Sept. / Oct.  2010 - Page 6

Fishing Reports

by Dennis Harvin

Buck & Bass Sports Center and Outfitters, Salt Springs

(352)685-0200):

Stripers:  The stripers are biting in Lake George at the Bombing Range…

Bass:  A few are being caught in Lake George, Lake Kerr and Rodman… It is very slow though early morning, late afternoon and early evening are your best bets.

Shrimp: Good size shrimp are being caught in the St Johns River

Linn's Bait & Tackle, Eureka

(352)236-3145)

Bass: Bass are biting around Cypress Bayou in good numbers and up to 6 lbs.

Catfish: Night time and early morning the cats are biting around the campground and the dam

Bream: the bream are biting in deeper running water

Shrimp: The shrimp are running and the river is full of shrimpers…

Messer's Bait & Tackle, Palatka & East Palatka

(386)328-4035 or (386)328-4895)

Bass: Bass are hitting in Rodman early and late in the day… flipping is working best

The River is giving up a few bass… fish drop-offs, deep and slow with Dropshot, Carolina and Texas rigs working best…

Shellcrackers: Dunns creek is giving up decent catches early and late with moving water and fish deep shell bars

Shrimp: The shrimp are running… backwaters in 15 to 20 feet of water and around the markers at Palatka (look for the boats) works in the daytime…

The Tackle Box, Gainesville

(352)372-1791)

Bass: Orange Lake still has everyone excited with good numbers of bass over 10 lbs

Rodman is giving up nice bass with Lochloosa and Newnans following close behind

Gary says that this year has been the best Summer of fishing in recent memory with well over 100 ten lb plus bass being caught in the local lakes… and with fall coming the shad will start bunching up and that will create a field day with the schoolers... Gary said "Imagine a school of 10lb bass after those shad"…. Wow would that would be a blast!