Best places to fish & launch in Panacea - St. Marks area

georgiasportsman · Post by **georgiasportsman** » May 16th, 2006, 9:59 am

I am meeting customers for a trip on Saturday. They have booked a few rooms at The Landing in Panacea. Any suggestions on where to go? I am not familiar with the area as far as boat ramps or fishing areas. I have only fished out of Econfina. I hate to take them all the way to Econfina (they are out of Dothan, AL) when there is so many places to fish in the area. Please help! Specific boat ramp suggestions would be appreciated.

Post by **wevans** » May 16th, 2006, 10:04 am

You fishin inshore or offshore?

georgiasportsman · Post by **georgiasportsman** » May 16th, 2006, 10:09 am

Forgot the details. Fishing inshore with 19' & 18' Kenner bay boats. Hope to catch some trout, reds, cobia, spanish, etc.. We've just always caught fish out of Econfina and never tried any new water.

Post by **wevans** » May 16th, 2006, 10:24 am

The closest landing is at Port Panacea and will put you going out of Dickerson Bay, you will have mostly grass flats once out of the bay. To East is Oyster bay "once out of Dickerson" and it is full of Oyster bars, to the West is Mashes Sands and the Mouth of the Ochlockonnee river "flats and Ouster bars"

For good, close to the ramp, not to awful dangerous fishin, the Mashes Sands ramp is only about 5 miles from the Landings and will put you right in the mouth of the river with a bunch of options for fish

georgiasportsman · Post by **georgiasportsman** » May 16th, 2006, 11:29 am

Would you fish one of these areas before driving to St. Marks? Where is Bottoms?

Hit-n-Miss · Post by **Hit-n-Miss** » May 16th, 2006, 12:04 pm

Wanting to impress customers I would fish where I know I could put them on fish.

Just my 2 cents.

Post by **wevans** » May 16th, 2006, 12:21 pm

Bottoms is just outside of Panacea, you can launch there BUT there is no marked channel to get you through the spoil bars and can get you in trouble quick on a falling or low tide. You will go past Bottoms if you put in at port Panacea and head out, but you will have a marked channel to follow out of there

I aint never considered driving to St. Marks ta fish, they's to many fish around the Panacea area to worry with all them rocks over that-a-way

EDIT: This shows Panacea/Bottoms in the middle and Oyster Bay at the top and Mashes Sands at the bottom

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Post by **Eerman** » May 16th, 2006, 4:33 pm

What wevans said

The street to Port Panacea (rock landing) is literally right across the street from "The Landing". Just a heads up, they have opened a restaurant/tiki bar in the Port Panacea marina. Parking is severely limited around that boat ramp on weekends

. Weekdays are pretty nice.

beerfish · Post by **beerfish** » May 16th, 2006, 5:43 pm

I would say drive to the Mashes Sand ramp(5 minutes by car) and fish the oyster bars/flats out there then head back to Panacea Harbor Marina for some cold ones

Post by **Reel Country** » May 18th, 2006, 8:15 pm

had a good time at Henry's after a day on the water on Sunday

catchin1 · Post by **catchin1** » May 19th, 2006, 7:54 am

Henry kinda looks like Yukon in a pirates hat.