Okeechobee Vacation #2 Part 2

The first set of pictures was our best big fish day since we started going to Florida to chase bass about 15 years ago. The day started off terrible, we made an hour long run to the south end of the lake and by noon we had one dink for our efforts so we ran back north, the weather was calm enough we could cut across the main lake, and ran into a wave of fresh spawners that nobody else had found. We ended this day with an 8, a 7, two 6s and five or six 5s, plus a bunch of 1-4 pounders.

March 17

Our hot spot was still really good the next day and continued to produce until some high winds kicked in and forced us to spend most of our last 3 days fishing from shore. We always schedule about 2 weeks for our trips so challenging weather doesn’t mess up to much of our trip.

March 18-23

Florida Vacation #2 Part 1

Roland & Mary Ann Martin Marina and Resort has been like a home away from home for my brother and I for the last 15 winters, we made 2 trips this year. They have everything you need including a well stocked tackle store, We rent our boat from the Jolly Roger Marina next door.

First few days on Lake Okeechobee

Fishing was pretty good even for 1 to 4 pounders, even caught some on my hand painted rebel minnow. Rebel’s jointed minnow was one of my favorite lures when I first started bass fishing but they no longer make them in my favorite colors so I scraped the paint off a couple and painted them myself.

Took a break from the big lake do to thunderstorms and drove south to fish for peacock bass and other cichlids

Hot fishing for peacock bass, mayan cichlids, oscars and even a few largemouths, no idea how many we caught but it was a lot.

Back on Okeechobee

Fishing was tough but we found a few larger fish. We had to quit early most days this trip to avoid storms.

Another trip to the Everglades to avoid thunderstorms.

Checking on 4 Cameras

March 27

This is the same deer in the photo above, I convinced him I wasn’t dangerous so he continued down the trail like he owned it.
Skunk cabbage and other plants are starting to grow, deer I getting most of the skunk cabbage as soon as it sprouts, it’s one of their favorite foods around here especially in the spring as it’s one of the first plants to start growing.

Highlights from 1 Camera set on the shore of one of Lake Okeechobee’s canals.

Made two trips to go bass fishing on Lake Okeechobee so I was able to leave my camera’s out for longer sets this year, and I’m getting better at picking places for them after bringing trailcams on vacation there for several years.