Lake O’ the Pines Spotted Bass

Would this be a good time of year to catch a big spotted bass at Lake O the Pines? I was thinking of trying around the Bullfrog Marina area or by the dam. Has anyone stayed at the Bullfrog Marina cabins? Will the spotted bass be shallow or deep? How big are they? So many questions.

I spotted a bass on lake o the pines once...a long time agol

My son caught one pre-fishing a few weeks back in 1’ of water on a shallow point. 6th sense catwalk

Weighed 2.41lb and threw up a few small shad at the boat. I thought it was a good size spot compared to the others we’ve caught. -JM

Beautiful spot. Did you catch it recently?

Today was brutally tough on pines

Oct 7.

Are you asking for a spot for spots? lol. I have always caught them in the same water as the LM but then I've never specifically targeted them. They are typically going to be under 2 lbs. Keep us posted on your trip.

I am specifically trying to catch a spotted bass. Any information is appreciated.

All those points from the dam down to hurricane are usually loaded with spots. There's a creek between big cypress and hurricane. Not sure what the name of it is. The hard clay / rock points at the mouth of that creek seems to always be good for a few decent spots. With that said, LOP is loaded with spots and you can catch them all over.

Most of the bigger spots I've caught on Pines has been this time of year.

Large bar in front of Alley is usually loaded with spots. Drop shot or Ned rig.

Great information. Thanks

Good to know.

Interesting picture and information. The my current google earth view doesn’t even show the island.

Its a Google Earth historical image.

My first fish out of that lake was a spot.I caught it on a C-Rigged Zoom Centipede deep. It was mid summer but my experience has been at other locations is they generally stay deep or suspended over deep water.

Are the parking lots around LOPs safe?

Some if them...

Be careful outside of the actual Corps Parks

Any reviews of the bullfrog marina cabins?

the Pines Spotted Bass is very succulent.

My wife and I made a 3 day trip to Lake O the Pines to chase spotted bass. We caught largemouth bass, warmouth, freshwater drum, channel catfish, blue catfish, white crappie, and lots of yellow bass. We never found the spotted bass. I fished with a fly rod much of the time and caught mainly largemouth bass and crappie. The weather and scenery was beautiful, but fishing was tough. Still a great trip.