Fishing at Picnic Pond, Wakulla County, Florida

• Overview

  Florida holds Picnic Pond, in Wakulla County. Warm green lowland runs right down to the water. About 20 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Nearest place of any size is Crawfordville, 14 miles away. Woodville is 17 miles away, with Tallahassee at 25 miles. Close by you also have: Headquarters Pond roughly 0.3 miles, East River Pool at 3.5 miles, Pigott Pond roughly 14 miles, Little Ellen Lake at 14 miles and Bonnet Pond roughly 14 miles. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Picnic Pond

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Records collected within a few miles name flathead grey mullet, bluegill, largemouth bass and redear sunfish. Presence in the area does not guarantee a fish in this exact water on the day. Treat Picnic Pond as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 81°F, with January the cold end at about 52°F. Winter is simply the pleasant end of an unbroken season. The first and last hours carry the summer; the middle is slow. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. Plan any trip to Picnic Pond around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Expect 0.9 miles away in from where the car goes. Facilities run to toilets half a mile from the water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. For a change of water, Headquarters Pond is 0.3 miles distant. Check the position on Picnic Pond before loading the car.