Location - Gilchrist Blue Springs and Run, & Jonathan Springs
Date - January 26th and 27th 2023
This trip was a bucket list trip for me as it really accomplished 2 things(or hoped to) which was to catch a Suwannee Bass and the other was to see several Springs in this area. Both were accomplished.This is the area where I fished on the second day but one side adventure of this Trip was canoeing up Gilchrist Blue Springs Run to the Spring which was magnificiant. This spring is located in Ruth B. Kirby Gilchrist Blue Springs State Park and I was the only person there. The Spring and run are off limits to fishing.
What an awesome spring but the run(creek) to the river was maybe 1/4 to 1/3 mile long and it was awesome as well. You can see a Suwannee Bass Swimming with 2 Largemouths if you pay attention.
I Launched at Rum Island Springs County Park which is a very nice county Park which has Rum Island Spring as a swimming hole. It can be seen right on the river.
We Put in at the ramp (Blue Circle) paddled down past Rum Spring and entered Gilchrist Blue Springs Run (Red Circle) and then paddled up to Gilchrist Blue Springs.(Green Circle)
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Here is the Video of that short but awesome paddle adventure.
I then went upstream to Jonathan Spring and this little Spring was pretty awesome to be a small one.
Even though Google Maps shows Jonathan Spring as a Blue Balloon that is not where it is at. The red arrow marks the outlet of it and the spring is only like 20 yards up . The Yellow Circle is where a very small spring bubbles up into the river.
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Video on Jonathan Spring
Video of the 2 days fishing on the Sante Fe River. The 1st day we put in at the High Falls Ramp and the second day we put in at the Rum Island ramp. Both fishing days are on this video.
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Ruth B. Kirby Gilchrist Blue Springs State Park
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