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Hell yeah thanks man!! I appreciate that, 6 short days and time will tell!.

Right on thank you for the update of current fishing info, Fishing FF also suggested the watermelon color was working a bit, so that’s good to hear from multiple people. Got so stoked about fishing, and we have had harsh weather here in the north the past few weeks, I broke weak and bought a fishing game for my xbox, I’m reaching deep for some fishing, had to resort to a freaken video game!! It’ll be over soon enough, only a week left!! Also I am freaking out to fish some top water! I hope the bite is on here in a week, and the weather patterns hold. Never been guide fishing before so that will also be interesting. A crappy day on the water beats the best day at work.

Can’t wait for the spring! I’ve been ice fishing for pike several times but it’s just not the same as open water on kayak or a boat! We’ve had -degree temps up in here in eastern Washington and winters grip doesn’t look like it’s leaving too soon. I have new reels that need strung and new Yamamoto senkos that havnt been opened, can’t wait!!

Ahh interesting, good info. Yeah I don’t want any issues with the local PD, just want to do some simple fishing! Guess I’ll uave to keep my eyes peeled.

Just curious if there is anyone who kayak bass fishes Easter Washington. Or just kayak fishing in general. I’ve been doing it for several years and am just seeing how many people are serious enthusiasts. I primarily fish for bass but have gone salmon fishing on the snake and pike fishing on lake spokane and the pend orielle River. We have some great bass fisnhig in eastern wa. tons of lake within an hour of spokane, it’s easy to fish two to three lakes in a day around here. Anyway just thought I would see if anybody loves it as much as I do.

Yeah I kinda gotta do what I can. I grew up snowboarding and hunting, both cold weather sports so I guess you get use to it, and salmon fishing is in September and it can be chilly then as well, obviously trout fishing is almost year round, but the best is in the colder months. A lot of my bass fishing trips are over night, starting in May, I really like to fish the night bite and the morning bite. Almost too dang hot to fish mid day in July and August. So I am staying at the Worldmark Reunion, it’s a bit out of the way, but I have to drive by a bunch of bodies of water when I head north for the races, gonna take a two piece rod, a few different baits, and if it’s conveinet I’m gonna try to fish.

Awesome sounds like you guys had a decent day at turkey lake. He said he was going Monday as well. I really like pit bbq, we don’t have many at all up here in Washington, probably gonna be seeking that style of food out, but if I’m able to check out what your recommending I will for sure. I’m praying for good weather while I’m there, seems like there’s been a bit of rain lately, probably nothing out of the norm. Im hoping as long as the weather is safe, as in no lightning, if it’s rainy the guide will still want to go. I’ve gone ice fishing for pike twice and just havnt had any luck, but it’s all good cause I wasn’t working so that’s awesome, and the weather was nice, blue skies both times. Can’t wait for the bass fishing to begin over here!! A few months to go, 3 most likely, mid to end of May the way the cold is sticking around here. Thanks for the information as usual, only 17 days till fishing Florida!!

My last trip was this last Thursday, ice fishing for pike, using 30lb braid, 18” steel leader 30lb test, with a size two straight hook, and dead minnow on the end, not allowed to use live bait in Washington state. Had no luck, was fishing at 25-30 foot down, sawed 12-15 different holes over 7 hours of fishing, still beat working. Gonna try tomorrow at a different lake and go for trout, gotta take advantage of the safe ice, it’s been below freezing for the past several weeks and we’ve recived about 26 inches of snow in the past 12 days. So the ice fishing is good now, gotta get my fix!

Good info thank you, yeah I got the guide, his name is David Fritz davidfritzfishing.com , seems like a really cool guy. I’m fishing the 14th for an 8hr day, I’m super stoked. I will be bringing a pole and a few baits that I have confirmed would work in Florida waters. I am staying in Championsgate and I looked at a topo map and saw a few bodies of water about a half mile away from where I’m staying, they look like they have bank access so I will be testing that out for sure. And we will be driving around so if I see some bank fishing I’m gonna try and stop to give it a shot. I’ll also most likely hit a bait shop while I’m there. I think I’ll be fishing the Harris chain of lakes

Nice!! Some fishing is way better than no fishing, especially if you have a spot that’s off the radar! Not gonna lie I’m jealous I havnt fished in 5mo. I scheduled a guide for an 8hr day on the 14th of March, I had to do it! Still gonna give another day a shot for sure, only 30 days till if fish!!

Any luck lately? No fishing for me up here, too cold and has been snowing a bunch, cold enough to ice fish but nasty weather out right now. Only 4 more weeks and I’ll be fishing for large mouth again!!

I’m in my thirty’s and have been keeping a log since I was 21, old school style on pad and paper. I enjoy sitting down shortly after the day, or during a break in fishing and mentally recalling what was caught, then I’m discussing what was used with who ever i’m fishing with, maybe the technique and so on. I enjoy the conversation and recording the information. On the four lakes I frequent I drew a map of the lake with landmarks, as best as possible anyway.

The only other fishing I would say is better than here in eastern wa, for the PNW area, would be the Oregon coast, in my opinion of course. Tons of awesome trout fishing, salmon, crabbing, shellfish, and you have the ocean, not so great on bass. Plus the Oregon coast is amazing in its self.

I live in eastern wa and bass fishing is pretty sweet over here, for the past three years anyway. Lake Spokane also called Long lake is fantastic, at the western end of the lake. Diamond lake north of spokane is great, crystal clear waters, my friend caught a 6.7lb LGM this last summer, and my brother in law caught a 5.4 back to back days. Eloika Lake pre spawn is great, after pre spawn milfoil takes over the whole lake. Sacheen lake is just before diamond lake, I’ve had great days there as well, then obviously lake Roosevelt, tons and tons of smallies, my father in law an I had a 25+ fish day of smallies last May all were slot size, also caught a ton of walleye in the same trip, largest smallies was 3.9, not too bad for a smallies. If you had a weekend to drive over here you could have a blast fishing eastern Wa., if you haven't anyway. Sooooo many lakes within an 1 of downtown spokane, that I fish regularly for bass, it’s a plethora for sure.

Yeah I’m stoked for the drags, i got opening day and finals day tickets. I watched some YouTube videos of “punching grass beds”, looks like it’s the large weight that punches through the vegetation, getting to those bass that are lurking under the grass carpet. So a rod with more backbone to muscle em’ out of the grass is probably needed, cause your most likely bringing some of the grass with ya when you hook a fish. I’m assuming that anyway?

Yes I will contact you (Fishing_FF) and ReelCracker most likely, seems like you’ll both be in the area I’m going to be in. I don’t know what I would do if I had year round fishing for bass, I don’t know if I would be married anymore! The other awesome fishing here in the winter is walleye but you really need a boat. I’m just super stoked to get down there and fish!! Two of the days I’ll be there I will be at the gatornationals in Gainesville, the 15th and 17th, but the other days are open. So sounds like they are fishing days!!

I love throwing a senko, Yamamoto specifically, 5” pumpkin green w/ black flake, then a #2 gomakatsu offset shank weighted hooks, 1/8th oz. and finally rigged weedless Texas style. That’s my favorite go to bait for sure. I went and checked out an awesome lake yesterday but it’s frozen over, figured I would try jigging but ice was dangerous. Other option is to head north a few hours, colder temps and safer ice but no bass. From what I’m reading the Month of March is unpredictable in Florida, sounds like you literally have to adjust on the fly, nothing too pre determined, maybe even trying a few different lakes in one day. Switching lakes in one day where I live is almost not gonna happen, we have a lot of lakes but spread out or just not productive.

Hey ReelCracker what is FOP? Also I’m in law enforcement, prisons division. For got to mention that after you said you are as well.

Great information from all of you I appreciate it. I’ll be able to purchase the mentioned baits befor I head down, and I won’t have to purchase any, hopefully, while I’m there. I don’t usually use swim bait so I’ll snag some of those as well. I am staying in championsgate off the I-4 from the 13th-20th of March. And yeah ReelCracker we should talk closer to when I’m headed down, that would be cool see what locals fish. I have a lake here in Washington that is kind of my “lunker lake”, almost no way someone from out of town would know about it, mostly because it difficult to get to and not a very big lake, but it’s where I caught my PB 6.8lb. And I know you guys have way larger bass than that!! Washington state record in only 12 lbs I’m pretty sure, so a 6lb+bass is really good for Washington.

I’ve got anothe question? Since I am gathering information on Central Florida bass specifically, what are some baites you guys find your selfs using in March? I understand from what was posted by Fishing_FF that March could be pre-spawn, spawn or post spawn. Or is it just trying several techniques, colors, depths, softs or cranbaits and so on..... cause of the possibilities of what the fish could be doing in March. For example here in Eastern Washington I specifically would be jigging for bass in March, but in our spawning months may/June, crankbaits reign supreme along with senko baits.

I will check out turkey lake for the boat/kayak rental and paddling center. And stay away from the res. ponds. Thank you for the info. It’s a little overwhelming coming from Washington all the way to Florida and try to decide where to fish!! There is just tons of options from what I’m finding. Can you bank fish the Butler chain or lake Conway?

Thanks for the great info, I will be landlocked but am looking at guides, seems to be 300-350 for a six hour guide trip. I also would be up for renting a kayak as that how I primarily fish in Washington state. I will defiantly pay close attention to weather patterns the closer to March it is, and will keep in mind the baits your advising. I’m just stoked to go to a world class fisheries state like Florida, for bass anyway!!! If it’s ok I may ask ya some more questions in the future?

Gonna be in Kissimmee Florida March 13-20 and need some advice of where to fish! Please help!!

How goes it’s fellow Fishermen! I’m brand new to this forum and am hoping it will be useful in getting some information about fishing central Florida, I’ll be there on March 13-20th if this year and was hoping someone had some good information about fishing central Florida, I’ve never fished in the south before only the PNW. Anything helps!!