September, Okeechobee Bassin!
September 24, 2011
Today I fished with Kevin and Ann Erdelyn from Bradenton. As you can see in the background of the photos, we are fishing in the lake and it is dead calm still. As all savvy fishermen know dead calm ultra clear water makes for tough fishing and today was no different. We kept pecking away and managed to catch some nice fish in spite of the conditions.
September 23, 2011
I fished with Chip Whitney from Indiana today. We started the morning with a decent topwater bite and then switched over to plastics ranging from Carolina rigged worms to flukes.
September 22, 2011
I fished with Chris and Wendy Wenger from Washington today, it was a first time visit to Lake Okeechobee and they fell in love with the beautiful sights and of course the terrific bass fishing!
September 13, 2011
I fished with Rex Criswell today. Rex is in Fla with his wife and couldn't pass up the chance to fish Lake Okeechobee, We covered a lot of ground today. we started the morning with a great top water catching 16 bass in the first hour before the sun got up in the sky. Wwe then changed to plastics and moved around the lake 6 or 7 times and caught bass everyhwhere we stopped. We fished from the Monkey Box to Uncle Joe's. Another great day on Lake Okeechobee
September 11, 2011
I fished with Don Swann, his son Sean and their friend Brian. The guys are from Ft. Myers and normally fish saltwater. We go on the water at 6:30am and caught 15 bass in the first hour on topwater. Once the sun got higher into the sky we moved and poked around picking up a fish here and there. We made a move to where water was coming into the lake and really started catching. We ended the day catching around 50 bass on topwatrer, worms, senko's and flukes.
Sept. 4, 2011
I fished with Nate, Emma and Ethan today, we caught some nice fish, ate goldfish and drank applejuice, a pretty good day!
September 1, 2011
Today we shot the second half of the Rich Osceola Outdoor's Tv Show with SMP, Seminole Media Productions. The guys are all great and we always have a lot of laughs together. The bass bit very well today and we caught a lot of fish. Keep your eyes peeled for a few clips from the show on our site.
August 24, 2011
I fished with Adrie Theuns from Leesburg and his nephew Robert Passage from Chicago today, these two fish all over the place and we have fished together before, so I knew it was going to be a fun day. We started the morning with a good topwater bite and then moved to a spot where I had not fished shiners before, there was a ton of fish there and we caught bass after bass. When we ran out of live bait we caught them on dead shiners, then switched to plastics and continued catching. We caught bass from 6:30am until noon non-stop, it was a great morning!
August 22, 2011
I fished with Sue Cocking, outdoor writer for the Miami Herald today. Sue is a great outdoorswoman and angler. We started the morning with a good top water bite and then switched over to senko's and flukes. We didn't catch any big bass today, but did catch good numbers. All is well on Okeechobee.
August 18, 2011
I fished with Dave & Paula Andreozzi and their 13 year old grandson Raymond today. We had a great top water bite to start the morning, then switched to senko's and flukes. At 9 am we had caught 25 bass so we made a move, as we were moving to another spot I spotted some fish chasing shad, so we stopped and caught another 29 bass in about and hour and a half. We ended the morning catching 54 bass, a pretty good day.
August 16, 2011
I fished with Leon Ross and Anthony Daley from Clarksville Tn today. Both guys are great fishermen and could really catch fish. We had a great early morning topwater bite and then followed up with plastics after that.
August 14, 2011
I fished with Joe & Kim Merlino from West Palm Beach today. They are planning on buying a place around the lake and wanted some insight on where and how to navigate when it is low. Joe & Kim both showed up with bait casters so I knew from the start they were serious bass fishermen. We had a great morning, catching fish on topwater, several colors of flukes anbd also a senko. Welcome to Okeechobee Merlino's!
August 13, 2011
I fished with the Morey family today, Todd & his two sons Gage & Hunter. We started the morning with a decent top water bite and then changed over to plastics, we caught a lot of quality bass today.
August 12, 2011
I fished with a couple of Indiana Boy's today, Adam Smith and his friend Derrick both grew up in Plainfield Indiana. The morning started with a great topwater bite and then slowed down after that, but we kep picking at them all morning.
August 10, 2011
I fished with Burt & Caleb Krebs from Pigeon Forge Tn today. The guys had anever fished Okeechobee before and they were surprised by the vast amount of vegetative cover on the lake. We had a great day catching bass on topwater and plastics.
August 8, 2011
My wife Belinda and I just returned from vacation. We visited friends and family in Indiana and Michigan. We always take our boat with us so we can spend some time bass fishing as we go. The weather was very hot up North as you all know but we did manage to catch some very nice Smallmouth, Belinda caught the big Smallie of the trip, as you can see in the picture. Now its time to go back to work on Okeechobee where the fishing just keeps getting better!
July 19, 2011
I fished with Rob Hauler and his son Zac and Ryan today, bass fishing was fast and furious, top water flukes, senkos and worms all worked for us.
July 17, 2011
I fished with John Doumar and his son Andrew today, John was born and raised in Ft Lauderdale but had never been on the lake before. We started with topwater and had very few strikes, so we quickly switched to flukes and senkos on the bottom and had a hey day catching some very nice bass. Another great day!
July 14, 2011
I fished with Mike Williams, his son Skeet and his friend Lane today. Mike and his family have become regulars to Okeechobee, they are from Oklahoma and love to catch Bass. We started the morning with a great topwater bite and then followed that up by catching them on flukes, senkos and trick worms. It was another wonderful summer day.
July 12, 2011
I fished with Scott Adcox from Sarasota and his father Preston from Texas today. We had a terrific topwater bite today that lasted over 2 hours. We finally put together a good moving water pattern and caught fish on numerous baits after that. We could have caught as many bass today as we wanted, we left them biting at noon though. I love Lake Okeechobee and it's bad attitude Bass.
July 10, 2011
Another good day on the lake, I fished with Kevin & Lauri Russel from Punta Gorda. It was hot and there was no wind and we caught some very nice fish. Topwater, flukes and shakey head worms worked for us today.
July 9, 2011
I fished with the Tefano boy's today, Chris Dick and Alec. We had a great day of catching bass on Lake Okeechobee. The bass fishing is still terrific.
June 29. 2011
Just returned home from a fishing and golfing vacation to the Michigan and Indiana area. We had three days planned for smallmouth fishing around the great lakes but inclement weather did not permit us to make it on the lake, it rained and the winds blew like crazy for all three days,making it unsafe to venture onto the big water. Lake Okeechobee is now rising due to summer rains and the fishing is still second to none, daily catch rates are around 50 to 100 bass depending on the bite. If you like catching bass and lots of them, call us and we will go fishing together.
Cpt Mike Shellen
www.OkeechobeeBassFishing.com
8763-357-0892
June 15, 2011
I fished with Larry Johnson and his 10 year old son Matt today. Larry is inn the outdoor business and has always wanted to fish the Big "O" and today was his day. We caught 76 Bass this mornin g on topwater, flukes, trick worms and skinny dippers. The weird looking fish Larry is holding is a Tilapia that hit a rubber worm. 10 year old Matt is a good little fishermen and caught his share all the while having a great time.
June 14, 2011
I fished with Dale Steger from Ill. his 13 year old son Jacob and his 11 year old daughter Lee Ann today. The kids were catching bass like crazy, laughing and having a great time. We caught 81 fish for our trip and had a great day together.
June 12, 2011
I fished with Robert Morales from Chicago today, he is an experienced fishermen and had always dreamed of fishing Okeechobee. His dreams were more than realized today with catching bass and the incredible birdlife and alligators. We have averaged 90 fish per trip for the last five days.
June 11, 2011
We had a two boat trip today with Doug Kerr and his brother and two uncles from Kansas. Doug and his uncle Steve Ross fished with me and we had a terrific day. We caught big bass and big numbers of bass. Between the two boats we boated 192 bass in 6 hours of fishing.
June 10, 2011
I fished with Dean and Carmen Baker again today, we had a great topwater bite to start the morning then switched over to Zoom flukes and just wacked them! We caught 125 Bass in 6 hours, left the ramp at 6am and returned at noon. What a fishery!
June 9, 2011
I fished with Dean & Carmen Baker from Va. today, we started out with a great topwater bite due in part to it being an overcast morning. After they quite biting topwater we switched over to skinny dippers, flukes and trick worms and kept on catching!
June 7, 2011
I fished with Ray Allen from Russkin today and his friend Mark from Okla. We got on the water early and caught some nice bass. The bite was on fire until about 10 am, of course by then the boys had caught so many fish they were ready to go. Another great fishing day!
June 6, 2011
Bass fishing rarely gets any better than catching fish on a topwater bait as the sun comes over the horizon as another day dawns. I fished with Brian & Charmagne Thometz from Tampa today we caught fish on Top water, senkos, trick worms and flukes it was a great morning of catching!
June 3, 2011
June is off to a great start! I fished with Victor Sages and his friend Dennis from La. today. We started with live wild shiners and the bite was on fire. We ran out of bait after a couple of hours and then switched over to artificial baits and kept on catching!
Today I fished with Kevin and Ann Erdelyn from Bradenton. As you can see in the background of the photos, we are fishing in the lake and it is dead calm still. As all savvy fishermen know dead calm ultra clear water makes for tough fishing and today was no different. We kept pecking away and managed to catch some nice fish in spite of the conditions.
September 23, 2011
I fished with Chip Whitney from Indiana today. We started the morning with a decent topwater bite and then switched over to plastics ranging from Carolina rigged worms to flukes.
September 22, 2011
I fished with Chris and Wendy Wenger from Washington today, it was a first time visit to Lake Okeechobee and they fell in love with the beautiful sights and of course the terrific bass fishing!
September 13, 2011
I fished with Rex Criswell today. Rex is in Fla with his wife and couldn't pass up the chance to fish Lake Okeechobee, We covered a lot of ground today. we started the morning with a great top water catching 16 bass in the first hour before the sun got up in the sky. Wwe then changed to plastics and moved around the lake 6 or 7 times and caught bass everyhwhere we stopped. We fished from the Monkey Box to Uncle Joe's. Another great day on Lake Okeechobee
September 11, 2011
I fished with Don Swann, his son Sean and their friend Brian. The guys are from Ft. Myers and normally fish saltwater. We go on the water at 6:30am and caught 15 bass in the first hour on topwater. Once the sun got higher into the sky we moved and poked around picking up a fish here and there. We made a move to where water was coming into the lake and really started catching. We ended the day catching around 50 bass on topwatrer, worms, senko's and flukes.
Sept. 4, 2011
I fished with Nate, Emma and Ethan today, we caught some nice fish, ate goldfish and drank applejuice, a pretty good day!
September 1, 2011
Today we shot the second half of the Rich Osceola Outdoor's Tv Show with SMP, Seminole Media Productions. The guys are all great and we always have a lot of laughs together. The bass bit very well today and we caught a lot of fish. Keep your eyes peeled for a few clips from the show on our site.
August 24, 2011
I fished with Adrie Theuns from Leesburg and his nephew Robert Passage from Chicago today, these two fish all over the place and we have fished together before, so I knew it was going to be a fun day. We started the morning with a good topwater bite and then moved to a spot where I had not fished shiners before, there was a ton of fish there and we caught bass after bass. When we ran out of live bait we caught them on dead shiners, then switched to plastics and continued catching. We caught bass from 6:30am until noon non-stop, it was a great morning!
August 22, 2011
I fished with Sue Cocking, outdoor writer for the Miami Herald today. Sue is a great outdoorswoman and angler. We started the morning with a good top water bite and then switched over to senko's and flukes. We didn't catch any big bass today, but did catch good numbers. All is well on Okeechobee.
August 18, 2011
I fished with Dave & Paula Andreozzi and their 13 year old grandson Raymond today. We had a great top water bite to start the morning, then switched to senko's and flukes. At 9 am we had caught 25 bass so we made a move, as we were moving to another spot I spotted some fish chasing shad, so we stopped and caught another 29 bass in about and hour and a half. We ended the morning catching 54 bass, a pretty good day.
August 16, 2011
I fished with Leon Ross and Anthony Daley from Clarksville Tn today. Both guys are great fishermen and could really catch fish. We had a great early morning topwater bite and then followed up with plastics after that.
August 14, 2011
I fished with Joe & Kim Merlino from West Palm Beach today. They are planning on buying a place around the lake and wanted some insight on where and how to navigate when it is low. Joe & Kim both showed up with bait casters so I knew from the start they were serious bass fishermen. We had a great morning, catching fish on topwater, several colors of flukes anbd also a senko. Welcome to Okeechobee Merlino's!
August 13, 2011
I fished with the Morey family today, Todd & his two sons Gage & Hunter. We started the morning with a decent top water bite and then changed over to plastics, we caught a lot of quality bass today.
August 12, 2011
I fished with a couple of Indiana Boy's today, Adam Smith and his friend Derrick both grew up in Plainfield Indiana. The morning started with a great topwater bite and then slowed down after that, but we kep picking at them all morning.
August 10, 2011
I fished with Burt & Caleb Krebs from Pigeon Forge Tn today. The guys had anever fished Okeechobee before and they were surprised by the vast amount of vegetative cover on the lake. We had a great day catching bass on topwater and plastics.
August 8, 2011
My wife Belinda and I just returned from vacation. We visited friends and family in Indiana and Michigan. We always take our boat with us so we can spend some time bass fishing as we go. The weather was very hot up North as you all know but we did manage to catch some very nice Smallmouth, Belinda caught the big Smallie of the trip, as you can see in the picture. Now its time to go back to work on Okeechobee where the fishing just keeps getting better!
July 19, 2011
I fished with Rob Hauler and his son Zac and Ryan today, bass fishing was fast and furious, top water flukes, senkos and worms all worked for us.
July 17, 2011
I fished with John Doumar and his son Andrew today, John was born and raised in Ft Lauderdale but had never been on the lake before. We started with topwater and had very few strikes, so we quickly switched to flukes and senkos on the bottom and had a hey day catching some very nice bass. Another great day!
July 14, 2011
I fished with Mike Williams, his son Skeet and his friend Lane today. Mike and his family have become regulars to Okeechobee, they are from Oklahoma and love to catch Bass. We started the morning with a great topwater bite and then followed that up by catching them on flukes, senkos and trick worms. It was another wonderful summer day.
July 12, 2011
I fished with Scott Adcox from Sarasota and his father Preston from Texas today. We had a terrific topwater bite today that lasted over 2 hours. We finally put together a good moving water pattern and caught fish on numerous baits after that. We could have caught as many bass today as we wanted, we left them biting at noon though. I love Lake Okeechobee and it's bad attitude Bass.
July 10, 2011
Another good day on the lake, I fished with Kevin & Lauri Russel from Punta Gorda. It was hot and there was no wind and we caught some very nice fish. Topwater, flukes and shakey head worms worked for us today.
July 9, 2011
I fished with the Tefano boy's today, Chris Dick and Alec. We had a great day of catching bass on Lake Okeechobee. The bass fishing is still terrific.
June 29. 2011
Just returned home from a fishing and golfing vacation to the Michigan and Indiana area. We had three days planned for smallmouth fishing around the great lakes but inclement weather did not permit us to make it on the lake, it rained and the winds blew like crazy for all three days,making it unsafe to venture onto the big water. Lake Okeechobee is now rising due to summer rains and the fishing is still second to none, daily catch rates are around 50 to 100 bass depending on the bite. If you like catching bass and lots of them, call us and we will go fishing together.
Cpt Mike Shellen
www.OkeechobeeBassFishing.com
8763-357-0892
June 15, 2011
I fished with Larry Johnson and his 10 year old son Matt today. Larry is inn the outdoor business and has always wanted to fish the Big "O" and today was his day. We caught 76 Bass this mornin g on topwater, flukes, trick worms and skinny dippers. The weird looking fish Larry is holding is a Tilapia that hit a rubber worm. 10 year old Matt is a good little fishermen and caught his share all the while having a great time.
June 14, 2011
I fished with Dale Steger from Ill. his 13 year old son Jacob and his 11 year old daughter Lee Ann today. The kids were catching bass like crazy, laughing and having a great time. We caught 81 fish for our trip and had a great day together.
June 12, 2011
I fished with Robert Morales from Chicago today, he is an experienced fishermen and had always dreamed of fishing Okeechobee. His dreams were more than realized today with catching bass and the incredible birdlife and alligators. We have averaged 90 fish per trip for the last five days.
June 11, 2011
We had a two boat trip today with Doug Kerr and his brother and two uncles from Kansas. Doug and his uncle Steve Ross fished with me and we had a terrific day. We caught big bass and big numbers of bass. Between the two boats we boated 192 bass in 6 hours of fishing.
June 10, 2011
I fished with Dean and Carmen Baker again today, we had a great topwater bite to start the morning then switched over to Zoom flukes and just wacked them! We caught 125 Bass in 6 hours, left the ramp at 6am and returned at noon. What a fishery!
June 9, 2011
I fished with Dean & Carmen Baker from Va. today, we started out with a great topwater bite due in part to it being an overcast morning. After they quite biting topwater we switched over to skinny dippers, flukes and trick worms and kept on catching!
June 7, 2011
I fished with Ray Allen from Russkin today and his friend Mark from Okla. We got on the water early and caught some nice bass. The bite was on fire until about 10 am, of course by then the boys had caught so many fish they were ready to go. Another great fishing day!
June 6, 2011
Bass fishing rarely gets any better than catching fish on a topwater bait as the sun comes over the horizon as another day dawns. I fished with Brian & Charmagne Thometz from Tampa today we caught fish on Top water, senkos, trick worms and flukes it was a great morning of catching!
June 3, 2011
June is off to a great start! I fished with Victor Sages and his friend Dennis from La. today. We started with live wild shiners and the bite was on fire. We ran out of bait after a couple of hours and then switched over to artificial baits and kept on catching!
posted by Captain Mike Shellen at 7:00 PM
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