| Lake Talquin holds good populations of black bass, | | | | deep-running crankbaits in the stumps and nearby |
| Striped bass, white bass, black crappie, bluegill, and | | | | flats. Be careful of stumps. |
| redear sunfish. Lake Talquin is one of the best black | | | | Area #5 This minor creek channel on the Coe's |
| bass lakes during the winter, But if you want to | | | | Landing side is at the southern tip of what local |
| catch specs, bream, and redear sunfish Lake Talquin | | | | anglers call the Iron Curtain. Bass hold on sandbar |
| is the place to be! The Florida Fish And Wildlife | | | | drop-offs along the tiny creek. Using plastic worms |
| Commission Maintains the population of Stripers by | | | | along the creek drop-offs, which runs almost to |
| stocking. The striper ave. catch size is between 10 | | | | Williams Landing, is effective for winter bass. Target |
| and 15lbs but very few stripers over 20lbs are ever | | | | schooling bass here in the summer. |
| caught. The good months for Stripers are normally | | | | Area #6The deep channel at High Bluff provides |
| caught during February, March and April. | | | | excellent winter fishing for striper and largemouth on |
| Lake Talquin has an abundance of natural bait fish | | | | live shiners or deep-diving crankbaits. Fish the creek |
| that keep the predator fish population very active. | | | | channel that runs from Double Creek to the old |
| You can find Golden shiner, seminole killfish, sunfish, | | | | wooden pier. Fish the creek channel and pier pilings |
| crayfish, threadfin shad and gizzard shad are the | | | | for big bass and striped bass. For stripers, cast small |
| most common forage. Minnows such as sailfin mollies, | | | | crank baits, vibration lures, plastic worms, and stick |
| pot-guts and a variety of others. You can also find | | | | baits in pockets of open water surrounded by lily |
| Insect larvae, clams, mussels, frogs, tadpoles, | | | | pads. |
| leeches, sirens and water dogs that keep the fish on | | | | Area #7 A 20-foot drop-off near the small island |
| the move. | | | | holds winter largemouth that will take plastic worms |
| Largemouth bass can be caught in drop-offs and | | | | dragged along bottom and down the drop. In the |
| channels. Anchor your boat in 6 to 8 ft of water and | | | | heat of summer, if bass are not schooling on the |
| fish into the deeper channels using Texas- or Carolina | | | | surface nearby, a jigging spoon can sometimes entice |
| rigged plastic worms. In the spring fish the grass flats | | | | fish from the depths. A plastic worm, rigged Carolina |
| in 4 to 7 feet of water. Make sure you search along | | | | style, is effective along the edge of the river channel. |
| the river and creek channels for spawning habitat. | | | | Bend the hook back into the worm to prevent |
| Minnow imitations and plastic worms are effective | | | | snags, then drag it back, imparting no movement, |
| where the creeks empty into lake Talquin. | | | | through the stumpy drop-off. This is one of the |
| You can catch Stripers all year round on lake Talquin, | | | | most productive big bass spots on the lake. |
| but one of the funnest times for fishing is in the fall. | | | | Area #8Lake Talquin Fishing Report Fish this |
| The striper school in open water and feed on | | | | delta-shaped inlet with old docks for black bass. Work |
| vigorously during the fall and winter. You can spot | | | | the shallow drop-off into the cove, a small spring-fed |
| them by watching the birds. If the birds are diving on | | | | channel called Cootermill Creek, and the nearby |
| bait the open waters, chances are the there are | | | | Ochlockonee River channel, which averages about 22 |
| strippers schooling and feeding on threadfin shad. Fish | | | | feet deep. Fish plastic worms and jig spoons in the |
| any artificial bait that imitates these shad. Some | | | | holes and drop-offs, and toss crankbaits along edges |
| suggestions would be to fish Minnow imitations and | | | | of the channel. A floating worm snaked through the |
| chugger-style topwater lures. They seem to work | | | | lily pads in areas with cypress trees and stumps may |
| well on stripers that are feeding on Shad. | | | | draw a strike. |
| The best live bait for shellcraker and bream is grass | | | | Area #9Plenty of shellcracker beds, sometimes more |
| shrimp. Shellcraker and bream are very active during | | | | than an acre of them, are found just off the High |
| from april through may and you can get some great | | | | Bluff area around mid-April. The sandy flats remain |
| catches. Catch Black crappie in the winter months by | | | | loaded with beds for about 3 months. Move in |
| drifting or slow trolling open water. spider rigging is | | | | carefully over the stumpy-area. Fish the edges of the |
| most effective. Make sure you vary depths until you | | | | flats with spinnerbaits and floating worms for bass. In |
| find the schools of crappie. They will be suspended. | | | | close, cast small Beetle Spin lures or switch to |
| Area #1 Talquin Fishing Lake Report Picnic Point is a | | | | shellcracker rigs and use crickets or worms. |
| sandbar in one of the widest sections of the | | | | Area #10 Talquin Lake Fishing Report The mouth of |
| Ochlockonee River. There is heavy cover on top of | | | | Mews Creek is a good year-round area for schooling |
| the bar and 5-foot depths along the edge that drop | | | | bass. Work plastic worms for largemouth where |
| to about 22 feet at midchannel. A jig or crankbait like | | | | Mewes Creek and Ochlockonee River channels |
| a Big N worked down the drop is most effective. . | | | | merge. Cast toward the bank then work the creek |
| Area #2 The Smokehouse area off the mouth of | | | | channel |
| Hunter Creek is a flat about 4 feet deep with good | | | | Area #11The bends on Little River average about 12 |
| spring bass fishing. Stumps and vegetation along the | | | | feet deep and hold crappie during winter. One |
| channel provide great cover for both forage and | | | | method is to use a rake or paddle to scoop a hole in |
| largemouth bass. When the water is running, use | | | | the floating hyacinth, and then check for minnows. If |
| deep-diving crankbaits. Plastic worms are also good | | | | bait is present, crappie are generally below. Drop a |
| bets throughout the year. There is good spring fishing | | | | live minnow or small jig through the hole in the weed |
| when rainfall allows access to the shallows. | | | | canopy. In the summer, bass and striper school are |
| Area #3 Lake Talquin Fishing Report The Iron Post, | | | | here, feeding on thick populations of shad. Near here |
| also known as the Talquin flats area, has a deep hole | | | | an old boat house collapsed into the water, creating a |
| at the end of an old submerged channel. Work auger | | | | good spot. This is also a spawning area, from |
| tail and paddle tail worms along the ledge of the | | | | February through May. |
| adjacent flooded flats for big bass. Topwater stick | | | | Area #12Pre-spawn bass provide excellent action in |
| baits such as the Bomber Long A take smaller, | | | | the back of Little River Arm. The depth varies from |
| schooling bass during summer and early fall. | | | | 12 feet in the river channel to 7 or 8 feet along the |
| Area #4 A bend in the river channel directly across | | | | edge. Work shad-colored crankbaits along the channel |
| from Coe's Landing is a prime largemouth spot during | | | | during early spring. When there's a flow, move up the |
| the winter months. The water drops from 5 feet to | | | | creek and work likely areas with a plastic crayfish or |
| 18 feet in the channel. Cast plastic worms and | | | | 1/4-ounce, lipless crankbait. |