Florida bass fishing references
from the state of Iowa. I have put together a Florida bass fishing
report of trophy bass caught using shiners by Iowa residents.
Their name, address, home phone number
and e-mail address (if they have one) are also included
so as to verify the contents and afford prospective clientele
the opportunity to get first hand information from folks who have
fished with our guide service.
Florida bass fishing angelers
Eugene Gorfredson and Debra (Crawfordsville, IA - ph: 319-750-3121
- e-mail: daask@stellarnet.com) caught
and released 14 bass up to 3 lbs during
2 half days of shiner and artificial lure fishing on May 19 &
20, 2003 with Captain Ron. Bass were caught in the North Shore
area of Lake Okeechobee.
Florida wild shiner bass
fishing angler Al Evans (Muscatine, IA - ph: 563-264-8091 - e-mail:
alanevansfish@hotmail.com) caught
and released about 15 bass during 2 half
days of shiner fishing with Ron's Guide Service on March 3 &
4, 2003. Bass were caught in the Moonshine area of Lake Okeechobee.
LAKE
OKEECHOBEE BASS FISHING REPORT:
FEBRUARY
20 & 21, 2002
Lake Okeechobee
bass fishing anglers Alan Evens (Altoona, IA - ph: 515-967-3128)
caught about 10 bass up to 6
lbs during 2 half days (Feb. 20 & 21, 2002) of wild shiner
fishing with Ron's Guide Service. Cold front and windy conditions
shut the fish down. Bass were caught in the North Shore area of
Lake Okeechobee.
LAKE
OKEECHOBEE BASS FISHING REPORT:
JANUARY
28 & 29, 2002
Lake Okeechobee
bass fishing angler Dan Riedesel (Davenport, IA - ph: 563-386-7933
- e-mail: dcrtool@worldnet.att.net)
caught and released about 15 up to 7 lbs. during 1 and the half
days (Jan. 28 & 29, 2002) of artificial lure fishing with
Ron's Guide Service. The trophy 7 lb. bass was caught on a green
glitter worn. Bass were caught in the Monkey Box and North Shore
areas of Lake Okeechobee.
LAKE
OKEECHOBEE BASS FISHING REPORT:
JANUARY
23 & 24, 2002
Lake Okeechobee
bass fishing angler Bill Bowe (Princeton, IA - e-mail:
bbowe@bowemachine.com) caught and released 10 bass up to 3 lbs.
during 2 half days (Jan. 23 & 24, 2002) of wild shiner fishing
with Cap'n Ron. Bass were caught in the the North Shore areas
of Lake Okeechobee.
BASS
FISHING REPORT:
Sept.
6 & 7, 1999
Jeff Schadle and wife (Vinton,
IA - ph: 319-472-5395) caught only 5 bass up to 6 1/2 lbs. during
2 half days (Sept. 6 & 7, 1999) of Florida wild shiner fishing
with Captain Ron. The poor fishing Jeff experienced we figure
was due to heavy evening showers and very hot days. The 6 1/2
lb'er however made Jeff's day. A fish of this size is a trophy
in the state of Iowa! Bass were taken on Okeechobee's North Shore
in the open pockets scattered throughout the open water weed beds.
All the bass were released.
BASS
FISHING REPORT:
May
10 - 14, 1999
Brian Ouderkirk
(Davenport, IA - ph: 319-324-2733) and brother Ed (Davenport,
IA - ph: 319-323-4939) caught
about 80 bass up to 6 lbs during 5 days (May 10 - 14, 1999) of
wild shiner fishing with Captain Ron. Brian caught two bass that
weighed 6 lbs each and an 11 3/4 lb. mudfish. His brother Ed landed
a 5 3/4 lb. bass and several others in the 4 - 5 lb. range. A
pickerel that weighed at least 4 lbs was also boated by Ed. The
best catch of the trip was a 10 1/2 lb. huge bass that I noticed
floating on top of the water struggling to stay submerged. Upon
netting this beauty after several tries, we discovered that it
had a very large fish in its stomach that caused it to be unable
to stay submerged. This trophy bass as of this time is recovering
in one of my shiner tanks. I have been treating it with antibiotics
and will release it in Okeechobee soon. I fished the Monkey Box
and North Shore areas of Lake Okeechobee. All bass caught were
released.
Mark and Nancy Welsh (Iowa City, IA - ph: 319-339-0608 - e-mail:
MNSWelsh@aol.com)
caught and released 14 bass
during a half day (May 6, 1999) of Florida wild shiner fishing
on Lake Okeechobee with Ron's Guide Service. Bass where caught
in the Monkey Box area of Lake Okeechobee.
Here's
a recent e-mail I received from
the above party:
From: MNSWelsh@aol.com
<MNSWelsh@aol.com>
To: fish@ronsguideservice.com <fish@ronsguideservice.com>
Subject: Great trip
Date: Thursday, June 03, 1999 6:55 PM
Just a quick
note to tell you that my wife, Nancy and I had a wonderful trip
to Lake O the first week of May. Our half day trip was made especially
enjoyable by our expert guide!
Since we
have only used your guide service once, I can only assume that
ALL
of your guides are the quality of our guide. Nancy and I have
had guides at
about 2 dozen locations around the world, and your guide has to
be one of the top 1 or two EVER! He took us to fish, coached us and made
us feel right at home in an afternoon that we didn't want to end.
Next time to Lake O,
he will be our guide.
Mark Welsh
- 14 fish caught * 14+ the we LDR - (long distance release)
Mark and
Nancy Welsh (Iowa City, IA - ph: 319-339-0608 - e-mail:
MNSWelsh@aol.com)
9 1/2 lb. Lake Okeechobee
trophy bass caught by Steve
Uhe - (Spencer, IA - home phone: 712-264-3014). Steve had this
lunker mounted out of the numerous Okeechobee bass caught by him
and his fishing buddy Keith Conrad (koconr@monsanto.com) and 5
other fishermen from the American Cyanamid Co. who were also guided
for 2 days by 2 additional professional Florida fishing guides.
All bass caught were released except the 9 1/2 lb'er. Arden Kinnander
(Armstrong, IA - home phone: 712-864-3476) who unfortunately couldn't
make the trip however did arrange this successful Lake Okeechobee
bass fishing trip. All bass were caught using shiners. Captain
Ron was Steve and Keith's fishing guide.
Scott Rodenburg (Bettendorf, IA - ph: 319-355-8897) and Craig
Jaruis (Davenport, IA - ph: 319-323-9945) caught a 7 1/2 and a
6 1/2 lb. bass wild shiner fishing with Captain Ron and one of
his other guide's.
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This
Special Rate of only $180.00 is for
1 person and includes: 2 (four hour) half days of shiner bass
fishing, 1 night of motel lodging free of charge,
6 dozen shiners free
of charge, USCG licensed guide,
bass boat, fuel and all tackle.
We
require 2 persons on our Special Rate.
Required
Deposit for 2 persons is $180.00
Third person 2 half day
1 night rate charge is $100.00 additional and includes 2 (four
hour) half days of shiner bass fishing, 1 room for 3 persons for
1 night of motel lodging free
of charge, 2 dozen extra shiners
free of charge, USCG licensed guide, bass boat, fuel and
all tackle.
Required
Deposit for 3rd. person is $100.00 Click
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