Vixen

I forgot to mention that Juniper is "stump central" - we spent more time rocking the boat off stumps than fishing. I can imagine using a fiberglass boat there would not be a good thing. Vixen

Thanks - we've done Hurricane in 08 and Juniper recently. It's much better now, but Juniper was so low when we got here the average depth wasn't much over 3 ft. We need to give Hurricane another go this year. Any tips on river fishing here? Any favorite rivers for bass? Do you have to head way up north for freshwater fish? Are there any kits to test for salt content? We've been using Mullet as a guide - when the happy fish are jumping, we know there is a higher salt content - don't know if that is an accurate assessment but it's all we have right now. Vixen

Thanks, as I was starting to take it personally. We haven't tried Jackson or Talquin. While we did catch one reasonable sized bass at Deer Point when we first got here and it was chilly. We went back a few months later and while we hear it is great from bass fishing - wow is that place a mess. Way too much muck and hydrilla. I know it's a reservoir, but you had to clean the trolling motor every few minutes. The boat and trailer looked like extras in "Swamp Thing" the remake. Are there any clear spots there or better launches than the main on off Deer Point Rd?

Hello, I'm brand new to the forum and new to NW Florida. We moved here from Virginia a year ago and were very successful up north. We've fished just about every river and lake within an hour of FWB and are trying to understand these Florida largemouth bass. We've fished some pretty prime locations that would be bass utopia in Virginia, tons of cover, 70-80 degree water temps, but aren't catching a whole lot. We did catch a 6 pounder in Blackwater last July, but most bass we catch are very small when we do catch them. We use mostly spinner baits and worms, but there have been some days we've thrown the whole tackle box at them with little to no success. Is it the salt content even way north on rivers like the Escambia & Blackwater? Are there kits for testing salt content? We noticed most anglers keep their catch down here, where we always C&R - as do most in VA. What's up with these FL bass? Is there a secret? :-* :-* :-*