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[rchiuz]

Ahh, Lox is a canal. I thought it was a lake somewhere. Will add to my places to investigate ^^

[BassinLou]

Ahh, Lox is a canal. I thought it was a lake somewhere. Will add to my places to investigate ^^

 

Lox is a wetlands preserve that consists of canals and flats on the SouthWest side. 

[Gotfishyfingers?]

Lox is short for Loxahatchee Preserve. Most on here use the boat ramps at the end of Lox rd, which is on the border of Palm beach and Broward county.

[piscicidal]

I stand corrected. And of course by who?? King of the glades himself!! Lol!! Nice to here you're still slaying them Mike. WTG!! 

 

The fishing is not fast/furious by any means but there are still some big fish to be caught.  Right now there is a lot of water moving north to south so fishing in L67 and L68 is going to be very slow. I would start by looking at the canals which have clean, slower moving water and go from there.  The fish are a little lower in the water column also...the better bags are coming outside the pads with traditional ledge fishing techniques.

[BassinLou]

The fishing is not fast/furious by any means but there are still some big fish to be caught.  Right now there is a lot of water moving north to south so fishing in L67 and L68 is going to be very slow. I would start by looking at the canals which have clean, slower moving water and go from there.  The fish are a little lower in the water column also...the better bags are coming outside the pads with traditional ledge fishing techniques.

 

Thanks Mike. Also I love my HawgTech's they look Sweeeet!!  on my 2 Curado I's. 

[Backlash123]

Thanks for the insight Mike. My boat is currently in the shop getting some gel coat repairs. But after that, I'm headed up to Lox, and give L67 a shot again using your suggestion.

[kawiguy08]

Caught this 5.1 pounder on a booyah pad crasher. Biggest fish yet. Was super pumped. Caught in bradenton.

[Diggy]

It was too hot today for me for fishing to be enjoyable. I don't remember many summers being over the 100s in the feel like department on a daily basis. 

[SirSnookalot]

It was too hot today for me for fishing to be enjoyable. I don't remember many summers being over the 100s in the feel like department on a daily basis. 

It does feel like it's been an exceptionally hot, humid, and rainy summer.  The rain has not helped, the spillways have been open and all kinds of crap is mucking up the water, the inshore bite hasn't been great, although I did hear they were doing well in Juno.  Made my first cast at about 4:30 am in the ICW, not a strike until 6:30, I caught 5 in rapid succession and it was over.

I've been peacock fishing most days in this heat, they like this weather.  Bass on the other hand in my area has been terrible in the canals, I'm seeing a lot of activity in ponds but the fish are very small.

[Diggy]

It does feel like it's been an exceptionally hot, humid, and rainy summer.  The rain has not helped, the spillways have been open and all kinds of crap is mucking up the water, the inshore bite hasn't been great, although I did hear they were doing well in Juno.  Made my first cast at about 4:30 am in the ICW, not a strike until 6:30, I caught 5 in rapid succession and it was over.

I've been peacock fishing most days in this heat, they like this weather.  Bass on the other hand in my area has been terrible in the canals, I'm seeing a lot of activity in ponds but the fish are very small.

I've heard Juno is on fire from a few people. May hit it up this weekend, at the very least I can go swimming. 

[piscicidal]

No fishing for me this past weekend.  My tourney partner Leo fished Holiday on Sunday and caught ~17lbs.  Still a few good fish to be caught, but it is tougher.

 

There is a benefit tourney this Sunday for King of the Glades angler Wayne Fellows.  Wayne's wife Melissa died in a scuba diving accident in the keys about 10 days ago.   She was 36 years old.  Wayne and Melissa have two young children.

 

I will be donating some stuff at the raffle and will be fishing it with Leo.  Leo and I have cashed a check in every tourney out there since March but I plan on donating anything I might win.  This is not going to be a real competitive deal.  1:00 weigh in.    If you come to the tourney, come pull me aside.  I'll share whatever info I have with you.

[BassinLou]

No fishing for me this past weekend.  My tourney partner Leo fished Holiday on Sunday and caught ~17lbs.  Still a few good fish to be caught, but it is tougher.

 

There is a benefit tourney this Sunday for King of the Glades angler Wayne Fellows.  Wayne's wife Melissa died in a scuba diving accident in the keys about 10 days ago.   She was 36 years old.  Wayne and Melissa have two young children.

 

I will be donating some stuff at the raffle and will be fishing it with Leo.  Leo and I have cashed a check in every tourney out there since March but I plan on donating anything I might win.  This is not going to be a real competitive deal.  1:00 weigh in.    If you come to the tourney, come pull me aside.  I'll share whatever info I have with you.

 

My condolences to the Fellow family. I am not in the tournament scene so I was unaware. Very sad, tragedy.

 

Mike I just wanted to comment, since I have been on BR, for a couple years now, I have followed your progress. You step up your game every year. Very impressive. Cashing a check since March is an impressive accomplishment. Congrats. 

[piscicidal]

Thanks Lou.  I've been fortunate to have had good partners over the past few years: my buddies Jack (shallow thinker) and Leo. Guys who are not only good fishermen but good people as well.  

 

I've been fishing that King of the Glades club for 5 years now.  These guys are good.   Like in golf, it always helps to compete against guys who are better than you.  Especially when money is on the line.  You either up your game or go broke fishing against these sticks...

[Backlash123]

My condolences as well to the Fellows family.  It's very tough to hear when someone young passes to an accident.  I've had it happen in my family a couple of times, one of them to my immediate family, and it takes a while to get over but with the support of family and friends, it does get better.

 

As Lou mentioned, I've also been following your posts (but not as long, I've only been a member since November), and I have to say I'm truly amazed on how someone could figure out a fishery so well to dominate tourneys.  Good luck in this weekends tourney, its for a great cause.

[JellyMan]

Best wishes and good vibes to all involved.

 

And as far as updates... TOO HOT. I haven't touched a rod in 3 weeks. My buddy just bought a skiff so Redfish... lookout!

[piscicidal]

My condolences as well to the Fellows family.  It's very tough to hear when someone young passes to an accident.  I've had it happen in my family a couple of times, one of them to my immediate family, and it takes a while to get over but with the support of family and friends, it does get better.

 

As Lou mentioned, I've also been following your posts (but not as long, I've only been a member since November), and I have to say I'm truly amazed on how someone could figure out a fishery so well to dominate tourneys.  Good luck in this weekends tourney, its for a great cause.

 

I appreciate the positive comments but to be honest, we are no where near dominant.  Steve Forssell is the undisputed "King" of the canals when the water is low...he has won +30 tourneys out there.  Hank Kreig/Skip Reed are dominant in the flats when the water is high.  Tim Feller (current KOTG champion) is a beast...the guy is a threat anytime/anywhere.   Feller is a guy who will show up for three tourneys a year in the Glades and win two of them.   Our goal right now is to be in the discussion when they are talking about some of the top teams, but we are not at the level of those guys I mentioned.

[geo g]

Mike you are certainly a first class guy, always humble when speaking of others success, and one heck of a fisherman. Thanks for letting us share your journey, through these posts. Looking forward to your next Lox trip.

[piscicidal]

Thanks George.  I'm looking forward to my next Lox trip also!  

 

Everglades Bassmasters had a tournament at Lox last weekend...I really wanted to do that one but just had too much going on. They don't give out many exemptions to fish tourneys at Lox so when someone gets one, I'm normally on it!   Anyway, 15lbs won it and 11lbs got 2nd place. Not to be too presumptuous, but I like my chances getting 15 out there.  I don't think I've caught less than that once this summer.    Heck, Eric catches 15lbs with two fish at Lox!

[JellyMan]

All the bass are gonna die. It's been like 100 degrees and will be for the next 3 days. Florida is doomed...

[piscicidal]

Leo and I won the memorial tourney today for Melissa Fellows at Holiday Park.    It was a pretty good turnout for August...about 35 boats.   We raised over $10,000 for the Fellows family and I think the support they received today will help them move forward with their lives.   Leo and I donated our winnings to the family as did the second place anglers.

 

We weighed 28.72. Second place was 23.10.   I had big fish of the tourney: 7.62lbs (I had second big fish also).   We caught our fish early...made one pass through our primary stretch and had our weight.  We ran three other stretches we had and didn't get a bite.  Our fish were getting a little stressed so we weighed in early...right around noon.  Sorry, no pictures.  We really just wanted to get those fish weighed and back in the water. 

 

Anyway, we had a chance to put together a serious bag today.   I am pretty sure we could have sat and pounded our stretch for 35lbs.  We lost two fish that would have put us well over 30lbs. 

 

One of you should have taken me up on my offer to put you on my fish.  You would have had a day you'd never forget!

[geo g]

Mike congrats again on another great outing. That is wonderful the Fellows Family received all that financial and emotional support, from the South Florida fishing community.

[BassinLou]

Mike, congratulations. That was pretty honorable what you did for the Fellow's family. 

[Gotfishyfingers?]

Congrats piscicidal. Just curious, did you pre-fish prior the the tourney or just went out there and fished? Either way, you guys are on fire out there this season! That's awesome you guys donated your winnings to the Fellows family as well . 

 

Now for this comment "One of you should have taken me up on my offer to put you on my fish.  You would have had a day you'd never forget!"  WAIT wait wait, when did you post about this? LOL How on earth did I miss it ??? haha

[bobletcs]

Those canals didn't stand a chance! Good show!

Think I'll be heading out there again within the next month or so...hopefully I can score some of your good juju and not get skunked again

[piscicidal]

Congrats piscicidal. Just curious, did you pre-fish prior the the tourney or just went out there and fished? Either way, you guys are on fire out there this season! That's awesome you guys donated your winnings to the Fellows family as well . 

 

Now for this comment "One of you should have taken me up on my offer to put you on my fish.  You would have had a day you'd never forget!"  WAIT wait wait, when did you post about this? LOL How on earth did I miss it ??? haha

 

Post #708 I mentioned I would put you guys on my fish.   I was feeling charitable for the charity tournament!

 

I did not prefish at all.  Leo prefished one morning two weeks ago...he caught about 17lbs.  We are pretty good at reading the water and knowing where to go under certain conditions.  Leo found the kind of water we were looking for in his prefishing and we knew if we had certain conditions we would go there.  Obviously we got those conditions.  We went straight there and had 29lbs by 9:00....10 fish over 4lbs.  We could have really wrecked em there to the tune of 30+ lbs if we had chosen to.  We gave em the mercy rule.