2014′s Early Scallop Season
Quite possibly the most positive act of lasting value during Charlie Crist’s first term as the Governor of Florida was opening scallop season earlier than normal in 2010. Those were heady times. The BP...
View ArticleScallop Knowledge 2014
I originally wrote this in 2011 and frequently link to it when talking clams, which is poor business since I get paid for folks looking at this website. So, I went to update the information today, but...
View ArticleFlorida Bay Scallop 2014 Annual Report and 2015 Abundance Survey
Scalloping is such a boon to the Nature Coast it’s ghastly to think about what a closure would mean for the economy of the area. But, after reading April’s “Florida Bay Scallop 2014 Annual Report,” the...
View ArticleSimple Scallop Banter and Cooking
After a successful trip off Homosassa on July 1st, I scoured the Internet to investigate if others experienced similar luck. By all reports, the season has started well. Then I did something that...
View ArticleThe 2016 Scallop Abundance Survey
On one hand, my anniversary is Sunday and a day with the wife and kids would be the appropriate thing to do…on the other, Sunday is the only opportunity I’ll have to scallop over the next few weeks… So...
View ArticleReally Advanced Scalloping Thoughts for Newbies
Bay News 9 was interviewing a newspaper reporter from Citrus County about scallop season when I flipped it on Sunday evening. Having just returned from a successful trip, I was curious to see if others...
View ArticleOl’ Blue Eyes: Scalloping Rules & Dates for 2020 and Beyond
Controversial decisions at today’s FWC Commission meeting. Lots of thoughts racing through my head about their year-long Red Tide-related closure of trout, redfish, and snook to harvest in the Tampa...
View ArticleThe 2020 Bay Scallop Primer
Around the Homosassa/Crystal River area, at least, the bay scalloping left plenty to be desired in 2019. The reports were so bad, I didn’t even bother a trip, the first time in many years. In fact,...
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