May 16, 2012

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Walton Outdoors fishing report for May 16

Fishing is good! Choctawhatchee Bay: Redfish are through the roof! Great bites mid bay. Creeks/river: Redfish have been spotted as far up as Bishop Lake on Mitchell River. Fly fishing getting better. Surf: Pompano fishing is still good. A kayak fisherman reported seeing a school of black fin tuna and folks have been catching them off the pier! “Don’t pay attention to the weatherman’s prediction, all you need to do is get out there and you will catch fish,” Danny...

Dream Big – Read Summer program at Coastal Branch Library

Learn about chimpanzees, polar bears, bees and more! The Walton County Coastal Library presents four programs for the Walton County Library’s Summer Reading Program 2012. Dream Big – Read programs are designed to entertain while focusing on the joys of reading beginning May 30 through June 20, every Wednesday morning at 10  a.m. All children please plan to participate in the reading challenge this summer! Read 10 books to complete your Reading Log available at the Coastal Library. Readers hang...

First South Walton turtle nest of 2012 laid by an endangered Kemp’s Ridley

Turtle season starts with a special visitor! It’s official, turtle nesting has begun along the beaches of South Walton. The season started off with a special occasion on May 12, 2012 as the first nest was laid by an endangered Kemp’s Ridley turtle. Kemp’s Ridley rarely lay eggs along our beaches. Kim Jackson of Suwanee, Ga. was visiting Miramar Beach when she witnessed the Kemp’s daytime nesting. “We observed her digging her hole and then she laid there for a...

Learn about alligators at Topsail May 18

Time: 2 p.m. Location: Topsail Hill Preserve State Park El lagarato was the name coined by the Spanish explorers and early settlers of Florida who came upon the American Alligator. These giant “lizards” live in or near almost every water body in Florida and have fascinated people for many years. Come out and join the park to learn more about these sunbathing, cold-blooded critters. Park at the Day-Use area and take a short hike to the clubhouse. Outside tours canceled...

Alaqua Animal Refuge furever friend of the week

Mother’s Day may already have been celebrated, but it’s never too late to give a special mom special treatment, particularly if she’s been through some rough times. Surry is the lovely mother of two adorable pups, all of whom were rescued from a kill shelter by our Alaqua Animal Refuge angels. A Terrier/Jack Russell mix, this extraordinary mom sports a stylish yet practical wardrobe of white, adorned with a touch of tan in exactly the right places. The very definition...

Happy Mother’s Day from Walton Outdoors

Nature, the gentlest mother Nature, the gentlest mother, Impatient of no child, The feeblest or the waywardest, Her admonition mild In forest and the hill By traveller is heard, Restraining rampant squirrel Or too impetuous bird. How fair her conversation, A summer afternoon,– Her household, her assembly; And when the sun goes down Her voice among the aisles Incites the timid prayer Of the minutest cricket, The most unworthy flower. When all the children sleep She turns as long away...