Lake Toho, Ocean Pond Mar 14-21

[MO_LMB]

Hello everyone in the south. I am going to be taking a family trip to Orlando in a few weeks and just wanted to see if I could get some fishing advice from everyone. 

 

I am going to be able to take two trips - one on the way to Orlando where we will be stopping at the Osceola National Forest to camp for the night. Looks like there is a lake called Ocean Pond there. Anyone fished it before or have any advice? This will just be a family day so I won't be fishing too hard, I just was wondering what to expect. 

 

I am also going to be able to sneak away for the day and I was planning on heading to Toho. This will be my heavy fishing day, most likely from sun up to sun down. I have a small boat and outboard, so I won't be able to venture far from the ramp, but it looks like I might try to focus on the Shingle Creek area. From what I've read it sounds like the fish might be spawning or near the tail end of the spawn, but I was just hoping a local may be able to share some helpful info for me or possibly suggest a different area or lake to try. 

 

Thanks for any help guys and gals.

[gatrboy53]

I live near by OP. not a great bass lake but you should be hitting it at a prime time.The most productive side would be the west side or to the right from the camp ground.the Cyprus just W. of cg is a good early morning top water area. the whole grass line down the w. side or just out from it depending if the fish have moved up in earnest is usually productive. watermelon red trick worm w/ a split shot bumped ever so slowly on outside weedline or same color zoom ultravibe speedworm weightless crawled thru the kississimmee grass will be the ticket..If you have some wind a spinnerbait should work well.     As for toho shingle creek would be worth giving a shot.                                                  

[Fishing Cowgirl]

There is a Hump and a shell bar just outside the mouth of Shingle Creek, there's a pole in the middle. That area can be good. Also hit the areas of grass on both sides of the creek. In front of the ramp, near the Idle zone, there is a deep hole, that can have some nice sized bass, as well as a small canal near the ramp, on the west side. Hit near the lakefront as well. I throw a weightless fluke, watermelon, mardi gras, or watermelon red. A big ribbon tail worm does well, worked very slow.

[FD.]

There is a Hump and a shell bar just outside the mouth of Shingle Creek, there's a pole in the middle. That area can be good. Also hit the areas of grass on both sides of the creek. In front of the ramp, near the Idle zone, there is a deep hole, that can have some nice sized bass, as well as a small canal near the ramp, on the west side. Hit near the lakefront as well. I throw a weightless fluke, watermelon, mardi gras, or watermelon red. A big ribbon tail worm does well, worked very slow.

Lisa is our resident Toho expert, I listen to her, you should too.

[MO_LMB]

Thanks for all the tips!

[RoLo]

There is a Hump and a shell bar just outside the mouth of Shingle Creek, there's a pole in the middle. That area can be good. Also hit the areas of grass on both sides of the creek. In front of the ramp, near the Idle zone, there is a deep hole, that can have some nice sized bass, as well as a small canal near the ramp, on the west side. Hit near the lakefront as well. I throw a weightless fluke, watermelon, mardi gras, or watermelon red. A big ribbon tail worm does well, worked very slow.

 

Talk about native humility.

That little shellbed shoal outside Shingle Creek gave Dean Rojas the B.A.S.S All-Time one-day stringer record of 45-lb 2-oz.

Yup the cowgirl is right, that area can be good   

 

Roger