I was wondering how's the bass fishing on the Harris chain of lakes?I've never fished them my wife and myself are considering moving to that area so wanted to see how the fishing was before I say yes lol!!!Thanks guys!!

My name is Phil Kelley.  I moved to Lake County from South Florida 20 years ago.  I am a retired tournament fisherman and professional guide.  My website is http://www.lakecountybass.com I live on and fish the Harris Chain of Lakes and will be happy to answer any questions you may have. 

15 hours ago, LakeCountyBass said:

My name is Phil Kelley.  I moved to Lake County from South Florida 20 years ago.  I am a retired tournament fisherman and professional guide.  My website is http://www.lakecountybass.com I live on and fish the Harris Chain of Lakes and will be happy to answer any questions you may have. 

 

Hi Phil - nice to see you on BR.

 

welcome - you definitely have some wonderful knowledge to contribute.

 

i have been in contact with you in the past - thanks for the help.

 

i also am part of Harris Chain Bassmasters.  You were AOY a few times for the club, I noticed - but was not surprised.

 

Again, welcome aboard sir!!

On 4/25/2017 at 6:50 PM, Wurming67 said:

I was wondering how's the bass fishing on the Harris chain of lakes?I've never fished them my wife and myself are considering moving to that area so wanted to see how the fishing was before I say yes lol!!!Thanks guys!!

 

Bass fishing is great on the chain, even after FLW and Bassmaster coming to town - everything seemed to settle back down rather quickly.  It's a great place to be.

Thanks for the welcome.  I took some time off from fishing to work on some health problems.  All is better now and I have been fishing Griffin lately.  Hard to believe this was the lake it used to be.  The water has cleared and the fishing has been great.  We went out today and caught a limit to 5 pounds.  Bass are schooling in Griffin State Park.  The water has dropped some, but the clarity is holding.  I'm so glad the big tournaments are finally gone.  I'm not much for fishing in a crowd.  

Thanks for the info guys heading up there next week to checkout the area looks like a very nice area with alot of lakes ????

The Harris Chain holds a lot of water.  It can be hard to fish on occasion, especially in the warmer months. Griffin is the hot lake right now.  Run up to the north end past the big islands and fish from the bank out to the boat.  The fish are holding in eel grass in the open water.  Pads hold the bigger fish.  Don't be afraid to throw a plastic frog pulled over the top around pads and cover.  Hold on to your rod!!

5 minutes ago, LakeCountyBass said:

The Harris Chain holds a lot of water.  It can be hard to fish on occasion, especially in the warmer months. Griffin is the hot lake right now.  Run up to the north end past the big islands and fish from the bank out to the boat.  The fish are holding in eel grass in the open water.  Pads hold the bigger fish.  Don't be afraid to throw a plastic frog pulled over the top around pads and cover.  Hold on to your rod!!

 

I fished griffin about 2 weeks ago for about 3 hours in the evening.  Boated 8 with 5 keepers...it was a good time