Late summer Florida bass

[Turf]

Nothing good to report on this side.  Lox was pretty dead for me on Saturday.  Fished 6:30 until about 9:30.  Fished bigger as I mentioned above for the majority of the time but did throw some senkos and flukes as well, but nothing going.  Talked to 3 other guys as well who also had little to no luck.  Had 1 small guy on the day, lost a decent fish due to a bad knot (shame on me), and missed a big mudfish who blew up on my frog.  Otherwise nothing going.  Hope you all had better luck.  

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That's just fishing for you, this time of year.

[soflabasser]

Bass fishing is still very good this time of year, you just have to fish low light periods such as dawn,dusk,cloudy days, nighttime, etc. Besides fishing in the middle of the day right now isn't much fun with +90 degree heat and +105 real feel temperatures. The +11 UV index doesn't help much either. 

 

[Turf]

22 hours ago, soflabasser said:

Have you considered fishing for other species besides bass? I went snakehead fishing this morning and caught 3 of them between 25-28 inches in less than 2 hours of fishing. Not a bad way to spend a morning if you ask me.

 

Nice job on the 3 snakes.  And sure I fish for many other species, just not nearly as much as I go bass fishing. Can't say I've tried snakehead fishing specifically although have caught a couple while fishing for bass.  What gear do you use when targeting snakehead?  Also are you mainly fishing canals?  

[soflabasser]

20 hours ago, Turf said:

 

Nice job on the 3 snakes.  And sure I fish for many other species, just not nearly as much as I go bass fishing. Can't say I've tried snakehead fishing specifically although have caught a couple while fishing for bass.  What gear do you use when targeting snakehead?  Also are you mainly fishing canals?  

 

Thank you. I use heavy action bass gear and mostly fish canals when targeting snakeheads.

[Turf]

21 hours ago, soflabasser said:

Thank you. I use heavy action bass gear and mostly fish canals when targeting snakeheads.

 

In terms of lures what do you throw?  The two I caught, one crushed a ribbit frog I was ripping across the top and another I caught up on a lipless crank bait.  I assume they like fast action, spinners baits? shallow crankbaits, etc.?  Just curious what specifically you typically throw at them.  I know they are prevalent around an area I bank fish from occasionally right off of Atlantic and the Sawgrass.  Perhaps I will give it a go next weekend.  

[soflabasser]

2 hours ago, Turf said:

 

In terms of lures what do you throw?  The two I caught, one crushed a ribbit frog I was ripping across the top and another I caught up on a lipless crank bait.  I assume they like fast action, spinners baits? shallow crankbaits, etc.?  Just curious what specifically you typically throw at them.  I know they are prevalent around an area I bank fish from occasionally right off of Atlantic and the Sawgrass.  Perhaps I will give it a go next weekend.  

 

I tend to mostly use soft plastic frogs, hollow belly frogs, and spinner baits when fishing for snakeheads. You can catch them on other typical bass lures as well. I highly recommend you give snakehead fishing a try, they are biting very well right now and fight much better than a bass of equal size. My biggest snakehead to date was over 10 pounds and fought just like a decent sized snook going to the mangroves. Besides, bass fishing all the time can get boring quickly and the big bass are more likely to die when released in the summer than during cooler weather( high water temperatures can increase chances of delayed released mortality in fish like largemouth bass).

[pondbassin101]

On 8/5/2017 at 11:25 PM, soflabasser said:

Besides fishing in the middle of the day right now isn't much fun with +90 degree heat and +105 real feel temperatures. The +11 UV index doesn't help much either. 

 

I spent 2 hours fishing a golf course from 11 to 2. Only thing that I got was a bucketload of sweat and a very nice sunburn. Florida heat is just BRUTAL. 

[soflabasser]

@pondbassin101 That's why I mentioned fishing at dawn, dusk, nighttime,coudly days, and other lowlight conditions a couple responses above. The bass are still biting good, you just have to fish at times they will bite best and figure out what the bass want. I have been catching lots of quality largemouth bass in the 18-22'' range as bycatch while fishing for peacock bass and bullseye snakehead, would do much better if I was specifically targeting bass. 

[pondbassin101]

23 hours ago, soflabasser said:

 That's why I mentioned fishing at dawn, dusk, nighttime,coudly days, and other lowlight conditions a couple responses above

 

11-2 was the only time I was able to get out there. I almost never go midday fishing.

[BCline]

On 8/8/2017 at 4:34 PM, Turf said:

 

In terms of lures what do you throw?  The two I caught, one crushed a ribbit frog I was ripping across the top and another I caught up on a lipless crank bait.  I assume they like fast action, spinners baits? shallow crankbaits, etc.?  Just curious what specifically you typically throw at them.  I know they are prevalent around an area I bank fish from occasionally right off of Atlantic and the Sawgrass.  Perhaps I will give it a go next weekend.  

 

Which water near Atlantic and Sawgrass?  Is it accessible to the public or only residents?  I work in Deerfield Beach and am always looking for new water.  I bank fish Quiet Waters, Crystal Lake and Sailboat Lake frequently during my lunch hour.

[Turf]

On 8/24/2017 at 10:00 AM, BCline said:

Which water near Atlantic and Sawgrass?  Is it accessible to the public or only residents?  I work in Deerfield Beach and am always looking for new water.  I bank fish Quiet Waters, Crystal Lake and Sailboat Lake frequently during my lunch hour.

 

Oh it's open to the public.  I've had some decent luck in terms of bass but it's clear that other species including snakehead, pickerel, mudfish and other junk fish are prevalent.  Caught two pickerel last time I was out there.  It's wide open in terms of what you might come up with.  

 

The attachment might be hard to see but there is a little parking area right by where I have highlighted the box.  The entrance is directly from Atlantic, just go straight instead of getting on the Sawgrass.  It will take you straight to the parking lot.  Most of the spots are on east side of the levee but there are a couple on the west side as well.  That's actually where I caught the two pickerel last time out.  Good luck. 

[BCline]

Thank You,  I will definitely check it out.