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AJ's Bass Guides
Kissimmee, United States
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Welcome to AJ’s Bass Guides—Central Florida’s premier, longest-running trophy bass charter service on legendary Lake Toho.
Founded over 50 years ago, AJ’s has earned its reputation not just on history, but on an unmatched standard of excellence. Behind our service is a hand-picked roster of the top local captains in Central Florida—a team selected over decades for their tournament-tested skill, deep lake knowledge, and dedication to customer service. When you step aboard with any of our captains, you’re fishing with a true professional who knows these waters like their own backyard.
Today, Captain "AJ" Jackson’s sons, AJ and Tyler, lead operations as second-generation owners. They each were raised on the lake and in the years since the torch has been handed over, have cultivated the best group of captains the guide service has ever seen. Whether you're with AJ, Tyler, or any of our captains, you'll be in good hands.
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4.9
833 reviews
4.9
Boat & Equipment
4.9
Captain & Crew
4.9
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Anglers' gallery (1187)
What anglers say
96%
Good experience
99%
Friendly captain
98%
Recommend this charter
97%
Appropriate for children
99%
Satisfied with the boat
95%
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Joseph Sunde5.0VerifiedGreat Trip!
4 Hour Trip • 2 adultsWe had an awesome bass fishing trip with AJ's Bass Guides, and our guide, Captain Jon, was outstanding! The bite was definitely slow because of the hot July weather, but Jon never stopped working to put us on fish. He kept moving to different spots, changing tactics, and doing everything he could to find active fish. His knowledge, persistence, and positive attitude really made the difference. We ended up catching about 16 bass amongst the three of us during our 4-hour trip, including several right around the 5-pound mark. Considering the tough conditions, we were very happy with how the day turned out. My two sons had a great time and both agreed it was definitely worth waking up early for. If you're looking for a guide who works hard and doesn't give up when the fishing gets tough, I highly recommend booking a trip with Captain Jon. Thanks for a great experience, we'll definitely be back!
Ben Wood5.0VerifiedNot a Perfect Day, But Still a Great Trip!
5 Hour Trip • 2 adults • 1 childWe booked a 5 hour trip and were guided by Captain Jay. He was great with my 11 year old, and made sure she had fun and caught several fish, including her PB, of about 4lb! The day was not perfect, as even the best guides cannot guarantee the fish will bite. We caught about 7 fish during the 5 hour trip, and only caught one during the first 2 1/2 hours. It was pretty obviously as slow day, judging by most of the reviews here and the clearly slow start, by any standard. Jay suspected/noticed that our bait was not lively enough, and called for fresh shiners, which we received about halfway through the trip. After refreshing bait and changibg spots, the bite picked up, and we caught a few nice fish to end the day. Missed out on a true hog, or a huge number of fish, but my kid caught more and bigger bass than she ever had before, and had a great time! What more can you ask for? Jay was very professional, knowledgeable and fun to fish with. I definitely recommend this trip, and would book again, but would hope that the bait is really good and lively from the start, because those shiners are WAY too expensive to just lay around out there and not catch fish! Thanks Jay!
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Scott ScribnerRepeat angler5.0Verified⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Absolutely Incredible Trip – 34 Bass and a Whole Lot More!
6 Hour Trip • 4 adultsIf you are looking for a top-notch guide, look no further than AJ’s Bass Guides. We booked a 6-hour family trip on Lake Toho, and we absolutely hammered them! AJ put us right on the fish. We landed a grand total of 34 bass (plus a few heartbreakers that got away at the boat). On top of the non-stop largemouth action, we caught a crazy variety of species, including longnose gar, spotted gar, and a massive bowfin. AJ is a fantastic guy, great to talk to, and knows these waters inside and out. He kept the whole family engaged and reeling in fish the entire day. If you're anywhere near the area and want to have some fun, do yourself a favor and book a trip with Aj; you won't be disappointed. I know when we're back in the area, we're making time to get back on the water with him! Thanks again Aj!
John Coleman5.0VerifiedNEWFantastic Day on the water!
5 Hour Trip • 2 adultsWell, What more can I say... As the sun rose this morning it took exactly 1 minute to catch our first fish and the action just kept rolling... Captain Tyler and I were catching and releasing fish as quickly as we could get a bait in the water. Every fishermans dream . Thanks for a great day and look forward to setting up another trip soon. John
Sid Whyte5.0VerifiedNEWGreat days fishing
5 Hour Trip • 2 adultsTyler was a great captain. He was very knowledgeable of not only the fishing but the wildlife/flora/fauna. Consistently caught fish and there was a good variety (Bass, Gar,Pickerel ) Was a great 5hour trip - location is very peaceful. Would definitely go with AJ’s Bass Guides again and recommend.
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What's biting with AJ’s Bass Guides in Kissimmee
The colder weather brings the peak of the fall Bass run! East and West Toho Lakes are teeming with Bass, so head out and catch them all!
Top catches for October
Fishing reports
Lake Toho Fall fishing report
Oct 4, 2026 • Kissimmee
Fall is here, and what comes with it? Great weather and good bass fishing on Lake Toho. As temps continue to come down, the bass are feeding more and more. Fall on lake Toho typically brings both good numbers of bass along with more consistent trophy size bass. They will begin to feed heavily in preparation for spawn, and even start hitting the surface schooling on shad beginning usually around mid October and it will last through December. This is the BEST and most consistent time of year for big topwater blow ups on Lake Toho.
With the bass schooling together in large groups chasing bait, we tend to catch very good numbers. Depending on the days weather, 15-25 bass days are common. And if you’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, we’re typically focusing on grass edges and open water shell beds where the bass on Lake Toho are schooling up. Once you’re in one of these areas with a large group of fish, it’s usually pretty easy to catch them. A number of different lures will work. If they’re schooling on the surface, topwater spooks, whopper ploppers, jerkbaits, flukes, rattletraps, and spinnerbaits typically will get the job done. It just depends on what mood the fish are in. If they’re busting on top, use topwater, if they’re not wanting to surface as much, a jerkbait, fluke, or worm may do the trick.
There’s a lot of good submerged hydrilla, eel grass, and peppergrass on the lake right now holding bass also. For these area’s, speedworms and chatterbaits reeled across the tops of the grass have been working well. A zoom super fluke twitched down in the grass has been working well also when the moving lures aren’t.
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 they’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 you’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
Jun 28, 2026 • Kissimmee
The summer heat is here and the bass fishing on Orlando's Lake Toho is heating up with it! The cooler morning bite has been the deal, as it always is at this time of year. Our captains have been averaging around 15-25 bass on our morning 4 hour charters. With bigger bass becoming more prevalent again like the 9 pound 11 ounce and 7 pounder pictured above caught with our captain Jay!
With the heat we typically get at this time of year, the bulk of the bass and especially the bigger bass are pushed off shore in the deeper grass beds and brush piles. There isn't as much submerged grass on the lake as we've had in previous years so wherever there is submerged hydrilla and eel grass there's pretty much guaranteed fish on it.
The best bite as always, has been on wild shiners. That's what the bulk of the larger bass are coming off of right now. But for artificials, zoom speedworms reeled over top of the grass and zoom flukes twitched over it have been what the bulk of the bite has been on. Chatterbaits have been working also, but only on cloudy, windier days, along with jerkbaits.
It has been a great start to the summer so far for us and with the consistent weather we get at this time of year, the great bass fishing should continue for the rest of the summer. So if you're looking to fish Lake Toho, now is a great time to book. This also has been the busiest summer ever for us as a guide service so I would recommend booking your trip as early as possible to ensure we still have availability.
Bass wishes,
Capt. AJ
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Spring Lake Toho Bass Fishing Report
Mar 24, 2026 • Kissimmee
Spring has sprung and so has the bite on Orlando’s Lake Toho. With the cold fronts out of the way, the temps are becoming more steady and the fish are gorging themselves now after the spawn. The bass are beginning to school and chase bait to the surface in certain areas and 20-30 fish days are becoming common!
The best bite on our charters has been on shiners, especially if you’re looking for bigger bass. But artificials have been productive also. Flukes, jerkbaits, senkos, speedworms, and topwaters in the areas the bass have been schooling have all been working well.
As we move to the summer the bass have mostly all moved offshore in submerged grass flats. Good flats of hydrilla, peppergrass, and eel grass cover the lake. Once you’re over top of one of these grass flats, just get to fishing. Nearly all of these areas throughout Toho are holding bass right now, and keep your eyes peeled, as bass have been coming up schooling occasionally throughout the lake also.
Lake Toho is setting up extremely well for the rest of the year and as the grass continues to grow throughout the summer, it should only get better.
Bass wishes,
Capt. AJ
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Lake Toho Winter Fishing Report
Dec 16, 2025 • Kissimmee
We finally made it, the best time of the whole year to bass fish Lake Toho is finally here. And boy is it setting up to be a good one. With some good management by the FWC and some key spraying of some of the topped out grass on the lake, Lake Toho is setting up better than it has in years for trophy bass.
This is the peak season to fish Toho mainly because of the spawn. During the months of January through March the bass on the lake begin filling up with eggs to spawn. Making the big one’s even bigger. Additionally, with the bass having “other things” on their mind, the trophy sized bass are more apt to making mistakes and are caught more frequently at this time than any other time of year here.
As previously said, Lake Toho is fishing better than it has in years. Currently we’re averaging between 20-30 bass on our 4 hour charters with 6+lbers becoming very common. The spraying of the hydrilla on the lake has opened up some key areas that weren’t previously fishable. More spots to fish makes for much more consistency in the day to day fishing.
The best bite, if you’re looking to get the most out of your day, is on large golden wild shiners. Live bait is by far producing both the best numbers of bass along with the biggest size day to day. If you’re looking for an artificial bite. Jerkbaits, flukes, chatterbaits, and speedworms have all been working extremely well lately in the offshore grass on the lake right now. You’re definitely not going to go home empty handed whether you choose live bait or artificials.
This is the best time of the year to bass fish Lake Toho and with that being said, it’s also the busiest time of year for us. So if you did want to see what fishing Toho is all about, I would recommend reserving your day as far in advance as you can to ensure availability.
Bass wishes,
Capt. AJ
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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 you’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, we’re typically focusing on offshore grass holes and shell beds where the bass on Lake Toho school up. Once you’re in one of these areas with a large group of fish, it’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 they’re busting on top, use topwater, if they’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 they’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 you’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
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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