Fishing and Boating
Our Fishing and Boating expert, Capt. Tommy Thompson, will tell you where the best fishing spots are, what’s biting, and tips on making your fishing and boating trips an exciting adventure!
Alachua Farm & Lumber–An Excellent Source for Fishing Gear
In business for many years, Alachua Farm & Lumber (AFL) has expanded into the fishing tackle business. Located at 14101 NW 145th Ave in Alachua (just off Main Street), they stock a good selection rods and reels by Shimano, Penn, Daiwa and Carrot Stix as well as artificial baits by MirrOlure, Rapala, Bass Assassin and …
Take a Trip to Horseshoe Beach…and Fish Florida’s Last Frontier
From Capt. Tommy Thompson’s Saltwater Angler’s Guide to Florida’s Big Bend and Emerald Coast (UPF 2009): “Horseshoe Beach has no beach, unless you count the twenty-foot strip of white sand next to the county boat ramp. You will find horseshoe crabs there. A small commercial fishing village, Horseshoe Beach is located on a small spit …
Florida’s Big Bend Anglers to Benefit From New Rules for Spotted Seatrout
Essentially, what this means to our Gulf coastline (in Levy, Dixie, Taylor, Jefferson and Wakulla Counties) is that the February closure has been eliminated. Now, anglers fishing from Yankeetown, Waccasassa, Cedar Key, Suwannee, Horseshoe Beach, Steinhatchee, Keaton Beach, Econfina, Spring Warrior, St. Marks and Panacea have an extra month to fish. February has traditionally been …
Guided Paddle Tours in Cedar Key
The stick floating in the water sure was wriggling a lot. I had thought it was a stick, anyway. Then my guide told me it was a snake. Why was a snake swimming a mile off the coast of Cedar Key? It had clearly bitten off more than it could chew (figuratively, thank goodness) and …
Ochlockonee State Park, Panacea
This short video gives you a look at Ochlockonee River State Park, where camping, boating, swimming, fishing and hiking make for a full day outdoors. Bring exact change when you visit: The ranger station may not be staffed, and you’ll need $4 per carload (up to eight people) to drop in the honor box. Pedestrians …
Natural North Florida in Florida Trend Magazine!
Florida Trend‘s Chris Sherman highlighted scalloping in Steinhatchee in his latest Getaways article, “No Stein Unturned,” in the monthly business mag. The article describes Steinhatchee’s charm as well as top scalloping spots and the accommodations available at Steinhatchee Landing.
Cabin Camping at Madison’s Jellystone Park
We cooked breakfast in a full kitchen, then ate at a dining room table that seated six. Wait a minute. This is a campground? At Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Camp-Resort in Madison, roughing it doesn’t have to be rough at all. Sure, you can tent or RV camp, but you can also enjoy the resort …
Florida Scallop Season Opens Tomorrow!
This year, the bay scallop recreational harvest season will begin a week early on June 25 and end on Sept. 25, two weeks later than normal. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is predicting large numbers of scallops in the Steinhatchee area.
Fishing for Dummies? Beginners Welcome with Captain Tommy Thompson
I always thought that fishing charters were for people who know how to fish. I mean, I know one end of the pole from the other, but that’s about it. But my son recently decided that he loves fishing and wanted to learn more about it, so we headed out into the Gulf off of …
‘Going Down The Road Being Bad’–Well, Maybe.
With apologies to the late, great Carl Perkins for stealing his song title…just an announcement that the travel.naturalnorthflorida blogger crew is meeting up with famous writer and raconteur Doc Lawrence later today for a grand tour of Madison, Jefferson and Leon counties. With the major emphasis on food and food producers in these northernmost Florida …