Fishing Reports by Capt. Pete Matson

Fall in the Air - 11/4/09 With fall weather arriving in Central Florida and cooler temperatures beginning the fish bite is a little better. The artificial bite is good on Walk in Water and Lake Istopoka. Toho and Kissimmee Chain are good as well but fish are a litt more...
Capt. Pete Matson - Lake Walk-in-Water

Fishing Report 10-5-09 - 10-05-09 With water temperatures around 80degs. fishing was excellent this week for 3-8 lb. fish. On the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes the fish are very aggressive 20-25 fish per day. We caught fish on artificicials including top water baits, flukes more...
Capt. Pete Matson - Kissimmee Chain

Dog Days of Summer - 9-01-09 Welcome to the dog days of summer! For the last couple of weeks the fishing has been the same about 10-12 fish per trip 90% coming the first 2 hours of the day. The exception to the rule was a trip with Nick Kelly and his young friend w more...
Capt. Pete Matson - Lake Tohopekaliga

Fishing Report 7-30-09 - 7-30-09 After a couple of weeks of tough fishing the bite has picked up again. The big fish bit a little better with a 8lb 6oz. Caught by Randy Hogan of Missouri on Lake Toho. I got out 4 times this week and the fishing was good for 2-5 lb. fis more...
Capt. Pete Matson - Lake Tohopekaliga

Fishing Report 6-28-09 - 6-28-09 With water temperatures close to 90degs again. The big fish were biting on fair Lake Toho this week. I got out 5 times this week and the fishing was good for 2-5 lb. fish on the Butler Chain. The 2 biggest fish came from Lake Toho one w more...
Capt. Pete Matson - Lake Tohopekaliga

Orlando area lakes - 6-14-09 With very little rain this week water temperatures steadily rose and slowed down the big fish bite on Butler Chain, Lake Walk in the Water and Lake Toho. I got out 3 times this week and the fishing was good for 2-5 lb. fish. We averaged more...
Capt. Pete Matson - Lake Tohopekaliga

Fishing Report 5-26-09 - 5-26-09 With all the recent rain was only able to get out 3 times this week but fishing was good. Lake levels are starting to rise and it is making the fish bite. Caught both numbers and big fish too! The largest caught on a wild shiner weighing more...
Capt. Pete Matson - Orlando

Fishing Report 5-16-09 - 5-16-09 Another great week of fishing! Starting with 2 trips on Monday fishing in Lake Wales area caught 39 fish. The morning was the best bite with a very happy Mike Goodwin catching 29 fish all on shiners that day. Mike Halas of Louisville Ky c more...
Capt. Pete Matson - Kissimmee Chain

Senior Day 4-24 - 4-24-09 Fished Lake Toho and the Butler Chain this week. The fish are in a post spawn mode which means the fish a real hard to locate but when you do they are stacked up in close quarters. Wednesday was senior day I took Buzz Randall long time cli more...
Capt. Pete Matson - Lake Tohopekaliga