Istokpoga anyone?

[Bass Rutten]

Probably a long shot but looking for some intel or general information for an upcoming tournament from anyone who may have fished it recently, or not so recently, any info is appreciated.

[Mike L]

If you’re launching at Windy Point turn right and hit the cypress grove on the south end.
Pitch your favorite plastic from the base out to about 5-10 ft concentrating on the knees.

Tip…When fishing Cypress knees, be sure to continually change your pitch angle, don’t just cruise on by and blind cast. 
Also, it’s my experience that if you get a hit don’t be satisfied and leave. 
Keep at it, if there’s one hanging in the knees there are more. 
Especially on a few of the more isolated ones. 
 

Depending on conditions, I would then head into the lake, and fish the back side of the Big Island and the front side of Bumblebee. 
If the wind picks up later in the day reverse it. 
 

If you’re launching at Hendersons make a quick left turn and concentrate at the mouth of Josephine Creek.
Then work your way around the lake to Arbuckle Creek by the park.
When you leave Arbuckle I would work my way around and then start in and around Bumblebee Island first. 
 

Also, before you leave be sure to hit the mouth of the canal to the Kissimmee River, especially if there’s flow. 
 

I hope I helped 

Good Luck

 

 

Mike

[Fishingmickey]

Great write up, Mike!

 

[crypt]

6 hours ago, Mike L said:

If you’re launching at Windy Point turn right and hit the cypress grove on the south end.
Pitch your favorite plastic from the base out to about 5-10 ft concentrating on the knees.

Tip…When fishing Cypress knees, be sure to continually change your pitch angle, don’t just cruise on by and blind cast. 
Also, it’s my experience that if you get a hit don’t be satisfied and leave. 
Keep at it, if there’s one hanging in the knees there are more. 
Especially on a few of the more isolated ones. 
 

Depending on conditions, I would then head into the lake, and fish the back side of the Big Island and the front side of Bumblebee. 
If the wind picks up later in the day reverse it. 
 

If you’re launching at Hendersons make a quick left turn and concentrate at the mouth of Josephine Creek.
Then work your way around the lake to Arbuckle Creek by the park.
When you leave Arbuckle I would work my way around and then start in and around Bumblebee Island first. 
 

Also, before you leave be sure to hit the mouth of the canal to the Kissimmee River, especially if there’s flow. 
 

I hope I helped 

Good Luck

 

 

Mike

this is all you need.....awesome lake also...

[wrat]

Caught my personal best limit on Istokpoga back in '90's , won the budget bass classic in 2016

also lost the biggest fish I've ever seen there back in 2017 , there are big fish there. look for the clearest/cleanest water.