The spring-fed river and estuary are rich fishing grounds for several species and famous for large-mouth bass and the unique Suwannee Bass, bringing tournaments to Suwannee yearly. In the river estuary, fish along the banks of the broad Suwannee River for bass, in the winding creeks, or in deep and brackish East Pass. The creeks offer excellent pan fishing for bream, red bellies and crappie. The area is ideal for canoe or kayak fishing enthusiasts. What you'll catch in the river Suwannee Bass, Large mouth Bass, Bream, Red bellies, Crappie, Catfish Best seasons: Mar-May Oct-Nov Launch in one of three Suwannee marinas with facilities and parking for direct access to the river estuary, 3 miles upriver at Munden Camp or 18 miles upriver at Yellowjacket Campground.	At the Suwannee River mouth the sea grass beds and oyster bars in the shallow and placid nearshore Gulf waters form ideal fishing grounds for redfish and speckled trout year round. In spring and summer cobia, tarpon, pompano, shark and other warm water species are also found in the flats, as these shallow waters are known. Offshore enthusiasts catch gag grouper and king and Spanish mackerel in the deeper waters 15-25 miles from the coast. What you'll catch in the Gulf Inshore Red Fish, Speckled trout, Black Drum, Sheepshead, Whiting Offshore Gag grouper, Mackerel Seasonal Cobia, Pompano, Shark Best seasons: Mar-May Oct-Nov Launch in one of three Suwannee marinas with facilities and parking for direct and fast access to the Gulf of Mexico. Licensed, experienced fishing guides available.
FISHING GUIDES Howard's Fishing Excursions, Inc. - Capt. Howard Hamilton Offshore & Flat fishing. No catch, no charge 352-542-3278 Big Bend Fishing Excursions, - Capt. Les Flaherty Inshore & Offshore 352-542-0327 [email protected] All Suwannee marinas have launch facilities & sell fishing licenses (required), bait, ice & fuel.

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The spring-fed river and estuary are rich fishing grounds for several species and famous for large-mouth bass and the unique Suwannee Bass, bringing tournaments to Suwannee yearly. In the river estuary, fish along the banks of the broad Suwannee River for bass, in the winding creeks, or in deep and brackish East Pass. The creeks offer excellent pan fishing for bream, red bellies and crappie. The area is ideal for canoe or kayak fishing enthusiasts.

What you'll catch in the river
Suwannee Bass, Large mouth Bass, Bream, Red bellies, Crappie, Catfish

Best seasons:
Mar-May
Oct-Nov

Launch in one of three Suwannee marinas with facilities and parking for direct access to the river estuary, 3 miles upriver at Munden Camp or 18 miles upriver at Yellowjacket Campground.

At the Suwannee River mouth the sea grass beds and oyster bars in the shallow and placid nearshore Gulf waters form ideal fishing grounds for redfish and speckled trout year round. In spring and summer cobia, tarpon, pompano, shark and other warm water species are also found in the flats, as these shallow waters are known. Offshore enthusiasts catch gag grouper and king and Spanish mackerel in the deeper waters 15-25 miles from the coast.

What you'll catch in the Gulf
Inshore
Red Fish, Speckled trout, Black Drum, Sheepshead, Whiting

Offshore
Gag grouper, Mackerel

Seasonal
Cobia, Pompano, Shark

Best seasons:
Mar-May Oct-Nov

Launch in one of three Suwannee marinas with facilities and parking for direct and fast access to the Gulf of Mexico. Licensed, experienced fishing guides available.

FISHING GUIDES

Howard's Fishing Excursions, Inc. - Capt. Howard Hamilton
Offshore & Flat fishing. No catch, no charge
352-542-3278

Big Bend Fishing Excursions, - Capt. Les Flaherty
Inshore & Offshore
352-542-0327
[email protected]

All Suwannee marinas have launch facilities & sell
fishing licenses (required), bait, ice & fuel.

Suwannee River Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 373
Suwannee, FL 32692
352-542-7349 - e-mail: [email protected]