Like his father Rusty before him, Jared Leverette wears many hats at their family owned fish camp located on Lake Talquin, a super crappie fishery in Northern Florida near Tallahassee. Make no mistake about it, at Leverette’s Lake Talquin Lodge fishing is a serious business. Here at this fisherman friendly camp the emphasis is on crappie fishing and southern hospitality. When he’s not guiding for crappie you’ll find Jared overseeing the family’s other business, Troll Maxx Rod Holders (Formerly River Road Rod Holders) which makes in my opinion, the best rod holders on the planet but more about them later. Jared’s specialty is teaching anglers the fine art of Long Line Trolling. Since I do a fair amount of trolling for crappie in my guiding business on Kentucky Lake, I wanted to see firsthand how another guide approaches this technique, so I jumped at the chance when I was invited by the Leverette’s to spend a couple of days fishing on Talquin with Jared. (Photo – Jared Leverette and my good friend Bill Hurle from Louisville, Ky with Lake Talquin Slab crappie caught while Long Line Trolling)
We also offer short term RV spaces for $25 per night with water and electric hook ups.
There is access to a shower house as well. When available, we have 64 long term RV spaces as well which are $450/month.
There is a cook shed on site for any of our guests to use.
Jared is an experienced speckled perch (crappie) guide who had fished this lake for decades. His specialty is long line trolling, but is well versed in the Garmin live scope as well. He offers whole and half day guide trips for up to two customers at a time.
Long line trolling is becoming increasingly popular because it’s one of the fastest and easiest ways to locate and catch crappie. You can catch several fish at once and have lots of fun in the process.
In February on Lake Talquin and in March on my home water Kentucky Lake, crappie will start staging in the deepest areas they can find adjacent to spawning areas. If you’re going to catch some good ones, February and March is the time you’re going to do it.
The big ones will be the first to arrive and will congregate in the deeper water. Long line trolling can be a very productive way to catch pre-spawn crappie.
Long line trolling is becoming increasingly popular because it’s one of the fastest and easiest ways to locate and catch crappie. You can catch several fish at once and have lots of fun in the process. In February on Lake Talquin and in March on my home water Kentucky Lake, crappie will start staging in the deepest areas they can find adjacent to spawning areas. If you’re going to catch some good ones, February and March is the time you’re going to do it. The big ones will be the first to arrive and will congregate in the deeper water. Long line trolling can be a very productive way to catch pre-spawn crappie.
