Eagle Picks up Dinner on Lake Toho
Hi this is Capt John Leech with your Lake Toho fishing report.
We had a great trip with James, his brother, and one of his really good friends. We went out and caught a bunch of pre-stage spawning fish up in the shallows. We targeted spawning areas with Kissimmee grass and lily pads, throwing plastic lures.
Once the artificial lure bite slowed down, we also went shiner fishing. We had to target pre-spawning bass on the break lines of the underwater vegetation by trolling shiners.
During the trip, we actually had an Eagle come swoop down near us; it came really close to the boat. The bird dove down to pick up a fish that had a bad day, by swimming to close to the surface out in the open water. It was a really neat experience to see this bird come within 30 yards of the boat and pick up this fish. We tried to get it on video, but the bird was too fast, and I guess camera-shy.
Anyway, just another really neat experience on the water of Lake Toho, so that’s it for now. This is Captain John Leech signing off.
Captain John Leech has been a full-time guide in Central Florida for over 20 years. He specializes in Central Florida bass fishing and is one of the best at targeting big trophy-sized largemouth bass in the Orlando area. His first guide trip was in Leesburg, Florida on the Harris Chain of Lakes. By 1983, I was fortunate to be able to do the one thing I loved the most, FISH, and make a living doing it. That is what I call a dream job, Central Florida Bass Fishing Guide. No doubt that fishing in Orlando is one of the best in the world.
