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Heading to Cedar Key, FL With Your Boat? Don’t Forget The Backwaters Near The #4 Channel
Anglers and boaters headed to Cedar Key are sometimes put off by the crowds at the downtown boat basin. Yes, they’re closer to the Gulf of Mexico, and there’s an inside and an outside ramp. If you use the inside ramp, you’ll be in the shallow boat basin and if your boat has a T-top …
“Seenie Otey” Is Just A Short Paddle From Cedar Key
On the charts and maps of Cedar Key and Dixie County, Florida it’s named “Atsena Otie Key”. But to locals, it’s simply “Seenie Otey”. In any case, this island is just a short paddle from the beach and harbor at the south end of the town of Cedar Key. There, you can launch your own …
Kayak to Atsena Otie Key—An Easy and Informative Trip at Florida’s Cedar Keys
The locals call it “Seenie Otie” but it’s official name is Atsena Otie Key, It lies just about a quarter mile south of the boat basin at Cedar Key. And it offers some interesting sights to see if you paddle across the sound. Cedar Key was once a railroad terminus and western shipping point for …
Paddle Steinhatchee, on Florida’s Big Bend Coast
We’ve come full circle. Now, modern interpretations of eons-old paddle craft are the latest rage when it comes to fishing. Many are as simple as rafts and others, like Hobie’s Master Angler 12, are fitted with modern conveniences like cozy seats, pedal or electric drives, depth sounders, and even live wells. But no matter your …
Paddle Natural North Florida’s Suwannee River Wilderness Trail: October 22 – 27, 2015
While there seems like plenty of time to sign up for this excellent paddling adventure, be advised that it’s very popular and the limit fills quickly. So….act now! And if you’d like to see an itinerary of the trip, click on https://www.naturalnorthflorida.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/suwannee_trip_itinerary_2015-599498116b4fe34b99b6584b7f03a85a.pdf More information can be found on the Paddle Florida website at: www.paddleflorida.org Here …
Third Annual Big Bend Kayak Fishing Classic, May 1 & 2, 2015, St. Marks
The Big Bend Kayak Classic is a kayak fishing tournament benefiting Meals on Wheels in Wakulla County, FL BBKC runs on a catch – photo – release (CPR) kayak fishing with prizes awarded for Biggest Redfish / Trout combo, Biggest Redfish, Biggest Trout, Biggest Freshwater Bass, & Biggest Red or Trout or Bass. There are …
Bike Florida Horse Country & Springs Tour, April 19-24, 2015
This All-Inclusive Tour should be fun. 20 riders will get to visit Gainesville, High Springs, Micanopy, Cross Creek and lots of spots in-between. There’s even a Pedal & Paddle event planned on Day 4 (April 23rd) on the Ichetucknee River! Here’s what’s included: Hotel Accommodation (double occupancy) Restaurant Meals Full SAG and Luggage Support Sweep …
Wintertime Bass Are Biting in North Florida’s Santa Fe River
From Tommy Thompson, Fishing and Boating blogger and Regional Editor, Florida Sportsman Magazine: We have some terrific lakes (Rousseau, Orange, Newnans, Santa Fe) and some “fishy” rivers. Some, like the Suwannee, Withlacoochee, Waccasassa, and Steinhatchee meet the Gulf and saltwater anglers are often surprised with largemouth catches all the way to the mouth. Another, …
Want To Paddle Natural North Florida? Kayak and Canoes Available for Rent!
There are hundreds of paddlecraft (kayak and canoe) launches along our Natural North Florida waters, inland and coastal. And there are a number of outfitters willing to help you learn local waters. Fishing is an option, but there’s also some excellent touring along some of the most uninhabited rivers and coastline in the southeastern U.S. …
Shired Island–Dixie County’s Hideaway-And A Great Spot To Fish Natural North Florida
What Florida’s Dixie County doesn’t have in the way of population or big cities (Cross City is the “big city”!), it makes up for in laid-back and remote coastal towns. While Suwannee and Horseshoe Beach are the most prominent spots on the map (they have restaurants, marinas, condos to rent and boat ramps), Shired Island …