The action has been exciting, with lots of topwater strikes right after sunrise. Bass are crashing bait schools on the surface, creating nonstop opportunities for anglers. We’re targeting these fish with a variety of proven artificial lures, including weightless flukes, wacky rigs, and topwater frogs, which have all been producing consistent bites.
Once the early surface activity slows, we shift to working structure and grass lines where bass continue feeding throughout the morning. The mix of cooling weather and active shad schools is setting up September as one of the best months for numbers and action-packed trips in Orlando.
If you’re visiting Orlando this fall or looking for a world-class bass fishing adventure close to Disney World and Universal Studios, this is the perfect time to book. Our guided trips on Lake Butler and Lake Conway promise exciting fishing.
🎣 Reserve your Orlando bass fishing charter today by clicking the Book Now button, calling 407-455-4521, or emailing nativebassfishing@gmail.com.

The largemouth bass spawn in Central Florida typically begins in mid February and runs through April, depending on the weather and moon phases. As water temperatures rise into the mid-60s to low 70s, bass push up into shallow sandy flats, looking for ideal spots to lay their eggs.
Right now, we're averaging 20-30 bass per trip, with the majority weighing 2 to 4 pounds. However, we're starting to catch 6-8 pounders weekly, and double-digit fish are starting to show up in prime bedding areas.
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During the spawn, bass become extremely territorial, aggressively striking lures that invade their bedding zones. Here are some of the best lures we’ve been using to target spawning bass:
🎣 Soft Plastics:

• Texas-rigged Senkos & Stick Baits (Green Pumpkin, White, or Black & Blue)
• Flukes & Soft Jerkbaits (Watermelon Magic and June Bug)
• Crawfish & Creature Baits 

🎣 Bed Fishing Baits:

• White Tubes & Jigs – Easy to spot in shallow beds
• Speed Worms – Perfect for finicky bass guarding beds
• Ned Rigs & Compact Craws – Agitates big females into striking

🎣 Reaction Baits:

• Jerkbaits & Swimbaits – Great for aggressive males protecting fry
• Topwater Spooks & Poppers – Explosive bites in warmer afternoons
• Lipless Crankbaits – Covering water in transition areas

While live wild shiners are always a great option for catching bass, we’re catching the majority of our fish right now on artificial lures, making for an exciting hands-on experience.
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Spring weather in Orlando is near perfect, with daytime temperatures in the 70s to low 80s and cool mornings in the 60s. Water temperatures on Lake Butler and Lake Conway are hovering around 68-72°F, ideal for peak spawning activity.
The water clarity on Lake Butler is crystal clear, making sight fishing incredibly productive. Lake Conway, known for its sandy bottom and scattered grass patches, also offers excellent visibility for targeting big bass on beds.
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One of the most exciting techniques during the spawn is sight fishing for bass off their beds. Both Lake Butler and Lake Conway have shallow flats with sandy bottoms, making them prime locations to visually locate and target bedding bass.
🔹 Step 1: Locate the Beds
Using polarized sunglasses, we cruise along shallow areas looking for circular white spots on the bottom, which indicate bass beds. Often, you'll see the male bass guarding the nest, with a big female nearby waiting for the right moment to move in.
🔹 Step 2: Present the Lure
Once we locate a bass on a bed, we use soft plastics or jigs, dropping them right into the nest. The key is to agitate the fish until it reacts. Sometimes, it takes multiple casts, but once that bass decides to protect its bed, it explodes on the bait!
🔹 Step 3: Set the Hook!
Patience is key—once the bass picks up the bait, a quick, firm hookset ensures the fight is on. Landing a 6-8 pound bass in shallow water is one of the most adrenaline-pumping experiences in Florida bass fishing!
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Spring is peak season for catching trophy largemouth bass in Orlando, and dates are filling up fast! Whether you’re looking for a solo adventure, family outing, or a corporate team-building trip, we guarantee an unforgettable experience.
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When the temperature gets cold in Florida the bass will be affected. The Bass fishing on The Butler Chain of Lakes in Orlando is phenomenal during our colder months. The reason for this is because the lakes are much deeper than your average lake in Central Florida. The Bass are schooled up in big numbers looking for slightly warmer water, which makes catching a bunch of them all in one spot highly likely. Once we locate these large schools we use a variety of lures to get bit. Texas rigged senkos, Jerkbaits, Swimbaits, Texas rigged Flukes and Alabama Rigs have produced the most fish for us. We do use live bait as well, but we are catching the majority of our fish using artificial lures.  

The other major factor when fishing this time of year is finding the Shad. Our Shad become very active and will form giant bait balls which the Bass are heavily feeding on. Once we locate these bait balls it's game on. It looks like your ocean fishing with birds dive bombing the water and bass busting the surface. We are having major success when this happens on the Butler Chain, and it's happening pretty much every day right now. 

Myself, Captain Dave and Captain Rick can't wait to get you on some fat and happy Largemouth Bass. You can instant Book your trip today by clicking the Book Now Button or you can call us at 407-455-4521 or email  nativebassfishing@gmail.com

While the temperatures have been between the mid 80s to mid 90s this summer, it hasn't stopped us from catching Orlando's Largemouth Bass. We are having to start very early to avoid the afternoon heat, and the first three hours of the day is when we catch most of our fish. Don't let these warm temperatures scare you away from an amazing morning of Bass Fishing!

Start times and end times are crucial for having an enjoyable day on the water. We've been starting at 6:30 a.m. and fishing until 10:30 a.m. This is the coolest part of day and will get you off the water before it becomes too hot. We recommend booking no more than the 4 hour trip this time of year. We are catching a good amount of fish during the first low light hour of the day. Fish will be schooling and busting bait on the surface of the water. We've been using mostly artificial lures like swimbaits and baby flukes. As the day progresses the Bass will move into deeper water between 15-25ft. Here well use senkos, swimbaits, flukes, finesse worms, and a drop shot. Live bait has been effective later in the day when the sun gets high in the sky between 9:30 a.m.and 10:30 a.m. We've been averaging around 15-20 Bass a trip! The average fish has been between 1-3 pounds. 
Book your trip today and call us at 407-455-4521 or email  nativebassfishing@gmail.com

We just finished the pre-spawn. This is when both male Bass and female Bass are feeding almost all day trying to get fat before they swim up shallow to spawn. Spawning is when male and female Bass makes a nest, commonly referred to as a bed, in the 10ft to 2ft range. The bed is where the male and female Bass will lay their eggs to make babies. This makes them a very easy target when shallow water fishing! A spawning Bass can be extremely aggressive, and sight fishing for them is one of the most exciting ways to catch a Largemouth Bass. We just started the Spawn and we are catching many males and some females off beds. We will continue to catch a lot of pre-spawn and spawning fish the next few weeks. We commonly use speed worms, creature baits, jigs and flukes when bed fishing. Out in the open water we will use senkos, flukes, umbrella rigs, swim jigs and chatterbaits. This is the time of year when our Bass are big and hungry. Most fish will have a fat belly from feeding so much, and the big females are very active right now too. This time of year is your best chance to catch a trophy sized Bass. We have also been catching Crappie and Chain Pickerel on some of our trips!

Our Male Bass on the Butler Chain of Lakes in Orlando range from 1-4 pounds. The female Bass are the ones that can grow into that double digit 10+ pound range. A quick way to identify a male versus a female is to observe the shape of their mouth. A male Bass will have a V or U shaped mouth. A female Bass will have a O (round) shaped mouth, hence the term bucket mouth. We all hope to find that big female Bass this time of year!
Book your trip today and call us at 407-455-4521 or email  nativebassfishing@gmail.com

As the water temperature changes from being in the 80's like it was all summer, to being in the 70's during the fall like it is now, the Bass will really like this change. If you are lucky and book a charter right before a cooler front hits us which causes a drop in barometric pressure, you will be in for a fantastic day of Bass fishing on the Butler Chain of Lakes in Orlando. We have been catching well over 30 Bass during these conditions, and are starting to see bigger Largemouth Bass being caught daily. The largest Bass we caught in the past week was a 6 pounder. The majority of the Bass we are catching have a fat belly since they have been feeding so much. We are using Flukes, texas rigged senkos and topwater lures daily. Live bait can also be used while we are fishing with artificial lures. 
After the cold fronts pass the fishing still remains good most of the time. We will slow down our presentation and downsize our lures to get the bites. Using some live bait while fishing with artificial lures is a great way to get bit during these post cold front, high barometric pressure conditions.
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When you book a Bass fishing Charter with us we will take you fishing on the gorgeous Butler Chain of Lakes in Orlando. Since it is the summer we will use a variety of techniques to catch our Bass. What lures work best will vary from day to day but in general we will use flukes, texas rigged senkos, topwater spooks, popping frogs, swimbaits and speed worms. Summer is one of our favorite times to use topwater baits. The topwater blowups are awesome to watch. We have very productive mornings with the bite slowing down right at 11am. We will use spinning rods as well as baitcasters for more experienced anglers. We have also been seeing a lot of Ospreys and Bald Eagles during our fishing trips! On the really hot days we've even gone to the sandbar and had a quick swim to cool down. 
We can't wait to get you on the water so give Captain Austin Keaton a call at 407-455-4521 or email nativebassfishing@gmail.com to book your Orlando fishing charters today!

Our Bass are in full pre-spawn mode. This means that all the males and females are very active, and are feeding throughout most of the day. As these fish begin staging to spawn, they are commonly found in 10-20ft of water, and are feeding on the Hydrilla and Eel Grass edges. We've been fishing with Rapala Suspending Jerkbaits, Alabama Rigs, Senko's, and swimbaits. We are seeing schools of Bass and birds feeding all over the Butler Chain of Lakes, and most of our fish have big fat bellies right now! We have been catching around 15-25 Bass in 4 hours with the average fish weighing 2-3 pounds. We've been catching at least 1 fish over 4 pounds every trip, and expect to see bigger fish being caught as we get closer to the Spawn in mid February.
Give Captain Austin Keaton a call at 407-455-4521 or email nativebassfishing@gmail.com to book your Orlando Bass fishing charters today!