8/7/24 The New Normal on Lake Hernando

Air temp 85° - 89°
Water temp 83.3° - 84.4°
Wind WNW 8mph - W 13mph
Mostly cloudy skies
Very slow day, expected better with rising water, cloud cover and wind but only 1 fish. I think I need a change of scenery. Next week Lake Rousseau?

[@scottwhitefishing]

if we didn't have this Hurricane I could tell you Wacasassa is a hidden gym to fish if you like river fishing, we fish it and catch a lot of bass down there. Everybody saltwater fishes but the main river and a creek down there make some excellent bass fishing

[@kennyhaworth9606]

It’s not you
It’s the management of the lake
I talk to biologist who shock the lake and the quality and numbers are not there
I’m not saying there aren’t any big ones in the lake just very few quality bass
I’ve been fishing Hernando for 21 years now
It has declined

[@rustyreidfishing3334]

Sad to know. As late as 2022 I had days of multiple 3-5 pounders. This year I’ve had maybe a handful. Largest so far is a 6-10. I’ve had couple 8+ each year I’ve fished the lake, even last year I had 2. This year nada. I did see a 10-13 couple weeks ago a buddy caught and a 9+ couple months ago (all on artificial). Some of the shiner guys I talk to are coming to Hernando for bait but going to Withlacooche for their trophies

[@frankmolash476]

I think it's just the season we're in and part of a natural cycle.

[@kennyhaworth9606]

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