http://www.waltonoutdoors.com Your source for the outdoors in Walton County Florida and the surrounding area Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:45:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/walton-county-fishing-report-for-july-28/ http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/walton-county-fishing-report-for-july-28/#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:19:30 +0000 Walton Outdoors http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/?p=11420 Fish is on! Fresh: River is low!  Lots of bream hitting crickets and being caught right away fly fishing with popping bugs. Bay: Some good redfish showing up. Shrimp is coming out for those looking for live shrimp at the shop. Saltwater: Lots of big king mackerel, Spanish mackerel and bonita Click here for best times The [...]]]> http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/walton-county-fishing-report-for-july-28/feed/ 0 http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/florida-lobster-season-about-to-begin/ http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/florida-lobster-season-about-to-begin/#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:15:50 +0000 Walton Outdoors http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/?p=11415 Special two day season July 28-29, followed by regular season Aug. 6-Mar. 31 Recreational and commercial harvest seasons for spiny lobster in Florida reopen soon.  The special two-day spiny lobster sport season comes first, July 28-29 this year, followed by the regular commercial and recreational lobster season, Aug. 6 – March 31. The special two-day [...]]]> http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/florida-lobster-season-about-to-begin/feed/ 0 http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/agla-children-in-crisis-bass-tournament-aug-7/ http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/agla-children-in-crisis-bass-tournament-aug-7/#comments Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:20:08 +0000 Walton Outdoors http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/?p=11332 Registration must be received before 7 p.m. Aug. 6 A charity bass tournament for Children in Crisis of Okaloosa/Walton/Santa Rosa counties will be held on Aug. 7 on Alaqua Creek in Freeport. A tournament meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Aug. 6 at the Gazebo at Hammock Bay, 1850 Great Hammock Bend, Freeport. The [...]]]> http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/agla-children-in-crisis-bass-tournament-aug-7/feed/ 0 http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/walton-county-fishing-report-for-july-21/ http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/walton-county-fishing-report-for-july-21/#comments Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:57:22 +0000 Walton Outdoors http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/?p=11369 Fish is on! Fresh: River is low!  Warmouth, bluegill. Lots of bream hitting crickets and being caught right away fly fishing with popping bugs. Bay: Some redfish showing up. Trout should be picking back up. With a couple of cooler days, shrimp is coming out for those looking for live shrimp at the shop. Saltwater: [...]]]> http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/walton-county-fishing-report-for-july-21/feed/ 0 http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/charity-bass-tournament-at-black-creek-lodge-july-24/ http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/charity-bass-tournament-at-black-creek-lodge-july-24/#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:43:48 +0000 Walton Outdoors http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/?p=11187 Guaranteed 70 percent payout of all individually registered boats Fort Walton Gulf Power Transformers are hosting a charity bass tournament at Black Creek on July 24. Black Creek Lodge is located at 710 Black Creek Lodge Road, Freeport. Tournament starts at safe daylight and ends at 3:00 p.m. Blast off will be in flights based [...]]]> http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/charity-bass-tournament-at-black-creek-lodge-july-24/feed/ 0 http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/exploring-walton-county%e2%80%99s-black-creek-and-mitchell-river/ http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/exploring-walton-county%e2%80%99s-black-creek-and-mitchell-river/#comments Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:04:24 +0000 Walton Outdoors http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/?p=6615 Boating along adjacent waterways provide a for laid back day up the creek Accessible from either the Choctawhatchee Bay or one of several boat ramps off of CR 3280 such as Black Creek Lodge, Black Creek and the Mitchell River are two waterways that offer the perfect opportunity to explore nature, fish or bird watch. [...]]]> http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/exploring-walton-county%e2%80%99s-black-creek-and-mitchell-river/feed/ 0 http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/walton-county-fishing-report-for-july-14/ http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/walton-county-fishing-report-for-july-14/#comments Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:13:02 +0000 Walton Outdoors http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/?p=11305 Fish is on! Fresh: River is good!  Lots of bream! Danny Copeland told me a couple of anglers got out early and caught 65 bream right away fly fishing with popping bugs. Bay: Big drums around 2-50 lbs., speckled trout, some redfish Saltwater: Fish is on! Offshore: King mackerel, Spanish mackerel over near St. Andrews. [...]]]> http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/walton-county-fishing-report-for-july-14/feed/ 0 http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/walton-county-fishing-report-for-july-7/ http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/walton-county-fishing-report-for-july-7/#comments Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:47:41 +0000 Walton Outdoors http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/?p=11259 Fish is on everywhere! King mackerel, grouper, snapper, mingo and all the amberjack you can catch Fresh: River is good!  Shellcracker, bluegill, warmouth, catfish Bay: Big drums around 2-50 lbs., speckled trout, redfish is day-to-day Saltwater: Fish is on! Offshore: King mackerel, grouper, snapper, mingo and all the amberjack you can catch. Inshore: black snapper, [...]]]> http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/walton-county-fishing-report-for-july-7/feed/ 0 http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/shoreline-fishing-license-is-free-to-residents-beginning-july-1/ http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/shoreline-fishing-license-is-free-to-residents-beginning-july-1/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 13:49:33 +0000 Walton Outdoors http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/?p=10877 Resident anglers pay only $2.31 vendor fee when buying online The shoreline fishing license for Florida residents to catch saltwater fish from shore or a structure affixed to shore cost $9 last year, but this year it’s free, beginning July 1. The Florida Legislature repealed the shoreline license fee during the past session. However, legislators [...]]]> http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/shoreline-fishing-license-is-free-to-residents-beginning-july-1/feed/ 0 http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/walton-county-fishing-report-for-june-30/ http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/walton-county-fishing-report-for-june-30/#comments Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:59:35 +0000 Walton Outdoors http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/?p=11166 Fishing is great with spadefish, black snapper near the jetties, drum, redfish along the causeways Fresh: River is good!  Shellcracker, bluegill, bream and bass Bay: Small drum around 3-10 lbs. along the causeways, redfish and speckle trout. Saltwater: Black snapper, spadefish and pompano along the jetties in Destin. “If you see a BP crew, tell [...]]]> http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/walton-county-fishing-report-for-june-30/feed/ 0 http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/cool-blue-spring-irresistible-on-a-hot-summer-day/ http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/cool-blue-spring-irresistible-on-a-hot-summer-day/#comments Tue, 29 Jun 2010 17:30:06 +0000 Walton Outdoors http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/?p=11150 Blue spring near Cerrogordo a boater’s favorite Kevin Griggs, a local outdoor enthusiast from Argyle took this photo of Holmes Blue Spring run spring boil. “Fishing, boating and canoeing are great on the river up there just have to watch what your doing when the water is low, not sure about swimming in the river [...]]]> http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/cool-blue-spring-irresistible-on-a-hot-summer-day/feed/ 1 http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/reel-in-the-funds-for-fireworks-bream-tournament-june-26/ http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/reel-in-the-funds-for-fireworks-bream-tournament-june-26/#comments Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:15:51 +0000 Walton Outdoors http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/?p=11073 Compete for big fish pot along with raffle for Bass Pro giftcard Location: Smokehouse Lake, Freeport Buddy boat bream tournament to reel in funds for the city of Niceville Fourth of July fireworks show. $50.00 entry fee per boat Additional $10 fee if turned in after June 21, 2010 Click here for 
 entry form [...]]]> http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/reel-in-the-funds-for-fireworks-bream-tournament-june-26/feed/ 0 http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/walton-county-fishing-report-for-june-23/ http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/walton-county-fishing-report-for-june-23/#comments Wed, 23 Jun 2010 13:04:20 +0000 Walton Outdoors http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/?p=11089 Fishing is great with a lot of king mackerel being caught in the Gulf – shellcracker, catfish in the river You need to get out early Fresh: River is good!  Shellcracker, bluegill, bass and lots of catfish Bay: Speckled trout are being caught along with redfish, black snapper and a few small sheepshead. Saltwater: King [...]]]> http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/walton-county-fishing-report-for-june-23/feed/ 0 http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/panama-city-angler-reels-in-first-place-at-old-nicks-redfish-roundup-fishing-tournament/ http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/panama-city-angler-reels-in-first-place-at-old-nicks-redfish-roundup-fishing-tournament/#comments Sun, 20 Jun 2010 13:08:29 +0000 Walton Outdoors http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/?p=11034 Great turn out for annual redfish tournament Nick’s Seafood Restaurant hosted their fifth annual Old Nick’s Redfish Round-up tournament on June 19. Darren Midyette of Panama City reeled in the $1,500 first place win bringing in two redfish weighing a total of 14.05 lbs. Second place $500 win went to Sid Little and John Sharrol [...]]]> http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/panama-city-angler-reels-in-first-place-at-old-nicks-redfish-roundup-fishing-tournament/feed/ 1 http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/governor-crist-announces-free-fishing-weekend-in-honor-of-father%e2%80%99s-day/ http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/governor-crist-announces-free-fishing-weekend-in-honor-of-father%e2%80%99s-day/#comments Wed, 16 Jun 2010 20:55:42 +0000 Walton Outdoors http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/?p=11006 Fish statewide for saltwater species without a license on Father’s Day weekend, June 19-20 Governor Charlie Crist announced another free fishing weekend to encourage people, especially dads and their kids, to get out and catch saltwater fish along Florida’s beautiful coastlines. The announcement follows a briefing on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill’s impact to Florida waters [...]]]> http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/governor-crist-announces-free-fishing-weekend-in-honor-of-father%e2%80%99s-day/feed/ 0 http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/walton-county-fishing-report-for-june-16/ http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/walton-county-fishing-report-for-june-16/#comments Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:16:03 +0000 Walton Outdoors http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/?p=10977 Fishing is great with snapper, grouper and king mackerel being caught in the Gulf – shellcracker, bream in the river You need to get out early Fresh: River is good!  Lots of shellcracker, bream and a few bass. Bay: Lots of speckled trout are being caught along with redfish. Saltwater: King mackerel, grouper and lots [...]]]> http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/walton-county-fishing-report-for-june-16/feed/ 0 http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/walton-county-fishing-report-for-june-9/ http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/walton-county-fishing-report-for-june-9/#comments Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:08:13 +0000 Walton Outdoors http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/?p=10891 Fishing is great with snapper being caught offshore – shellcracker, warmouth bass in the river Fresh: River is good!  Lots of shellcracker, warmouth bass, bream and catfish Bay: Large trout are being caught along with redfish, black drum and some lady and blue fish. Saltwater:  The feds have opened back up a large section and [...]]]> http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/walton-county-fishing-report-for-june-9/feed/ 0 http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/old-nicks-redfish-roundup-fishing-tournament-june-19/ http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/old-nicks-redfish-roundup-fishing-tournament-june-19/#comments Sat, 12 Jun 2010 13:45:30 +0000 Walton Outdoors http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/?p=10759 Fifth annual tournament offers big prize money Nicks’ Seafood Restaurant in Basin Bayou is hosting their fifth annual Old Nick’s Redfish Round-up tournament on June 19. Payout is $3,000 1st place, $1,500 2nd place and $500 3rd place. An additional bonus payout for largest speckled trout: $200 Entry is $125 per 2 person team and [...]]]> http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/old-nicks-redfish-roundup-fishing-tournament-june-19/feed/ 0