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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!...

Fishing on Grayton Beach casts a vibrant history

Old friends reminisce about the early days of Grayton Beach fishing Editors note: This story was originally written in February 2009. Gene Wesley passed on Jan. 13, 2011, and Van Ness Butler, Jr. on February 14, 2014. Both men were great outdoors men. Locals in Walton County have enjoyed fishing from Grayton Beach for generations. With a panoramic view of the Gulf, gentle breezes, it doesn’t get any better. Two long-time friends Van Ness Butler, Jr. and Gene Wesley remember...

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...

FWC announces blue crab trap area closure Jan. 5 – 14

Closure will give authorized groups the opportunity to identify and retrieve lost and abandoned blue crab traps The harvest of blue crabs from traps will not be allowed from Jan. 5 through Jan. 14 in all waters of Franklin County west to the Florida-Alabama border, except all waters of the Ochlockonee River and Ochlockonee Bay.  This closure will give authorized groups the opportunity to identify and retrieve lost and abandoned blue crab traps from the coastal and inland waters in...

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...