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Dave and his wife had a great day peacock bass fishing in Florida!

I always love the opportunity to get to guide the men and women that keep this country safe. Today I am out with MP Sgt. Dave Brugger and his new bride Jenn Brugger and able to be a part of their fishing honeymoon. What a gal Dave found…one that wants to go fishing on your honeymoon! She is OK in our book Dave and a very good angler herself!

We fished the Miami airport lakes and canals today to around 20 peacocks up to 4 1/2 pounds. The peacocks are doing quite well again and with the warm weather that we still have the fishery will remain productive well into the new year. Should we not get the real bad cold fronts of the past several seasons I am looking for a major early spawn this year likely starting in late February or early March. This is a great time to be down here in Florida targeting the peacocks.

Give me a call guys and lets get your peacock bass fishing trip to Florida started! Seeeeeeya on the water!
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Tight Lines,

Bassmaster Guide Service Inc.
Southwest Ranches, FL.

Call us toll free at (877) FLA-PKOK or (888) 8-GLADES for more information on our trips. You may also email us at booking@bassmasterguideservice.com. We would love to hear from you.

Calvin Bearry our Amazon fishing buddy on lake Okeechobee bass fishing!

Calvin has been coming with me to the Amazon for the last couple of years and man do we have a blast fishing together! My fishin pal and his wife come to South Florida every year all the way from northern California in their motor home for the NASCAR races in Homestead. Naturally I get a call every year to do some bassin which I always look forward to!

We fished the South end of the lake today and had a great time catching a bunch of bass up to 6 pounds on fast moving swim baits and frogs. This is a fun top water bite guys which I think we can all agree is the best of the best!

Come on down and lets do some bass fishing!

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Tight Lines,

Bassmaster Guide Service Inc.
Southwest Ranches, FL.

Call us toll free at (877) FLA-PKOK or (888) 8-GLADES for more information on our trips. You may also email us at booking@bassmasterguideservice.com. We would love to hear from you.

Me, Steve McDonald with a beautiful lake Okeechobee largemouth bass!

Man guys this lake is unbelievable! Each and every time I am on the BIG O it shows me something different. There is so much grass in the lake right now its crazy and you had better have the right gear if you want to land these big fish. The level of the lake right now is just under 14 feet so navigation is not really an issue. You do need to be careful running back inside the tall grass lines though as there could be other anglers you will not see before it is too late. We always like to idle into the cattail lines.

The bite has been great for bass up to 7 pounds on soft plastic swim baits like a Gambler BIG EZ in the really thick grass. Some days especially when it is warmer for a few days the top water bite has been fantastic on moving baits like a trixie shark or another buzz type frog…the one you may have seen that I like from JDS Custom Baits. The Tuscaroran tomahawk has also been a great bait when the bass want to chase something down. As always though if you want that really big bit pitching the big cattail heads with a Texas rigged craw seems to be the ticket as the larger females love that thick cover and typically spawn on the outside edges of these heads.

Come on down to our warm water bass factory Lake Okeechobee guys…the spawn is on!

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Tight Lines,

Bassmaster Guide Service Inc.
Southwest Ranches, FL.

Call us toll free at (877) FLA-PKOK or (888) 8-GLADES for more information on our trips. You may also email us at booking@bassmasterguideservice.com. We would love to hear from you.

One of our best clients Jose Hernandez and a Okeechobee Bruiser!

November has been shaping up to be an awesome month to be here to fish world famous lake Okeechobee for some of our Flrorida strain largemouth! We have had a couple small cold fronts come down over the past couple weeks and that seems to be moving the first wave of spawning fish to their bedding areas. Pretty much on every guide trip we are seeing consistent action throughout the day and have several chances at a big bass. We have been throwing swimbaits like a Tuscaroran “Tomahawk” and the Gambler Big EZ or little swimmer up over thick pencil grass fields. You better have the big stick and hang on!

The lake is at a safe level right now so running all over is fine and its chock full of new grass to fish. We are able to all get to our favorite areas which is nice…a far cry from the super low water levels we had just months ago where we were confined to certain parts of the lake for safety reasons. This lake is on fire right now guys and will do nothing but get better as we approach the winter season here in South Florida. Come on down and lets go bass fishing!

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Tight Lines,

Bassmaster Guide Service Inc.
Southwest Ranches, FL.

Call us toll free at (877) FLA-PKOK or (888) 8-GLADES for more information on our trips. You may also email us at booking@bassmasterguideservice.com. We would love to hear from you.

A slideshow of my 6th trip to the Amazon….My BEST yet!!!

Most all of you reading this are all avid freshwater fishermen….well please do yourself a favor and figure out when or how you can get down to the Amazon with me to experience the best freshwater fishing on the planet! However please understand that this is not for the faint at heart! If you have fished with me in the past several years then you have been briefed on the most exciting freshwater fish in the world! It is time to get it together and head South!! These are NOT fish guys and gals they are animals!

We fished the Rio Cuiuni with my good friend Maicon Bianchi owner of the Amazon Tucuna operation. He built a fantastic new mother-ship for us that has all the frills…best guides in the region of Barcelos, Amazonas…best food I have ever had in 6 trips to the Amazon…and the most personalized – attention to detail atmosphere I have been a part of yet. Dont get me wrong guys I have enjoyed each and every trip that I have been on to the Amazon as there is always a new adventure but this one was the best for me!

The Rio Cuiuni is a tributary of the mighty Rio Negro river located in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. It is a fairly shallow river which does not permit the large yachts from passing its mouth. In the Tucuna with its shallow draft we sail right on up the river past the bigger operations!! This is where the best fishing is guys! 6 or 700 fish for the week among 6 anglers…. the slideshow above I believe tells the story!!

I want all of you interested in this trip to get a hold of me soon and as always….

COME LIVE THIS ADVENTURE!

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Tight Lines,

Southwest Ranches, FL.

Call us toll free at (877) FLA-PKOK or (888) 8-GLADES for more information on our trips. You may also email us at booking@bassmasterguideservice.com. We would love to hear from you.

Greg from Canada with a nice peacock bass here in Miami, FL.!

Well guys it is now November and we are still catching the butterfly peacock bass with good success on our guide trips. As the water has began to cool there has been a decent top-water bite for these feisty fish from the Amazon. What a strong fish is what most of our clients say after catching their first peacock bass. They are strong and are a very fast fish. They have quickly become my favorite game fish here in South Florida and the ones in the jungles of Brazil are simply amazing!

I hope that each and every one of you can come and experience my favorite fish with me!! This is going to be a great season guys and gals so give us a call to get your adventure started! Seeeeya on the water

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Tight Lines,

Bassmaster Guide Service Inc.
Southwest Ranches, FL.

Call us toll free at (877) FLA-PKOK or (888) 8-GLADES for more information on our trips. You may also email us at booking@bassmasterguideservice.com. We would love to hear from you.

Tim Duke and a monster bullseye snakehead in Ft. Lauderdale!

I tell you what there are a lot of these huge bullseye snakeheads swimming around here in South Florida! Just about every time we fish for them we are amazed at how many big ones there are. What a battle is all I can say about these fish and are a great challenge for any angler. If you like topwater fishing for bass then you will love these fish!

We are snakehead fishing guides in Florida and offer fishing trips for this exotic species from the Ft. Lauderdale area. You can elect to fish from our bass boat or target them with us from the bank. If you are interested in catching these bulls eye snakeheads here in South Florida then please give me a call to get your trip started!

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Tight Lines,

Southwest Ranches, FL.

Call us toll free at (877) FLA-PKOK or (888) 8-GLADES for more information on our trips. You may also email us at booking@bassmasterguideservice.com. We would love to hear from you.

My boys landed a big Jaguar Guapote Cichlid in Miami, FL.!

This picture did not do the fish justice! This was one of the biggest jaguars that I have ever seen! They are like a crappie on steroids! This is just some of the species of fish that reside in the Miami lakes and canals. When you come down to fish the peacock bass with us you will have a good chance to catch one of these fish for yourself. They have beautiful markings!

Just another awesome day of peacock bass fishing here in Sunny South Florida. After all guys that is why we are called the “Sunshine State”….come on down and lets go fishing! See you soon!

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Tight Lines,

Bassmaster Guide Service Inc.
Southwest Ranches, FL.

Call us toll free at (877) FLA-PKOK or (888) 8-GLADES for more information on our trips. You may also email us at booking@bassmasterguideservice.com. We would love to hear from you.

Tim Duke from Utah with a nice peacock bass in Miami, FL.!

Tim comes down all the time to fish with us and generally brings someone new to experience our fantastic fishery here in Southeast Florida. This trip we decided on fishing peacock bass one day and Tim’s favorite for snakeheads the next. I always enjoy our trips together as we have a great time fishing together and have become friends over the past couple years.

The peacock bass bite is still quite good. The fish are on the tail end of their spawning season and beginning to move to the deeper water in the canals as our temps start to cool off. I am fishing a lot of jerkbaits right now and on certain days there is a decent topwater bite especially in the lakes. For the shiner fishing I am fishing them deep with a couple splitshots so they get down quickly. As always we will do what we need to do to get you on them! Get out of the cold guys and lets do some Florida bassin’!

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Tight Lines,

Southwest Ranches, FL.

Call us toll free at (877) FLA-PKOK or (888) 8-GLADES for more information on our trips. You may also email us at booking@bassmasterguideservice.com. We would love to hear from you.

We are catching some monster snakeheads in South Florida guys!!!

These fish are lots of fun to catch guys….if you are going to be here in South Florida and have a day to fish then give me a call and I will get you out for some of these apex predators. They smash topwater frogs and pull with the best of them! We can fish from the bass boat or take them on walking the banks…it is your choice! I have several clients that are hooked on this species and travel quite often to target them. You may just be my next!

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Tight Lines,

Southwest Ranches, FL.

Call us toll free at (877) FLA-PKOK or (888) 8-GLADES for more information on our trips. You may also email us at booking@bassmasterguideservice.com. We would love to hear from you.

Me, Steve McDonald landing a nice peacock bass in Miami, FL.!

Another great day of peacock bass fishing here in Florida is on record. We are still seeing some of the fish on beds which offers some really neat sight fishing opportunities. I am also catching some fish in the deeper water of the lakes and canals. The topwater bite is not quite there yet but as the waters begin to cool down near the lower 80 degree temps which will happen over the next couple of months will be a great time to come on down and throw a plug for them. There is nothing better than to watch a 4 or 5 pounder annihilate your topwater bait!

This is going to be a great season guys and gals so give us a call to get your adventure started! Seeeeya on the water

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Tight Lines,

Bassmaster Guide Service Inc.
Southwest Ranches, FL.

Call us toll free at (877) FLA-PKOK or (888) 8-GLADES for more information on our trips. You may also email us at booking@bassmasterguideservice.com. We would love to hear from you.

Alex Campuzano and a couple really nice largies in the GLADES!

Alex fishes with us a couple of times every year and we always have a great time! This trip was his first one in the glades as we generally are fishing for peacocks. Well, he said “Steve I am looking forward to a big bass this trip” soooooo…..we went to work.

With the water coming up in the swamps the bass are scattering out and seeking shallower waters so long as it is not too hot for them. There are still some really nice fish that are in the canals as well staging up waiting for the water temps to cool down before making their annual pilgrimage back to the “flats” of the Florida everglades. Guys this season there is going to a wide open bite! Get down here soon and help us catch some of these bass!!

Tight Lines,

Bassmaster Guide Service Inc.
Southwest Ranches, FL.

Call us toll free at (877) FLA-PKOK or (888) 8-GLADES for more information on our trips. You may also email us at booking@bassmasterguideservice.com. We would love to hear from you.

Tim Duke and some of the bullseye snakeheads we got today!

Like I said in my last post these fish have quickly become Tim’s favorite fish maybe even more so than his longtime love of those tiger muskies! Now each and every time that my buddy comes down he books a day for these exotic invasive predators from Asia.

South Florida is not only a melting pot for people….apparently it is for fish as well! What a fantastic fishery that we have here in the Sunshine state. Where else can you target species of fish found on just about every continent….HERE!! From our native largemouth bass in the glades then back down South to Miami for the peacock bass and with Ft. Lauderdale hosting our population of snakeheads this is a world class fishery for any angler and will rarely disappoint!

Tight Lines,

Bassmaster Guide Service Inc.
Southwest Ranches, FL.

Call us toll free at (877) FLA-PKOK or (888) 8-GLADES for more information on our trips. You may also email us at booking@bassmasterguideservice.com. We would love to hear from you.

Tim and Nancy Duke with some of the peacocks we caught today!

Tim and Nancy Duke from Utah had a great couple days fishing with us here in Sunny South Florida! Tim comes down quite a bit to fish for the bullseye snakeheads that we have here in our region. This species has quickly become Tim’s favorite fish! They are lots of fun to catch! They are really fast, they jump and eat topwater baits with reckless abandon.

We also love the peacock bass says Tim and his wife so naturally we did a day for each species and had a blast! Get on down here guys and lets go fishing!

Tight Lines,

Bassmaster Guide Service Inc.
Southwest Ranches, FL.

Call us toll free at (877) FLA-PKOK or (888) 8-GLADES for more information on our trips. You may also email us at booking@bassmasterguideservice.com. We would love to hear from you.

Bass Fishing in the Beautiful Florida Everglades – Everglades Holiday Park!

The Florida everglades bass fishing has been excellent to say the least with our low water conditions. There are a lot of alligators in the canals. This one grabbed a bass that we were reeling in so we grabbed the hook out for him and snapped a quick photo before releasing him back into the black water. I caught a bunch of small bass today with two great young anglers up to 3 pounds or so in a half day trip. The bite is good early in the morning and again in the mid afternoon.

We have been getting quite a bit of rain the last couple of weeks and the water is on the rise. Most of the airboat trails have water flowing into them and the bass are able to get back behind a lot of the maiden cane and cattails. I am still seeing some fish suspending under the lily pads. The best baits for me have been a frog, a fluke type bait, a swimbait and a senko. The usual colors like watermelon red and junebug are working well. Get out there and land yourself a lunker!

Tight Lines,

Bassmaster Guide Service Inc.
Southwest Ranches, FL.

Call us toll free at (877) FLA-PKOK or (888) 8-GLADES for more information on our trips. You may also email us at booking@bassmasterguideservice.com. We would love to hear from you.