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Arthur Jackson

Member since February 2017 Kissimmee, United States
Background
Arthur Jackson or "Jamie" has been fishing on Lake Toho since 1970. He used to come down from Maryland every year with his father, and they would fish with Captain Ed Chancy or one of his guides. After years repeating this tradition, Jamie was hooked on the idea of guiding and fishing for a living. At the age of 11, he made the decision to work for Captain Ed when he grew up, and he made it a reality at the age of 20. He purchased his own boat and moved to Florida to pursue his dream. After 6 years of guiding he became partners with Captain Ed, who became like a second father to him, teaching him all he knew about fishing. After many years of running the business together, Ed died of a heart attack while on the lake in 1998. Jamie continues to this day to run the business and guide on the lake.

Hey, I'm Captain Arthur Jackson

Kissimmee, United States
Background
Arthur Jackson or "Jamie" has been fishing on Lake Toho since 1970. He used to come down from Maryland every year with his father, and they would fish with Captain Ed Chancy or one of his guides. After years repeating this tradition, Jamie was hooked on the idea of guiding and fishing for a living. At the age of 11, he made the decision to work for Captain Ed when he grew up, and he made it a reality at the age of 20. He purchased his own boat and moved to Florida to pursue his dream. After 6 years of guiding he became partners with Captain Ed, who became like a second father to him, teaching him all he knew about fishing. After many years of running the business together, Ed died of a heart attack while on the lake in 1998. Jamie continues to this day to run the business and guide on the lake.
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Fall Lake Toho Fishing Report
Fall Lake Toho Fishing Report
Sep 26, 2025 Kissimmee
Fall is here, and what comes with it? Good bass fishing on Lake Toho. As temps continue to come down, the bass are feeding more and more. Fall typically brings both good numbers of bass along with more consistent trophy size bass. They will begin to feed heavily and even start schooling on shad beginning sometime mid October and it will last through mid December. This is the BEST and most consistent time of year to catch them off of topwater on Lake Toho. With the bass schooling together in large groups and chasing bait, we tend to catch very good numbers. Depending on the days weather, 20 to even 40+ fish days are not uncommon. And if youโ€™re using shiners, once you run out, you can usually just keep the catching going by throwing some artificials in the same area. For artificials, weโ€™re typically focusing on offshore grass holes and shell beds where the bass on Lake Toho school up. Once youโ€™re in one of these areas with a large group of fish, itโ€™s usually pretty easy to catch them. A number of different lures will work, topwater spooks, whopper ploppers, jerkbaits, flukes, rattletraps, spinnerbaits, and even trick worms on the bottom will all catch fish. It just depends on what mood the fish are in. If theyโ€™re busting on top, use topwater, if theyโ€™re not wanting to surface as much, a jerkbait, fluke, or worm may do the trick. And as I mentioned earlier, trophy sized bass begin to be caught more consistently. This is because the main reason for all this feeding is to prepare for the upcoming winter time spawn. And as the fall progresses the female bass will begin to fill up with eggs until theyโ€™re at their biggest weight of the whole year. Fall is an excellent time of year to bass fish Lake Toho and it is also the beginning of our peak season for guiding. So if youโ€™re looking to book a guide trip, it is best to reserve your day as early as possible. Bass wishes, Capt. AJ
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Summer Lake Toho fishing report
Summer Lake Toho fishing report
Jun 9, 2025 Kissimmee
The bass fishing on Lake Toho this summer has been some of the best and most consistent we've ever seen, and it's due to some unique circumstances. We've been getting more rain than usual along with the lake having more hydrilla in it than ever before, and both have actually made for some excellent bass fishing. The water, which typically has a algae bloom at this time of year, is the cleanest I have ever seen during the summer, and the bass are loving it. Mainly because of the extra rain we've been getting, there has been a lot of water flow between the lakes keeping the water fresh and clean. We are averaging an incredible 30+ bass a day right now on just our 4 hour trips. With 40+ fish days happening multiple times a week. The bass are schooling up like crazy in the large open areas out in the offshore hydrilla, and in the areas of running water throughout the lake. Once you find one of these schools, it's just one after another. The bulk of the fish we are catching right now on our charters are coming off of shiners. With the live bait you can get in these schools and start catching. But for artificials, the bite has been largely on flukes, speedworms, and chatterbaits in the hydrilla. And jerkbaits, and rattletraps in the areas of running water, with some topwater action early. You want to look for large mats of hydrilla and peppergrass, throwing speedworms and chatterbaits around the thicker hydrilla, and flukes and jerkbaits around the thinner areas of hydrilla and peppergrass. For the areas of running water, focus on the entrances and exits where the water flows in and out of the lake. Keep an eye out for schooling fish busting on bait as the fish in these areas can move quickly and the quickest way to locate them is when they show themselves. This summer has been the best that I have seen in years for bass fishing on Lake Toho. So if you're in the area on vacation or live around here, come spend a morning on Toho, and I promise you won't be disappointed. -Captain AJ
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Spring Lake Toho Fishing Report
Spring Lake Toho Fishing Report
Mar 23, 2025 Kissimmee
Spring has sprung and so have the bass! With the fish mainly into the post spawn season now and the weather becoming consistent, the bite on Orlandoโ€™s Lake Toho has become very consistent. Weโ€™re averaging 15-20 bass on our 4 hour charters with our captains getting over 30 some days. The size has been good also, 3 pounders have been the average size with 4 pounders being very common, along with 7+ pounders being reeled in by a few of our charters everyday! All in all the lake is setting up for a killer summer of fishing with areas of the lake being opened that havenโ€™t been fishable in years because of all the topped out grass, since they sprayed much of the grass back in February. With the bass being in the post spawn, the bulk of the bass have moved out of the shallower spawning flats. While there are still fish to be caught up on the outside edges of the kissimmee grass and lily pads, most of the bass have moved offshore into the hydrilla, peppergrass, and eelgrass. You want to look for submerged hydrilla and eelgrass, not matted out to the top, and for the peppergrass you want to fish the outside edges of the topped out grass. Once youโ€™re on one of these offshore grass patches a number of lures have been working. Flukes, jerkbaits, speedworms, chatterbaits, and rattletraps have all been producing fish daily. But if youโ€™re looking to book a charter, than wild shiners is what I would recommend using. Youโ€™ll get the most out of your day with them catching both bigger numbers and bigger fish. Hope you guys get a chance to experience the epic fishing we have here on Orlandoโ€™s Lake Toho this spring. Captain AJ
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February-March Lake Toho fishing report
February-March Lake Toho fishing report
Feb 9, 2025 Kissimmee
With it being in the middle of the spawn here the bass are spread out throughout the lake. They donโ€™t all spawn at once here and itโ€™s a long drawn out process that usually happens over 2 months. There are bass to be caught up shallow and thereโ€™s still plenty offshore still waiting for their moment to move up. Both Lake Toho and Lake Cypress have been fishing well on the chain. Right now on Toho with all the grass in the lake, the bass are loading up in the holes that are left in the hydrilla and even in some of the thick hydrilla thatโ€™s just below the surface. Shiners have been the best bite especially if youโ€™re looking for that one big one. But for artificials, dead sticking flukes in the hydrilla holes, jerkbaits (where the grass is thin enough), speedworms reeled over the thicker hydrilla, and senkos have all been producing fish. This is our peak season for catching trophy size bass here. So thereโ€™s no better time to be bass fishing Lake Toho. If you would like to book a trip please do so as far in advance as you can, as days book up quick at this time of year. Capt. AJ
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Fall Lake Toho Fishing Report
Fall Lake Toho Fishing Report
Oct 5, 2024 Kissimmee
The bass fishing on Orlando's Lake Toho this fall remains excellent. While the lake is filling up with hydrilla and peppergrass, the remaining areas are loaded with bass. Once you get in one of the areas that are still fishable 20-30 fish days are still the average on our charters. And if you're looking for a big one, this is a great time. As temps begin to cool down we're getting 7+ pound bass more and more frequently. Finding large holes in the grass is the key. There's a lot of hydrilla and peppergrass on the lake, more than I've ever seen. It's at least at 70% coverage right now. While the state does have plans to spray and kill off parts of it in the near future, there's still open areas right now that are leading to some productive fishing days. Once you find one of these open areas, a whole range of lures can be used to catch them and it just depends on the weather that day what will work the best. Early topwater has been working, with jerkbaits and rattletraps working if they're schooling in the open. Around the thicker hydrilla, speedworms, spinnerbaits, and chatterbaits have been productive. And of course if all else fails, flukes have been working throughout all the areas and conditions. But the best bet of all for getting both the big ones and the most numbers has been on large golden wild shiners. Even with all the grass on the lake right now, it's still producing like it always has and it's been a lot of fun. If you're in Orlando and looking to do some fishing, there's not a better time to be fishing lake Toho than right now while they're stacked up like they are. Capt. AJ
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Summer Lake Toho fishing report
Summer Lake Toho fishing report
Jun 26, 2024 Kissimmee
The bass fishing on Lake Toho this summer has been some of the most consistent weโ€™ve ever seen, and itโ€™s due to some unique circumstances. Right now we have more hydrilla on the lake than ever before, and the invasive grass has actually made for some excellent bass fishing. The water, which typically has a algae bloom at this time of year, is the cleanest I have ever seen during the summer, and the bass are loving it. We are averaging an incredible 30+ bass a day right now on just our 4 hour trips. With 40+ fish days happening multiple times a week. The bass are schooling up like crazy in the large open areas out in the offshore hydrilla, and once you find one of these schools, itโ€™s just one after another. The bulk of the fish we are catching right now on our charters are coming off of shiners. With the live bait you can get in these schools and start catching. But for artificials, the bite has been largely on flukes, speedworms, chatterbaits, and jerkbaits. With some topwater action early if youโ€™re in the right area. You want to look for large mats of hydrilla and peppergrass, throwing speedworms and chatterbaits around the thicker hydrilla, and flukes and jerkbaits around the thinner areas of hydrilla and peppergrass. This summer has been the best that I have seen in years for bass fishing on Lake Toho. So if youโ€™re in the area on vacation or live around here, come spend a morning on Toho, and I promise you wonโ€™t be disappointed. -Captian AJ
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Awesome Trip-Father-Son Getaway

VERIFIED   NEW  6 Hour Trip on October 16, 2025
Feeling Blessed to have the opportunity to fish with this outfit. Very professional - Very accommodating Group....
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Awesome day on the water

VERIFIED   NEW  5 Hour Trip on October 18, 2025
Absolutely phenomenal day on the water with Captain Tyler! From start to finish, he was professional, knowledgeable, and made...
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Best morning fishing Iโ€™ve ever experienced!

VERIFIED   2 and 1/2 Hour Trip (AM) on May 21, 2025
AJ is knowledgeable and drove us straight to the fish. We were luck that the fishing has been good the last few days, and it...
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Exceeded expectations!

VERIFIED   6 Hour Trip on April 22, 2025
Water was like glass which we didnโ€™t expect for such a big lake! Just beautiful with blooming wildflowers and grasses, entertaining...
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Awesome 4 Hours of Fishing

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip on February 22, 2025
2 of us were in town for a conference and booked 5 hours with Captain Jay with AJโ€™s Bass guides. Jay was simply amazing!!!!...
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