The Saint Marys River is a freestone river in Florida and Georgia, listed as Agency-named bass water by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
1 USGS gauge on the water reports flow. 2 guides and 1 shop nearby are listed here.
Saint Marys River is a freestone river in Florida and Georgia.
Pick one of its USGS gauges and hear from us when the flow moves into or out of its usual range for the date, or crosses a flow you set. We check the public USGS reading every 2 hours and email only when it crosses, at most once every 6 hours. Flow alone is not a fishing forecast or a safety call.
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Start from the agency's public access map. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
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Gauges, shops and guides within 40 miles
Map of Saint Marys River: gauges, shops and guides
Map of Saint Marys River with 1 USGS gauge, and shops and guides with an exact address within 40 miles.
Restrooms within 2 miles of Saint Marys River in a straight line, nearest first, with what anglers found when they went. The map says a restroom is there, not whether it is clean or open today.
No restroom mapped within 2 mi yet — add one you know.
Campgrounds, fishing access sites and boat ramps often have one that isn't on the map yet.
Restroom locations and map details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License, read Oct 24, 2026. Ratings, answers and photos are members' own; who shared them is never shown, and every photo is reviewed before it appears. Visits older than 18 months no longer count. Distances are straight-line miles, not driving. Nothing here grants access to private land. Community guidelines.
Featured sport-fishing waterOrange Lake, Alachua County, Florida. Photo: LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Florida · about 62 mi
Agency-named saltwater fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Nassau RiverBiscayne Bay in Biscayne National Park, Florida. Photo: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Nassau River.
Florida · about 32 mi
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Bee Haven BayLake Rousseau, Florida, March 2007. Photo: Jpbowen at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Bee Haven Bay.
Agency-named bass waterRepresentative photo · not Lake LochloosaFlorida · about 58 mi
Agency-named saltwater fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Matanzas InletA beach in the Ten Thousand Islands, Everglades National Park. Photo: olekinderhook, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Matanzas Inlet.
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Wildcat LakeLake Thonotosassa from Thonotosassa Road, Hillsborough County, Florida. Photo: Piperpet, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Wildcat Lake.
Florida · about 87 mi
Seasons, limits, special regulations and closures for each reach are on the agency pages below. Read them before you go.
Each comes from the agency's own published list; where the list names a reach it is quoted. A designation applies to the listed reach, not necessarily the whole water. Listed in the finder under bass.
On the Special Bag and Length Limits: waters with special black bass limits list (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, read 2026-10-24). All waters with this designation
Measured from the NHDPlus High Resolution (flowlines and waterbodies) (U.S. Geological Survey, read 2026-11-04) for this water’s own mapped feature. Rounded figures; they describe the channel, not today’s conditions.
Listings marked Unclaimed are built from open map records and the business's own website: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.
Jacksonville, FL · 37 mi
Saltwater & ocean charters · Beginners & lessons
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Jacksonville Beach, FL · 40 mi
Saltwater & ocean charters · Beginners & lessons
Nearby
What 2 nearby guide websites mention: what guides advertise, not a survey or a promise of what you will catch.
Named on 2 nearby guide websites
None of our destination hubs is within 40 miles in a straight line. The trip planner builds a trip around the water itself: the guides and shops listed within 40 miles of it, its gauges and its nearest towns and airports.
No hub within 40 miles
A practical checklist for fly fishing small mountain trout streams: a short 3–4 weight rod, light line, a few buoyant dries and simple wet-wading gear, with estimated prices and where to buy.
7′6″–8′6″ rod, 3–4 weight, floating line · Brook, cutthroat, rainbow and brown trout
Open the checklistSeams, shelves and soft water, shown on real rivers.
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Indicator rigs, depth and detecting the take.
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Not a statement of access, fish presence or conditions.
A water page organises discovery. It does not assert public access, legal access, current fish presence, guide availability or fishing conditions.
Flows, gauge statistics and flood stages come from USGS and the National Weather Service when the page is shown. Regulations, stocking, species and season statements link to the agency that publishes them; this page copies only the species names and the quoted sentences. Guide and shop listings come from the Legendary directories. Position: the USGS gauge ST. MARYS RIVER NEAR MACCLENNY, FL. Water type is our own classification.
Limited data: Normal flow for the date: no water temperature here
No water temperature here.
At ST. MARYS RIVER NEAR MACCLENNY, FL (USGS 02231000) Provisional USGS data
USGS 02231000 · NWS MACF1
What the agencies suggest
Carry a pocket thermometer to monitor water temperatureNational Park Service
General guidance from the readings and the published lines named above, not a fishing forecast. Local rules and closures come first.
Reading Nov 5, 5:45 PM EST · provisional USGS data
Normal for Nov 5 Steady · 24 h Below NWS action stage
Discharge, last 7 days: 169 readings from Oct 29, 6:45 PM EDT to Nov 5, 5:45 PM EST; ranging 134 to 160 ft³/s; latest 140 ft³/s.
USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS instantaneous values.
| Time | Discharge (ft³/s) | Gauge height (ft) |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 5:45 PM EST | 140 | 3.32 |
| Nov 5, 4:45 PM EST | 140 | 3.32 |
| Nov 5, 3:45 PM EST | 140 | 3.32 |
| Nov 5, 2:45 PM EST | 141 | 3.33 |
| Nov 5, 1:45 PM EST | 140 | 3.31 |
| Nov 5, 12:45 PM EST | 140 | 3.31 |
| Nov 5, 11:45 AM EST | 140 | 3.31 |
| Nov 5, 10:45 AM EST | 140 | 3.31 |
| Nov 5, 9:45 AM EST | 140 | 3.31 |
| Nov 5, 8:45 AM EST | 140 | 3.31 |
| Nov 5, 7:45 AM EST | 140 | 3.31 |
| Nov 5, 6:45 AM EST | 140 | 3.31 |
| Nov 5, 5:45 AM EST | 140 | 3.31 |
| Nov 5, 4:45 AM EST | 140 | 3.31 |
| Nov 5, 3:45 AM EST | 139 | 3.3 |
| Nov 5, 2:45 AM EST | 139 | 3.3 |
| Nov 5, 1:45 AM EST | 139 | 3.3 |
| Nov 5, 12:45 AM EST | 138 | 3.29 |
| Nov 4, 11:45 PM EST | 138 | 3.29 |
| Nov 4, 10:45 PM EST | 137 | 3.28 |
| Nov 4, 9:45 PM EST | 137 | 3.28 |
| Nov 4, 8:45 PM EST | 136 | 3.27 |
| Nov 4, 7:45 PM EST | 136 | 3.27 |
| Nov 4, 6:45 PM EST | 135 | 3.26 |
| Nov 4, 5:45 PM EST | 135 | 3.26 |
| Nov 4, 4:45 PM EST | 135 | 3.26 |
| Nov 4, 3:45 PM EST | 135 | 3.26 |
| Nov 4, 2:45 PM EST | 135 | 3.26 |
| Nov 4, 1:45 PM EST | 135 | 3.26 |
| Nov 4, 12:45 PM EST | 135 | 3.26 |
| Nov 4, 11:45 AM EST | 135 | 3.26 |
| Nov 4, 10:45 AM EST | 135 | 3.26 |
| Nov 4, 9:45 AM EST | 135 | 3.26 |
| Nov 4, 8:45 AM EST | 135 | 3.26 |
| Nov 4, 7:45 AM EST | 134 | 3.25 |
| Nov 4, 6:45 AM EST | 135 | 3.26 |
| Nov 4, 5:45 AM EST | 134 | 3.25 |
| Nov 4, 4:45 AM EST | 135 | 3.26 |
| Nov 4, 3:45 AM EST | 135 | 3.26 |
| Nov 4, 2:45 AM EST | 135 | 3.26 |
| Nov 4, 1:45 AM EST | 135 | 3.26 |
| Nov 4, 12:45 AM EST | 135 | 3.26 |
| Nov 3, 11:45 PM EST | 135 | 3.26 |
| Nov 3, 10:45 PM EST | 136 | 3.27 |
| Nov 3, 9:45 PM EST | 135 | 3.26 |
| Nov 3, 8:45 PM EST | 136 | 3.27 |
| Nov 3, 7:45 PM EST | 135 | 3.26 |
| Nov 3, 6:45 PM EST | 136 | 3.27 |
| Nov 3, 5:45 PM EST | 135 | 3.26 |
| Nov 3, 4:45 PM EST | 135 | 3.26 |
| Nov 3, 3:45 PM EST | 136 | 3.27 |
| Nov 3, 2:45 PM EST | 135 | 3.26 |
| Nov 3, 1:45 PM EST | 135 | 3.26 |
| Nov 3, 12:45 PM EST | 136 | 3.27 |
| Nov 3, 11:45 AM EST | 136 | 3.27 |
| Nov 3, 10:45 AM EST | 135 | 3.26 |
| Nov 3, 9:45 AM EST | 135 | 3.26 |
| Nov 3, 8:45 AM EST | 135 | 3.26 |
| Nov 3, 7:45 AM EST | 135 | 3.26 |
| Nov 3, 6:45 AM EST | 135 | 3.26 |
| Nov 3, 5:45 AM EST | 135 | 3.26 |
| Nov 3, 4:45 AM EST | 135 | 3.26 |
| Nov 3, 3:45 AM EST | 135 | 3.26 |
| Nov 3, 2:45 AM EST | 135 | 3.26 |
| Nov 3, 1:45 AM EST | 135 | 3.26 |
| Nov 3, 12:45 AM EST | 135 | 3.26 |
| Nov 2, 11:45 PM EST | 136 | 3.27 |
| Nov 2, 10:45 PM EST | 136 | 3.27 |
| Nov 2, 9:45 PM EST | 135 | 3.26 |
| Nov 2, 8:45 PM EST | 135 | 3.26 |
| Nov 2, 7:45 PM EST | 135 | 3.26 |
| Nov 2, 6:45 PM EST | 135 | 3.26 |
| Nov 2, 5:45 PM EST | 135 | 3.26 |
| Nov 2, 4:45 PM EST | 135 | 3.26 |
| Nov 2, 3:45 PM EST | 136 | 3.27 |
| Nov 2, 2:45 PM EST | 135 | 3.26 |
| Nov 2, 1:45 PM EST | 136 | 3.27 |
| Nov 2, 12:45 PM EST | 135 | 3.26 |
| Nov 2, 11:45 AM EST | 135 | 3.26 |
| Nov 2, 10:45 AM EST | 134 | 3.25 |
| Nov 2, 9:45 AM EST | 135 | 3.26 |
| Nov 2, 8:45 AM EST | 135 | 3.26 |
| Nov 2, 7:45 AM EST | 135 | 3.26 |
| Nov 2, 6:45 AM EST | 135 | 3.26 |
| Nov 2, 5:45 AM EST | 135 | 3.26 |
| Nov 2, 4:45 AM EST | 136 | 3.27 |
| Nov 2, 3:45 AM EST | 136 | 3.27 |
| Nov 2, 2:45 AM EST | 136 | 3.27 |
| Nov 2, 1:45 AM EST | 136 | 3.27 |
| Nov 2, 12:45 AM EST | 137 | 3.28 |
| Nov 1, 11:45 PM EST | 137 | 3.28 |
| Nov 1, 10:45 PM EST | 137 | 3.28 |
| Nov 1, 9:45 PM EST | 137 | 3.28 |
| Nov 1, 8:45 PM EST | 137 | 3.28 |
| Nov 1, 7:45 PM EST | 138 | 3.29 |
| Nov 1, 6:45 PM EST | 138 | 3.29 |
| Nov 1, 5:45 PM EST | 138 | 3.29 |
| Nov 1, 4:45 PM EST | 139 | 3.3 |
| Nov 1, 3:45 PM EST | 139 | 3.3 |
| Nov 1, 2:45 PM EST | 139 | 3.3 |
| Nov 1, 1:45 PM EST | 139 | 3.3 |
| Nov 1, 12:45 PM EST | 139 | 3.3 |
| Nov 1, 11:45 AM EST | 140 | 3.31 |
| Nov 1, 10:45 AM EST | 140 | 3.31 |
| Nov 1, 9:45 AM EST | 140 | 3.31 |
| Nov 1, 8:45 AM EST | 140 | 3.31 |
| Nov 1, 7:45 AM EST | 140 | 3.32 |
| Nov 1, 6:45 AM EST | 140 | 3.32 |
| Nov 1, 5:45 AM EST | 140 | 3.32 |
| Nov 1, 4:45 AM EST | 140 | 3.32 |
| Nov 1, 3:45 AM EST | 141 | 3.33 |
| Nov 1, 2:45 AM EST | 141 | 3.33 |
| Nov 1, 1:45 AM EST | 142 | 3.34 |
| Nov 1, 1:45 AM EDT | 142 | 3.34 |
| Nov 1, 12:45 AM EDT | 142 | 3.34 |
| Oct 31, 11:45 PM EDT | 142 | 3.34 |
| Oct 31, 10:45 PM EDT | 143 | 3.35 |
| Oct 31, 9:45 PM EDT | 143 | 3.35 |
| Oct 31, 8:45 PM EDT | 144 | 3.36 |
| Oct 31, 7:45 PM EDT | 144 | 3.36 |
| Oct 31, 6:45 PM EDT | 145 | 3.37 |
| Oct 31, 5:45 PM EDT | 145 | 3.37 |
| Oct 31, 4:45 PM EDT | 146 | 3.38 |
| Oct 31, 3:45 PM EDT | 147 | 3.39 |
| Oct 31, 2:45 PM EDT | 147 | 3.39 |
| Oct 31, 1:45 PM EDT | 146 | 3.38 |
| Oct 31, 12:45 PM EDT | 146 | 3.38 |
| Oct 31, 11:45 AM EDT | 147 | 3.39 |
| Oct 31, 10:45 AM EDT | 147 | 3.39 |
| Oct 31, 9:45 AM EDT | 147 | 3.39 |
| Oct 31, 8:45 AM EDT | 148 | 3.4 |
| Oct 31, 7:45 AM EDT | 148 | 3.4 |
| Oct 31, 6:45 AM EDT | 148 | 3.4 |
| Oct 31, 5:45 AM EDT | 148 | 3.4 |
| Oct 31, 4:45 AM EDT | 149 | 3.41 |
| Oct 31, 3:45 AM EDT | 149 | 3.41 |
| Oct 31, 2:45 AM EDT | 149 | 3.41 |
| Oct 31, 1:45 AM EDT | 149 | 3.41 |
| Oct 31, 12:45 AM EDT | 150 | 3.42 |
| Oct 30, 11:45 PM EDT | 150 | 3.42 |
| Oct 30, 10:45 PM EDT | 150 | 3.42 |
| Oct 30, 9:45 PM EDT | 151 | 3.43 |
| Oct 30, 8:45 PM EDT | 151 | 3.43 |
| Oct 30, 7:45 PM EDT | 152 | 3.44 |
| Oct 30, 6:45 PM EDT | 152 | 3.44 |
| Oct 30, 5:45 PM EDT | 152 | 3.44 |
| Oct 30, 4:45 PM EDT | 153 | 3.45 |
| Oct 30, 3:45 PM EDT | 154 | 3.46 |
| Oct 30, 2:45 PM EDT | 153 | 3.45 |
| Oct 30, 1:45 PM EDT | 154 | 3.46 |
| Oct 30, 12:45 PM EDT | 154 | 3.46 |
| Oct 30, 11:45 AM EDT | 154 | 3.46 |
| Oct 30, 10:45 AM EDT | 154 | 3.46 |
| Oct 30, 9:45 AM EDT | 155 | 3.47 |
| Oct 30, 8:45 AM EDT | 155 | 3.47 |
| Oct 30, 7:45 AM EDT | 156 | 3.48 |
| Oct 30, 6:45 AM EDT | 156 | 3.48 |
| Oct 30, 5:45 AM EDT | 156 | 3.48 |
| Oct 30, 4:45 AM EDT | 156 | 3.49 |
| Oct 30, 3:45 AM EDT | 156 | 3.49 |
| Oct 30, 2:45 AM EDT | 156 | 3.49 |
| Oct 30, 1:45 AM EDT | 157 | 3.5 |
| Oct 30, 12:45 AM EDT | 157 | 3.5 |
| Oct 29, 11:45 PM EDT | 157 | 3.5 |
| Oct 29, 10:45 PM EDT | 158 | 3.51 |
| Oct 29, 9:45 PM EDT | 158 | 3.51 |
| Oct 29, 8:45 PM EDT | 159 | 3.52 |
| Oct 29, 7:45 PM EDT | 159 | 3.52 |
| Oct 29, 6:45 PM EDT | 160 | 3.53 |
Normal for Nov 5: 52–242 ft³/s (middle half of 100 years of record). Now: 140 ft³/s, normal.
Normal for this date. 140 ft³/s is between the 25th and 75th percentiles of daily mean flow for Nov 5 at this gauge over 100 years of record (1927–2026): 10th 29, 25th 52, median 101, 75th 242, 90th 539 ft³/s.
Daily means on record for Nov 5: lowest 16 ft³/s, highest 4,800 ft³/s.
Classes as USGS labels them (hyswap: flow categories (WDFN_stats schema) (U.S. Geological Survey) ); percentiles from the USGS daily statistics (U.S. Geological Survey) (approved daily means; the reading is provisional and instantaneous).
Steady over 24 hours (+3.7% discharge). Rising or falling means a change of more than 10% in discharge (or 0.2 ft of gauge height) over 24 hours; our rule of thumb, not a USGS class.
Below NWS action stage. The National Weather Service reports this gauge below its action stage. That is not a statement that wading is safe.
NWS observed 3.32 ft stage, 87 ft³/s at Nov 5, 4:45 PM EST (NWS gauge MACF1; its stage datum can differ from the USGS gauge height).
Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.
Open the NWS gauge page · What the categories mean (National Weather Service)
No current water-temperature reading at this gauge, so no temperature guidance is given. Take a stream thermometer. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission publishes no water-temperature line for trout anglers that we found. The lines below are the National Park Service's, federal guidance, not a Florida rule: 68°F.
This gauge is on our page for Saint Marys River, but no agency page we read lists its species.
Below NWS action stage. The National Weather Service reports this gauge below its action stage. That is not a statement that wading is safe.
Flood categories: action stage, minor, moderate and major flooding (National Weather Service)Turn Around Don't Drown. “A mere 6 inches of fast-moving flood water can knock over an adult.” No flow number makes a crossing safe; if in doubt, stay out.
Turn Around Don't Drown (National Weather Service)Guidance from the readings above and the published thresholds named with each line; not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access. Local rules and closures come first.
Checked Nov 5, 6:20 PM EST; readings refresh at most every 15 minutes and statistics daily. Provisional USGS data can be revised. Conditions change: re-check before you go. This is general guidance, not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access.
Featured sport-fishing waterOrange Lake, Alachua County, Florida. Photo: LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Florida · about 62 mi
Agency-named saltwater fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Nassau RiverBiscayne Bay in Biscayne National Park, Florida. Photo: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Nassau River.
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Bee Haven BayLake Rousseau, Florida, March 2007. Photo: Jpbowen at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Bee Haven Bay.
Agency-named bass waterRepresentative photo · not Lake LochloosaFlorida · about 58 mi
Agency-named saltwater fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Matanzas InletA beach in the Ten Thousand Islands, Everglades National Park. Photo: olekinderhook, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Matanzas Inlet.
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Wildcat LakeLake Thonotosassa from Thonotosassa Road, Hillsborough County, Florida. Photo: Piperpet, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Wildcat Lake.
Florida · about 87 mi
