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RODMAN RESERVOIR
Rodman Reservoir is legendary for the number of
trophy bass it has produced over the years ever since it was created.
It is consistently ranked in popular fishing magazines as one of the top
ten best bass lakes in the country. Rodman's waters,
Just recently, a
bass caught in Rodman gave the Official State record a scare. The
fish weighed in at 17.2 lbs. and had a length of
29.75 inches coming up just short of the record fish weighing in at
17.27 pounds. Now that is one big fish! I believe that
Right now the Environmentalists are trying to restore the Ocklawaha River System to its original state before Rodman Reservoir was created. This would not only be a tragedy, but it would destroy a habitat in which a large amount of plants and wildlife now call home. The big bass population in this Ocklawaha backcountry would be no more and we would lose one of the best big bass lakes in the US. Hopefully, this whole restoration project will never come to pass. If you have ever thought about coming down to fish in Rodman Reservoir for that trophy largemouth that you have always dreamed about, don't hesitate any longer. Give us a call here at Fish Orlando Pro Guide Services and book your trip now.
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located
southwest of Palatka, cover approximately 9600 acres. It is about
15 miles long almost 2 miles wide near the dam. It is
a sunken floodplain forest which was created and partially cleared to
create the Cross Florida Barge Canal which was never completed.
The Reservoir is a complex ecosystem that supports a large variety of
plants and animals. It is filled with stumps, trees, and a large
amount of vegetation which makes for some great cover for these big
largemouth bass. You can count on fishing under floating cover on
a trip to this area. There are a lot of 'dollar weeds' and water
hyacinths here where bass use to surprise unsuspecting prey. You also
will be fishing around eel grass, hydrilla, lily pads. Rodman Reservoir and the Ocklawaha River is
always a treat to fish. It is a beautiful waterway that produces
big fish each and every year.
the
new world record will come out of either Rodman or possibly Lake Toho
down in Kissimmee which is also known for its trophy largemouth.
Multiple day fishing trips booked for Rodman Reservoir and the Ocklawaha
Backcountry are generally live bait fishing trips where we use wild
river shiners. However, artificial fishing can also be
incorporated into the trip. 
