UPDATED 7:45 AM EDT · DECISION ID fl-lower-suwan

Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge - Shell Mound

⌖ Cedar Key, Florida

FISHING OUTLOOK
81Very good
VERY GOOD

Worth setting the alarm.

Very good conditions at Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge - Shell Mound: strong rising tide, NNE wind at 6.8 mph and 73°F water. Focus on 5:30 AM–7:30 AM.

Forecast confidence High
BEST BITE WINDOW

5:30 AM — 7:30 AM

Sunrise 7:38 AM · rising tide

TARGET & TACTIC

◖Spanish MackerelPRIMARY

◖PompanoSECONDARY

START WITHFish the cleanest moving water with a silver spoon, jig or sand-flea rig during the selected window.
LIVE CONDITIONS

Read the water, not just the weather.

Data qualityVerifiedNOAA station 8727535 · 0.1 mi away
TIDE HEIGHT

Falling now

NOAA verified
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HIGH TIDE00:153.651 ft

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LOW TIDE06:260.716 ft

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HIGH TIDE12:313.661 ft

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LOW TIDE18:370.789 ft

FIELD NOTE · CONDITIONAL AI COPY

Gulf of Mexico game plan.

Very good conditions at Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge - Shell Mound: strong rising tide, NNE wind at 6.8 mph and 73°F water. Focus on 5:30 AM–7:30 AM.

01Arrive before 5:30 AM.

02Present Fish the cleanest moving water with a silver spoon, jig or sand-flea rig during the selected window.

03Access Hours: Dawn to dusk; Days: Closed Friday, Saturday, Sunday. Verify current hours, closures and local rules before traveling.

How we made this call: Florida FWC location facts, NOAA CO-OPS tides and Open-Meteo conditions feed a deterministic score. AI copy reruns only when the decision fingerprint changes.
NEARBY SPOTS

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