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just came to fsu

bassfisher1 — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 15:57:17 GMT

hey im clay im 18 from chicago il. attending college at fsu and i love to fish. if anyone wants to fish im open a lot cuz of my schedule. so hit me up

New Friends

seminole — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:22:57 GMT

Whats up Trevor here. 22 yr old FSU student looking to meet more people to go fishing with. Not many of my friends are into fishing here so I'm trying to network and meet people who are into all types of fishing. Whether its freshwater or saltwater. I have a small two person canoe I do all of my fishing on, so if your stuck fishing on shore all the time, i can help you out. Yet if anyone wants to take me out on their bass or saltwater boat I would be more than willing to join ya, haha. But yet just trying to meet some people, and have more opportunities to go do one of my favorite hobbies.

Night Fishing

seminole — Wed, 26 May 2010 03:15:06 GMT

Just got home from doing some night fishing from one of the fishing piers at Lake Talquin. Landed some real nice bass on a crank bait. Caught one on my very first cast, and the night just kept getting better and better left after catching a nice 8 lb largemouth around 2:30am. But just wanted to let everyone know its def worth missing the heat of the day and hitting up some fishing at night right now the fish are super active.

Piers and docks in Tallahassee

Tuna — Mon, 30 May 2011 20:54:59 GMT

Hello everyone new member here. Relocated from Kentucky 4 years ago and just now getting back into fishing. Would really like to find nice docks and piers around Tallahassee to fish for Mid-Large Cats. Preferably ones that can be fished at night using either chicken liver or prep bait. Any help would be MUCH appreciated.

Im new to fishing in Tallahassee I need some advice!

krad52 — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 09:10:16 GMT

I am interested in doing some fishing around Tallahassee but Im not too familiar with the area. I know Lake Jackson is close but is that the place to go? I would greatly appreciate some tips, thanks.

Sheriff's tournament in 2011?

Olebiker — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 13:54:22 GMT

I have heard that there may not be a Leon County Sheriff's Bass Tournament on Lake Talquin this year. Has anyone heard anything about it?

Freshwater Mussels?

KMC — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 22:56:00 GMT

Hey all,
I am a student studying American freshwater mussels. I live in Massachusetts where unfortunately there are not that many mussels to find. I am looking for people who come across the little (sometime not so little) buggers when outdoors. I would love anyone who finds the muskrat middens on the side of the rivers/lakes (or how ever they come across the mussels) to box up a bunch of paired fellas big and small and send them my way. I am only looking for dead/spent shells, not live ones. I collect and study and write about all the different species. I'm not concerned about big or small, the more different ones the better. Anyone who would be able to help me with my studies by just picking up a bunch of the ones you find while fishing would be a HUGE help in my studies. I would certainly compensate you for your effort and of course pay for shipping too. The only requirements would be that you provide matching paired (not single) valves and that they are not totally broken (they don't have to be absolutely perfect with no chips at all, but the cleaner with their natural "skin" the better). I've been trying to make contacts with people across the country that naturally run into mussels while out fishing or hiking that might be able to just pick up shells they come across without it being a big hassle for them. I can't thank enough anyone who would consider assisting me with this project. You can contact me through this site or directly at kczaja@harvard.edu. Thank You!!!!! And good fishing!!!
-Kevin

lake seminole catfish

The Bassinator — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 11:11:54 GMT

been doing really well catfishing on lake seminole in late afternoon-dark. Im finding deep holes or submerged ponds off the main channels and bottom fishing with cut shad and sometimes live bream. Best place to get shad is below the jim woodruff dam off the spillway, or use a cast net right at dark below the dam along the walls and you will get hundreds of shad and have to toss alot of them back. happy fishing

Catfish

seminole — Mon, 24 May 2010 16:28:07 GMT

Catfish taste so much better from the wild than those farm raised ones. Everyone has a favorite "go to" catfish bait and fishing hole. For me nothing does better than some gloworms out at Lake Talquin. They love those things. What are some of your favorite catfish baits and spots? Ive heard that Sonny's stink bait is suppose to be some of the best stuff to use around here, but Ive never caught anything on it.

Trolling Motor

seminole — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:12:04 GMT

Looking for a trolling motor to use on my canoe. If anyone has one they aren't using anymore, or knows of someone willing to get rid of one in good condition for a good price let me know. If I dont find something soon I'll prolly buy a Minn Kota Endura online. Just looking to save as much money as i can and just get out there to fish.

Ochlockonee River / Lake Talquin

seminole — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 08:43:30 GMT

I've never caught a stripped bass before. I heard they are in there. What should I be using / doing to get one of these big guys? Also is fishing for gar for catch and release purposes legal?

Lake Jackson Info needed

Jazzpicker — Sun, 24 May 2009 19:12:57 GMT

I recently got a call from a friend in Georgia to ask about the fishing in lake Jackson. He'd read something about someone catching an 11 lb bass.

I had given up on lake Jackson thinking that was still a wet spot in a field and not the beautiful fish filled lake of some years ago. I'd seen lake Jackson come and go through the years but nothing like this last drought. I had figured the aquifers had been drained from the increasing population north of Florida and Jackson was gone forever.

Can someone tell me the Lake Jackson situation, Is it coming back? How's the fishing? Will it ever be as big as it was years ago?

Lake Jackson was one of the best big bass lakes in the USA many years ago. I'd love to go back and catch a big largemouth.

Thanks

Frog Legs

seminole — Fri, 28 May 2010 22:46:18 GMT

Where I can find some frog legs to cook with and where I can find some in a restaurant? I can't seem to find them anywhere.

Public fishing docks (freshwater)

cbarrett83 — Sun, 09 May 2010 16:32:40 GMT

I recently moved to Tallahassee and I was wondering if any of these lakes around here have public docks for people to fish off of. I'm not fortunate enough to be able to have my own boat and I can't always go out on my buddies boat. I've kinda wondered aimlessly around some of the local lakes but I haven't had any luck.

Looking to take son Fishing Sat...

Fishinwitmyboy — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 20:50:03 GMT

I am wanting to take my son fishing on Sat. It'll be our first round of fishing this season, only this time I have a 12' John boat with a trolling motor at my disposal. Anyone have a good suggestion on where to put in and have the best luck from in the Tallahassee area? We have always just shore fished in the rivers...first time being able to lake fish. Thanks in advance for the tips.

GOT THE GEAR ...! NO CLUE WHERE TO GO ...?

RIBS — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 02:23:27 GMT

HEY THERE, NAME IS GREG. USED TO FISH SOUTH FLA. BEEN IN TALLY FOR ABOUT 5 YEARS AND AFTER FISHING ALMOST EVERYDAY THE PAST TWO WEEKS DOWN THERE; I'VE GOT THAT ITCH BACK. PROBLEM: EVERY LAKE I PULL UP ON JUST FOR AN HOUR OR TWO OF FISHING, I EITHER CATCH ZILTCH OR GET ASKED TO LEAVE. DOWN SOUTH I USED TO FISH ALMOST EVERYDAY ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK BUT HAVE NO CLUE WHERE TO GO IN TALLY. ANY ADVICE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.

REGARDS,

GREG

Lake talquin fishermen vs. capital city rowing

copydoc68 — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:43:00 GMT

in case some of you have been out of the loop on this. i started threads on other forums about this. so i will cut and paste what i wrote on the other forums.

CCR is trying to close the lake to hold thier meets and practicing. my parents live on williams landing road including some close friends of mine.

if you like to fish lake talquin, especially at williams landing you need or better get involved. capital city rowing is shutting down the lake for the chapter to train for thier rowing compitition. my folks live on williams landing road and say folks everywhere are highly P"d off. all the bass clubs are talking along with other recreational fishermen. dad's neighbor craig(i don't know his last name, but he lives in the 2nd house on the left) is putting together a group of people to go and protest to jane sauls at the next county meeting. i'm sure the more the merryier. i know you can call mike campbell of campbell's bait and tackle and get more info from him. mike also lives on williams landing road.

last weekend and this weekend was a huge mess because of those rowers. they have bought property that they plan to build a building on. they had both sides of the road blocked with those huge trailers and mobile homes, preventing fishermen from finding a place to park. and thats just the local chapter. they say for a national meet-over 5000 people will be in attendence.

folks its summer and lake talquin will be closed to fishing for everyone while the meets are held.

here's a forum topic i started a while back in the tallahassee demacrat. please read and lets get help to stop this. YES THE ENTIRE LAKE WILL BE SHUT DOWN FOR THESE MEETS!

http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=PluckForum&plckForumPage=ForumDiscussion&plckDiscussionId=Cat%3a30f86b6c-2c70-4e17-a97d-c2236f245e27Forum%3a3417254a-218f-47fb-bcd5-3aca62e439b1Discussion%3a79270c91-c0ad-4398-8b47-9facbe71a942&plckCategoryCurrentPage=0

folks if you plan on fishing anywhere on lake talquin you better get involved. just for a local meet they are talking 6,000 people and 1500 vehicles. williams landing will be shut off for these rowing meets. not to mention the lake shut down to everything.
According to Linda Summerlin (Jane Sauls assistant) they couldn’t get it on the agenda until sometime in April.

craig mann has been putting flyers on fishermans windshields only to have them removed by the rowing clubs.

i got an email from a guy that said that his friend went out there the other weekend and got a ticket for just driving by while they were having a meet and the landing was closed.

just wanted to let ya'll know how serious this is getting.

next time you are williams landing on lake talquin, look at the backside of the posting board at the ramp and the CCR club has the dates of thier practices and meetings. that would be the dates the lake is closed to everyone but them.(unless someone removes it)not me, i want everyone to know what they are doing, and the dates they will need to find somewhere else to fish or boatride. maybe then folks will get involved and send them somewhere else to paddle thier boats.

capital city rowing is trying to have lake talquin shut down to everyone so they can practice and hold national meets. they already bought property on williams landing road(a residentual neighborhood) as many as 5,000 people are to attend such meetings. us fishermen are trying to stop this. there is a county commission meeting this tuesday may 12th at 3:00 in the courthouse. many residents of lake talquin, big time bass fishing clubs and commisioner Jane Sauls are on the fishermens side. you support is greatly needed. i plan on being there. come and show support for the fishermen, we can stop this from happening. thanks

here is info i found out about the commission meeting. the author of this did not want his name attached- he said he was getting too many emails.

There were approx. 20 persons there for our cause. 2 Reps from Parks and Rec. Tony Park, Director of Leon county Public Works and Pat Plochek, director of Parks and Rec. No reps for the rowing teams or CCR were present. About 7 or 8 individuals spoke on our behalf and a general discussion was had about the situation at Williams Landing. In conclusion all members of the County Commission agree with no dissenters that a commission or board will be set up to further investigate what can and will be done to come to a resolve. More meeting will be held with area residents and board members and this agenda will be addressed at future Commission meetings after impact studies and all findings and all opinions are analyzed.

In my opinion it was a positive meeting for our concern and at this point I think most if not all the commissioners are on our side. They pretty much understand that blocking off the river channel (where the rowers’ course is laid out) is really a safety issue for the power boaters because of all the submerged stumps in the lake outside of the river channel. The commission agrees that FWC, Florida Fish and Game, and the DNR will have to get thoroughly involved in all the meetings being that they set the rules of the road for all lakes in Florida . There will definitely be more to come on this issue. The vote was 7-0 in favor to continue the fact findings to resolve this issue. My advice to you is to watch the commission meeting from this week aired on TV for all the details.

woods and water magazine had an article on the subject in june's issue.

G.Loomis for sale, deal

Jkx04 — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 21:50:22 GMT

I have a brand new G.Loomis greenwater baitcasting rod that i want to get rid of...Used Once (today actually) and I dont prefer the action myself so I just want to get rid of it...This rod at Kevins in tallahassee brand new goes for $230-240. I am willing to part with it for 180 or a decent enough offer. Its 7 ft, mod-fast action...pm me or comment if your interested

Unknown Fish

snookpro — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:34:55 GMT

I was fishing this morning at Lake Lafayette and a friend of mine caught a fish that neither of us knew what it was. I was wondering if anyone could help us to identify this fish. Thanks.

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Maginiss Arm on Lake Jackson Fishing

fishfromhome — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:00:55 GMT

I have a house for sale on Maginiss arm of Lake Jackson. Has anyone fished there? I am not sure what to tell people when I'm asked how the fishing is. It seems it would be pretty good. I believe Maginiss Arm connects to the main part of Lake Jackson now.

Weekend at Lake Oconee

WaltDawg — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 19:59:34 GMT

My brother recently bought a 21 foot Skeeter bass boat, so I went up to Lake Oconee last weekend to help him break it in.
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A couple of weeks ago I thought the crappie bite was about to really get good, but last weeks Northeast Georgia blizzard kind of threw a monkey wrench into that plan. Recent reports said the bass bite was fair and the crappie bite was good, they were both gross exagerations. The water temp stayed in the low 50's even though the air temp was pushing 80 all weekend.

Friday I met my brother and nephew at Long Shoals landing to put the boat in the water. We went north towards Sugar Creek to fish some of the docks that were surronded by deeper water. We figured a few fish might be brave enough to get out of the deep channels so we mostly threw crankbaits and spinner baits with little luck.

While we were bass fishing I saw a hawk fly off near one of the docks and my nephew said he saw another one grab something on the shoreline. I really couldn't see much on the shore, but I took a few pictures anyway to see if anything would come out.

Look how well this guy was camouflaged
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Here's a crop of the previous pic. It looks like he got a mouse for dinner.
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Next we tried trolling the creeks for crappie. We landed a couple of nice ones, but they went back for somebody else to catch. We heard that hybrids and stipers were holding up in some of the deeper water near the Oconee River Dam, so we loaded up the live well with shad and tried out our jigging skills. We saw a few folks pulling in a few 2-3 pounders, but never saw anything to write home about. I think DNR has only been stocking Oconee with Stripers for two seasons, so they haven't had a chance to grow yet.

My nephew ended up with a real nice one. I'm not sure if the shad were bigger that his fish though.
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Lake Jackson fishing

LizardSlinger — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:31:19 GMT

Does anyone know the bass hotspots on lake Jackson?

Douglas, GA 11-26-08

WaltDawg — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 18:40:05 GMT

After fishing with Talltails Wednesday morning, me, my wife and the dogs headed up to Douglas for Thanksgiving. I talked to Shoalmaster earlier the day before and he said he was bringing his boat to fish a pond on his in-laws land. We got on the water around 3:00 with Shoalmaster Jr. (Jacob) to see what the pond was holding. He said he had caught some decent crappie and bass in the past.

Shoalmaster starts off the afternoon with a nice crappie.
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I was next with a bass.
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Jacob follows up with his first crappie, a nice one at that. He had the hot hand on the day and ended up with a mess of fish throwing a Beetle spin.
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Not to be outdone, I finally landed a crappie. We ended up with 12 nice ones.
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Flint River weekend

WaltDawg — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:07:05 GMT

Loaded up on Friday afternoon to tailgate with some friends in Albany. I never fished the Flint before, so I was looking forward to getting in to some shoal bass. The Flint is an interesting place to fish. The river is very diverse and within minutes you can go from 12 inches to 30 feet, and a boulder can sneak up on you without any notice. (I thought the Econfina was rocky) There are a number of cold water springs and some of the riverbanks are dug out limestone and steep to say the least.

We made it out on the water Saturday morning putting in around 8:30. It was my first shoal bass trip, so I wasn't really sure where or what to throw. I tried a spinner, a popper and a floating worm with little success, but I wasn't the only one struggling. Its definately tough to find them on the river because you don't get a lot of time to experiment. Even with the trolling motor digging in against the current you only get a couple of cast before your pushed downstream and away from the eddies that hold the shoalies.

Even though we were skunked at the first hole, the scenery was nice.
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We packed it up and headed to another landing near the marine ditch where the water wasn't moving as quick. Before I knew it, I landed my first shoal bass on a white Rap-X.

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We threw this guy back for another day. Three casts later, I picked up one with a little more fight. I heard they bulldog at the boat like redfish and this guy didn't dissapoint. relatively speaking.

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Now that I was an expert shoal bass fisherman, we decided to try our luck on the elusive Appaloosa Catfish. I wanted to try noodling, but my buddy wanted to try a more conventional approach. We made our way to some deeper water and ended up this this kitty cat using a live bream. He measured around 12 pounds.

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We headed back to the house to get ready for the game out west. The Bulldogs made a nice showing, so all in all our weekend trip was a success. Looking forward to making another trip to the Flint now that I got my feet wet.

Geat Ol' Bigun

Olebiker — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:18:19 GMT

Check out this bass I caught yesterday:

She weighed 9.4 pounds and is the largest I have ever caught. I released her after a couple of quick pictures.

Dick Durbin

Talquin and Seminole after the rain

Olebiker — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:12:04 GMT

I wonder what kind of condition lakes Talquin and Seminole are in after all the rain. Are they up a lot? Is there a lot of floating debris?

Wakulla River Kayak Trip

cyGraphics — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:54:19 GMT

Saturday morning I took my dad and brother on a yak journey on the Wakulla River. It was an awesome day and not too much wind for the kayaks. I took my Heritage and rented a couple more from Rob at TNT. It was great to do a little kayaking without the fishing gear for once and enjoy the scenery.

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Summertime on Talquin

Olebiker — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:59:02 GMT

Over the years I have read numerous articles and books about bass fishing during the dog days of summer. I think I know what to do.

I have two depth finders on my boat and a GPS unit with depth contours of the bottom of Lake Talquin. I know where the deep holes, channels, and drop-offs are. I have the marker buoys to mark them. I have eight or more rods rigged with all varietes of jigs, Carolina-rigged worms, Texas-rigged worms, drop-shot and shakey head worms, and DD14 and DD22 crankbaits.

I can't buy a bass on Talquin right now. I know there are guys like Rob Lawhon who can catch fish on Talquin this time of year, but I sure am not one of them. Right now I am really looking forward to some cooler weather.

Lily pads on Lake Monkey Business

Olebiker — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:21:41 GMT

When I moved to Killearn Lakes in 1991, Lake Monkey Business had a lot of lily pads. Shortly thereafter the pads were all killed off and the homeowners' association (HOA) put grass carp in the lake. The result of the complete lack of vegetation was a general decline in fish population.

This summer the lily pads have come back with a vengeance. I have great hopes that the bass population will recover now that they have a place to hide. The HOA has posted the lake as catch and release only which also ought to help the bass population recover.

I fished Monday from 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. and caught five bass. All were caught on a SPRO Little John crankbait along the old creek channel. None of the bass were big, but they should provide some brood stock for future.

Paddle Trails in the Tallahassee area.

cyGraphics — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:14:37 GMT

[b]Online guide for paddle and hiking trails in the Tallahassee area.[/b]
[url=http://www.dep.state.fl.us/gwt/guide/regions/panhandleeast/panhandle_east.htm]www.dep.state.fl.us/gwt/guide/regions/panhandleeast/panhandle_east.htm[/url]

[b]Florida State Guide to Paddle Trails[/b] (PDF Maps)
[url=http://www.dep.state.fl.us/gwt/guide/paddle.htm]http://www.dep.state.fl.us/gwt/guide/paddle.htm[/url]

[b]Big Bend Paddle Trail[/b]
[url=http://myfwc.com/recreation/big_bend/paddling_trail.asp]http://myfwc.com/recreation/big_bend/paddling_trail.asp[/url]

Father's day weekend on Lake Seminole

Cueball — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:44:43 GMT

My dad pulled his Stratos bass boat to Lake Seminole Friday morning for the third annual Blackwell family granddad, dad, son fishing weekend. Me and 8-ball drove over to meet up Friday night. We stayed in one of the log cabins at Wingate's Lunker Lodge. Fished Sat. from sunrise to 1PM, got out of the unbearable heat until about 5:30PM when we went back out till 8ish. Total for the day: 7 Bass, 4 of them keepers.

Sunday morning: fished from Sunrise till 1PM. The conditions were perfectly perfect. Started out with a plethora of topwater with no response. After 20 minutes, everyone switched over to zoom brand speedworms and It was on.......... Bass were holding up right off the main river channel in the edge of spotty grass over sandy bottom about 4-6 feet. My dad absolutely killed them. Me and James were in utter amazement. He should have joined the tournament trail years ago. After a few hours, I just put all my stuff up and sat and watched the master. Total for Sunday: 17 Bass, 11 of them keepers. 1 warmouth perch that was half the length of the speedworm.

I haven't downloaded the pictures yet. I will add some photos later.