Captain
Scott Taylor

Member since December 2017 Winter Haven, United States
Background
Capt. Scotty Taylor is the Senior Pro Guide at Camp Mack, a Guy Harvey Lodge, Marina & RV Resort, as well as bring the Official Guide for VisitCentralFlorida.org - the Central Florida Sports Marketing and Polk County Tourism Board. He guides these lakes on a daily basis and he knows where those big fish live and hide. Thanks to his in-depth knowledge of the area, he always knows how best to get you on the fish.
Techniques
Capt. Scott specializes in fishing for Central Florida trophy largemouth bass with artificial baits, and the boat is loaded with a wide array of soft plastics (including worms, flukes, craws, and swim baits), topwater walking baits and frogs, jigs, punch baits for heavy mats & grass, and jerk baits. We will also help guests who wish to fish with live shiners. The most popular trips focus on fishing with artificial baits while occasionally using shiners to entice and fire-up a few big fish. Scott Taylor's Central Florida Bass Fishing Guide Service accommodates anglers of all ages & experience levels. We offer artificial bait as well as live bait/shiner trips, depending upon the lakes and anglers preferences. Living in Winter Haven and having 50 lakes in or on the city limits offers us a wide variety of options. And since we run the guide service for Camp Mack's River Resort on the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes we have miles of Olde World Florida to fish for trophy bass.

Hey, I'm Captain Scott Taylor

Winter Haven, United States
Background
Capt. Scotty Taylor is the Senior Pro Guide at Camp Mack, a Guy Harvey Lodge, Marina & RV Resort, as well as bring the Official Guide for VisitCentralFlorida.org - the Central Florida Sports Marketing and Polk County Tourism Board. He guides these lakes on a daily basis and he knows where those big fish live and hide. Thanks to his in-depth knowledge of the area, he always knows how best to get you on the fish.
Techniques
Capt. Scott specializes in fishing for Central Florida trophy largemouth bass with artificial baits, and the boat is loaded with a wide array of soft plastics (including worms, flukes, craws, and swim baits), topwater walking baits and frogs, jigs, punch baits for heavy mats & grass, and jerk baits. We will also help guests who wish to fish with live shiners. The most popular trips focus on fishing with artificial baits while occasionally using shiners to entice and fire-up a few big fish. Scott Taylor's Central Florida Bass Fishing Guide Service accommodates anglers of all ages & experience levels. We offer artificial bait as well as live bait/shiner trips, depending upon the lakes and anglers preferences. Living in Winter Haven and having 50 lakes in or on the city limits offers us a wide variety of options. And since we run the guide service for Camp Mack's River Resort on the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes we have miles of Olde World Florida to fish for trophy bass.

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Fishing Reports

October Florida Bass Fishing Report
October Florida Bass Fishing Report
Oct 1, 2019 Winter Haven
One of the best and most accurate memes Iโ€™ve seen online the last few weeks goes something like this: โ€œItโ€™s almost fall in Florida and you know what that means? Nothing. Absolutely Nothing. Itโ€™s still Florida and itโ€™s hot.โ€ Considering itโ€™s 91 outside as I sit under the fans on the lanai writing this I couldnโ€™t agree more. Although weโ€™ve had a scare with Hurricane Dorian and there is some activity in the tropics the Farmerโ€™s Almanac is forecasting a drier and warmer month. Letโ€™s hope itโ€™s not drought-type dry because that can have some adverse effects for the big lakes. The smaller, deeper, spring-fed lakes wonโ€™t feel the pressure. So letโ€™s get to the fishing in these conditions and start on the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes fishing out of Camp Mack, a Guy Harvey Lodge, Marina, and RV Resort. The water is falling slightly but the river is flooded so bad south of the Hwy 60 lock that there is not a lot of room downstream to store much more. That being said keep your fingers crossed that they donโ€™t drop the lakes too much. As it stands there is an awesome morning topwater bite in scattered pockets around pads and kissimmee grass, as well as out in open water over shell beds, eel grass, and contour breaks. This is the time to throw your favorite black and gold Devilโ€™s Horse, Spook, or any other bigger profile topwater including bigger Popโ€™Rs. Once the sun gets up high, and depending upon wind or cloud cover that game will end and itโ€™s time to switch to swimjigs and Gambler EZ Swimmers. Flipping junebug or black & blue senkos is always a safe bet around pads, outside grass lines, or holes in the hydrilla. Moving back to Winter Haven and the South Chain I donโ€™t really expect to feel too many effects from the weather. Many of these lakes are insulated from pattern changes because they have deeper water, deeper vegatation, and are spring fed. All of that means you may not always bust them up top but they are always there and you can find fish actively feeding. Now to clarify, I will still have a Pop-R or Jumpinโ€™ Minnow tied-on every single trip out no matter what. I will also have my usual arsenal of flukes, 1/4oz jig heads and smaller swimbaits, both shallow and mid-depth crankbaits, and more than likely a jerkbait or two. Here, Iโ€™m 99% sure to have all of these in more natural colors in the white/pearl, watermelon reds, chrome/black back families.
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October Florida Bass Fishing Report
October Florida Bass Fishing Report
Oct 1, 2019 Winter Haven
One of the best and most accurate memes Iโ€™ve seen online the last few weeks goes something like this: โ€œItโ€™s almost fall in Florida and you know what that means? Nothing. Absolutely Nothing. Itโ€™s still Florida and itโ€™s hot.โ€ Considering itโ€™s 91 outside as I sit under the fans on the lanai writing this I couldnโ€™t agree more. Although weโ€™ve had a scare with Hurricane Dorian and there is some activity in the tropics the Farmerโ€™s Almanac is forecasting a drier and warmer month. Letโ€™s hope itโ€™s not drought-type dry because that can have some adverse effects for the big lakes. The smaller, deeper, spring-fed lakes wonโ€™t feel the pressure. So letโ€™s get to the fishing in these conditions and start on the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes fishing out of Camp Mack, a Guy Harvey Lodge, Marina, and RV Resort. The water is falling slightly but the river is flooded so bad south of the Hwy 60 lock that there is not a lot of room downstream to store much more. That being said keep your fingers crossed that they donโ€™t drop the lakes too much. As it stands there is an awesome morning topwater bite in scattered pockets around pads and kissimmee grass, as well as out in open water over shell beds, eel grass, and contour breaks. This is the time to throw your favorite black and gold Devilโ€™s Horse, Spook, or any other bigger profile topwater including bigger Popโ€™Rs. Once the sun gets up high, and depending upon wind or cloud cover that game will end and itโ€™s time to switch to swimjigs and Gambler EZ Swimmers. Flipping junebug or black & blue senkos is always a safe bet around pads, outside grass lines, or holes in the hydrilla. Moving back to Winter Haven and the South Chain I donโ€™t really expect to feel too many effects from the weather. Many of these lakes are insulated from pattern changes because they have deeper water, deeper vegatation, and are spring fed. All of that means you may not always bust them up top but they are always there and you can find fish actively feeding. Now to clarify, I will still have a Pop-R or Jumpinโ€™ Minnow tied-on every single trip out no matter what. I will also have my usual arsenal of flukes, 1/4oz jig heads and smaller swimbaits, both shallow and mid-depth crankbaits, and more than likely a jerkbait or two. Here, Iโ€™m 99% sure to have all of these in more natural colors in the white/pearl, watermelon reds, chrome/black back families.
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.8 / 5
out of 5 stars from 30 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (30)
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Half day bass
Half day bass
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
96%
Friendly captain
96%
Recommend this charter
97%
Appropriate for children
96%
Satisfied with the boat
96%
Caught fish
93%
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Melody R.
Lakeland, Florida
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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2 hour trip

VERIFIED   Morning 2.5hr trip on September 26, 2020
We enjoyed several hours on the water with Captain Scott. He was extremely knowledgeable and very friendly and outgoing. He...
Melody R. recommends Central Florida Bass Fishing โ€“ Winter Haven
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David L.
Webster, FL
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Half day trip

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip on April 20, 2022
Was awesome
David L. recommends Camp Mack Guy Harvey Outpost Resort
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Chris M.
Davenport, Florida
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Fishing with Scott

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip on March 26, 2022
Chris M. recommends Camp Mack Guy Harvey Outpost Resort
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Peter L.
Haines City, FL
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Half day with Capt Scott

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on March 23, 2018
My first day fishing for Large Mouth Bass and Scott made it Perfect. We started a little later than normal as we have experienced...
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Richard A.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
Boat
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5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Half day morning with Captain Scott

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on August 17, 2020
We could not have asked for a nicer person to give my dad and my 93 year old uncle an experience the three of us will forever...
Richard A. recommends Central Florida Bass Fishing โ€“ Winter Haven
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