FLORIDA BASS FISHING REPORT: JANUARY 1999

Jim Hershey and brother Rickey (Atlanta, GA - e-mail: JHershey@magbee.com) caught 24 bass up to 5 1/2 lbs. during a day and the half (Jan. 30 & 31, 1999) of wild shiner fishing with Ron's Guide Service. They fished the North Shore and Moonshine areas of Lake Okeechobee. All bass were released.

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Rick Dyderski (Detriot, MI - e-mail: redyderski@dmci.net) caught 30 bass up to 6 lbs. during two half days (Jan. 28 and 29, 1999) of wild shiner fishing with Ron's Guide Service. They fished the North Shore of Lake Okeechobee. All bass were released.

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Ronnie Conard (Canton, NC - ph: 828-648-8062) and Alan Pressley (Clyde, NC - ph: 828-629-0887) caught 80 bass which included a 7 lb’er during 3 days (Jan. 25 - 27, 1999) of wild shiner fishing with Ron’s Guide Service. Alan caught the 7 lb’er. All 80 bass were caught in the North Shore and Moonshine areas of Lake Okeechobee. All the bass were live released.

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Bob Lemois (Jupiter, FL - ph: 561-7474254) caught 39 bass which included two that weighed 7 lbs. and one that weighed 8 3/4 lbs. during 2 half days (Jan. 25 & 26, 1999) of wild shiner fishing with Ron's Guide Service. Bass were caught on the North Shore of Lake Okeechobee. All bass were released.

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Steve Simon (Herndon, VA - ph: 703-437-1595) and Richard Harold (e-mail: rwharold@worldnet.att.net) caught 24 bass up to 6 1/4 lbs. during 1 day (Jan. 22, 1999) of wild shiner fishing with Ron’s Guide Service. Steve caught and released the 6 1/4 lb’er. Bass were caught drifting the North Shore area of Lake Okeechobee. All bass were released.

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Pete and Cecelia Girardi (Broadway, NJ - e-mail: chgirardi@yahoo.com) caught about 20 bass up to 4 lbs. during 2 half days (Jan. 19 & 20, 1999) of wild shiner fishing with Ron’s Guide Service. Steve caught and released the 6 1/4 lb’er. Bass were caught on the North Shore of Lake Okeechobee. All bass were released.

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Bruce Neal (Johnstown, OH - e-mail: bassman277@yahoo.com) and Randy Barclay (Amlin, OH) caught 170 + bass during 5 days (Jan. 18 - 22, 1999) of wild shiner fishing with Ron’s Guide Service. Bruce caught a 7 1/2 lb’er while Randy boated a 6 1/2 lb’er. They also had numerous bass that were in the 5 lb. range during the 5 days they bass fished. All of the 170 + bass caught were live released. The bass were caught in several areas on Lake Okeechobee with the North Shore, Monkey Box and Moonshine Bay producing the bulk of the fish.

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Brad Williams, son Bart (Deleven, NY - e-mail: williamb@koike.com) and father-in-law Gordon McElheany caught at least 100 bass during three half days of fishing (Jan. 17 - 19, 1999) with Ron's Guide Service. Their biggest bass were 5 lbs. and they caught three of these along with several in the 2-3 pound range. They fished the Hay Fields of Okeechobee. All fish were released.

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Ron Watson, son Bobby (Lansdale, PA - e-mail: rlwesq@dplus.net) and grandfather Bill Kader (Rock Hall, MD) caught 49 bass up to 6 3/4 lbs. during 3 days (Jan. 16 - 18, 1999) of wild shiner fishing with Ron’s Guide Service. Bobby’s grandfather caught the 6 3/4 lb’er while Bobby caught a 5 and a 5 1/2 lb. bass. Bass were caught out of the North Shore area of Lake Okeechobee. All bass were released.

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Duanne and Ann Swift (Green Bay, WI - e-mail: pres@titletown.org - e-mail: annswift@netnet.net) caught 11 bass up to 7 1/4 lbs. during a half day (Jan. 12, 1999) of wild shiner fishing with Ron’s Guide Service. Duanne (President of the Green Bay area Chamber of Commerce) caught and released the 7 1/4 lb’er. Fish were caught on the North Shore of Lake Okeechobee. All bass were released.

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Rod Spurlin (Warsaw, IN - ph: 219-594-3067), Heath and Nick Gaerte (Warsaw, IN - ph: 219-267-1825) caught 30 bass up to 5 lbs. during one day (Jan. 4, 1999) of wild shiner fishing with Ron’s Guide Service. They also caught two mudfish that weighed 12 lbs. each, two 5 lb. catfish, a seagull, pelican and a commorant. Needless to say they released all fish and birds. This mixed bag was caught on the North Shore of Lake Okeechobee.

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