Fishing at Cromartie Arm, Leon County, Florida

• Overview

  Cromartie Arm is listed under Leon County, Florida. The sea is 36 miles distant. The nearest town is Havana, 14 miles away. Tallahassee is the closest city, 14 miles away. Others close at hand: Lake Monkey Business about 3 miles, Lake Iamonia within 3.4 miles, Pine Hill Lake about 3.4 miles, Lower Dianne Lake within 3.7 miles and Gilbert Pond about 4.8 miles. The boundary is near enough that local access rules are worth double-checking.

• Where to Fish on Cromartie Arm

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Salt and fresh mix here, and the mixing line is worth finding. Flats either side fish on the drop as bait is pushed off them. Open occurrence data for the surrounding area lists Florida gar, bluegill, swamp darter, warmouth and dollar sunfish. Records show what people reported, so treat the list as a guide to what lives in the area. Read Cromartie Arm for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 51°F in January up to 81°F in July. Nothing shuts down for cold, so the question is when in the day to go. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer squeezes it into the edges of the day. March through May is the strongest run, with October and November a second stretch. It sets the rhythm of the year at Cromartie Arm.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. For the carp, bait a margin spot and sit on it; corn and bread still work. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Lake Monkey Business, 3 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. None of that is settled for Cromartie Arm in what we hold.