January 2010, Big Bass, New Year

January 30, 2010

Today I fished with Stan Zinton from Memphis and his son Jeff from Atlanta. It was an extremely windy day with winds of 25 to 30 miles per hour blasting the lake. It made fishing very tough, but we did manage to catch some very nice bass as you can see. I had a great day with these two nice people.



January 29, 2010

I fished with Jerry Cook & his lifelong friend Ken Wiggins today. The guys are from Divison Michigan and both are retired school teachers, turned part time golfers and fishermen. We had a great day together laughing and catching bass. We did not have a big bite today, the bass seemed more interested in spawning.







January 28, 2010


Today was day 2 with Jay and Jack, these guys have been friends for many years and are great fun to fish with. The bass did not bite as well today as they did yesterday, but that's just fishing. We had a great day and caught some nice bass.

January 27, 2010

Today I fished with Jay Molyneaux & his friend Jack Strouts from Texas. We had a great day catching Bass on shiners. These guys are great company and know how to catch bass. Another great day on the lake!






















January 23, 2010

I fished with Bo Wallace and Kendra Bare from N.C. today. As you can see fishing was very good today, Bo caught this big one on a wild shiner. It was Kendra's first bass fishing trip, and she caught her first bass too. We had a great day together catching fish on Lake Okeechobee



















January 20, 2010

This is Steve Cole a fishing guide from Maine, and yes this is what we were catching today, sometimes the truth is not all big fish and glory, its little bass and long days. Oh Well! Fishing always gets better on Lake Okeechobee after a day like today, and tomorrow is another day.























January 19,2010

I fished with Tom Zensen from Missouri and his friend Ed from Canada. We have fished together several times before and always have plenty to talk about. Both guys love fishing & golf, my kind of people! We caught some very nice fish as you can see from the pictures, it was another day in paradise!

Captain Mike Shellen
863-357-0892






January 16, 2010

Today is day 3 of the great adventure with the Malvestuto boys + Dave. We had a great time the past three days and caught a lot of big Bass each day. I love yto fish with these guys, not only are they all good fishermen their great people as well.
Its a lucky person that gets to do something he loves every day!














January 15, 2010

Today is day 2 with the Malvestuto boys + Dave. We switched it up and today Joe & Bob are fishing with me. We had another great day of fun & fishing, catching big Bass.
























January 14, 2010

Today I fished with Sal Malvestuto and his friend Dave, We have fished with Sal and his Brother Joe before, this time they brought along their brother Bob and friend Dave. The boys are all from Philly and obviously love to fish and catch big bass.
Today was day one and Sal and Dave were in my boat the the other boys were in the other boat. We had a great time laughing and picking on each other.


























January 6, 2009

We received a great honor recently. Okeechobee the Magazine featured us on the cover of the winter edition. If you are interested in reading the article you can access the complete story by going to www.OkeechobeeThe Magazine.com
It is a great way to start the New Year and we are very honored and thankful to those that made the article happen. We are looking forward to 2010. Meeting new people and developing new friendships is why we are here. We love the look on your face when you catch the biggest Bass of your life! The Ranger is gassed up and ready to go. Lets Go Fishing!

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



New Years Day, January 1, 2010

Lake Okeechobee welcomed in 2010 with a resounding bang. Wendy Kmuchka from Carbondale Illinois had the fishing experience of her lifetime, catching more big fish in one day than most people will catch in their life. The big Bass in the bottom picture look like bookends and the huge bass in the top picture was the very first bass of the day. The only bad thing that happened all day was that Wendy had a Bass that was quite a bit larger on the very next cast that got off right at the boat. 2010 is going to be a great year for Okeechobee Bass Fishing!

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