Doctors Lake

[mwh33]

I live in South GA. I am looking to fish somewhere this week. I just got a new bass boat and Doctors Lake is not to far. Anyone ever fish here? Any pointers here? Is the water brackish? Any limits on motor size on a boat? Any other suggestions on places to fish. 

 

Thank you for your input

[HeavyTwenty]

Doctors Lake in Orange Park? There's suppose to be big bass there, but I just didn't have luck and I was really new to bass fishing with artificals back then. I did catch some reds and flounder. Its low salinity brackish https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/ofs/ofs_animation.shtml?ofsregion=sj&subdomain=0&model_type=salinity_nowcast. I don't think there's a motor size limit.

 

[RoLo]

I've never fished Doctor's Lake, but know a little about it  (a friend of mine lived in Orange Park, FL).

Doctor's Lake is a trophy bass water, but is not noted for numbers (good news for the trophy hunter).

It's actually a backwater of the St Johns River, and is not far from the inlet (the St John's flows north).

Doctors Lake is tidal, it has high salinity and a smorgasbord of freshwater & saltwater forage for bass.

It also harbors redfish, seatrout and stripers. Two bass over 18 lbs (documented but never certified)

were taken from the St Johns River in Green Cove Springs, which is just south of Doctors Lake.   

 

Roger

 

 

[N Florida Mike]

I won a tournament there using red shad culprits around eel grass beds.

[mwh33]

How is the brackish water on your boat and motor?  I have a crestliner pt 20 with a mercury 200 and a minn kota Fortex. Should I worry about it messing up anything?

[RoLo]

6 hours ago, mwh33 said:

How is the brackish water on your boat and motor?  I have a crestliner pt 20 with a mercury 200 and a minn kota Fortex. Should I worry about it messing up anything?

 

 

The short answer is 'No', you shouldn't worry about it.

 

Today, nearly all boat accessories are at least corrosion-resistant and most are corrosion-proof.

Your brightwork is the most vulnerable, but shouldn't be degraded by sporadic trips to brackish water.

At day's end, I always hose down the hull and trailer and flush the motor.

That said, brackish water is much more forgiving than the salty brine, but I'd still follow a saltwater regimen.

 

Roger