Shellens Guide Service
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User:
Captain Mike Shellon
Location:
Okeechobee, FL
United States
United StatesContact Name:
Shellens Guide Service
Address:
38 Lake Dr.
Okeechobee, FL 34974
Okeechobee, FL 34974
Toll Free Phone:
Mobile:
Description:
Lake Okeechobee
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Lake Okeechobee is the second largest freshwater lake in the United States. The 730 square mile lake is located in south central Florida. It is shallow (average depth 9 feet or 2.7 meters) and provides an ideal habitat for bass.
. The Big O is the place to go if you want to catch big bass. It is a fishermans paradise. You can expect to tangle with 7-10 pound bass. The lake record is 15 pounds 5 ounces. While fishing is very good year-round it is particularly spectacular during spawning season.
A Florida freshwater fishing license is required
.and are available on-line from the Florida Fish
.and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Amenities:
Bait & Tackle, Coolers and ice, Instruction, Rods, Safety Gear, Transportation
In business since:
1980
Experience:
Captain Mike Shellen is a full time resident of Okeechobee Florida and has been fishing Lake Okeechobee since 1979. He's a member of the Lake Okeechobee Guide Association and is licensed by the United States Coast Guard. Captain Mike is also an outdoor writer with weekly columns featured in Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers and the Penny Saver Magazine.Mike also writes a monthly column for Outdoor Florida Magazine&Woods 'N' Water Magazine&Coastal Angler Magazine&and Okeechobee Magazine .Captain Mikes fishing reports are features on Fishin.com and Okeechobee360.com
What to bring:
Appropriate Clothing, Beverages, Camera, Comfortable Shoes, Fishing License, Food Supplies, Hat, Jacket, Lunch, No glass bottles, Raingear, Soft soled shoes , Sunglasses, Sunscreen, Warm Clothing
Boat & Equipment Info
Boat Name:
Shellen Guide Service
Length:
22 Feet
No. of engines:
1
Manufacturer:
Ranger
Model:
521VX
Year:
2007
Crew Members
Fishing Reports
Okeechobee Bass Fishing
May 17, 2012
I fished with Eric & ann Naegler from Mo. today, it was an incredible fishing morning, the fish were chewing! The only problem was it started raining and we got wet, but what the heck, we caught bass on every cast nearly for 3 hours....
May 2012
May 5, 2012
I fished with the Trevino family from Ca. today. Rene and his wife Christina had been fishing with us before and this year brought there boys back. I had Rene and Zack and the other boat was nephew Andy and Rene Jr. it was a great day with these wonderful people.
May 4,2012
I fished with Jeff & Dan Gilhenny from NY today, we had a great day the fish are biting and the weather is perfect. 40 to 60 fish trips are the norm.
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April 2012
April 9, 2012
I fished with Ronald Martin from Ft Pierce along with his son and his grandson today. We caught bass on shiners and shell crackers on red worms.
April 8, 2012
I fished with Don Allison and his son Deeno today, the boys are from Ohio and wanted a big bass. Deeno caught one!
April 7, 2012
I fished with John Keller & Rusty Brink, It was an extremely windy day making it very tough. We had a great time chatting and catching...
April 2012
April 5, 2012
I fished with the Bostic Boys today, Dad Ted, And twin sons Geoff & Tim, it was their first trip to Okeechobee and one they will never forget. We started the morning with shiners and Ted and Tim both caught big bass. Geoff had a shot at one but she evaded us. After shiners we got onto an areas with bedding shell cracker and caught more shell cracker than I really wanted to clean, the boys took 20 of the fish home to eat and I cleaned the rest for my family to eat. It...
March 2012, Great Fishing!
March 28, 2012
Im fished with Tony Chin again today and he brought along another one of his firefighting friends Justin. We had a great morning catching bass in very rough windy conditions, sometimes the harder it blows the better these Okeechobee Bass bite.
March 27, 2012
I fished with Joe Smith & Carey Frazier today, it was their first trip to Okeechobee and a very good one.
March 26, 2012
I fished with Brian Graves from Va....
March 2012, Great Fishing!
March 20, 2012
I fished with James & Deb Dunbar from Tn today, for their first trip to Okeechobee is was a tremendous one. We caught over 50 bass again this morning.
March 19, 2012
I fished with Eddie Zoon from NJ and his grandson Jake today, it was a windy morning but lately it seems the harder the wind blows the better the bass bite.
March 18, 2012
I fished with Zach Miller from Ohio, his Dad Max and his Uncle Scott today. We h...
March 2012, Great Fishing!
March 13, 2012
I fished with Raymond Hebert from Canada again today, Ray is a Quantam Pro-Staff member and is well versed when it comes to fishing. The wind eased up and the water cleared up and the bass were on fire again today.
March 12, 2012
I fished with Bill Briggs and his brother Paul today. The wind was howling, creating waves that were too big for the boat to even hold. The water on the North shore got very dirty making fishing very tough. We still caug...
February 2012, Great Fishing!
February 25, 2012
I fished with Dan Kinsella & Bill McGowan from NY today, the day started like a house on fire, with bass biting on every cast, rain moved in on us and the wind started to howl until we finally packed it.
February 24, 2012
Today was to be day 2 with Tom & Jessie, Tom caught the flu-bug and did not make the call this morning, so it was just Jessie and myself. It might have been the fastest bite we have had in a long time. Great fishin...
February 2012, Great Fishing!
I fished with Corey & Sonya Hart from Ont. today, Bass fishingm is getting better every day, the big fish were on fire today. Corey caught two big Bass and lost 2 more.
February 20, 2012
I fished with long time client Roger Schroeder and his brother Ken today. We had a great day on the water. The bass are biting and it looks like the big fish are in play too.
February 19, 2012
I fished with Beryl Anthony again today, last time Beryl came...
February Fishing Report
February 14, 2012
I fished with longtime friend/client Brian Reimers and his buddy Fred Kot today, the boys are from Washington state and love to catch Bass. It was very co9ld (36*) yesterday and the water temperature dropped 7 to 10 degrees overnight. We did not know what to expect this morning. the bass bit sporadically throughout the day and we managed to catch a lot of great bass. The weather is warm and the water is warming even more today, so we are looking forward to even better...
February 2012, Great Fishing!
February 8, 2012
I fished with Mike Klopfer from Ohio and his friends AJ & Barb Phillips from Ark. today. It was another cloudy and very foggy day and the fish were on fire, There really aren't words tyo describe the Bass fishing on Lake Okeechobee right now, so I will let the pictures tell the story.
February 7, 2012
I fished with Brian Grave from Virginia again today. It was a dreary, dark and cloudy day with a light mist falling, perfect for fi...
Sunday, November 27, 2011
November 27, 2011
I fished with Jose Ortega and his son Julien & Sebastian again today, the last time we fished together it was windy and cold. this time we caught a good day and the fishing was on fire. We caught bass from sunrise until 11am on shiners and artificial baits.
November 25, 2011
I fished with Ben Stafford from Michigan today, Ben is relatively new to Fl. and had never bass fished before, and had never been on Lake Okeechobee before either....
Captain Mike's Fishing Report
November 20, 2011
I fished with three generations of the Reynolds family from Buffalo NY, the catching was fast today, every cast resulting in a bite, numerous times as soon as it hit the water. It was hard to keep up with baiting the rods and landing bass. What a terrfific day!
November 18, 2011
I fished with 2 Alberto's today, the guys were part of the Cornerstone group fishing day. The beautiful sunrise started our day off right, and then a few hours later...
November, Big Bass of Lake Okeechobee!
November 15, 2011
I fished with Eric Wesel and his 17 year old daughter Bianca today. It was Biancas first bass fishing trip and she had a ball catching Okeechobee Bass. It was incredibly foggy this morning so it took us longer than usual to get to our spot, but once we did the bite was steady. Eric caught a bass that weighed 9 pounds, the fish are healthy and fat, it should be another terrific spawn....
November 06, 2011
November, Big Bass of Lake Okeechobee!
November 6, 2011
A beautiful day on Lake Okeechobee today and I spent it with the Davis family from Palm Beach. Lee, Dolly and their five year old twins Evaline & Wade joined me for a morning of fishing fun. We caught lots of bass, but aside from that we had drinks & snacks, both very important elements on a fishing trip. It was a wonderful day of fishing, full of laughs and giggles.
Novbember 5, 2011...
Saturday, October 22, 2011
October, Cooler Water, Bigger Bass!
October 22, 2011
I fished with Jose Ortega and hjis sons Julian and Sebastian today. The guys have fished with us several times and are a lot of fun to be with. The fishing was not up to par today, the water has come up 18 inches in the last month and is still rising. Better days are coming!
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October, Cooler Water, Bigger Bass!
October 14, 2011
I fished with Ron Waller and his friend Gene today. The lake has risen 6 inches this week and the bass are biting, we caught bass non-stop until our bait was gone.
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October, Cooler Water, Bigger Bass!
The water temps have dropped 10 degrees in the last week, which shocked the fish a bit, but today they started biting again. As the water cools the big Bass will go on the prowl to feed! I fished with Russ Luce, Ed Beebe and their Friend Fran today. The guys are from Mass. and were in awe of the Big "O". We caught Bass on shiners and rattle traps.
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September, Okeechobee Bassin!
September 24, 2011
Today I fished with Kevin and Ann Erdelyn from Bradenton. As you can see in the background of the photos, we are fishing in the lake and it is dead calm still. As all savvy fishermen know dead calm ultra clear water makes for tough fishing and today was no different. We kept pecking away and managed to catch some nice fish in spite of the conditions.
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September, Okeechobee Bassin!
I fished with Rex Criswell today. Rex is in Fla with his wife and couldn't pass up the chance to fish Lake Okeechobee, We covered a lot of ground today. we started the morning with a great top water catching 16 bass in the first hour before the sun got up in the sky. Wwe then changed to plastics and moved around the lake 6 or 7 times and caught bass everyhwhere we stopped. We fished from the Monkey Box to Uncle Joe's. Another great day on Lake Okeechobee
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Captain Mike's Fishing Reports
April 7, 2011
Today we had a two boat trip with the Wooten family from Lookout Mt Georgia. Nathan and his son Dexter, his Father Claude and nephew Eric all had a great day. We caught our fish on both shiners and artificial baits. Flukes, senko's and trick worms all got bites for us. It was another day when we caught more fish on artificial baits than live bait.
April 6, 2011
I fished with Travis & Nadine Coomer from Ky a...
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
March 2011, Incredible Bass Fishing!
March 30, 2011
Another great fishing day although it was extremely windy, we caught big numbers of bass on artificial baits early again using top water baits, senkos, flukes and worms. I fished with Al & Matt McInerney from Midland Michigan today we had a great day together, yesterday the guys fished saltwater, today it was Lake okeechobee. Right now the lake is impressing even people have have fished it...
March 2011, Incredible Bass Fishing!
March 24, 2011
I fished with Ken Rawlinson & John O'Connell today. We started the morning with a killer top water bite again, catching bass at a rapid rate. After a few hours we switched over to shiners and went through our bait in a couple hours. We caught over 70 bass and we were back at the ramp by a little after noon. I love it when the fishing is this good!
March 23, 2011
I fished with Roddy Kneur & Nick Ryder a...
March 2011, Incredible Bass Fishing!
March 17, 2011
I fished with Ralph Tyree & Larry Baker from Ky again today, we are targeting big blue gill and shell cracker and today we found them. We caught over a 100 fish, and ended up keeping 50 of the largest ones for the table. Its all happening on Okeechobee, One day we catch bass, the next we catch big shell cracker & blue gill. what a great place to fish!~
March 16, 2011
It's blue gill and shell crack...
March 2011, Incredible Bass Fishing!
March 3, 2011
The wind blew 25 to 30 mph today making it quite tough to fish anywhere on Lake Okeechobee. i fished with 20 year old John Buwalda from Michigan, John is a student at Western Michigan University and has some great fishing skills, although nothing can prepare a guy for 25 to 30 mph winds on the Big "O" We caught bass on a skinny dipper and senko's, but did not have a bass that was worthy of a photo.
March 2, 2011
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February Bassin on the Big "O"
February 23, 2011
The weather has been beautiful, warm nights, warmer days and light winds. The water temps are around 72 degrees and the bass are biting whether you are using live bait or artificials. I fished with Ken Dorony, his 14 year old son Jake and Uncle Greg today, the guys are from Michigan so it was their first trip to Okeechobee. We had a great day of catching, as usual the youngster of the bunch (Jake) caught the biggest fish, nice job buddy!...
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
February Bassin on the Big "O"
Cold & Windy again today, water temps this morning 59 degrees, good news is warm weather for the next week and a full moon, its gonna get good again! I fished with Steve Johnson from Ill today, slow bite , but steady.
Cold as heck, and windy! We still caught em though, many of them were females that were full of roe, when it warms up this week the females are going to the spawning beds again. I fished with Steve Whi...
February Bassin on the Big "O"
I fished with John Strawser again today, Saturday John caught a lot of bass on shiners, today we caught bass on artificial baits. John is relatively new to bass fishing so it was a perfect day for him to get initiated. There are a lot of bass in the shallow marsh areas and they bit! We caught fish on topwater, flukes and skinny dippers. Today was one of those days when you could have caught as many bass as you had time for, when we quit they were still biting.
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Tuesday, January 25, 2011
I fished with Phil Jackson from Anderson In. today. Phils son fished with me last year and got his dad fired up about fishing Lake Okeechobee. The big lake proved to be everything he had heard about it, providing him with more quality bass than he had ever seen before. Phil caught 3 big bass today in a very short time on a wild shiner. The bass that have already spawned have moved toward the outside edges of the cover and are feeding heavily. It got very windy today and muddied our prime fishi...
Saturday, January 08, 2011
January 2011
Today was day 2 with Ron & Thom, we got on the water earlier and had great success. The water is warming and many of the bass are finished spawning, as they move toward the outside edges of the cover the bite should be terrific!
I fished with Ron Slyder and Thom Austadt from Pa today, it was the guys first Okeechobee trip, and it was a cold and windy one. fishing was slow but we did catch fish. As the water warms eac...
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