It wasn’t the most beautiful day but today’s outing with some young men from Tennessee was a “catching” trip. The catch of the day included speckled trout and bluefish.
It’s scallop season in Port St. Joe, Florida! This year the season began on July 1 and ends on September 24. It was extended a little this year and the scallops are plentiful. 4 people can have a fun scalloping trip for around $200. Bring your own snorkeling equipment and we’ll find the scallops! Schedule…
Scallop season is reopened from August 28, 2024 – September 24, 2024 unless changed by the FWC. You can view the regulations at MYFWC.com. On a recent trip to Port St. Joe, I took a visitor from Texas on his first ever scalloping adventure. It lasted several hours but we didn’t get near our quota….
This is an article I received in April after meeting Mike and Dana while fishing in the canal. Meet Captain Mark Lyle who fishes commercially and offers flat bottom fishing charters in St. Joe Bay. We were sight seeing on the ICW just before Lake Wimico, about 12 miles west of Appalachicola in our dinghy,…
Scallop season is July 1 to September 10 unless extended. It has been extended each of the past two years so we’ll have to wait to see. Scalloping is done in shallow water (less than 3 feet) and is a lot of fun, at least picking them from the water is fun. Shucking them, not…
Spring is around the corner and the fishing season will soon be in full swing! Don’t miss the BOAT and let the best get away, book your charter now! We are in the process of merging Flatbottomfishing.com and Stjoebaycharters.com. Both domains should land here in the near future.
Recently, Captain Mark had the pleasure of taking Mark Olis, a writer for Grand View Outdoors, on a fishing trip. Mr. Olis called it “The Hunt for Speckled Trout” and the complete article can be read here: The Hunt for Speckled Trout An excerpt, A local fisherman was telling me about Lyle’s fishing expertise and…