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, Estados Unidos
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 I’ve seen online the last few weeks goes something like this: “It’s almost fall in Florida and you know what that means? Nothing. Absolutely Nothing. It’s still Florida and it’s hot.” Considering it’s 91 outside as I sit under the fans on the lanai writing this I couldn’t agree more. Although we’ve had a scare with Hurricane Dorian and there is some activity in the tropics the Farmer’s Almanac is forecasting a drier and warmer month. Let’s hope it’s not drought-type dry because that can have some adverse effects for the big lakes. The smaller, deeper, spring-fed lakes won’t feel the pressure. So let’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 don’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 Devil’s Horse, Spook, or any other bigger profile topwater including bigger Pop’Rs. Once the sun gets up high, and depending upon wind or cloud cover that game will end and it’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 don’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 Jumpin’ 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, I’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 I’ve seen online the last few weeks goes something like this: “It’s almost fall in Florida and you know what that means? Nothing. Absolutely Nothing. It’s still Florida and it’s hot.” Considering it’s 91 outside as I sit under the fans on the lanai writing this I couldn’t agree more. Although we’ve had a scare with Hurricane Dorian and there is some activity in the tropics the Farmer’s Almanac is forecasting a drier and warmer month. Let’s hope it’s not drought-type dry because that can have some adverse effects for the big lakes. The smaller, deeper, spring-fed lakes won’t feel the pressure. So let’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 don’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 Devil’s Horse, Spook, or any other bigger profile topwater including bigger Pop’Rs. Once the sun gets up high, and depending upon wind or cloud cover that game will end and it’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 don’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 Jumpin’ 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, I’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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Opiniones de los clientes

Calificación general
Excellent
4.8 / 5
de 5 estrellas de 30 reseñas
Barco
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Tripulación
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Experiencia
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Fotos de clientes (30)
Horrible weather
Half day bass
Half day bass
+27
Calificación del pescador
27
2
0
0
1
Opinión de los pescadores
Buena experiencia
96%
Capitán amigable
96%
Recomienda este charter
97%
Apto para niños
96%
Satisfecho con el barco
96%
Atrapé lo que quería
93%
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William R.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experiencia:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Barco
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Tripulación
Excellent
5.0 / 5
En general

Great to be out fishing on open water

VERIFICADO   NUEVO  Half Day Trip on Marzo 26, 2024
Nice day but the wind just kept getting stronger, still boated a number of bass
William R. recomienda Camp Mack Guy Harvey Outpost Resort
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Earl M.
Tampa, Florida
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experiencia:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Barco
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Tripulación
Excellent
5.0 / 5
En general

Half fay with Capt. Reno Alley

VERIFICADO   Half Day Trip (AM) on Mayo 29, 2023
Experienced and knowledgeable. Fun day
Earl M. recomienda Central Florida Bass Fishing – Winter Haven
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Eric T.
United States
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experiencia:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Barco
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Tripulación
Excellent
5.0 / 5
En general

Half day bass

VERIFICADO   Half Day Trip on Enero 16, 2023
Fishing was a little slow, but we had a great time!! He knew his stuff and had us on fish the whole time, was just one of those...
Eric T. recomienda Camp Mack Guy Harvey Outpost Resort
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Sandra E. H.
Fenton, MI
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experiencia:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Barco
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Tripulación
Excellent
5.0 / 5
En general

Grandparents trip

VERIFICADO   Mid-morning 2.5hr trip on Abril 1, 2022
Our experience with captain Scott was fabulous. We took our 2 grandchildren age 8 and 10.  Captain Scott was very patient...
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Dan M.
Auburndale, Florida
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experiencia:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Barco
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Tripulación
Excellent
5.0 / 5
En general

Amazing day fishing with Captain Scott and my son

VERIFICADO   3/4 Day Trip on Marzo 29, 2022
Captain Scott was a pleasure. He knew his stuff and we not only caught some big ones, but we pulled in well over 10 by noon....
Dan M. recomienda Central Florida Bass Fishing – Winter Haven
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