Florida Spawn??

[Nkybassfisherman]

What time of year do the bass in central florida usually begin spawning like what months??

thanks

[etommy28]

end of dec., into march prob.

[ABLE2DISABLE1]

Some people may think I am crazy,But I start looking , walking the banks, boat rides , what have ya.Late 3rd, week of November, through the 1st week of June.Good Luck.Plus it also depends on the body of water, and area and where it is located.Don't forget the depth of each creek river man made impoundment natural lake reservoir, each and every place is different,North, central and even south Florida spawn at different times of the year, as well as multiple times during the season. So have fun.

[Kowen117]

early feb to late april

[FD.]

Most bodies of water I would say Jan through April...Given the right set of weather conditions you can add Dec and May.

[ABLE2DISABLE1]

To-days weather conditions fit the profile we are talking about.Wouldn't you think so.

[Nkybassfisherman]

To-days weather conditions fit the profile we are talking about.Wouldn't you think so.

idk i dont live there just going down there at the end of december just trying to find out whats going to be going on down there.

[Big Mike in Fl]

I was down by the lake behind my house this morning and looked like a few spots where fish are starting to fan beds, not sure, because they weren't completely cleared. however, the majority of the vegetation was gone, and its in the right kind of place, so I'm tihnking it's going to start happening pretty soon.

[RoLo]

As noted by the south Florida boys, the spawn is getting close to kick off time.

When Roland Martin guided from his own fish camp on Lake Okeechobee, his favorite month

was December when the cow bass were most vulnerable.

It should be noted that the best fishing during the spawning season is not the spawn per se,

but the "pre-spawn" period prior to actual bedding. Cow bass are aggressive

during the pre-spawn period, but bass fishing during the actual spawn generally involves sight-fishing for cows

that aren't really interested in feeding. Because of the generous overlap in the

pre-spawn, spawn & post-spawn periods, many bass that are reportedly taken during the spawn

were actually bass in the pre-spawn phase. When you hookup with a trophy bass without making repeated casts

to a visible bass on a bed, the odds are high that she was probably in the "pre-spawn" mode.

Due to Florida's moderate water climate, the duration of the entire spawning cycle can last up to five months or more.

On balance though, the "pre-spawn" period in central Florida gets rolling around New Years Day

and continues to around April Fools Day (January - February - March).

Due to the generous overlap in these three periods, the transition is undefined and very obscure.

Roger

[ABLE2DISABLE1]

I agree with you Rolo but on rare occasions the spawn is active, early as well as late season bedding.The latest I ever seen beds is 1st week of June.But the most productive is in Feb and March by far.So as I was saying it doesn't hurt to scout it out while your fishing, you know always look-in.That's all I am getting at.These are abnormal weather conditions this season, and we will not have another like it for another 100-200 yrs.

[GLADES]

I was down by the lake behind my house this morning and looked like a few spots where fish are starting to fan beds, not sure, because they weren't completely cleared. however, the majority of the vegetation was gone, and its in the right kind of place, so I'm tihnking it's going to start happening pretty soon.

I saw the same along the sandy bottom areas along alligator alley last weekend.

I think there are a few that get started early

[ABLE2DISABLE1]

To me deep water impoundments seem to start earlier then the shallow lakes to cold, right.Know when it warms they'll move up so, you see them cruising around, but the deeper Pitt's surrounding lakes with depth gets to cold, and that will bring them to the banks hard.That's my opinion,and that's why I start looking early.

[gar-tracker]

Theres already been a spawn on Okeechobee, they were on beds 2 weeks ago, Iv posted this before, it happens every years here. They pulled out and will be back and forth for several more, in different groups.

They will spawn until late May. With the strongest spawn usually being the last week moon phase.

[bocabasser]

i was on lake o last week and i saw several beds in the area i was fishing.

[gar-tracker]

When Okeechobee is concerned everything is proportion to the shallowness, the fish are used to hot water so it doesnt take a big temp dip to trigger them, they've been feeding like mad which is another trigger.

This carry s on with everything there.

Deep water can be 4 feet or 5 feet.

A drop off can be 6 inches and have an effect on the fishes location.

A hole can be a subtle depression.

When they pull off the beds at times they'll just go 10 feet to some cover.,not necessarily 50 yards to the next big depth change or cover like in many lakes up north.

[salmicropterus]

Saw lots of beds this weekend at "O". Water temp moved up quite a bit this past week. I suspect by next full moon it will be going hot and heavy there.