Fishing – Forgotten Coast Fun

Don’t Forget Your Florida Fishing License

Admin — Fri, 17 Jun 2022 00:20:37 +0000

There are some exemptions for who needs a fresh or salt water fishing license. For example, Florida residents 65 or older and children under 16 years of age do not need a license. If you are fishing on your homestead or the homestead of a spouse or child, you don’t need a license. That’s also true if you are a minor child fishing on the homestead of your parent. In addition, Florida residents who are totally and permanently disabled do not need to obtain a fishing license.

You can purchase a fishing license online at https://gooutdoorsflorida.com/ or by downloading the free Fish | Hunt FL mobile app in the App Store or Google Play. You can also by call toll-free 888-FISH-FLORIDA (888-347-4356) to purchase a license.

Survivors Bait and Tackle on SGI Has a New Look Under New Ownership

Admin — Sun, 12 Jun 2022 21:59:06 +0000

Survivors Bait and Tackle on St. George Island opened up this spring under new ownership, and customers have been impressed with the changes so far. In addition to expanding its bait and tackle selection and adding camping accessories and beach gear, Survivors also rents golf carts.

Survivors Bait and Tackle is open 7 days a week, from 6:30 am to 6:00 pm. Located at 28 W Pine Avenue, St. George Island.

Scalloping Season on the Forgotten Coast

Admin — Sat, 11 Jun 2022 18:49:00 +0000

Late last year after working closely with the local community, the FWC set August 16 through September 24 for the 2020 Scalloping Season. According the the FWC, those particular dates were selected to allow the FWC to “balance stakeholder and community desires with the sustainability of the scallop populations.”

Bay scallops may only be harvested in state waters from the following zones:

St. Joseph Bay and Gulf County: Aug. 16-Sept. 24. This region includes all state waters from the Mexico Beach Canal in Bay County to the westernmost point of St. Vincent Island in Franklin County. NOTE: The area marked with FWC buoys south of Black’s Island is a Bay Scallop Restoration Area and no scalloping or anchoring is allowed there.

Franklin County through northwestern Taylor County (including Carrabelle, Lanark and St. Marks): July 1 through Sept. 24. This region includes all state waters from the westernmost point of St. Vincent Island in Franklin County to Rock Island near the mouth of the Fenholloway River in Taylor County.

Direct transit of legally-harvested bay scallops is allowed through closed areas.