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looking for friends/buddies/club members to fish with. moving to lake talquin beginning of may. will be on the lake near the dam. boat rigged mostly for slow trolling crappie(2 bow seats), but also fish for,in order, catfish, stripers, bluegill, and bass. used to fish there a lot when i lived in alabama. jim(catfish44).
There are several of us on here that fish Talquin regularly..We all are in need of a friend/buddy that has a HOUSE on Talquin so we can all have a place to crash at:Rofl...Seriously, most of us stay at Lake Talquin Lodge about 4-5 miles up the lake from where you will be staying at. I have an uncle that lives down close to the dam on Blount Creek..Myself, Lightwirehooker, Rawhide, Chuck Auten, Heavylead, No Mercy, 30More, Crappielimits and Quickhook are just a few of us that fish there regularly. Talquin is more of a Longlining lake for crappie, but people have had success slow trolling also...Lots of good fishing for catfish, shellcrackers, bluegills, stripers and bass..Looking forward to meeting you in the future!!
Welcome! Pm me anytime you have questions! I agree longlining is the best way to hit Talquin most of the year, but I have caught a ton spider rigging. It is especially great in the winter and some summer months as we do get a good thermocline at times.
Good to have you at Talquin....plan on spending lots of time in May. May has been good month the last couple years for Crappie. We be staying at Lake Talquin Lodge......good place to purchase jigs and of course "Litewirehooks".
I will be living on the lake the next cove west of blount creek. when i used to fish talquin, i did nothing but longlining-two 1/16oz.curly tail jigs per rod usually. fished ochlawaha,stoudamire,blount,polk,harvey mill creeks primarily. never fished the lake east of williams landing nor the ochlockonee river. went to slow trolling down here (leesburg) for lake monroe, lake harris, st john's river. stay in touch. jim.Quote:
Originally Posted by TnT
good to hear from you. i used to stay at Whiporwhill lodge when i fished there. great people. great food. can hardly wait to get up there and start catching fish. stay in touch. jimQuote:
Originally Posted by litewirehooker
good to hear from you. can hardly wait to get up there. stay in touch. jimQuote:
Originally Posted by crappielimits
I cant help ya with the lake. But I can tell ya I am damned jealous of ya! Enjoy it fer sure. And seems lots of great people fish up there so you will be in great company.
Good to hear from you. i have fished talquin quite a bit in the past when i lived in alabama. love the lake. i fish lake monroe and lake harris and st johns river down here, but l like talquin better because of all the structure(wood) and creek arms. love to hunt with sonar. stay in touch. jimQuote:
Originally Posted by huntinslabs
Have you given any thought to the slabfest on Monroe April 13th??? Lots of info on Florida forum.--shu
interesting idea. thanks. jimQuote:
Originally Posted by shuorc
I like Jim already:Rofl:RoflQuote:
Originally Posted by catfish44
Talquin is a nice little lake ......BUT ! ! ! ! ! !
Hey Feller....You just hold your "BUT" till next Saturday:RoflQuote:
Originally Posted by Phantom309
If you're willing to venture off of lake talquin just a few miles the apalachicola river is in your back yard. I don't know if you're familiar with flatheads, but that river has plenty of them and they're highly addictive. Even the ocholocknee river is loaded with them. I know of cats over 40lbs that have came out of that little river. They're not in South Florida....yet so i'm not sure if you are familiar with them or not.Quote:
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by skiff89_jr
If you can, make sure you attend the April 13th. You will meet a lot of good fishermen. Welcome to Talquin.
THANKS. i will try. you are meeting at the volusia county park ramp. what time? other details? jimQuote:
Originally Posted by chuckauten
thinking about it. you are meeting at volushia park ramp. what time? other details? jimQuote:
Originally Posted by shuorc
Most arrive between 6 and 7 fish, weigh in, and eat. Check thread on April slabfest at top for exact times and details.
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. jimQuote:
Originally Posted by Speckanator
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.Quote:
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by skiff89_jr
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!Quote:
Originally Posted by catfish44
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6icZsYL9ztQ
believe i will make it to monroe saturday i have a red boat and black pickup. jimQuote:
Originally Posted by chuckauten
good chance i can make it to your get together on monroe saturday. i am in a red boat and black pickup. jimQuote:
Originally Posted by TnT
i think i will make it to monroe saturday. i am in a red boat and black pickup. jimQuote:
Originally Posted by shuorc