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Panhandle Dune Lakes
Posted on 7/7/17 at 11:32 am
Posted on 7/7/17 at 11:32 am
They are mostly freshwater, but have outflows to gulf, and are sometimes brackish. Which license do I need? Fresh or Saltwater?
Posted on 7/7/17 at 12:10 pm to deeprig9
I'll be watching this. Those lakes intrigue me. Read that they are chock full with sunfish and gators but access is the issue.
Staying real close to Topsail Park later this month and may give it a try.
Staying real close to Topsail Park later this month and may give it a try.
Posted on 7/7/17 at 12:13 pm to lsugolfredman
I'm going to Destin in late September and want to daytrip to either Topsail park or Grayton. Grayton seems more kid friendly- less walking - with a 2 year old. Be sure to report back your experience after your trip!
Posted on 7/7/17 at 12:20 pm to deeprig9
We used to fish around Freeport, and some of that was brackish as well. We got stopped on the water and he checked our licenses. What he said was it depends on what you are catching. If you catch a saltwater species on a freshwater license you throw it back. Checked our livewell and we were in compliance as we were catching fresh. Of course that may have changed as this was years ago, but they also sell a combo license.
Posted on 7/7/17 at 2:17 pm to deeprig9
Get a saltwater license. Caught a limit of trout each morning of our vacation last year. When are you going down? Those lakes can be shallow and the bite will stop once the sun comes out.
Posted on 7/7/17 at 3:19 pm to Drunken Crawfish
Which lakes were you in?
Ive been hearing mostly freshwater fish in these lakes because of the unique hydrology that also allowed indians to live here and have drinking water.
Ive been hearing mostly freshwater fish in these lakes because of the unique hydrology that also allowed indians to live here and have drinking water.
Posted on 7/7/17 at 3:29 pm to deeprig9
I've never caught trout, but I've caught redfish, black drum, and gar in there. There are definitely bass, bream, and gators among other stuff. Technically you are required to have whatever license you catch, which is BS but that's the rules. I'd just get a saltwater so you can fish the beach and bay, and throw back any freshwater you catch.
Posted on 7/11/17 at 4:43 pm to baldona
I went to Big Redfish Lake this morning and caught 6 15"-24" barracuda. I had another 2 or 3 break my line. I was fishing with 17lb mono so they cut it pretty easily
Posted on 7/11/17 at 4:48 pm to Drunken Crawfish
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I went to Big Redfish Lake this morning and caught 6 15"-24" barracuda. I had another 2 or 3 break my line. I was fishing with 17lb mono so they cut it pretty easily
Are you positive they were barracuda? I've never seen them that thick around here. Are you sure they weren't lady fish or spanish macks? Both of which would be very normal. I haven't fished that lake in a long time so something may of brought Barracuda in.
Posted on 7/11/17 at 5:03 pm to baldona
Not even spanish would be normal, it is a freshwater lake that is landlocked 99% of the year. Right?
Posted on 7/11/17 at 5:12 pm to baldona
I am about 90% sure. There was a guy who was in the lake running a ferry from one of the condo resorts there and I asked him and he said they have speckle trout redfish and barracuda in the lake. It feeds from the gulf at high tide and there were tons of bait around.
Posted on 7/11/17 at 5:14 pm to lsugolfredman
Caught some gorgeous and very tasty bass and sunfish at Topsail a couple of years ago. Small jigs on an ultralight. You cannot bring in your own yak or canoe but can rent one from the park fairly cheap. Supposed to be some nice crappie/sac-a-lait/white perch in there but I couldn't find them.
Posted on 7/11/17 at 5:14 pm to baldona
The head and The shape/placement of the fins didn't look like a Spanish. It looked like the mouth/head were too big and they lacked spots
This post was edited on 7/11/17 at 5:35 pm
Posted on 7/11/17 at 6:24 pm to Drunken Crawfish
That's awesome, thanks for sharing!
Posted on 7/11/17 at 6:35 pm to Drunken Crawfish
definitely juvenile cudas
Posted on 7/11/17 at 6:47 pm to Riseupfromtherubble
That's what I thought. They were a blast to catch trolling from the kayak. I also caught an 11" Trout in there.
Posted on 7/11/17 at 7:38 pm to Drunken Crawfish
Big Redfish lake in front of Sanctuary by the Sea?
Hope so, I'll be there from the 22nd-29th and plan to bring a rod along with a castnet..
Hope so, I'll be there from the 22nd-29th and plan to bring a rod along with a castnet..
Posted on 7/11/17 at 7:46 pm to LawLessTyGer
That sounds right. If there is a party barge that shuttles you from your condo to the beach, that's the place. I would recommend getting a few Rat-L-Traps. They should tear them up.
Posted on 7/12/17 at 6:31 am to Drunken Crawfish
Dang I stand corrected, that's nuts. I've fished a couple of those lakes and never caught one and we really don't have many of them offshore here. They are around but certainly not 10+ in a day around. I wonder what drew them to that lake? I can imagine they'd be a blast on light tackle.
I wonder if barracuda can live in brackish water fairly well? The tropical storms in June may of made that lake saltier than normal but it sounds like it's well known those fish are there if the tram driver knew about them. I said spanish simply because they are very common off the beach right now but they had fresh water. There's black drum, redfish, and trout that live in many of those lakes year round. First I've heard of barracuda.
I wonder if barracuda can live in brackish water fairly well? The tropical storms in June may of made that lake saltier than normal but it sounds like it's well known those fish are there if the tram driver knew about them. I said spanish simply because they are very common off the beach right now but they had fresh water. There's black drum, redfish, and trout that live in many of those lakes year round. First I've heard of barracuda.
This post was edited on 7/12/17 at 6:36 am
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