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Walton County fishing report for Dec. 7

Fishing is good for those that are getting out there! Choctawhatchee Bay: Tons of bait fish in the bay. Sheepshead are back and being caught with just the right size shrimp we have in the shop!  Stripers are chasing mullet up the creek and competing with the trout. Lots of small redfish being caught. Oysters are good, yes, even from the Choctawhatchee Bay. Creeks/river: Crappie fishing has slowed a bit, and the river has come back down low again. Danny...

Walton County fishing report for Nov. 30

It’s all about speckled trout! Choctawhatchee Bay: Lots of trout being caught. One report of 75 specks reeled in, 15 of them keepers. Folks using #52 sinking Mirrolures along with tiny white flutes. Curly tail grubs are super hot. Some sheepshead being caught along the pilings. Creeks: Small mullet. Danny Copeland wants to remind folks that the resident shoreline license is free. Come on by! Click here for fishing forecast Bay and river report brought to you by Copeland’s. “Where...

FWC changes red drum, spotted seatrout and shark regulations

Redfish, speckled trout bag limits raised By Stan Kirkland, FWC Meeting in Key Largo this week, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved changes affecting red drum, spotted seatrout and several species of sharks. For red drum, which anglers sometimes refer to as redfish, there are now three management areas in the state – the Northwest, Northeast and South. Other changes included increasing the daily bag limit from one to two fish in the Northwest and Northeast areas,...

Walton County fishing report for Nov. 16

Fishing is great! Choctawhatchee Bay: Good bit of trout and a some redfish being caught along with some sheepshead. Folks have been catching them best fishing deep. Small shrimp and Canaday tiny flutes and Zoom tiny flutes. Folks have been reeling in bass as well. Huge mullet, so big you can’t even fry ’em, you can smoke them though. Big roe too! River: Crappie fishing has picked up. Danny Copeland wants to remind folks that the resident shoreline license is...

Walton County fishing report for Nov. 9

Fishing is great! Choctawhatchee Bay: Lots of trout and a good bit of redfish being caught. Trout fishing has been through the roof and being caught with smaller bait. Small shrimp and Canaday tiny flutes and Zoom tiny flutes. Folks have been reeling in bass as well as a few hybrids. River: Redfish still following the bait all the way up to the Sisters. Crappie fishing has tapered off and some shellcracker being caught. Surf: Whiting, redfish and a few...

Walton County fishing report for Nov. 2

Fishing is great! Choctawhatchee Bay: Trout and redfish being caught. Trout fishing has been through the roof and being caught with smaller bait. Small shrimp and Canaday tiny flutes and Zoom tiny flutes. River: Redfish still following the bait all the way up to the Sisters. Crappie fishing has tapered off and some shellcracker being caught. Surf: Whiting, redfish and a few pompano being caught. Fishing doesn’t get any better than this folks! Danny Copeland wants to remind folks that...