Florida Wild Shiner Bass Fishing
Brag'n Board: March 2001

The month of March came in like a lamb. Some good catches were made during the warm spell. Okeechobee's bass were preparing to go on the beds to spawn on the March full moon. A cold front which brought our morning temperatures down in the low 40's and one morning it was a very chilly 37 degree moved the bass off the beds and shut down the fishing. The forecast for the rest of this month is expected to be excellent. We should not have any more cold fronts until next winter - I hope...

Enjoy viewing hundreds of pictures of Florida bass fishing trophy bass that were caught while fishing on Lake Okeechobee by anglers from across the United States. Our Florida bass fishing trophy bass pictures are also cataloged under each month they were caught during the 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999 and 1998 calendar years. A Florida bass fishing report on amount of bass caught, area caught and other information is listed with each trophy bass picture. To ensure validity the angler's name, address, phone number and e-mail address is also listed with every Florida bass fishing report.

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Lake Okeechobee's low water conditions which has congregated the bass in the deep water areas of the lake, making them easier to catch, is really helping my guide parties land some good size bass. Trophy bass fishing forecast for the March and April spawn under the low water conditions should be the best ever.



Florida Shiner Bass Fishing Brag'n Board
6 1/4 lb'er - March 27 & 28, 2001

Florida wild shiner bass fishing father and son anglers Anthony Lee Sr. and 5 1/2 year-old Anthony Jr. (Vero Beach, FL - ph: 561-770-2793 - E-Mail: aclee64@aol.com) caught and released 15 bass up to 6 1/4 lbs during 2 half days (March 27 & 28, 2001) of wild shiner bass fishing with Ron's Guide Service. Little Anthony caught the 6 1/4 lb'er (left) and a 4 lb'er (right) as well as most of the 15 bass put in the boat. They fished the Harney Pond canal and Sportsman canal areas of Lake Okeechobee.

Here's an E-Mail testimonial I received from the above bass fishing party:

FLORIDA WILD SHINER BASS FISHING TESTIMONIAL:
MARCH 30, 2001

From: <ACLEE64@aol.com>
To: <fish@ronsguideservice.com>
Subject: Re: Fishing trip
Date: Friday, March 30, 2001 2:38 PM

HI Ron,
Lil Anthony has talked of nothing else since we have been home. We weren't
able to fish the lake or even to boat on it, but that's Mother Nature and if
she decides to have a drought there's not much anyone can do about it.
Randy was our guide. We could not have asked for a better one. We
also had the privilege of meeting his father. You would do well to always
keep those two on your payroll, they are both fantastic. I can't express to
Randy enough thanks for the absolutely wonderful two days he gave us. When we
venture your way again to drop a line, it would be a privilege to have Randy
or his father to be our guide.
The weather was beautiful. We let Lil Anthony catch the fish. We set
lines out and then let him real them in. I learned how to use a bait casting
reel also. I'm looking forward to picking one up for myself now. Randy still
probably hasn't gotten all the bird nest out yet that I created. 7 fish were
caught the first day , 8 the second day. Lil Anthony finished up the second
day with a 4 pounder followed closely with his trophy 6 1/4 pound bass.
I'll just end this E-Mail by saying that when we were leaving I asked Lil
Anthony "It was a great trip wasn't it"? And he replied, Dad it was a perfect
trip!

Thanks Ron & Randy.

..Andy & Anthony Lee...

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Florida Shiner Bass Fishing Brag'n Board
8 lb, & 6.2 lb'er - March 26 - 28, 2001

Florida shiner bass fishing anglers (left) Bruce Pope (Peoria, IL - ph: 309-689-1973 - E-Mail: 102433.706@compuserve.com) and (right) Brian Pope (Menlville, MO - 314-894-8635) caught and released about 50 bass that included a 8 lb. and 6 lb. 2oz. bass during 3 days of wild shiner bass fishing on March 26 - 28, 2001. Brian caught the 8 lb'er. Bruce got the 6 lb. 2oz. bass. They fished the Harney Pond canal and Sportsman canal areas of Lake Okeechobee.

Bruce Pope

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Florida Shiner Bass Fishing Brag'n Board
6 1/2 lb, & 6 lb'er - March 17, 2001

Florida shiner bass fishing anglers Roy Dames (LaGrange, IL - ph: 708-246-4848 - mail: RoyDames@aol.com) and Jack Adams(Lockport, IL) caught and released 15 bass that included a 6 1/2 lb. and 6 lb. bass during one day of wild shiner bass fishing on March 17, 2001. Roy (left) caught the 6 1/2 lb'er. Jack (right) got the 6 lb'er. They fished the Harney Pond canal area of Lake Okeechobee.

Here's an E-Mail testimonial I received from the above bass fishing party:

FLORIDA WILD SHINER BASS FISHING TESTIMONIAL:
MARCH 21, 2001

From: <RoyDames@aol.com>
To: <info@ronsguideservice.com>
Subject: Pictures
Date: Wednesday, March 21, 2001 8:13 PM

Hi Ron,

Sure had a great time fishing with your guide. We would love to have a
copy of each of our pictures or be able to copy them from your website.
Please let me know how I can do that. Thanks so much.

Roy Dames

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Florida Shiner Bass Fishing Brag'n Board
8 3/4 lb, 6 1/2 lb, 6 1/4 lb & 6 lb'er - March 13 & 14, 2001

Florida shiner bass fishing anglers (bottom right) Ken Jackson (Montgomery, TX - ph: 936-582-1567 - E-Mail: kjgj@mcia.com) and Sid Spencer (Saminole, OK ph: 405-382-1628) caught and released about 24 bass that included an 8 3/4 lb., 6 1/2 lb., two that were 6 1/4 lbs and a 6 lb. bass during 2 days of Florida wild shiner bass fishing with with Ron's Guide Service on March 13 & 14, 2001. Sid caught the 8 3/4 lb., 6 1/2 lb. and 6 1/4 lb. trophy bass. Ken caught a 6 1/4 and 6 lb'er. These guys fished under "heavy wind" conditions during the 2 days they were here. All bass were caught in Harney Pond canal area of Lake Okeechobee.

Low water conditions which has the bass bunched up in the canals are producing catches like this and the others listed below!

Wow! The low water conditions has produced 5 trophy bass in 2 days of wild shiner fishing.

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Florida Shiner Bass Fishing Brag'n Board
8 1/4 lb & 7 1/4 lb'er - March 9 - 11, 2001

Florida shiner bass fishing anglers John Lewis (Pittston, PA - ph: 570-388-6865 - E-Mail: jrlewis@epix.net) and John Lewis, Jr.(Knightdale, NC - ph: 919-217-8272) caught and released about 40 bass that included a 8 1/4 lb. and 7 1/2 lb. bass during 3 days of Florida wild shiner bass fishing with with Ron's Guide Service on March 9, 10 & 11, 2001. John Jr. caught both trophy bass. These guys fished under cold front and extremely "heavy wind" conditions during the 3 days they were here. Although they did not catch numbers they got the numbers in pounds that counted. Bass were caught in Harney Pond canal area of Lake Okeechobee.

Here's an E-Mail testimonial I received from the above bass fishing party:

FLORIDA WILD SHINER BASS FISHING TESTIMONIAL:
MARCH 15, 2001

From: CTE <jrlewis@epix.net>
To: Cap'n Ron <fish@ronsguideservice.com>
Subject: Re: Fishing trip
Date: Thursday, March 15, 2001 6:33 AM

Ron,
The fishing trip was great. We had an excellent time. Never saw a lake
on fire before. Our guide was fantastic. He really knows how to fish
and find the big ones. He was very helpful and a pleasure to spend time
with. The only disappointment was not being able to get on the big lake.
As I remember, we caught 36 bass and about 10 to 15 others. My son, Dr.
John R. Lewis of Knightdale, N.C. caught an 8 1/4 and 7 1/2 bass. My
biggest was just about 5 lbs. We caught a lot of fish between 3 and 5
lbs. We have some pictures if you need them, but will have to mail them
as I don't have a scanner. If you can E-Mail the pictures and the
article, I would appreciate it.

Thank You
John R. Lewis

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Florida Shiner Bass Fishing Brag'n Board
6 1/4 lb & 6 lb'er - March 11 & 12, 2001

Florida wild shiner bass fishing couple James & Michelle Ellis (Summerset, NJ - ph: 732-545-8858 - E-Mail: ellisiv@email.msn.com) caught and released about 15 bass that included a 6 1/4 lb. and 6 lb. bass during 2 half days of Florida wild shiner bass fishing with with Ron's Guide Service on March 11 & 12, 2001. Michelle caught the 6 1/4 lb'er. James got the 6 lb'er. Bass were caught in Harney Pond canal area of Lake Okeechobee.

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Florida Shiner Bass Fishing Brag'n Board
6 1/4 lb'er - March 8 & 9, 2001

Florida shiner bass fishing anglers Bob and Anjie Steffen (Arvilla, ND - ph: 701-594-5808) caught and released 12 bass up to 6 1/4 lbs during 2 half days of Florida wild shiner bass fishing with with Ron's Guide Service on March 8 & 9, 2001. Bob caught the 6 1/4 lb'er. Bass were caught in Harney Pond canal area of Lake Okeechobee.

Florida Shiner Bass Fishing Brag'n Board
7 1/2 lb, 6 1/2 lb & 6 lb'er - March 5 - 7, 2001

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Florida Shiner Bass Fishing Brag'n Board
9 1/2 lb'er - March 3, 2001

Florida wild shiner bass fishing couple Bob and Susan Miller (Milton, PA - ph: 570-742-3725 - E-Mail: shmiller@uplink.net) caught and released 25 bass up to 9 1/2 lbs during 2 half days of Florida wild shiner bass fishing with with Ron's Guide Service on March 3 & 4, 2001. Sue caught the 9 1/2 lb'er. Bass were caught in Harney Pond canal area of Lake Okeechobee.

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