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Walton County fishing report for May 9

Fishing is good! Choctawhatchee Bay: Folks are either striking out or killing the fish. It’s a hard call. Trouts and reds being caught along with a few blues and Spanish mackerel. Creeks/river: River keeps getting better with the shellcracker starting to bite on popping bugs and flies. 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,...

FWC Commissioners set 2012 recreational red snapper season in the Gulf

The 2012 recreational red snapper season in Gulf of Mexico state waters will be June 1 – July 10 The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) set the 2012 season Wednesday, May 2, at the Commission meeting in Crystal River. The state season is the same as the recently announced federal recreational red snapper season. The Commission also voted to keep a 40-day, June 1 through July 10 season regardless of whether the federal season is further shortened. Florida...

Walton County fishing report for May 2

Fishing is great everywhere! Choctawhatchee Bay: Trout and redfish have changed up a bit from the weather. Folks are still gigging flounder. Creeks/river: Shellcracker, crappie, bream, catfish and pass has picked up to where it should be. Surf: Pompano fishing is still good. “Don’t pay attention to the weatherman’s prediction, all you need to do is get out there and you will catch fish,” Danny said. Click here for fishing forecast Bay and river report brought to you by Copeland’s....

Fishing manufacturer demos at Copeland’s Gun Shop May 5

Pro fisherman Tony Bigot will be doing demonstrations on top name fishing equipment all day at Copeland’s Gun Shop May 5 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Sponsors to be promoted: Mann’s Bait Company, Quantum Rods and Reels, Minn-Kota Trolling Motors, Humminbird Depth Recorders, Vicious Fishing Line, Laser TroKar Hooks and Nick’s Seafood Restaurant. Copeland’s Gun Shop 17290 U.S. Hwy. 331 S Freeport, Florida 32439 (850) 835-4277...

Flathead catfish common in Northwest Florida rivers

Non native fish populate most area waterways By Stan Kirkland, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission  A Jackson County man fishing in the Apalachicola River near Chattahoochee in 1982 landed the strangest catfish he had ever seen. It turned out he had a flathead catfish, a species of catfish not native to the southeastern U.S. Now, three decades later, flatheads are in every river in the Florida Panhandle from the Ochlockonee River west to the Escambia River. They are in...

Walton County fishing report for April 25

Fishing is great everywhere! Choctawhatchee Bay: Folks are still reeling in tout. Good bite on big redfish. The bad weather last week has not slowed anything down. Creeks/river: Shad has been spawning on the river. Folks casting a net for the shad bait and reeling in the bass. Bluegill is picking up. Surf: Pompano fishing is still good. “Don’t pay attention to the weatherman’s prediction, all you need to do is get out there and you will catch fish,” Danny...

Walton County fishing report for April 18

Fishing is great! Choctawhatchee Bay: Folks are catching a good mix of everything in the Bay. Good bite on big redfish along with trout either big or small, nowhere in between. Also some flounder being gigged. Creeks/river: Shad has been spawning on the river. Folks casting a net for the shad bait and reeling in the bass. Surf: Pompano fishing is good along with some reds and whiting. Click here for fishing forecast Bay and river report brought to you...

Live Oak Landing RV Resort in Freeport adds amenities

Swimming pool, jungle gym and motor boat rentals now available for guests Live Oak Landing in Freeport has finished the construction of several new additions to its RV resort along Black Creek near the Choctawhatchee Bay. “I’m very excited to have completed the construction of these features and give even more value to our guests. Live Oak Landing is already a very unique concept of a gorgeous natural area, upscale amenities, and multiple accommodations all tied together, so these improvements...