Jigs that imitate crayfish produce well on Rodman, particularly in late spring as shallow flats start to become covered in new vegetation growth. (Photo by Larry Larsen)
Most anglers are familiar with manmade lakes chock-full of trophy bass and aquatic vegetation, but how about one where the dense weed canopy protecting the giant bass moves 10 or 20 yards from hour to hour and even a mile in a day? That’s the situation at Rodman Reservoir, or Lake Ocklawaha, where concentrations of big bass frequently reposition themselves under the moving clogs of plants.
Fishing Rodman is a unique experience.
The scenic impoundment (sometimes spelled Lake Oklawaha) located in Florida’s Putnam and Marion counties has been perhaps the country’s most productive and intriguing trophy-bass factory almost from its inception. While it has gone...