The Wacissa River is a freestone river in Florida, listed as Featured sport-fishing water by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
1 USGS gauge on the water reports flow; Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission lists 1 species. 1 guide and 1 shop nearby are listed here.
The head of the Wacissa River at Wacissa River Park, Jefferson County, Florida. Photo: Michael Rivera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Wacissa River is a freestone river in Florida.
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.
Nothing on this page grants or implies access.
Gauges, shops and guides within 40 miles
Map of Wacissa River: gauges, shops and guides
Map of Wacissa River with 1 USGS gauge.
Restrooms within 2 miles of Wacissa 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.
Map of the restroom near Wacissa River
Skip the map; every place is in the list belowMap of 1 restroom near Wacissa River, numbered as in the list, with the water’s point marked.
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
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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.
Agency-named saltwater fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Apalachee BayA beach in the Ten Thousand Islands, Everglades National Park. Photo: olekinderhook, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Apalachee Bay.
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Ochlockonee RiverThe Apalachicola River looking upstream from Neal Landing, Blountstown, Florida. Photo: The Bushranger, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Ochlockonee River.
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Lake TalquinLake Rousseau, Florida, March 2007. Photo: Jpbowen at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Lake Talquin.
Agency-named saltwater fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Alligator HarborBiscayne Bay in Biscayne National Park, Florida. Photo: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Alligator Harbor.
Freestone riverRepresentative photo · not Crooked RiverThe Cahaba River at Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge, Alabama (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service). Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Crooked River.
Florida · about 49 mi
Agency-named bass waterRepresentative photo · not Lake SeminoleOrange Lake, Alachua County, Florida. Photo: LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Lake Seminole.
Florida · about 57 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 Black Bass Top Spots (FWC: the sites most likely to be best for Florida black bass fishing in 2026) list (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, read 2026-10-24). All waters with this designation
On the Black Bass Top Spots (FWC: the sites most likely to be best for Florida black bass fishing in 2026) 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.
Areas the Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), public access (U.S. Geological Survey, Gap Analysis Project, read 2026-11-05) lists as owned or held in easement and open to the public, crossed by the mapped channel. Boundaries are mapped, not surveyed. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
10.2 of 12.6 mi on public land
Nothing on this page grants or implies access.
Listings marked Unclaimed are built from open map records and the business's own website: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.
Tallahassee, FL · 10 mi
Map listing: trips not confirmed
Nearby
The species the agency lists here; presence varies by reach and season.
Listed by the state agency
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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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 WACISSA RIVER AT THOMAS SPRING NEAR WACISSA, FL. Water type is our own classification.
Limited data: Not enough data: no flow statistics here
No flow statistics here.
At WACISSA RIVER AT THOMAS SPRING NEAR WACISSA, FL (USGS 02326516) Provisional USGS data
USGS 02326516
General guidance from the readings and the published lines named above, not a fishing forecast. Local rules and closures come first.
No flow at this gauge. USGS does not publish discharge here, so there are no flow statistics either; it reports what is shown. We found no other gauge on the same river that publishes flow.
Reading Nov 5, 3:15 PM EST · provisional USGS data
Steady · 24 h
Gauge height, last 7 days: 169 readings from Oct 29, 4:30 PM EDT to Nov 5, 3:15 PM EST; ranging 29.4 to 29.5 ft; latest 29.5 ft.
USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS Water Data API continuous values.
| Time | Gauge height (ft) | Water temp (°F) |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 3:15 PM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 5, 2:15 PM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 5, 1:15 PM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 5, 12:15 PM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 5, 11:15 AM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 5, 10:15 AM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 5, 9:15 AM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 5, 8:15 AM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 5, 7:15 AM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 5, 6:15 AM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 5, 5:15 AM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 5, 4:15 AM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 5, 3:15 AM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 5, 2:15 AM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 5, 1:15 AM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 5, 12:15 AM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 4, 11:15 PM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 4, 10:15 PM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 4, 9:15 PM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 4, 8:15 PM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 4, 7:15 PM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 4, 6:15 PM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 4, 5:15 PM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 4, 4:15 PM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 4, 3:15 PM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 4, 2:15 PM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 4, 1:15 PM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 4, 12:15 PM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 4, 11:15 AM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 4, 10:15 AM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 4, 9:15 AM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 4, 8:15 AM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 4, 7:15 AM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 4, 6:15 AM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 4, 5:15 AM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 4, 4:15 AM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 4, 3:15 AM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 4, 2:15 AM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 4, 1:15 AM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 4, 12:15 AM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 3, 11:15 PM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 3, 10:15 PM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 3, 9:15 PM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 3, 8:15 PM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 3, 7:15 PM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 3, 6:15 PM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 3, 5:15 PM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 3, 4:15 PM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 3, 3:15 PM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 3, 2:15 PM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 3, 1:15 PM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 3, 12:15 PM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 3, 11:15 AM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 3, 10:15 AM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 3, 9:15 AM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 3, 8:15 AM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 3, 7:15 AM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 3, 6:15 AM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 3, 5:15 AM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 3, 4:15 AM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 3, 3:15 AM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 3, 2:15 AM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 3, 1:15 AM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 3, 12:15 AM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 2, 11:15 PM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 2, 10:15 PM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 2, 9:15 PM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 2, 8:15 PM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 2, 7:15 PM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 2, 6:15 PM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 2, 5:15 PM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 2, 4:15 PM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 2, 3:15 PM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 2, 2:15 PM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 2, 1:15 PM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 2, 12:15 PM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 2, 11:15 AM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 2, 10:15 AM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 2, 9:15 AM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 2, 8:15 AM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 2, 7:15 AM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 2, 6:15 AM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 2, 5:15 AM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 2, 4:15 AM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 2, 3:15 AM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 2, 2:15 AM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 2, 1:15 AM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 2, 12:15 AM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 1, 11:15 PM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 1, 10:15 PM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 1, 9:15 PM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 1, 8:15 PM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 1, 7:15 PM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 1, 6:15 PM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 1, 5:15 PM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 1, 4:15 PM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 1, 3:15 PM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 1, 2:15 PM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 1, 1:15 PM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 1, 12:15 PM EST | 29.4 | 68.7 |
| Nov 1, 11:15 AM EST | 29.4 | 68.7 |
| Nov 1, 10:15 AM EST | 29.4 | 68.7 |
| Nov 1, 9:15 AM EST | 29.4 | 68.7 |
| Nov 1, 8:15 AM EST | 29.4 | 68.7 |
| Nov 1, 7:15 AM EST | 29.4 | 68.7 |
| Nov 1, 6:15 AM EST | 29.4 | 68.7 |
| Nov 1, 5:15 AM EST | 29.4 | 68.7 |
| Nov 1, 4:15 AM EST | 29.4 | 68.7 |
| Nov 1, 3:15 AM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 1, 2:15 AM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 1, 1:15 AM EST | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 1, 1:15 AM EDT | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Nov 1, 12:15 AM EDT | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Oct 31, 11:15 PM EDT | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Oct 31, 10:15 PM EDT | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Oct 31, 9:15 PM EDT | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Oct 31, 8:15 PM EDT | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Oct 31, 7:15 PM EDT | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Oct 31, 6:15 PM EDT | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Oct 31, 5:15 PM EDT | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Oct 31, 4:15 PM EDT | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Oct 31, 3:15 PM EDT | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Oct 31, 2:15 PM EDT | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Oct 31, 1:15 PM EDT | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Oct 31, 12:15 PM EDT | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Oct 31, 11:15 AM EDT | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Oct 31, 10:15 AM EDT | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Oct 31, 9:15 AM EDT | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Oct 31, 8:15 AM EDT | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Oct 31, 7:15 AM EDT | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Oct 31, 6:15 AM EDT | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Oct 31, 5:15 AM EDT | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Oct 31, 4:15 AM EDT | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Oct 31, 3:15 AM EDT | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Oct 31, 2:15 AM EDT | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Oct 31, 1:15 AM EDT | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Oct 31, 12:15 AM EDT | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Oct 30, 11:15 PM EDT | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Oct 30, 10:15 PM EDT | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Oct 30, 9:15 PM EDT | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Oct 30, 8:15 PM EDT | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Oct 30, 7:15 PM EDT | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Oct 30, 6:15 PM EDT | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Oct 30, 5:15 PM EDT | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Oct 30, 4:15 PM EDT | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Oct 30, 3:15 PM EDT | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Oct 30, 2:15 PM EDT | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Oct 30, 1:15 PM EDT | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Oct 30, 12:15 PM EDT | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Oct 30, 11:15 AM EDT | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Oct 30, 10:15 AM EDT | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Oct 30, 9:15 AM EDT | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Oct 30, 8:15 AM EDT | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Oct 30, 7:15 AM EDT | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Oct 30, 6:15 AM EDT | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Oct 30, 5:15 AM EDT | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Oct 30, 4:15 AM EDT | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Oct 30, 3:15 AM EDT | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Oct 30, 2:15 AM EDT | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Oct 30, 1:15 AM EDT | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Oct 30, 12:15 AM EDT | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Oct 29, 11:15 PM EDT | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Oct 29, 10:15 PM EDT | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Oct 29, 9:15 PM EDT | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Oct 29, 8:15 PM EDT | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Oct 29, 7:15 PM EDT | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Oct 29, 6:15 PM EDT | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Oct 29, 5:15 PM EDT | 29.5 | 68.7 |
| Oct 29, 4:30 PM EDT | 29.5 | 68.7 |
Steady over 24 hours (gauge height +0.02 ft). 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.
The National Weather Service has no flood-stage gauge here, so no official flood category is shown.
The agency list on file names no trout, salmon or steelhead here; these are the lines for coldwater fish if you are after them.
Federal guidance. 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:
Stressful for trout. Water 68.7°F now; the highest in the last 24 hours was 68.7°F. At 68°F the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says rainbow trout “start stressing”, and the National Park Service at Grand Teton recommends that anglers “cease fishing at 2 p.m. when water temperatures are likely to exceed 68°F.” Its advice: “Fish early in the morning while the water temperature is cooler”, “Play and land fish quickly to reduce exhaustion stress” and “Keep the fish in the water as much as possible.”
High water temperatures prompt fishing advisory in Grand Teton National Park (29 July 2022) (National Park Service) Up a climate-stressed creek (9 June 2023) (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)Species the agency lists for Wacissa River: Suwannee Bass.
Source: Black Bass Top Spots (FWC: the sites most likely to be best for Florida black bass fishing in 2026) (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission).
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, 3:28 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.
Agency-named saltwater fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Apalachee BayA beach in the Ten Thousand Islands, Everglades National Park. Photo: olekinderhook, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Apalachee Bay.
Running well nowRepresentative photo · not Ochlockonee RiverThe Apalachicola River looking upstream from Neal Landing, Blountstown, Florida. Photo: The Bushranger, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Ochlockonee River.
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Lake TalquinLake Rousseau, Florida, March 2007. Photo: Jpbowen at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Lake Talquin.
Agency-named saltwater fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Alligator HarborBiscayne Bay in Biscayne National Park, Florida. Photo: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Alligator Harbor.
Freestone riverRepresentative photo · not Crooked RiverThe Cahaba River at Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge, Alabama (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service). Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Crooked River.
Florida · about 49 mi
Agency-named bass waterRepresentative photo · not Lake SeminoleOrange Lake, Alachua County, Florida. Photo: LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Lake Seminole.
Florida · about 57 mi
