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Call the Blackwater fish Hatchery. They can give you a bunch of info on the bass in the river. I've talked to them about the life cyle of the fish in the river and how they are differnet from the ones up north. They will be more than happy to talk to you, or call you back if you leave them a message. I've done alot of research on the fish and have caught plenty when I lived up north. These fish are a bit more tricky. One reasonbeingbecause the river is notloaded with them like some others I've fished. Their spawning in the riverhas notbeen very succesfull so the only way to provide a fishery is by stocking. I can tell you December and January the fish will begin feeding alot more in order to put back on weight fromwhich they lost over the summer and to fatten up for the spring spawn up river which usually occurs in March or early April, depending on water temp. I just starting fishingthe blackwater and havedone lots of research and scouting.Hopefully it will pay off when the fish start biting.The fish love moving water so as long as you have some current your good. They say a falling tide is best. Also the bass don't like bright sunny days. If it is they will spend the day deep toavoid the sun. This is whyvery early morning or just before dark is best. Or of course night fishing. Cloudyor raining daysare great because the fish will be on the prowl for dinner all day. They spend the summers up river in search of colder water either deep or upcooler springs like the Coldwater. When they feed much less and loss weight. The escambia and yellow river also holdthese fish locally.Live bait is always the best "finger mullet". Hope this helps.