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Walton County fishing report for Sept. 11

Fishing good in a few places Choctawhatchee Bay: Water in the bay still a bit stained. Trout, redfish, sheepshead and black drum bite on. Heard flounder bite is starting up on bull minnows. Creeks/river: River up in Carryville starting to look green! A few mullet. 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...

Nice reel in from Wounded Warrior Fishing

Black drums and a “trophy” keeper snapper for area anglers Looks like the waters in the Choctawhatchee Bay are starting to clear up and fishing is getting better! Mark McDuffie of Wounded Warrior Fishing and his crew reeled in a couple of nice size black drum and a small gray (mangrove) snapper on Sept. 9, 2013. The crew launched and landed at Live Oak Landing Outdoor Destination. Walton Outdoors is excited That Mark will be hosting boat rides at our...

Emerald Coast Reef Association hosting lionfish tournament Sept. 14 – Oct. 13, 2013

Spear fishing tournament The Emerald Coast Reef Association is hosting a lionfish tournament Sept. 14 – Oct. 13, 2013. Registration is $25.00 per two person team. Rules are posted here: www.ecreef.org or download here: 2013 Tournament Rules Grand Prize: $2,500.00 1st Place: $1,000.00 2nd Place: $750.00 3rd Place: $500.00 Largest Fish $100.00 Smallest Fish $100.00 Best Lionfish Video: $200.00 Registration locations: Scuba Tech ~ Destin Emerald Coast Scuba ~ Destin Divers Emporium ~ Crestview Discovery Dive World ~ Valparaiso Online...

FWC takes action on snapper, grouper

It’s official, Oct. 1-21 red snapper season is on! The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) today approved an Oct. 1-21 supplemental recreational red snapper season in Gulf state waters for 2013 and eliminated a Feb. 1 – March 31 closure affecting several species of grouper in Gulf of Mexico state waters and a Nov. 1 – March 31 recreational season closure for vermilion snapper in Atlantic state waters. The elimination changes go into effect before the scheduled closures...

Walton County fishing report for Sept. 4

Fishing good in a few places Choctawhatchee Bay: Water in the bay still cloudy. Good bites along the causeways – Mid Bay, Hwy. 331, Hathaway. A few trout are biting.  Heard the dark of the the moon September flounders are heading for the shallows and the morning bite is on. Creeks/river: Catfish, a few bass bites. 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...

Walton County fishing report for Aug. 28

Fishing good in a few places Choctawhatchee Bay: A few trout are biting. Redfish bite has picked up around Hogtown Bayou, Sandestin and Mid-Bay bridge, biting on an assortment of bait. Creeks/river: Catfish. 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...

Tarpon, bonefish become catch-and-release only beginning Sept. 1

Two premier recreational fisheries will soon have new protections in place, a measure aimed at ensuring that tarpon and bonefish’s economic and fishing value remain for generations to come. Tarpon and bonefish become catch-and-release only fisheries beginning Sept. 1. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved these proactive management measures at its June 12 meeting in Lakeland. The catch-and-release proposal was adopted in recognition of the fact that the economic and fishing values of bonefish and tarpon greatly...