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Harbor Docks hosts Take A Kid Fishing Day Nov. 3

Harbor Docks Charities is hosting the 19th Annual Take-A-Kid-Fishing Day on Sunday, Nov. 3, 2013. Last year many area children spent a glorious day fishing aboard 57 of Destin’s finest charter boats. This year they have 350 openings for kids and chaperones that don’t often get the chance to fish in the beautiful waters around Destin including the Gulf of Mexico and Choctawhatchee Bay. Off duty policemen and firemen from Destin and Fort Walton Beach as well as other Harbor...

Walton County fishing report for Oct. 9

Fishing is good Choctawhatchee Bay: Trout bite is still good early, and good size. Good size redfish bites as well. Creeks/river: Crappie bite is on. Click here for fishing forecast Bay and river report brought to you by Copeland’s. “Where the locals shop and the tourists are welcome.” Click here to find out more about Copeland’s. Copeland’s Gun and Tackle Shop 17290 U.S. Hwy. 331 S Freeport, Florida 32439 (850) 835-4277 Store hours: Mon. – Fri.: 6 a.m. – 5:30...

Stone crab season opens Oct. 15 in state and federal waters

Get your claw crackers ready! Florida’s recreational and commercial stone crab claw harvest season opens Oct. 15 in state and federal waters. Florida’s recreational and commercial stone crab claw harvest season opens Oct. 15 in state and federal waters. To ensure this valuable resource is available for generations to come, take care when removing crab claws and follow all protective regulations for stone crab harvest. Claws may not be taken from egg-bearing stone crabs. Egg-bearing females are identifiable by the...

Former Red Bay resident shares family history, photos of Lost Lake

Area along the Choctawhatchee River boasts long history of outdoor recreation, logging Former Walton County resident DeWayne Ray has fond memories of fishing and hunting around the Red Bay area of Walton County. According to Ray, his ancestors the Chamberlains, Tiners and McDonalds spent time fishing and hunting at Lost Lake (now named Lost Lake at Tilley Landing) as far back as the 1830s. The family owned property where the old road began to the lake from Red Bay. “My...

Walton County fishing report for Oct. 2

Fishing is good Choctawhatchee Bay: Trout bite is still good early in the morning. Reds along the causeway. Creeks/river: River back up. High and muddy. Click here for fishing forecast Bay and river report brought to you by Copeland’s. “Where the locals shop and the tourists are welcome.” Click here to find out more about Copeland’s. Copeland’s Gun and Tackle Shop 17290 U.S. Hwy. 331 S Freeport, Florida 32439 (850) 835-4277 Store hours: Mon. – Fri.: 6 a.m. – 5:30...

Walton County fishing report for Sept. 25

Fishing is good Choctawhatchee Bay: Trout bite has gotten better, bait is biting in the back of the Bay and redfish are biting almost every cast. Bluefish have started to show. Creeks/river: River back up but will recede soon and the bream will pick back up. Bass are starting to bit on live shrimp. Click here for fishing forecast Bay and river report brought to you by Copeland’s. “Where the locals shop and the tourists are welcome.” Click here to...

30A Seafood Throwdown at Pandora’s Sept. 28

Time: 2 – 11 p.m. Join Global Fish Aid at Pandora’s in Grayton Beach as they present the 30A Seafood Throwdown on Saturday September, 28. Live Music by HOR!ZON and Members of the Revivalists with Khris Royal and Eric Vogel. Proceeds benefit Global Fish Aid and South Walton Artificial Reef Association. Ticket Price is $35 and includes entry for both bands, door prizes, dinner – red snapper, shrimp & grits and more a chance to be a judge in the...