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Suwannee River
The Suwannee River is a major river that runs through South Georgia southward into Florida. It is a wild blackwater river, about 246 miles long. The headwaters of the Suwanee River are in the Okefenokee Swamp. The river runs southwestward into the Florida Panhandle.
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The Suwannee River warmouth bream record was broken on Feb. 22 with a fat, prespawn fish that weighed 1-lb., 3.2-ozs. The angler was Terry Palmer, 71, of Pearson, who actually caught two warmouth within five minutes that broke the previous record of 15.04 ounces. “We fish for catfish, those little Suwannee River cats,” said Terry.…
Whether you call them bowfin (the American Fisheries Society accepted common name), mudfish, grinnel, cypress bass or the whole host of other monikers, this feisty predator is highly underrated. They have a nasty disposition, a face full of teeth and a penchant for ruining fishing lures. What more could you want? OK, so their flesh…
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Suwannee River Record Fish
| Bowfin | 16-lbs., 3-ozs.* | Jimmy Tucker | 06/21/2014 |
| Warmouth | 1-lb., 3.2-ozs. | Terry Palmer | 02/22/2022 |
| Chain Pickerel | 3-lbs., 0.68-ozs. | Michael Taylor | 04/29/2025 |
| Bluegill | 1-lb., 4.16-ozs. | Robert McCain | 05/02/2022 |
| Spotted Sunfish | 13.69-ozs. | Josh Forsythe | 05/05/25 |
| Yellow Bullhead | 1-lb., 0.32-ozs. | Wesley Daniels | 04/15/25 |