fishing – Joe's Trailcams

Bottom Fishing

May 29, 2022 My brother took me fishing for lingcod, we caught and released about 30, plus he caught a couple big halibut as he severely out fished me, which is normal. . .

Bass Fishing on Lake Okeechobee 2022

We accidentally chose the coldest 11 days this winter in Florida for our first of two trips to Lake Okeechobee, arriving on the January 21st and leaving on February 1st. We managed to catch fish every day though we were often dressed like we were fishing for Winter Kings at home in Alaska than LargemouthContinue reading “Bass Fishing on Lake Okeechobee 2022”

Jigging and Whale Watching

I went fishing with my brother last weekend. The fishing was okay, we caught several small to medium sized lingcod, a few rockfish and a small halibut. We let everything go but 1 lingcod. The dozen or so orcas and 2 humpback whales that passed by were the highlights of the trip.

Florida Bass Fishing Vacation Part 4

We spent a few more days on Okeechobee and finished the trip clobbering the peacock bass and other fish in the Tamiami Canal. For peacock bass I used a white 2 inch rubber worm (1/2 of a 4 inch worm) just slightly longer than my hook which I rigged exposed, and Andy used a littleContinue reading “Florida Bass Fishing Vacation Part 4”

Florida Bass Fishing Vacation Part 3

Road Trip to the Everglades We took a break from the boat and drove to the Everglades and fished for exotics and bass. Late in the afternoon we hit a stretch of the Tamiami Canal with good bank access and loaded with Peacock Bass, when we finally rolled into our hotel around midnight we realizedContinue reading “Florida Bass Fishing Vacation Part 3”

Florida Bass Fishing Vacation at Lake Okeechobee, Part 1

Setting Trail Cameras and Dodging Thunder Storms I set this camera in the woods off of Uncle Joe’s Cut. It received a lot of hits from raccoons, plus Opossums, and an armadillo This camera didn’t capture much except this heron. The iguana was the most interesting thing this camera took a picture of. A VultureContinue reading “Florida Bass Fishing Vacation at Lake Okeechobee, Part 1”