Gadsden County Florida

Lake Talquin

Closest Town:  Tallahassee

Lake Size:  8,850 Acres

Public Boat Access:  

High Bluff Landing - Located on West shore off SR 268 and High Bluff Road

Lake Notes:  Specializing in Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill and Bream.  Shellcracker, White & Striped Bass also caught.  Spring fishing is excellent for bluegill and shellcracker. Best baits include earth worms, crickets and grass shrimp. Fly fishing for bream is also good during this time in the early morning and late afternoon. Bass fishing is excellent in the spring. Good areas to fish include the creeks end channels on the upper end of the lake. Best baits include crankbaits, plastic worms and topwater plugs. Live shiners can also be used effectively for trophy bass. All black bass less than 14 inches in length must be immediately released unharmed. Good strings of speckled perch are taken in January and February on live minnows. White bass may be caught above the lake in March using live crayfish or grass shrimp. The lake is stocked annually with striped bass. Best fishing is in the spring and fall, using deep-diving minnow-type lures. In the fall, stripers can be caught in schools by watching birds congregate to catch shad pushed to the top by feeding stripers. Located within the Lake Talquin State Recreation Area.

Lake Talquin Map