White Squirrels! The Ochlockonee River State Park south of Tallahassee, has a few friends waiting for you! Yes, the white squirrels are quote tame and will try to bum a potato chip or two from you. The park has a nice dock and some walk down area that you can fish from. The rain was coming down for the entire time we were there, so it was needless to say, a little slow at the park. if fact, we were the only visitors for the 2 1/2 hours we were there!
The tide was moving pretty well, so I thought I would do well off the dock. I tried to fish for the saltwater predators first, but nothing was biting. I switched to bass gear, and that didn’t produce any bites either. The only thing that was biting were the squirrels as you can see by the picture.
The Econfina River park was also not very crowded. Only a few cars drove in, mostly to as how the fishing was. I talked to the park ranger and he said fishing was good for catfish right now, and reds and trout did not move in until next month. I asked him about the bass, and he said yes, they are doing pretty well. The tide was moving out and it was close to low tide. I tried the trick work on a shaky head since the bottom was hard shells and rocks. I picked up a 12″ bass right off the bat. I caught another one, and then landed a nice bowfin or mudfish around 4 pounds. According to the locals that stopped by, you can have 30-50 fish days kayaking down the river in the late spring to summer months. A great place to fish that is not crowded, so take it in if you have the chance.
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