Thread: moving to lake talquin

Originally Posted by Speckanator

Lake Monroe Park

They usually open early for us so we start getting there around 6AM....don't have a weigh-in time yet. Probably will post that in a few days when we see what the weather is etc. Looks like great weather so far.

thanks for the info. will try and make it. jim

Originally Posted by catfish44

thanks for the tip. i am more than willing to venture off of talquin a bit. i know flatheads go for live bait more than the other cats. love catfish. fight so well. i am also interested in the choctawhatchee river, dead lake, merritt's mill pond, and the ochlockonee below talquin. nice fish in your pics. i always carry catfish/bait in my boat to switch to them when crappie/bass not biting. they have saved numerous trips for me. Jim.

The choctawhatchee river is my home fishing grounds. I live a few miles from it on the upper stretch close to alabama. The stretch below the dam has some big fish, but from what i've heard gar are quite the nuisance down there. I fish all the flathead tournaments on apalachicola and can I assure you that you wouldn't regret a trip over there.

Originally Posted by skiff89_jr

The choctawhatchee river is my home fishing grounds. I live a few miles from it on the upper stretch close to alabama. The stretch below the dam has some big fish, but from what i've heard gar are quite the nuisance down there. I fish all the flathead tournaments on apalachicola and can I assure you that you wouldn't regret a trip over there.

thanks for the info. would love to hear about ramps/landings on apalachicola and choctawhatchee rivers. do you fish talqluin for cats down around coe's landing, the iron curtain? i have never fished there. gar. hate them. what a nuisance they are.

Originally Posted by catfish44

thanks for the info. would love to hear about ramps/landings on apalachicola and choctawhatchee rivers. do you fish talqluin for cats down around coe's landing, the iron curtain? i have never fished there. gar. hate them. what a nuisance they are.

Since you would be coming from Talquin, I would suggest the estiffanulga ramp just south of Bristol. Lots of river bends and deep holes along that section of the river. Ramps on the choctawhatchee really just depend on water level. These past few summers the river has gotten so low that I couldn't even launch my Skiff. The only catfishing I have done on Talquin was right above the dam in the winter. Caught a few nice channels, but we weren't prepared for catfishing. The crappie fishing was bad and wind was too strong so we opened up a can of vienna sausages and put them on a bass hook to save the day. But I have been wanting to drown a bream up by the iron curtain for a flathead. I know they are in the lake for sure!

Originally Posted by chuckauten

If you can, make sure you attend the April 13th. You will meet a lot of good fishermen. Welcome to Talquin.

believe i will make it to monroe saturday i have a red boat and black pickup. jim

Originally Posted by TnT

I like Jim already

good chance i can make it to your get together on monroe saturday. i am in a red boat and black pickup. jim