Steinchatchee: a small, quiet riverside town known for its scalloping. It’s now flooded, muddy and littered with debris. Sludge normally trapped on the river’s bottom has muddied the crystal-clear ...

Scalloping in the Big Bend coast of Florida is a fun adventure. It’s like an underwater Easter egg hunt! We recently met up with friends in Steinhatchee and had a blast. Here are some tips to make ...

STEINHATCHEE, Fla. -- Local business owner Mark Bullock did not expect to spend his Labor Day weekend cleaning up debris. After Hurricane Idalia hit the West Coast of Florida early Wednesday morning ...

Across the board, reviews of this year’s Pasco County scalloping season have been upbeat from local officials who pushed for an extended season. Even the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...

The boat ramps will be packed today from Homosassa to Steinhatchee, as thousands take to the water in search of the legendary bay scallop. But old-timers will tell you that it is better to wait until ...

KEATON BEACH - It's scallop time along Florida's upper Gulf Coast. So Floridians in just about anything that floats are out in droves getting the shallow-water mollusks from clear-water sand flats.

Each July along the river in Taylor County bearing the Native American name meaning "River," find the place where flowing adventures begin. "It's not Steinhatchee,” said Jim Henley, pronouncing the ...

I'm “going scalloping” is about to become a familiar refrain for those who are aficionados of the tasty mollusks and love to snorkel in shallow bay waters. This year's season runs from June 27 to Sept ...

Call it my Unifying Theory of Bay Scalloping — if you don’t spot a bivalve brimming with blue eyes resting next to your anchor line immediately after wiping the spit from your mask and plunging into ...

*This year’s season is June 28 to Sept. 24. *Scallopers 16 and older need a saltwater-fishing license even for wading from shore. Licenses are online at license ...

The only thing left was the walkway to the dock at River Haven Marina Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023. “Our fuel pump has washed away, and our back deck has shifted,” said Rob Lewis. Local business owner Mark ...