Hey everybody, this is Captain Dave Lauer calling in from Slims Fish Camp at Lake Okeechobee.
I am actually calling in for Monday and Wednesday trip all at once, kinda like a two-for-one for all you listeners. For all you fishermen out there, its like catching two fish on one shiner..lol
So for both days, Monday and Wednesday, I had Pete Miller from Rochester, New York, and his son Tim from Cleveland, Ohio. The father and son duo spent three days fishing with us, the first two days with me and yesterday with Captain Roger in the Florida Everglades. The trip was planned in memory of a friend who died. Personally, I thought this was so cool. They had a friend who had passed away, and they came down here as a memorial trip because they all loved fishing together.
The fishing was a steady pick for both days; it wasn’t fast and furious like it can be sometimes. The water is high, and it is a bit discolored because the wind has blown from the North. It scatter out the fish and limits where you can fish, we found a few different spots that were a study fish.
I think the first day, Monday, we had only two fish in the (3) three-pound range, the second day, Tim had a (5 lb – 14oz) five-pound fourteen-ounce Okeechobee kicker. The very last cast of the day, Peter caught a (5lb – 90z) five-pound nine-ounce trophy for himself.
The fishing is only going to pick up as the temps lower. The weather is beautiful here on Okeechobee. It’s in the seventies, sunny, little breeze, no bugs..let’s go fishing!
Talk to you later, Captain Dave out…
Capt. David Lauer is part of our Bass Online Pro Team and considered a top pro angler and Lake Okeechobee Fishing Guide.
Full-time Lake Okeechobee Fishing Guide that still fishes the FLW Outdoor Tour, Dave mainly guides out of Belle Glade, FL at Slims Fish Camp, also out of Clewiston at Jolly Roger Marina. He has a long list of tournament experiences, including the FLW, Everstart, and BFL tournaments. When David is not fishing famous Lake Okeechobee, he guides on Lake Osborne and catches monster Peacock bass.
