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Gulf County Florida
Dead Lake
Closest Town: Wewahitchka
Lake Size: 3,655 Acres
Public Boat Access:
Located at Dead Lake State Recreation Area off S.R. 71
Lake Notes: Specializing in
Largemouth Bass, Bluegill and Shellcracker. Dead Lake enjoys a wide
reputation for its bluegill and shellcracker fishing in the spring. Best baits
for bluegills are crickets and earthworms fished among the cypress trees.
Shellcrackers are caught on earthworms. Bass fishing is good in the spring and
fall on artificial worms and broken-back minnow lures.
Dead Lake Map
Lake Wimico
Closest Town: Odena
Lake Size: 4,055 Acres
Lake Notes: Specializing in
Largemouth Bass, Bluegill and Shellcracker. This wide, shallow lake has
good bluegill and shellcracker fishing in the spring and early summer. Best
baits include crickets and earthworms. Some bass are caught during this time on
artificial worms and crankbaits.
Lake Wimico Map
Gulf
County Florida Fishing
Lower Apalachicola River
Closest Town:
Apalachicola
Public Boat
Access:
Iola Landing - Go east
of Wewahitchka on C22A for 3.0 miles. Go left on Iola Road (dirt) 2.5 miles. Go
right on unnamed dirt road 0.5 mile to ramp.
Wayside Park - Go east
of Wewahitchka on C22A for 4.0 miles
River Notes: Specializing in
Largemouth & Sunshine Bass, Bluegill and Shellcracker. Bream and
Catfish also caught. The Apalachicola River runs from Lake Seminole, on
the Florida-Georgia border at Chattahoochee, 106 miles south through the
Panhandle to the Gulf of Mexico, at the town of Apalachicola. While there
are many areas of good fishing along the Apalachicola River, the best areas are
the upper river, which is influenced by discharge from Lake Seminole, and the
lower river, which is influenced by Apalachicola Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. Bag
and size limits follow those for Northwest Florida, which include a 12-inch
minimum size limit for largemouth bass (bag limit of five) and an 18-inch
minimum size limit for striped bass (bag limit of three).
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