Thread: Kayak Trip Report, Swan Creek WMA

The "stick Marsh" is a beast this late in the summer. Fish are there, but you end up tossing to open holes in thick moss. Best bet is to wait for a very windy day. It tends to push the floating moss to one side or the other, opening larger areas that can be fish more easily. This hole is loaded with Shellcrackers with many up to 10", but there are loads of gills, Crappie and bass also. The main Swan Creek area also has a huge amount of large shellcrackers and there easy to target since there usually at the base of the button brush in 12" or less of water. I takes moving through lots of water to get a mess through.

Originally Posted by Ditch Basser

I've never seen a gator in Swan Creek, not sure why. It should be perfect for them. I've seen them in the slough under the I-65 bridge, north of the river and in both Piney and Limestone Creeks in the northern end of Limestone Bay.

If you want see a couple big ones go into Blackwell Swamp in early spring before the vegetation gets out of control. There's two that are 8 1/2 to 9 feet. The big female is normally watching a nest in the south end near where the creek that drains the swamp is located. She gets upset if your within a 150 feet of the nest hissing and slashing water with her tail.

I don’t want to see one. Lol. I’ve saw them in the gravel pits. And saw one just down from arrowhead boat ramp. I try and avoid them this time of year.


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