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Walton County fishing and hunting report for Jan. 26

Some speckled trout and sheepshead being caught, lots of crappie being caught on the river Bay: Hit and miss on catching trout. Some sheepshead being caught. Fresh: Lots of crappie on the Choctawhatchee River. Danny Copeland wants to remind folks that the resident shoreline license is free. Come on by! Click here for best times Hunting: Signs of deer rut, it’s about to get good. Folks are coming in and buying estrous scent. General gun season open through Feb. 20....

Walton County fishing and hunting report for Jan. 19

Some speckled trout and sheepshead being caught Bay: Hit and miss on catching trout.  Sheepshead being caught. Fresh: Mostly crappie along the Choctawhatchee River. Danny Copeland wants to remind folks that the resident shoreline license is free. Come on by! Click here for best times Hunting: Early signs of deer rut, but nothing much. It’s almost time. Folks are coming in and buying estrous scent. General gun season open through Feb. 20. Don’t forget you need a $5 deer license!...

Walton County fishing and hunting report for Jan. 13

Speckled trout fishing has been great! Bay: Abundance of speckled trout being caught with light colored Zoom tiny flukes and light colored super flukes.  Some sheepshead being caught. Icy cold conditions in the bayous making it easy to snag mullet as they gather up. Fresh: Mostly crappie along with some large stripers and some hybrids being caught near the mouth of the Choctawhatchee River. Danny Copeland wants to remind folks that the resident shoreline license is free. Come on by!...

Walton County fishing and hunting report for Jan. 5

Speckled trout fishing is as good as it gets along with stripers and hybrids being caught Bay: Abundance of speckled trout being caught with light colored Zoom tiny flukes and light colored super flukes, Electric chickens and hard bait. Great time for using standard floating lures. Some folks catching a fish every time the cast. Fresh: Mostly crappie along with some large stripers and some hybrids being caught near the mouth of the Choctawhatchee River.. Danny Copeland wants to remind...

Florida Wildlife magazine a perfect gift for young and old

Looking for a last minute Christmas gift? Florida Wildlife, the official magazine of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), is packed with outstanding color photos and articles about every facet of outdoor recreation. For more than 60 years, this award-winning magazine has provided an in-depth look at what’s going on in Florida, from the Panhandle to the Keys, from crystal-clear springs to white sand beaches, from the pine flatlands to the Everglades and all points in between. Each...

Walton County fishing and hunting report for Dec. 22

Speckled trout fishing is as good as it gets, doe season starts Dec. 26 Bay: Abundance of speckled trout being caught with light colored Zoom tiny flukes and light colored super flukes, Electric chickens and hard bait. Great time for using standard floating lures. Some folks catching a fish every time the cast. Good bit of redfish being caught as well. Fresh: Mostly crappie along with some bream and catfish being caught in the river. Danny Copeland wants to remind...

Walton County fishing and hunting report for Dec. 15

Speckled trout catches through the roof in the bay Bay: Abundance of speckled trout being caught with light colored Zoom tiny flukes and light colored super flukes. Some folks catching 20 or more trout. Some redfish being caught. Fresh: Mostly crappie being caught in the river. Danny Copeland wants to remind folks that the resident shoreline license is free. Come on by! Click here for best times Hunting: Early signs of deer rut, but nothing much. General gun season open...

December’s traditions include holiday hunting

Outta The Woods by Tony Young There’s finally a chill and a certain festiveness in the air as most of us try to take time off from work to enjoy spending quality time with family and friends and reflect on the passing year.  Children will be out of school on winter break soon, and while the holiday season is upon us, so are several traditional hunting opportunities. The second phase of waterfowl and coot season comes in statewide Dec. 11...