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How to catch Suwannee bass
Suwannee bass feed in 55–88°F water and bite best at 65–80°F. Fish Scouter's season calendar follows them in 2 waters; in October they are at their peak in Florida fresh water, Georgia fresh water.
25 pts · trophy at 14"Feeds 55–88°FBest 65–80°FIn season nowRiverSpringCreek / stream
About
Florida's own bass: a small, blue-bellied bass found only in the Suwannee, Santa Fe, Ochlockonee and Wacissa rivers, on the rocky shoals and the spring runs. A two-pounder is a giant.
How to fish it
The limestone shoals and the current seams of the Suwannee and its springs; a small crankbait or a crayfish jig worked across the rock.
What it eats
crayfish-coloured crankbaitssmall jigslive crayfish
Live bait for it
Grass shrimpTwo or three on a #6 hook under a small cork — the bream, crappie, sheepshead and mangrove snapper bait nobody sells.What to fish it with
the sizes that fish itLeader10–20 lb fluorocarbon
Hook#2–3/0
Jig head1/8–1/2 oz
Braid10–30 lb
The rule
not confirmed hereWithin the black bass limit; special rules on the Suwannee — confirm at MyFWC.
The current rule →Where it is, month by month
PPeakSSpawningAArriving·AroundLLeaving
Fresh water by state