Curtis and his son Wes today they were in Florida to see the Miami/Oklahoma football game. The Lake Okeechobee Bass have been biting well lately, we caught 35 to 40 Bass on artificial baits. Lake Okeechobee Bass Fishing has been very good lately with good numbers of Bass being caught daily.







October 3, 2009

I fished with the boys from NY today. Roddy Kneur and his best friend Nick have fished with me before and we always have a great time Bass fishing on Lake Okeechobee. This year Roddy's nephew Jessie came along for his first Lake Okeechobee Fishing trip. Today is Jessie's 13 birthday so it was a special day for him. The bass helped make it a special day for him too! He caught the biggest bass of his young life. We had a great day catching Bass on both shiners and artificial baits. It was another wonderful day of fishing on Lake Okeechobee!

Okeechobee Fishing Report, October 2009

October 2, 2009

Today I fished beautiful Lake Okeechobee with Rusty & Shawna Rosenfelt from Norman Oklahoma. Rusty & Shawna are in town for the OU and Miami football game on Saturday. We had a great day catching 35 to 40 Bass on artificial baits. Lake Okeechobee is putting out some good numbers of fish at this time, and it is only going to get better as the water cools.

Captain Michael Shellen
www.OkeechobeeBassFishing.com
863-357-0892

Okeechobee Bass Fishing, September 2009

September 27, 2009

I fished with
George & Paula McClease from Palm Beach Gardens today. We decided to use artificial baits simply because we have been catching more fish on artificial baits. We had a great day on the Big "O" catching 35 to 40 Bass. We used two or three different baits to catch our fish today they were not biting great, but we caught a lot of Them!























September 14, 2009

Today I fished with Terry Malone and his fishing buddy Mitch, these two are avid fishermen and spend a lot of time on the water. We had a great day catching fish everywhere we stopped. We fished artificial baits and caught over 40 Bass. The days are slowly getting cooler and so is the water.






September 5, 2009

I fished with Brandon & Cameron Grossi from Lexington Ky today, We used artificial baits and had a great day catching Bass. Brandon caught this bass , which is the largest he has ever caught on a top water Pop'r. Tomorrow we are shiner fishing.

August on Okeechobee!

August 28, 2009

I fished with Larry Frank and his daughter Suzanne today. We caught a lot of Bass on wild shiners, the shiner bite is starting to get really good! We had a great time and caught some very nice Bass!



























August 16, 2009

I fished with Mike Chumney from Greenville S.C. today we fished with both artificial and shiners and had good success with both. Mike has fished Okeechobee many times and is an accomplished fisherman, we had a great day catching Bass!

July 2009, Great Bass Fishing on Okeechobee!

July 4, 2009

I fished with Richard Williams from West Palm and his buddies Dwayne and Danny today. It was a beautiful 4th of July! The water temperature is 83 degrees and the bass are still biting like crazy, we caught around 50 bass for the day and had a great time doing it!