If your favorite pastime is boating, fishing, hunting or just plain enjoying the great outdoors, the Whippoorwill Sportsman's Lodge on 8,000 acre Lake Talquin has it all! The lake offers trophy size bass, crappie, catfish, strippers & bream. State preserves offer great opportunities for hunters during season. Other preserves have numerous woodland trails for hikers, bikers & nature lovers.

Located on the water's edge of beautiful Lake Talquin the Whipp is only a 35 minute drive from Florida's capital city, Tallahassee, yet a million miles away. Whippoorwill offers the areas finest lakeside accommodations. Other amenities include RV camping, covered boat slips; a fishing pier; boat ramp; boat rentals; guide services; a fully stocked bait and tackle shop; great fishing, and the locals favorite waterfront restaurant and pub, The Last Cast Cafe.


In 1927 the Jackson Bluff Dam was constructed on the Ochlockonee River to produce hydroelectric power. The waters held back by the dam formed Lake Talquin, which now offers outstanding recreational opportunities.For a Florida lake, Lake Talquin is deep with an average depth of 15 feet and a maximum depth of 40 feet. There are 7 public boat ramps and 5 public fishing piers on the Leon County side of the lake (Hwy 20). On the Gadsden County side, there are 3 public boat ramps and 2 public fishing piers. Six fish camps surround the lake, including The Whipp..



Lake Talquin is nationally known for its high quality black crappie (speckled perch) fishery. The best crappie fishing occurs in winter months (January through April) during the prespawn and spawning period. There is very little vegetation, but lots of tree stumps and logs. At certain times of year largemouth bass, bluegill, redear, white bass, and striped bass fishing are excellent. All black bass that are less than 18 inches in total length and crappie that are less than 10 inches in total length must be released immediately.

Click here to learn more about the National Crappie Tournament to be held February 7, 2009.