In 1784, Alexander McGillivray was named the Spanish representative among the Creek Indians. The son of a Loyalist Scotsman Lachian McGillivray and the half-French, half-Creek Sehoy Marchand, he carved out a large plantation near the Coosa River in central Alabama. He regarded himself as Emperor of the Creeks. William Panton was a close family friend.
Read more at History of the Apalachicola Area by George L. Chapel

Fishing has picked up and so has the catching, so let's get to it....

All and all it was a good week to be out on the water. The weather was hot but the fish was biting. Good catches of Shellcrackers and bream was reported from both the river and Indian Bayou. Hand size and larger reported on both species and in good numbers with a few limits coming out of the Bayou.

At the time I wrote this report the river at Blountstown was at .54 ft and holding, Click here to see the realtime river level at Blountstown.

Lake Wimico is on fire with Bass up to 2 pounds and some larger up to 4 pounds reported. The water is low and there is a lot of salt water in the lake. Well, there is also about a Zillion small blue crabs in there as well and the Bass are eating them like crazy.

Also on the salt water side, the Flounder and Trout are still being taken from the St Joe canal on, get this, ELECTRIC CHICKEN flukes on a jig head. WHO WOULD HAVE THUNK IT.

My son has been visiting from South Florida all week so he and his mother have been out on the water every day doing both flesh and saltwater fish and doing quite well.
The top two pictures show John Jr holding some pretty nice Flounder and Trout in the left picture and some nice Bass in the other picture.

The next photo shows John Jr and his mother Kathy holding 6 of the 10 Bass they caught that day out in Lake Wimico. Hey, they limited out two days in a row - in the lake - using worms and spinner baits. Well, I guess the Lake still has a few Bass in it even if the salt water is in there, hey?

If you go out on the Apalachicola and catch some fish, take a digital picture of your catch and email it to me along with so information on where and how you caught them. I will be glad to post it here for your friends to see.

I hope this helps you decide your next fishing trip. So come on down to the Apalachicola River at Howard Creek. Just come south on RT 71 to Doc Whitfield Road, then turn to the east and go to the end of the road.

That's where I'm at too, Captain John M. Hudnell. If you want me to take you out on a guide trip, then give me a call at 850-827-2926 or visit me on the web at www.mrgoop.com.

Dr. Henry Woodward, a soldier of fortune, led the English activities in this contest for the Indian trade. The Spanish tried to control their Indian allies by building a fort near the junction of the Chattahoochee and Flint Rivers known as Santa Cruz de Sabacola.
Read more at History of the Apalachicola Area by George L. Chapel

I few fish were caught this week, so let's get to it....

It was a little slow this week with only a few limits reported. Catches of Shell crackers were not as big as they were last week and the Bream numbers fell off as well.

At the time I wrote this report the river at Blountstown was at .53 ft and holding, Click here to see the real time river level at Blountstown.

Lake Wimico is still producing a few Bass. With the low water flow in the river and the tides getting higher, there is more salt water in the lake now than in the past weeks so you are going to have to get up in the sloughs to get the Bass if the tide is running to the East. If the tide is running to the West the fresh water is coming in from the river so you may catch a few Bass in the Jackson river section.

Here is my son John JR holding two nice Flounder we caught in the St Joe canal on Saturday. We were using quarter ounce jig heads with flukes hopping them across the bottom. We had a few small Trout too, but no keepers.

The next day we went back to the same spot and caught another nice Flounder and some more Trout. When we left there, we went to Horseshoe Creek which is off the inter-coastal East of White City (Searcy Creek to the locals) and went up the creek to get away from the salt water. We caught 5 or 6 small Bass with one good keeper about 3 pounds.

If you go out on the Apalachicola and catch some fish, take a digital picture of your catch and email it to me along with so information on where and how you caught them. I will be glad to post it here for your friends to see.

I hope this helps you decide your next fishing trip. So come on down to the Apalachicola River at Howard Creek. Just come south on RT 71 to Doc Whitfield Road, then turn to the east and go to the end of the road.

That's where I'm at too, Captain John M. Hudnell. If you want me to take you out on a guide trip, then give me a call at 850-827-2926 or visit me on the web at www.mrgoop.com.

The Spanish mission period began in 1633 when the first priests reached the Apalachee. Spanish documents of 1655 and 1675 record that there were between nine and eleven missions in Apalachee country. These missions stretched in a line from St Augustine (1565) on the Atlantic Coast to St. Louis, near the present city of Tallahassee.
Read more at History of the Apalachicola area by George L. Chapel

Well, the fishing has picked up some and so has the catching, so let's get to it....

Although there weren't many fishermen out this weekend, the ones that did go did very well. I talked to three different fishermen and they all said that the fishing was great compared to what it has been. All three of them had limits of shell crackers and bream. And I must say the shell crackers were better that hand size buy a long shot. Some were well over a pound and the bream were double hand size.

At the time I wrote this report the river at Blountstown was at .56 ft and holding, Click here to see the real time river level at Blountstown.

I had one good report about Lake Wimico this week and it seems they been catching some pretty nice Bass. The fellow I talked to said he has been tearing them up in the mouth of the sloughs on spinner baits and top water. He said his friend has been doing good fishing the edges with worms. I'm thinking that you just may catch some Bass in the Lake any old time you go.

I have not been out on the river for two weeks and I'm way over do for some fresh Bass for the pan. I hope to get out this coming weekend, if I do I will get some pictures.

If you go out on the Apalachicola and catch some fish, take a digital picture of your catch and email it to me along with so information on where and how you caught them. I will be glad to post it here for your friends to see.

I hope this helps you decide your next fishing trip. So come on down to the Apalachicola River at Howard Creek. Just come south on RT 71 to Doc Whitfield Road, then turn to the east and go to the end of the road.

That's where I'm at too, Captain John M. Hudnell. If you want me to take you out on a guide trip, then give me a call at 850-827-2926 or visit me on the web at www.mrgoop.com.

During the last part of the 17th century, the Spanish maintained their tenuous hold on Northwest Florida through the missions and the small fort at St. Marks. When Indian allies of the English at Charleston, S.C., raided Spanish territory, Indian allies of the Spanish deserted eastern Georgia in favor of the Chattahoochee River.

Read more at History of the Apalachicola Area by George L. Chapel

Fishing was great on the river and the catching was fair, in between the afternoon rain storms- slow -, so let's get to it....

There were a few more people on the river this weekend do to a Bass tournament out of the lower landing. One of the local clubs has a tournament here every month. There was a few limits in the bunch but all in all the big ones got away. The pan fish hunters had fair size Bream and Shell crackers with a few bulls mix in with some bag limits. A few nice Bass was reported from the river most of which were 1 to 2 pounds.

At the time I wrote this report the river at Blountstown was at .60 ft and forecast to hold , Click here to see the real time river level at Blountstown.


Bass fishing in Lake Wimico has picked up some with a few reports on 1 to 2 pound fish being taken on top water early in the morning and late in the day.

This is Glenn and Willie holding some nice saltwater fish they caught out off Cape San Blas this past Sunday. Two nice Grouper and some Red Snapper with one mutton Snapper and a Trigger Fish all on cut bait.

I hope this helps you decide your next fishing trip. So come on down to the Apalachicola River at Howard Creek. Just come south on RT 71 to Doc Whitfield Road, then turn to the east and go to the end of the road.

That's where I'm at too, Captain John M. Hudnell. If you want me to take you out on a guide trip, then give me a call at 850-827-2926 or visit me on the web at www.mrgoop.com.

The primary reason why there was no settlement at the river's mouth until 1821-1822 was because the lands at the mouth of the river were isolated from the hinterland by a large network of bayous and swamps. The river also empties into a shallow bay.

Read more at History of the Apalachicola Area by George L. Chapel

Fishing was great on the river and the catching was fair, in between the afternoon rain storms- slow -, so let's get to it....

There were a few more people on the river this week and the holiday was no different. The folks that did venture out into the afternoon rain came back with a few nice fish but not limits. Most had fair size Bream and Shell crackers. Again I saw no catfish at all, or maybe they just are not wanting to show off their catches. A few nice Bass was reported from the river most of which were 1 to 2 pounds.

At the time I wrote this report the river at Blountstown was at .55 ft and forecast to hold but we need some water upstream bad, Click here to see the real time river level at Blountstown.

Well I did hear of someone catching some Bass in Lake Wimico over the weekend. They were small, But thank God someone is catching some fish there.

This is Dink holding a nice Flounder and Spotted Trout that him and I caught on July 4th in the St Joe Canal. We were using artificial baits, like a zoom fluke with green glitter on a jig head. All we were doing was jumping it across the bottom.

I hope this helps you decide your next fishing trip. So come on down to the Apalachicola River at Howard Creek. Just come south on RT 71 to Doc Whitfield Road, then turn to the east and go to the end of the road.

That's where I'm at too, Captain John M Hudnell. If you want me to take you out on a guide trip, then give me a call at 850-827-2926 or visit me on the web at www.mrgoop.com.

The members of the Narvaes expedition killed their horses at a place called the Bay of Horses and used the skins for water bottles before building small boats and sailing toward the Southwest. The account of the DeSoto expedition tells of finding remnants of the Narvaes expedition on the coast. The Bay of Horses was probably somewhere around the St. Marks and Ochlockonee Bay area, near the head of Apalachicola Bay.

Read more at History of the Apalachicola Area by George L. Chapel

Well, we did get a little bit more rain this week but the fishing and catching stayed the same - slow -, so let's get to it....

There were very few people on the river this week and the weekend was no different. The folks that did venture out came back with a few fish but nothing to brag about. Most had just a few small Bream and Shell crackers. I didn't see any catfish at all, not even the little pan cats, you know the ones, you just snap the heads off, wash'em down and throw'em in the pan.

At the time I wrote this report the river at Blountstown was at .55 ft and forecast to hold but we need some water upstream bad, Click here to see the real time river level at Blountstown.

Again, I had no reports from Lake Wimico. If someone reading this report is fishing on Wimico, email me with the some information and I will put it in my report.

Here's Charlie with his days catch, he had 2 small Bream to go with these. He said he fished all over with no bites in most places. One thing he did say was, "you can't beat being out on the river".

This is W.C. with a few nice Bass he caught Sunday. He said he fished all day and had just enough Bass to make a good sandwich.

I hope this helps you decide your next fishing trip. So come on down to the Apalachicola River at Howard Creek. Just come south on RT 71 to Doc Whitfield Road, then turn to the east and go to the end of the road.

That's where I'm at too, Captain John M. Hudnell. If you want me to take you out on a guide trip, then give me a call at 850-827-2926 or visit me on the web at www.mrgoop.com.

In 1607 several Apalachee Indians sought help from Spanish missionaries, but 25 years were to pass before the Franciscan chain of missions would be constructed.
Read more at History of the Apalachicola Area by George L. Chapel

Well, we got a little more rain this week but the fishing and catching backed off somewhat, so let's get to it....

There was a few folks on the river this week with most having fair luck. Fishing slowed some with a bag limit of about 15 fish being the norm. Most of the fish were hand size and Bull Bream. Shell-crackers reported mixed with the Bream but no big ones.

At the time I wrote this report the river at Blountstown was at .53 ft and forecast to hold but we need some water upstream bad, Click here to see the real time river level at Blountstown.

One fisherman said he was catching a few bream out of Depot Creek and I had no reports on Bass at all.

One Bass fisherman was out on the Apalachicola on Friday and said he had 12 Bass with 8 keepers, 2 of them were 4 to 5 pounds. Now he said he fished in the Big river all day targeting logs and brush, but most of the bigger fish was caught off of lay down logs. He was using june bug worms and spinner baits. He kept 5 small ones and turned the rest back to catch another day.

The Indians came to Apalachicola to eat oysters. There are Indian mounds west of town at "11 Mile," back of town in the Magnolia cemetery area, and in Eastpoint. The shell mounds served as religious and burial sites.
Read more at History of the Apalachicola Area by George L. Chapel

Well, we did get a little bit more rain this week and the fishing and catching picked up somewhat, so let's get to it....

There was a few more folks on the river this week with most having good luck. Fishing picked up some with a few near bag limits reported. Most of the fish were hand size and Bull Bream. Shell-crackers were hard to find with only a few reported mixed with the Bream.

At the time I wrote this report the river at Blountstown was at .58 ft and forecast to hold but we need some water upstream bad, Click here to see the real time river level at Blountstown.

Again, I had no reports from Lake Wimico. If someone reading this report is fishing on Wimico, email me with the some information and I will put it in my report.

I was out on the river Sunday for about 4 hours with my friend and we boated some nice Bass. That's me to right holding those beauties.

Here is Glenn with 2 nice Bass, and the one on the left is a Spotted Bass he caught in the Apalachicola at about the 27 mile marker.

I hope this helps you decide your next fishing trip. So come on down to the Apalachicola River at Howard Creek. Just come south on RT 71 to Doc Whitfield Road, then turn to the east and go to the end of the road.

That's where I'm at too, Captain John M. Hudnell. If you want me to take you out on a guide trip, then give me a call at 850-827-2926 or vist me on the web at www.mrgoop.com.

The Port of Apalachicola did not exist until President James Monroe appointed a port collector in 1822. Before that time the area around the mouth of the Apalachicola River had been occupied by Indians for some 10,000 years.Read more at History of the Apalachicola Area by George L. Chapel.

Well, we did get a little bit of rain but it did not help the fishing or catching at all, so let's get to it....

Not many folks on the river this week end at all. Fishing was slow with only a few fish being caught. No bag limits at all that I know of. Most of the fish were hand size and smaller and mostly bream. Shell-crackers were hard to find with only a few reported going to grease city.

At the time I wrote this report the river at Blountstown was at .63 ft and holding, Click here to see the real time river level at Blountstown.

I had NO reports from the lake this week, I'm thinking it was due to the wind and approaching storm. There just were not many folks fishing out there.

I was out on the river Sunday morning with my long time friend Glenn and he caught about 10 or 12 small Bass and I had 2 small Bass with 1 keeper size Bass and a 3 pound flathead I caught on a zoom junebug worm. I had some of my Mr Goop Crawfish scent on the worm so I must have tricked him pretty good. Sorry, didn't think to get a picture of the fish but I will next time.

I hope this helps you decide your next fishing trip. So come on down to the Apalachicola River at Howard Creek. Just come south on RT 71 to Doc Whitfield Road, then turn to the east and go to the end of the road.

That's where I'm at too, Captain John M. Hudnell. If you want me to take you out on a guide trip, then give me a call at 850-827-2926 or vist me on the web at www.mrgoop.com.

The name "Apalachicola" comes from the Indians and apparently described a ridge of earth produced by sweeping the ground in preparation for a council or peace fire. Such an area might be translated as an area of peaceful people or people on the other side. "Land of the friendly people" might be taken as a broad interpretation of the word. It was spelled with two "p"s in the Act of the Legislative Council of the Territory of Florida in 1821 which named the town. Read more at History of the Apalachicola Area by George L.Chapel

The weather this past week was great for fishing but the catching part was off a little, so let's get to it....

The bag limit catches of hand size Bream and Shell Crackers were slim to non. Catches of 12 to 15 fish were more common. Crickets worked a little better this week but wigglers was the go to bait. All and all, the fishing was good for this Memorial Day weekend.

At the time I wrote this report the river at Blountstown was at .75 ft and forecast to fall to .2 ft by June 1, now that's getting low. Click here to see the real time river level at Blountstown.

Still a few Bass being caught out of Lake Wimico but the numbers are less than before..

With the river low, reports of catfish are slim to non. I had one report of a 7 pound Flathead caught on a bush hook and that was it.

Here are a few nice Bream that Curtis caught on Friday out of Bearman using worms.

I hope this helps you decide your next fishing trip. So come on down to the Apalachicola River at Howard Creek. Just come south on RT 71 to Doc Whitfield Road, then turn to the east and go to the end of the road.

That's where I'm at too, Captain John M. Hudnell. If you want me to take you out on a guide trip, then give me a call at
850-827-2926 or vist me on the web at www.mrgoop.com.

Did you know that most of the boat ramps we have along the Apalachicola were built by loggers. That's right, in past years the loggers would want to gain access to an area so they would build a road and clear an area of the river shore line and use it to load them big old trees. When they were done, the locals used these areas to put there boats in the river.

The weather this past week was a ditto from the past. Hot and no rain.

The catches of hand size Bream and large Shell Crackers were way off. Small bags were reported every day with only a few people boasting of some BULL Bream taken on Beetle Spins late in the day.

At the time I wrote this report the river at Blountstown was at 1.72 ft click here to see the realtime river level at Blountstown.

A few nice Bass were still being reported from Lake Wimico but with fewer numbers than recent days.

I had no reports of cat fish being caught this week but I'm sure someone had a bag full some where.

Saturday was fair with a lot of people on the river. Some were here for the weekend and have house boats on the river. The fishing was slow with only a hand full of fishermen willing to admit to catching a box full. Almost all of which were just hand size.

I hope this helps you decide your next fishing trip. So come on down to the Apalachicola River at Howard Creek. Just come south on RT 71 to Doc Whitfield Road, then turn to the east and go to the end of the road.

That's where I'm at too, Captain John M. Hudnell. If you want me to take you out on a guide trip, then give me a call at 850-827-2926 or vist me on the web at www.mrgoop.com.

On the East side of the Apalachicola River up on the hill, mariners used to unload there ballast before going up river. Or when they were heading for the open sea, they might stop at the brick yard and load a few pounds of ballast if needed. The ballast was in the form of BRICKS. So can you think of where this spot on the river is located? Do you know where Brick Yard Cut is? .....

The weather this past week was better for fishing than it was for catching, so let's get to it....

The catches of hand size Bream and large Shell Crackers fell off this week. Catches of 12 fish were more common than the 30 fish bag. Sizes ranging medium to hand size was the norm. Crickets worked fair along with wigglers and red worms. All and all, the fish just did not want to jump in the boat

At the time I wrote this report the river at Blountstown was at 1.98 ft and forecast to fall even lower, click here to see the real time river level at Blountstown.

A few nice Bass were still being reported from Lake Wimico with fair numbers as well. Spinner baits and worms, with a report of some topwater action.

With the river low, reports of catfish are slim to non. Only a few small cats was reported this week. I don't think as many people were fishing for cats this week with the river as low as it is.

Saturday was fair with a few nice bream and shellcrackers but there were still no big catches like there have been. Sunday was another slow day, I think the forecast of a chance of rain held a few fisherman off the river.

Here I am, Captain John M. Hudnell SR with a Flathead Cat and a Bass caught on the Apalachicola. I was using wigglers fishing near a brush pile. I also had a few 10" blues to go in the pan as well. M..m..m..m..m goood. I will post more pictures where I can get some.

I hope this helps you decide your next fishing trip. So come on down to the Apalachicola River at Howard Creek. Just come south on RT 71 to Doc Whitfield Road, then turn to the east and go to the end of the road.

That's where I'm at too, Captain John M. Hudnell. If you want me to take you out on a guide trip, then give me a call at 850-827-2926 or visit me on the web at www.mrgoop.com

Did you know that the CREEK Indians lived all along the Apalachicola River until our government ran them out? Do a Google Search for - Apalachicola River History - to find out lots of stuff about the river.....

Once again we had some of the best weather for fishing this past week, so let's get to it....

Thursday and Friday seem to produce better catches of hand size Bream and large Shell Crackers. Catches from 12 to 30 fish were not uncommon with sizes ranging from hand size to one pound. Crickets worked for some but good old wigglers and red worms was the choice for the bigger catches.

Daniel - right - had some small eating size Cats and a few Shell crackers fishing in Bearman using wigglers.

The river has dropped off the hill now and a few Bass are being caught on 7 inch worms, click here to see the river level at Blountstown.

A few nice Bass to 4 pounds were still being reported from Lake Wimico with good numbers as well. Spinner baits and worms, as the norm, is what I am getting from a few fishermen. Do they use the same baits all the time???

Glenn was fishing in one of the old oxbows off of the intercoastal waterway between Lake Wimico and White City when he picked up a few good keeper size Bass and this SLAB of a Flounder using a June Bug worm. Way to go Glenn>>> I hope he has a saltwater fishing license???

Good catches of Blue Cats and Channel Cats are still being reported from up river around Wewahitchka, some up to 5 pounds using cut bait and earth worms.

Saturday and Sunday were slow days, I guess the fish don't eat all the time like I do!!!!!

I hope this helps you decide your next fishing trip. So come on down to the Apalachicola River at Howard Creek. Just come south on RT 71 to Doc Whitfield Road, then turn to the east and go to the end of the road.

That's where I'm at too, Captain John M. Hudnell. If you want me to take you out on a guide trip, then give me a call at 850-827-2926 or visit me on the web at www.mrgoop.com.