Shallow, fish-filled Apalachee Bay receives outflows from four distinctly divergent major systems, the St. Marks, Wakulla, Sopchoppy and Ochlockonee Rivers. Numerous small creeks and streams add fishing opportunities for those willing to explore. The entire coastal region on the southern shores of Wakulla County is known as the Coastal Marsh Belt. Saltwater marshes are the transitional waters between the fresh water of the rivers and the salt water of the Gulf. Saltwater marshes here, as elsewhere, are characterized by such plants as cordgrass and needlerush.
Freshwater marshes up river are distinguished by sawgrass, bulrush and pickerel weed.
Recreational opportunities abounding throughout Wakulla County include fresh and saltwater fishing, hiking, camping, bicycling, hunting and canoeing. Probably the area's most notable oasis is the 65,000-acre St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge which affords anglers ample opportunities to bag both fresh and saltwater gamefish. Those wanting complete information on Wakulla County, including St. Marks, Lighthouse Point, Panacea and other locales on Apalachee Bay are invited to write Christy Davis, P.O. Box 598, Crawfordville, FL 32326. Though the area is remote and lightly traveled when compared to other Florida waters, an adequate marker system makes navigation easy. They also provide positive waypoints for those searching out grouper numbers in various close-in holes as shallow as 15 feet.