I've been focused on hunting for the last two months and haven't fished at all. I decided to fish St. Marks on Saturday (11:00 low tide) with a plan to do a little sunrise topwater and work my way into the creeks 2-3 hours before LT. Unsurprisingly, no bites and no signs of bait or activity on the flats, so I worked my way east to get into a creek. Between the Northwind and the tide, I could not float my kayak into any coves or creeks, which really surprised me. Then I decided I would drag the yak into one, and I realized that I had made a serious mistake a few seconds after stepping off my yak in about 3 inches of water when I went knee-deep into the muck. I was shocked at how deep it was and how very difficult it was to get my leg out. It was a lot of fun trying to keep one leg on the yak and getting the other leg out. I tried a few more spots but didn't find anything I was willing to risk walking through at that point. In retrospect, I probably just got really unlucky with the spot I chose to step off into.
At this point, I was pretty dejected and worried about getting stranded in a cove or creek, so I decided to look at another spot. Paddled back to the lighthouse only to see nothing but mud for about 100 yards that I had to slog through with the yak to get back to the truck. That sucked... a lot. Then I drove out to Wakulla Beach and saw what looked like 300 yards of muck to get from the parking lot to the water. I decided it would be a good day to get some chores done.
I didn't even get a hint of a bite, but I did get lots of opportunities to learn about Winter tides in Apalachee Bay.
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I'll look for some alternative launching points in some creeks for the future or stick to high tide.