FL Panhandle Bream Busters

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Comment by clint johnson on May 28, 2011 at 2:16pm

I went to wewa fri afternoon, same thing couldn't put my boat in T cox. Went up hwy 71 to dead lakes park landing was good, they also have camp sites not sure of the price. Fish were biting slow caught 23, all about hand size. No big bream like the week before, water is falling out fast, the big bream has moved or they are full of mayflies. Didn't get back to the landing till about 9 . Cost me to much to just catch small fish, I will have to wait for a fishin report before I go back, or the price of gas goes down! I'm not sure where to find any fish with the water so low everywhere. Most of the landngs at the local ponds are out of the water. Good luck on your trip

Comment by J. B. Hillard on May 26, 2011 at 2:24pm

Stopped at Cox Landing today. There is enough water to get a flat boat launched and  around the sandbar to the river. Got there about 11AM. It was hot as all getout, so decided not to launch my boat. Then went over the bridge to visit the Lodge. There was no sign so I ran by it and had to turn around. They have a few cabins on river side and store across the highway. Have some tackle, worms and crickets (open at 6am) and other small stuff.  Boat launch here is no good, river too low.

Did not look inside the cabins but they have a/c, refer, stove top (no oven), no pots and pans.  Fish cleaning station over by the store with water.  $75 per night.  At bit steep for me but they are booked for weekends for several weeks ahead. Lady said the fish are still biting and have been for about a month.  I can see how it would be easy to get lost in the lake if you got far from the bridge or have no GPS.  I have a nice hand held gps given to me that I need to learn how to operate.

Between Wewa and Blountstown stopped at the Chipola River. Store there and cabins for $55 per night. Not as large as those at Wewc.  Open 6am, worms and crickets. This is really a nicer place with good grounds and launch. There is a weekend gathering spot for yaks and canoes. The river is beautiful. Downstream is Dead Lake.  It's about 12 to 15 miles from Wewa on hwy 71.

Will be on Lake Jackson at day break tomorrow.

Good lunch Friday.

Comment by clint johnson on May 26, 2011 at 11:16am

headed back to wewa fri afternoon do some more fly fishin

Comment by J. B. Hillard on May 25, 2011 at 6:54am

Week before last Sunday two friends did well below Rooks Bluff.  They limited out and a good number were with a fly rod. They had only a few braggers, most were just hand size.   I hear the launch at Bozeman's is very steep.  Simplers is better but a little further up the river.

I use a guy on hwy 2a, about 6 miles west of Geneva, for my kicker repair. He had a very well stocked shop in barn. Retired outboard mechanice, got bored, and opened his own shop. He does a good bit of work on FWC boats. 

Comment by clint johnson on May 25, 2011 at 6:30am

Sounds like a good trip to me. You right about the water level its low, if I go to the river this weekend it will have to be below rooks bluff maybe there's water that far down. Taking my boat to hartford this morn. Hope it will be fixed by fri.

Comment by J. B. Hillard on May 24, 2011 at 7:26pm

Well,   finally get to eat fish.  Not a highly productive day but still the best I've had all month. Went out of Commanders Landing  (Choctawhatchee River) on hwy 81 this morning. Fished from 5:30 to 11:30. Water extremely low. Have to be careful. Hit a few snags that are normally deeper under water, but no damage done. Only two other boats launched here this morning.

Managed to take 9 nice bream and shellcrackers, 3 small channels, and 1 keeper bass.  None were bragging size but will fill the skillet. Crickets were best but did manage a few on fly rod with yellow popper #8 size.  8 or 10 dinks were released.

 

 

Comment by clint johnson on May 23, 2011 at 7:33am

I don't know much about it except what you just said but its close to where I put in at . Road before you go over the bridge to the right is cox landing

Comment by J. B. Hillard on May 23, 2011 at 6:33am

Found Sportsmans Lodge in Wewa. Here is a link.

http://tinyurl.com/3evd7yh   

Will check it out Thursday and report back. Hope it will do just fine for what I'm looking for.

Comment by J. B. Hillard on May 22, 2011 at 5:35pm

 

Clint.................Wewa - Sportsmans Lodge.  Found this place listed on hwy 22 which is the highway that goes across the bridge on lower end of Dead Lakes.  They apparently don't have a website. Do you know anything about the place, especially costs factor?

Comment by J. B. Hillard on May 22, 2011 at 10:26am

UGH.... that's a bummer.

I have business in Panama City on Thursday and going on to Tallahassee to fish Lake Jackson on Friday. I plan to by by Wewa and hit Cox Landing just for 2 or 3 hours and see what it all looks like.  Will not have a lot of time as have to get up eary Friday to be at the lake by daylight.  There is no shade on Jackson so it will get hot. Bream are on the bite over there in Jackson to the Friday Talh paper.

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