Lake Istokpoga
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FLKayakGuy
Bronze Ambassador
3/8/25
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
68°
Omnia Community Member
Bronze Ambassador
4/8/23
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Reeds
Water Temperature
85°
Flipping reed edges with a 1/2 oz flipping jig in black and blue with a D Bomb trailer produced a beautiful 22.25 inch fish in the early morning. Keep an ear out for bass busting on fish in the reeds, if you don't hear it they are not there, keep looking around until you hear them. When the reed fish bit died off, running a burner worm in black/blue glitter around isolate patches of pads intermixed with arrow reeds and Kissimmee grass was producing good numbers. Run the worm through the pads and kill it on the edges, bass would sometimes wait until the worm reached the edge before attacking, some would be in ambush clearings in the pads, others would be around the clumps of grasses in the pads.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Grass Jigs
Structure
Reeds
Forage
Bluegill
Istokpoga is really low right now. This has positioned the fish on the edges of the deepest stretches of reeds on the lake. Anywhere where you have a few feet of water to flip you have a good chance of running into a few. While you can catch some flipping a swimming worm, It seemed like a heavier jig created a reaction strike and worked much better than a Texas rig. The shallow stuff is very difficult to get into with the low water. Make sure you are trimmed up and come in slow as you approach reed lines. I wouldn't even mess with the canals. Those fish are long gone.
See VideoOmnia Community Member
Bronze Ambassador
3/3/23
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Reeds
Pitching a Senko to reed points, See me on: MyRetirementJourney Youtube.
Todd Ernst
Bronze Ambassador
6/13/22
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Grass Jigs
Structure
Lily Pads
Forage
Bluegill
Big bass are in the pads eating big spawning bluegill . Fish early in the morning before it gets too hot.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Lily Pads
Water Temperature
65°
The bass were best in isolated pockets
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Reeds
Forage
Bluegill
Pitch a Texas rigged stick bait around the reeds for spawning fish. With the warmer weather now the have been more active shallow again.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Grass Jigs
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
90°
Water down to hurricane level you must be very careful. Early and evening is best. Take plenty of water to drink. The fishing is tough right now. Water will stay this level until November
Mason Slipis
Bronze Ambassador
1/10/23
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Reeds
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
70°
Caught flipping reeds. Weighed 5 pounds. Dead stick the worm for 10 seconds after each movement.
