Why I like living in Florida

[mrlmd1]

WW - c'mon down.
Dentheman- Now you need a FL fishing license, to fish from a boat, the shore, or public docks. No need for one if you're a senior citizen or fishing off your own dock. There are specific seasons open to specific fish throughout the year to limit catches and let stocks regroup. And it amazes me still when people say they're going out fishing for a certain kind of fish. Unless you are pretty specific in where and what bait you use, you really have no clue what you've caught 'till you bring it up to the surface. I've caught reds, trout, flounder, sharks, ladyfish, all with the same bait in the same spot, it all depends what's there at the time. And grouper, snapper, etc. all go after the same bait. So if you catch something, just be happy and call it a good day. And only take what you want to eat, catch and release is still the best way to go.
Scallop season is pretty much fun - you go snorkeling in 4-6' of water over the grassy flats and just dive down and pick 'em up off the bottom, a limit of a bushel a day or a pint of meat/person/day, or 5 bushels/boat. Cleaning them is a chore, unless you use the redneck way with a shop vac to get all the gook out and leave just the meat. Open July 1st- Sept 10th.