Saltwater fishing I presume . . . promise not to tell?
Places to Fish without a Boat . . .
St. Marks Lighthouse: (small entry fee) Take Monroe south to 98 and turn left. After you pass over the St. Marks River, you will see a sign to the lighthouse and St. Marks wildlife refuge. Along there is fresh water with dikes you can walk on and salt water at the end of the road. Watch out for gators.
Wakulla Beach: South on Monroe. Take a right on 98. After the Wakulla River bridge take a left on to Wakulla Beach Road. It is only about a mile past the bridge. The dirt road comes to and end an there is a boat ramp there. You can wade to the left or the right, if you go to the right (West), there is a creek and some oyster bars. There is also a creek to the left but best accessible by kayak or a really small boat.
Mashes Sands: Take Crawfordville Hwy south to 98 and take a right. Turn left before the Ochlockonee Bay bridge onto Mashes Sands Road. At the end of this road there is a fishing pier. There are a lot of big black drum caught here.
Bald Point: Take Crawfordville Hwy south to 98 and make a right. Continue over the Ochlockonee bridge for a mile or two and turn left at the sign to Alligator Point. Keep going. There will be a sign pointing left to Bald Point State Park. There are many oyster bars and cuts between them to fish here. Just don't get stuck out on an on a rising tide. This spot is at the mouth of Ochlockonee Bay and there are all kinds of fish moving in and out of there. It is directly across the bay from Mashes Sands.
Alligator Point: Crawfordville Hwy south to 98 and take a right. Continue over the Ochlockonee bridge for a mile or two and turn left at the sign to Alligator Point. Keep going past the Bald Point turn-off. When you get to the section of road where it is 15 M.P.H. (near theKO A\_ there are some old home sites with sea-walls that — people set up chairs and surf cast from land. Surf tackle is best for this spot. The water is really murky here, so dead or live bait works better than lures here.
Alligator Harbor: Instead of turning left to Alligator Point, go straight and on the left a few miles there is
a sand boat ramp. From the boat ramp to a mile west, there are multiple entrances off of 98 to walk down to the
water. There are grass flats and sand. The water is protected from the gulf, so it is calm. In some spots, you can
wade over 100 yards offshore.
Carrabelle River: Crawfordville Hwy south to 98 and take a right. Continue over the Ochlockonee bridge about 10 miles you will take a left just after the FSU Marine Lab following signs to 98 west. 10 more miles you will come to Carrabelle. You can fish under the bridge that goes over the Carrabelle River on the Marina side, or explore and find some new spots. The best time of year to fish here is winter.
St. George Island: The new bridge will be opening soon, and the old bridge is going to be made into 2 fishing piers. Also, the state park has good fishing. Take a left after going over the bridge and go all the way down. Of course there is a small fee but there arc miles of beaches lo surf fish from. If you have a stout 4x4 vehicle and you want to fish, you can purchase a special pass at the gate for $11.00 and go all the way to the extreme east end of the island but you must have 4x4, trust me! This pass is good for a week. You can also purchase a 1 year pass for around $70. This includes entry to every state park in Florida for free. (They only give a certain amount of passes each day, so if they turn you down, pay the regular entry fee, and wait at the gate all the way down the road, and wait for someone to come out. Offer to buy their pass overprice. This usually works but don't go in the gate without the combination, because you will get locked in. Remember, you can stay out there all night and they will lock the front gate but they will give you another combination for that gate too. You can fish all night here if you have the 4x4 pass.
