Practice on the Harris Chain

I spent all weekend on the Harris Chain and think I’ve got some fish located. The only problem is that the two spots I found are on different ends of the world. There’s a cold front coming in this week and the water temps have probably dropped 5 degrees the past few days already so we’ll have to see how the fish react. Water temps only got up to about 65 and will probably drop some more by Saturday.

I’ll be rattletrappin Griffin in the morning, but it’ll require running about an hour on my boat to get there. Then I’ve got to lock through before the guy shuts down for lunch at noon. My flippin fish is on Harris and I’ll probably have about 3 hours before I have to weigh in.  The fish I get here on the Gitem Sugar are bigger but I’m concerned the cold front may shut that place down so I’m gonna try to get my limit before I start flippin.

The only reason I’m making the run is that all my bites on Harris has been coming in the afternoon. I hope my gamble pays off, but I am excited about my prospects for the Weekend Series tournament this weekend.

Some Infamous Spots That Produce Giant Bass on the Harris Chain

Captain Mo from the Bassholes forum let me know about a few spots on the Harris Chain that’s reputed to hold some giant fish. One is the Gator Hole which everyone knows about located on the northwest end of Lake Eustis. It’s a giant hole that can produce some of the biggest bass on the chain at the right times.

The other spot is the old clay mining ditch on west shore of Lake Harris that ranges in depths of 15 ft to 17 ft of water with lots of shell beds scattered throughout the area. This spot sounds like a perfect place for the carolina rig or a deep diver in firetiger for pre and post spawners.

I’ll be checking out both these spots in the next couple of weeks and will report if these spots live up to their reputation.

I’ll also be checking some of the canals off Beauclair and the Apopka Beauclair Canal.