Best price around. Also look for lines and slashing fish. Wild population of Mexican wolves grows for fifth consecutive year. The surface temperature has dropped again and is now about 62-63 and will drop again with the cold weather moving in now. Come on down to Blackburns Resort and Boat Rental where we do not charge you too much and your first boat stall is free. UF IFAS: How Effective and Humane Is Trap-Neuter-Release (TNR) for Feral Cats? The lake level is 553.25 and dropping slowly with one generator partially running for several times a day. Many fish are spawning with most of the larger crappie and bass spawned out and some smaller ones still staging and some guarding beds. The thermocline is forming and will be at less than 20-feet and the fish will be just above that. There is some algae on the rocks on the shore and we do not normally have that. The walleye are a little deeper near the bottom. Trollers are not catching much. They want to go deeper but cannot. I got a nice striper on a main lake point in 30-feet of water on brush. I like this level now and the brush which had been too deep is now in play. If you feel resistence do not set your hook. Some good ones are on the banks with more in open water on shad. C.T. There is a thermocline at 20-feet with a mud line (area of very cloudy water) just above with cold water below. All of the game fish are on schools of shad with not enough game fish to go around with many schools of shad with nothing under them. There are some big bluegill on the brush. The lake level is rising and has now hit 560. There is some debris out there though. Some bass are on the bank in the evening on steep river channel banks. Bass, Crappie, bluegill and walleye are the best bite now with a few catfish coming in. Some are also in Bennets around point 1-D near Walkers entrance and Talbot and in the back of float creek. The corps of engineers are now predicting the lake will be at about 555 by October 24th. Cabins are $53/day at Blackburns with a free boat stall. The lake is pretty clear and you can see about 10-feet at the thermocline at 20-feet. Blackburns Winter Rates for cabins goes into effect on September 7th and you can get a cabin for $59/day with a free normal sized boat stall. This is a good time of year to catch about anything and will continually get better for several weeks. range are being caught . Feral cats can be born in the wild or may have only recently entered into the wild, but we make no attempt here to distinguish between these two groups. The lake overall is in excellent condition but should be lower this time of year to make room for spring rains. Walleye fishing has picked up the slack with the best bite for them that I have seen in years. Blackburns resort and Boat rental is open all year and have the best prices. Some good fish are being caught every day. My other favorite lure, 2-inch white twister tail turned the wrong way on a 1/16th ounce white with red eye jig head and tipped by hooking a small crappie minnow through the top of the head is not working well yet. 620 S. Meridian St. • Tallahassee, FL • (850) 488-4676 Fishing is not great but you can catch some good ones working where you can get your lure or bait close to the shore. Spooning is the best but good fishermen trolling deep diving crankbaits in 30-35 feet of water across points are catching good fish of about all species. i am catching 4-lbers everyday along with giant crappie up to over 17 inches and thick across the back. Any changes in fishing is more due to dropping water level than any pattern. Shad are everywhere and can come up anytime. I like the spook puppy because it is more the size of the shad but the larger ones can be cast further. Go out a little deeper for walleye and crappie in barely exposed wood or exposed big logs. I hope so we do not want to lose our big striper. It has been foggy most days with the water being warmer than the air except when the cold fronts move through and that is weekly. The lake level is 551.67 and dropping just a bit with a few hours a day running one generator. I am catching some good ones every day. Learn how to use the spook properly and it will draw them up even when they are several feet below the surface. We are at a good level on the lake and it is in general in excellent shape. The lake in general is in excellent condition for both fishing and boating. The group has made an Amazon wish list of the supplies it needs. Crappie are starting to bite on brush with a slip float and minnow but are also moving with the wind and bass are still hitting a single spin and crank baits in the creeks. Some bass are with them and the crappie are starting to move in. Fishing out of a small boat or kayak has many advantages but all of these locations can be effectively fished from shore. Crappie are pretty much on all brush in the 25-ft. range with a lot of them being caught. All cabins have covered porches for rainy days and  to get out of the sun and none are duplexes. There is still a top water bite for mostly bass early and then they move to the old shoreline about 16-20-ft. suspended about 5-6 feet and are biting plastic worms. Everything is slower than normal, whatever that is, do to the cool weather and cold nights. They are on most good brush piles and at different depths. The lake is clearing nicely and is a perfect color in Blackburns area for fishing. The lake is in overall excellent condition.The surface water temperature is back above 50. It was very warm yesterday and approached 80 degrees and the main lake surface temperature is in the low 50's with the creeks being warmer. 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