Fishing Report for Eagle Bay 5-27-2011

Let me start by saying that today was a wonderful day on the water. It felt good to be back in the boat fishing. Well we launched at 8:30 am. I fished the whole way down the canal going to Eagle Bay. I started out using a Strike King's  Redeye Shad lipless crankbait in a Bleeding Gizzard color Pattern. The bass were loving this lure. Within 10 minutes and about a 20 yard stretch I was up to four bass . The water level is so low that it is exposing some really good areas that would normaly hold some bass. I wish i could have fished these areas while the water was higher. I continued my trip down the canal catching many fish on the way. By the time I got down to Eagle Bay the clouds started to roll in. Today we were supposed to have a 40% chance of Thunder storms. It was in the mid 80's and breezy. With it starting to get darker out I switched over to an Orange Craw color pattern Redeye Shad. I also started using some creature baits with 1/8 oz bullet weight. I was able to catch a few bass on the creature baits. The rain started to fall and the topwater bite turned on. My wife was using a Pop-R Rebel and she was slaying the bass along the weed line. We fished for 7.5 hrs and between the four of us we ended up catching more then 50 bass. I would say that we had a very productive day. Below is a video I produced of me fishing. Enjoy and Tight Lines.

Low Water Levels on Lake Okeechobee 5-26-2011

Well The lake has hit a new low water level since the drought of 2007. Rainy season is upon us, but is having a hard time dropping some rain on Lake Okeechobee. Most of My shallow water bass holes are dried up mud now. The bass are now moving to deeper points on the lake. The outside edge of the Cattail and Bulrush are holding some good size bass. If you can find areas of submerged vegetation then you can count on catching many bass. Bass should be starting to school. They will be chasing minnows and small shad. Always remember when you are dealing with schooling bass to throw multiple casts to the area where you caught your bass, chances are you will catch another one or two. Throwing lipless crankbaits is working very well around the lake and rim canal. My good friend Grant has been slaying some big bass using Rat-L-traps and wacky worms. Just remember to imitate the food they're eating, and they will bite.