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Hi Everyone,

My father-in-law is in town from northern Wisconsin (ya hey!) this week and I intended to take him out in my little jonboat onto the flats off St. Marks but it doesn't look like that is going to be an option over the next few days.

What are my options in the rivers these days? I have spent most of my time on the water learning how to fish the flats (cause you just can't beat it), and as a result I don't know anything about fishing the rivers in the summer or fall. I also have never been in any of the lakes and wouldn't even know where to put in, since most of the ramps I have seen on Lake Jackson are high and dry.

Any advice will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance!

-Bill

Maybe check out the Wakulla River where 98 crosses it west of Wakulla Station (I think). Right there before the bridge as you are headed west on your left there is a ramp. Nice river with Suwanee bass and manatees and clear water, spring-fed. Check it out. Look up a place called TNT's Hideaway for information, they are a little outfit there that rents canoes and such. They have a little canoe landing right there next to what I am pretty sure is a public ramp.

Another place you could go to but the drive would be very long would be to look into Hwy. 65 between East Point (Green Point) and Sumatra. I drove it last week and there had to be 8 boat launch signs on that road I counted about 4 jon boats being dragged by trucks. There is not much out there so maybe the fishing is good but I don't know I just saw the signs and the boats and thought fishing would be nice instead of driving.

A word of caution on the 65 ramps, some are a considerable distance into the woods with questionable road conditions I have also been told to take a GPS with me untill I learn the creeks better

I have been having luck at Lake Miccosukkee lately. You won't get lost!
If it's cloudy it could produce a fun fishing trip.

Go back to the "gator hole", fish close to the lilly pads, or troll slowly for specs.
For panfish use plastic jigs, metal flake chartruess, whitish chartrusse, and natural fish color have been working for me.

Or if you bass fish, the standard stuff.

I might would try the mighty Aucilla, as long as the wind isn't blowing straight up the river it might be fun.....There should be some fish in it.....I have been catching trout and reds downtown PC..I would think there would be a trout or red between the ramp and river mouth...

Behind Piney Island might a good spot too...

Sulfer Creek, out of Aucilla would probably be a good place to fish from a jon boat with an east wind. It's flats fishing without really getting out on the flats.

TC: Where is Sulfer Creek? How do you get there? I need to get back to my "namesake" river, the Aucilla, and explore that in my 13'er.

Just below the landing, when you get to the island, take a right. Follow the creek until it opens up. You're there.

St. Marks River. Put in at New Port Bridge on Hwy. 98. Fish down river. Fresh water spec. include stripers, largemouth, bream. Go on down river a ways and you can catch mangrove snapper. The further you go down river the more brackash it gets. But also the more the wind will hit you.