Two Free Fishing Weekends in June & Scallop Season Extended
A heads up from Slick Charters.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission?has annouced two free saltwater fishing weekends in June. June 4-5 and June 18-19
Also Scallop Season has been extended about week on the front end and two weeks on the back end, from June 25 to September 25.
Some scalloping pictures?to get you in the mood
Good Luck
Captain Nick
This Yankee Town Fishing Report is from Yankeetown Florida Fishing Guide Captain Nick
Slick Charters Fishing Pictures
Florida Saltwater Fishing Pictures
Florida Freshwater Fishing Pictures
Hot Yet?
Scalloping is such a refreshing summertime activity. We continue to pick up limits of the shellfish. In fact, the only day we did not get our limit was due to weather cutting our day short.
I included a photo of a water spout, which illustrates how quickly these summer storms can grow and become violent. We watched this storm and spout develop out of nothing but a small dark cloud in about 20 minutes.
Whether in the boat fishing or in the water scalloping, it’s always a good idea to keep an eye on the surrounding horizon.
Now a days, the marinas are good about monitoring radar and broadcasting a report on a local VHF channel when trouble is developing or approaching.
I fished two mornings last week before giving in to heat around 11am and jumping in to gather scallops.
We caught a half dozen Speckled Trout up 19″s and 10 or 12Sandtrout, a couple Spanish and we lost count the number of small sharks, Ladyfish, Bluefish and others. We fished with Gulps, various colors, in 8-12 foot grass flats.
We are having a wonderful summer here in Steinhatchee and consider ourselves blessed, not having any oil impact.
Come see us, the water is fine!
GOD Bless and Good Fishing
Captain STEVE KROLL
This Steinhatchee Fishing Report is from Steinhatchee Fishing Guide Captain Steve Kroll
A Steinhatchee Water Spout
A Steinhatchee Scalloping Cool Off / This is the way to beat the summer heat, have fun and get some good eats.
No Oil And Good Scalloping, Steinhatchee Is Still Paradise
I know it’s been a while since I submitted a report. I have been busy, Thank the Lord!
So far we have been spared the oil impact. This is the busiest time of year for our community. Everyone, business or individual, are dependent on a successful scallop season, directly or indirectly.
While snorkeling with my customers and picking up our limit of scallops, enjoying crystal clear water, I could only imagine what our little piece of paradise would look like if the oil had came ashore a month ago.
At this writing the latest report is that the cap is holding. We will continue to pray it does hold, and also for the people who continue to work on the well and the folks trying clean up the mess.
Scalloping is what brings most folks to Steinhatchee in the summer. We have plenty, mainly to the north, towards Keaton Beach. The water visibility remains best in that area as well. We have had a lot of rain this year. Areas of the coast where there are many creeks dumping rain water tend to have less clear water. It doesn’t mean there are no scallops, but you need to be able to see them.
Speckled Trout fishing is most dependable on deep flats. High tide in the morning is the condition you need to catch trout shallow. Redfish can be caught in the usual places, but they don’t seem to be very aggressive. So slow down your presentation, or gulps or cutbait.
Come see us, the water is fine!
GOD Bless and Good Fishing
Captain STEVE KROLL
This Steinhatchee Fishing Report is from Steinhatchee Fishing Guide Captain Steve Kroll
Captain Steve Going Artsy Again ...
It's all smiles when the cooler is full of Scallops
Nice, Nice & Nice Steinhatchee Redfish
Big Bend Fishing Is Alive And Well!
Instead of “How’s the fishing?”, the first thing most people have inquired about over the last few months has been the disaster in the Gulf, and rightfully so.
It’s hard to turn on the TV or pick up a paper without being reminded of what’s going on, what’s being done about it, and of course, who’s to blame.
Meanwhile, we’ve been experiencing one of the best summer time bites in recent history.
Although the near shore (Redfish) bite has been slow due to high water temps, we’ve had no problem getting our limit of Cobia, Trout, and a variety of non-targeted species a little further out.
The outer markers of the barge canal off the Citrus County coast has produced good numbers, and is an excellent place to troll for Grouper on those hot summer days.
Scallop season is open and I’ve heard reports of good numbers off the Gomez Rocks area near Homossasa.
Yes, fishing on the Nature Coast/Big Bend region is alive and well. “Till next time, see you out there!
Remember, God Loves A Fisherman
Good Luck
Captain Nick
This Yankee Town, Florida Fishing Report is from Yankeetown Florida Fishing Guide Captain Nick
The Good News, We’re Still Able to Get Our Scallop Limits
I’ve Got Good News And Not So Good News
The good news is we’re are still able to find limits of scallops. The bad news is we are having to look harder and dive deeper. The easy ones have been hit hard.
Our catching fish success has been spotty, which is normal for summer. That is the not so good news. You have to love to fish and enjoy it even when the catching is slow. My last trip gave us a real mixed bag, Trout, Sea bass, Jacks, Blues, Flounder and Ladyfish, before lunch and then we jumped in and picked a couple buckets of scallops.
Another day in paradise!
God Bless, Good fishing and scalloping,
Captain STEVE
This Steinhatchee Fishing Report & Steinhatchee Scalloping Report from
Steinhatchee Scalloping Guide and Fishing Guide Captain Steve Kroll
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