I know the lake holds crappie, bass, and bream. What other species of fish, if any, are in the lake?
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I know the lake holds crappie, bass, and bream. What other species of fish, if any, are in the lake?
All 3 species of cats, pickerel, gar and I guess most of the sunfish family plus carp. I'm sure a few more that doesn't come to me now.
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Originally Posted by SteveJ
Isn't there a hybrid stripe bass in there also? They can get big. Seems like I remember catching a few years ago when I fished the lake more often. I know it is a sleeper lake for big cats. Not a whole lot of people fish for them and the lake holds some monster blues and flatheads.Quote:
Originally Posted by SteveJ
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Don’t forget the Grinnell (bowfin)! Attachment 334303
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Originally Posted by SteveJ
iv never seen a pickerel before they must be super rare with all those flats and big bass
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Originally Posted by JigRigPreacher
yes god i hate those slimey suckers not only do they ruin lures hooks but they eat alot of fish i usually kill them and use as cut bait or crawfish bait for traps same with any gar i catch
Yep, caught a few from time to time. Wife went with me one of the very few times and we were crappie fishing and she hooked one and started crying for me to take her pole but of course I won't and she finally landed it. Haven't heard of one being caught in a while but that doesn't mean anything but I also haven't heard of them putting any in for a while either. While telling tales while crappie fishing with my BIL I hooked a fish and it was big. In my boat. after about an hour I finally got a big blue cat up to the boat hooked in the tail and we finally got it in the boat because my BIL wanted to keep it not me. We took it over to the game wardens shack and weighted it on their deer scales and it weighted 60 lbs. My BIL took it with him.Quote:
Originally Posted by feeshrman
Heres a pic of the blue cat SteveJ caught with a jig pole. Attachment 334330
Wow, that's impressive!Quote:
Originally Posted by ScottV
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Wow! The biggest think I’ve caught on my ultralight jig pole was a 16 lb flathead. I have had a few lines broken & hooks bent by who knows what!Quote:
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I’ve only caught one pickerel at Okatibee. He was about 9 inches long; caught him in the backwaters above the causeway.Quote:
Originally Posted by matt1991
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Interesting information. Thanks.
I've been fishing Okatibbee all my life and have never caught a drum there. There were some hybrid stripers in there years ago but I think they all died out and weren't restocked. There are a good many carp in there. I hooked a big one in the tail while pulling crankbaits one day and it took me 45 minutes to get my crankbait back. Lol
I KNOW THAT FEELING SCOTT .
At the end of April and start of May you can load a john boat slap full with channel cat that spawn on the rocks. Biggest I have caught was 15lbs blue though. Guy jogging out by the island one day caught a 32 lb carp that I saw. Have seen some pretty nice bass come out. You can go up the creek and catch all the gar you want. Never caught a pickerel in my life so don’t know. Plenty of Gog in there too
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Originally Posted by grizzrider09
How in the world does a guy go from jogging to catching a 32 lb fish? :fish
I've seen some big blues come out of there.
Lol he saw him and just dove right on in [emoji1787]Quote:
Originally Posted by dublelung
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