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Lake Toho fishing guides

The Power of the Fluke

The fluke, it simply gets the job done. From Florida all the way to the northern smallmouth impoundments a fluke will catch you fish day in and day out. It’s versatility makes it one of the greatest lures ever invented. From using it as a fast action top water bait for schoolies or working it slowly when the bite gets tough the fluke covers it all. Here in Florida our Lake Toho fishing guides always have one rigged up. Through the years our guides have refined fluke fishing down to an art. Here are some of the tricks that we’ve […]

Lake Toho fishing trip lunker

Lake Toho’s Fishing is Heating Up!

That’s right! The fishing is on right now on Lake Toho, it’s the best bass fishing in Floirda and if you’re not fishing hydrilla or moving water than you’re just missing out! At this time of year the fishing become’s extremely consistent and the fish are even more predictable. With the heat of the summer the bass just kick out lunch and gorge themselves during breakfast and dinner which makes the fishing fast at those times! Our Lake Toho guides have been catching between 10-20 bass a day. With most bass weighing in at 3 pounds or more. With the […]

Collage of trophy bass caught this yea

77 Trophy bass caught so far this year!

So far this year has been one for the record books here on Toho. Since the start of the year our clients have caught 77 bass weighing 8 pounds or bigger! The mild winter has produced more consistent trophy bass fishing than ever before here on Toho, and the trophy fish haven’t stopped! Usually the biggest bass in the lake(and I mean the big big ones, the 12+ monsters/record fish) are caught during the summer months. This could mean record numbers of trophy’s being pulled in by the end of the year. To commemorate this amazing start to the year […]

Giant Lake Toho bass

So Far So Good

That’s right! As of 3/15/2017 64 bass weighing 8 pounds or more have been caught by clients of AJ’s Freelancer Bass Guide Service on Lake Toho since the start of 2017! And we haven’t even reached the end of our peak season for catching these lunkers. Is Lake Toho the best lake in the country for catching trophy bass? We’ll let the numbers speak for themselves. We would like to thank all of our clients for making this possible. After all they are the ones catching them! And if you have yet to go on a trip with us, give […]

Not All Cold Fronts Are Bad?

Not all cold fronts are bad? Yup, that’s right. I’ve seen it before and this latest cold front proves it again that some cold fronts actually help the fishing. This latest cold front is another example. The week before the front we had a slight lull in the fishing. The days prior to the front the fishing increased like normal. But it was after the front came through that the unexpected happened. The fishing went lights out and all of our guides began hoisting in multiple giant Toho bass each day (collage above). A 12 pound 9 ounce behemoth was […]

Florida trophy bass

Shiner Fishing Techniques from the Master Himself

Captain Jamie Jackson has been a shiner fishing guide on Lake Toho for over 35 years. Called the “Shiner fishing phenom” by the writers over at In-Fisherman, Jackson has perfected the art of bass fishing with shiners. In this article, we will go over all of his bass fishing tips and secrets. In the previous article we talked about how effective shiners are and how they can help you become a better artificial angler, if you have not read it I’ll provide a link to it here. To begin with we’ll start with his tackle. While shiner fishing can be […]

Lake Toho bass fishing smash down

Shiners, the secret to bettering yourself as an artificial angler

Shiners, not only do they catch giant bass but they can be used in a number of different ways to help you catch more fish with artificials. Shiners are renowned for there ability to catch the biggest bass in any body of water. The reason why shiners work so well is because it’s simply what these fish prefer to eat. Bass in a aquarium will gulp shiner after shiner while refusing to eat bluegill, frogs, or crawfish. While big bass may easily become accustom to the strange movements and shapes of artificial lures, they just can’t help themselves to the […]

Good Fishing Even After a Cold Front

On today’s Lake Toho bass fishing adventure the fishing was hot and heavy. We had a cold front pass thru the area the night before and even though we were fishing right after this cold front we still caught the heck out of fish for the first hour and a half! We couldn’t keep more than 2 rods in the water! The area that we were fishing is a spawning flat and the fish are beginning to load up in these areas. The bass fishing on Toho should get better and better as we move further into the spawning period. […]

Winter News Flash Update

Once again it is peak season for trophy bass fishing on West Lake Tohopekaliga and the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes in Central Florida. If you’re looking for a 10-pound plus bass of a lifetime, now is one of the best times to cast your line into Toho’s grassy waters. More Lake Toho super hogs are landed between Thanksgiving and Easter than at any other time of the year! Why? Toho’s water level is up and its water temperature is cooling. Groups of big roe-laden female bass are gathering in pre-spawn and post-spawn staging areas. They are looking for a big […]

Bass fishing in Florida after a hurricane

With it being hurricane season I’m sure many people are wondering how they affect the bass fishing after they come through an area and how they affect the lakes in the big picture. All of the Kissimmee grass, bulrush, and various other types of grass and reed fields that inhabit the lakes will be cleaned out with the heavy winds. This will allow for those plants to grow greener and fuller than usual which is great for the long run. But along with cleaning up the grass fields the wind will also stir up silt and gunk off the bottom […]