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Lake Istokpoga
October 14, 2009
Would like to say HELLO to all those that follow our reports on Probassnet. Sorry, we have been off for the summer. However, its time to get busy catching and reporting again.
The crappie sparked a bit in September, then the hot weather moved in and slowed the bite. Local anglers are reporting catches of nice size fish to 15 inches, trolling in open water with jigs and jig spinners, like the road runners, beatle spin, and Cotee cracker bait rigs. These are new to the area, have a minnow shaped body on a single spin colorado blade, the bait has a built in flash foil strip that crackles and flashes. The weatherman perdict cooler temps for the weekend, this will surely spark the bite, as water temps drop and fish begin to feed more for the change in season. Minnows will become the main stay, drifted under floats in four to six feet of water. I expect to see much better quality of fish this year as compared to the past few. Its a cycle that normally runs every three years, so get the dust off the poles and sharpen the hooks, or better yet come get some new ones, cause the weather is going to be great and the fish are going to bite.
For all you Bass fishermen , the lake level is up more than normal, good catches of bass reported in the pencil reed patches on junebug worms pitched back in pockets on 1/4 oz. weight. Flukes and top water baits doing well in AM, with some action around noon on top also. Watermelon red and shad color baits are best, the frog immatators are also a good choice, black, bullfrog, white, and junebug are colors you can't go wrong with. Gambler has a new hook with a bait keeper built on the shank to keep the nose of your bait from pulling down as you work thru the thick vegetation. These are great hooks, I have used them and found them to be the best I have seen in years. Stop in and I will be glad to show you how to rig this great new product to improve your catch rate. And as always bring your flipping sticks, as we all know this is one of the best flipping lakes in the state.
Hope you all had a great summer, looking forward to seeing all our ole friends soon, be safe,be well, and good luck on the big pond,
John Wood
(863-655-5510)
Lorida General Store Bait Tackle
1739 U S Hwy 98
Lorida, Fl. 33857