I fished the River this morning just as the full moon set, and the sun broke the surface.  I ran north of the Alley as far as you can go.  A bobcat was calling for over an hour this morning, and there were loads of big gators in the canal.  I had a gator within casting distance of the boat all day.  The bass were tough to find because there were tons of exotics in the canal.  The Oscars, Peacock, Gar, and mudfish would beat the bass to the bait.  

 

I ended up catching 14 bass, a load of Oscars, two gar, and a big mudfish.  It was a fun day, relaxing, and quiet as can be.

Nice job. Seems like the water levels are finally getting low enough to force all these fish into the canals. Historically high rains this fall kept the levels up.

As I remember, the best fishing in those canals is around Mother's Day. It's May 9th this year.  Good fishing!

 

22 minutes ago, Captain Phil said:

As I remember, the best fishing in those canals is around Mother's Day. It's May 9th this year.  Good fishing!

 

It all depends on water levels.  If it gets low enough 100 bass of all sizes  in 4 hrs is a real possibility.  We have had many springs with those conditions, but not in the last 4 years.

 

2 minutes ago, geo g said:

It all depends on water levels.  If it gets low enough 100 bass of all sizes  in 4 hrs is a real possibility.  We have had many springs with those conditions, but not in the last 4 years.

 

 

Two days ago.