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Post by Greenedog on Jul 2, 2023 15:22:49 GMT -5
Been wanting to do this ever since I first learned about it and now I'm finally going to! Gail and some of her family are flying down to the Astor Fish Camp in a couple weeks and I've decided to join them. Was looking for something the whole family could do together and noticed the scallop season opened yesterday. Found a charter that could accommodate all 8 of us and booked it. I'll be paying close attention so that I can take my own boat sometime. This is over on the gulf coast in the Crystal River area, about 1hr 45min drive from Astor. Can't wait!
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Post by Greenedog on Jul 6, 2023 10:01:54 GMT -5
Here's the charter website of the one we'll be using. All of them I looked at had really good reviews but this was the only one that could accommodate 8 us without using 2 boats/captains. explorida.com/scallop-charters/ |
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Post by daybreak on Jul 6, 2023 17:21:26 GMT -5
That looks like some fun. We went snorkeling for an afternoon on our trip to Hawaii last month. I wasn't thrilled with it, but the kids loved it and hated to stop.
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Post by strippitman on Jul 17, 2023 7:28:16 GMT -5
We were out in Boston a couple of weeks ago visiting my wife's family and I booked a lobster charter. We had a blast hauling lobster pots. And we were able to bring home a nice haul of lobster for a big meal. I would do it again in a heartbeat. Have fun on your excursion.
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Post by Greenedog on Jul 20, 2023 8:38:25 GMT -5
That sounds like a blast Matt! You can snorkel for spiny lobster in the keys and I would love to try that someday. Our trip was a great time! In fact I think it’s my new favorite thing. Kind of like mushroom hunting under water. 😂 Here was our ride for the day. I’ll post more pics and a video at a later date.  |
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Post by Greenedog on Jul 28, 2023 16:11:56 GMT -5
I'm putting this here for future reference. We passed this boat ramp on the way out to the bay and there were hardly any trailers parked there. Our captain said it's really nice and under utilized although I see in the reviews that it can get really crowded on weekends, as do the scalloping areas. Fort Island Trail Boat Ramp |
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Post by Greenedog on Jul 30, 2023 20:14:51 GMT -5
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Post by Greenedog on Jul 31, 2023 20:32:19 GMT -5
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Post by strippitman on Aug 1, 2023 9:28:08 GMT -5
That looks like a blast! I love snorkeling and mushroom hunting so this would be right up my alley. I will have to keep a trip like this in mind for the next time I'm down in Florida. Thanks for sharing!
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Post by Chase on Aug 11, 2023 19:54:37 GMT -5
Looks really fun!!
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Post by Greenedog on Aug 30, 2023 21:09:01 GMT -5
The little town of Crystal River took a hard hit from the hurricane. Lots of storm surge and flooding. I saw a picture of the dock we launched from and it’s underwater and the water is in the buildings. 😞
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Post by daybreak on Sept 2, 2023 9:12:43 GMT -5
Yikes, hope it can come out OK!
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Post by Greenedog on Oct 12, 2023 19:55:27 GMT -5
Crystal River got hit by a tornado today. They can't catch a break!  |
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Post by Greenedog on Aug 4, 2024 10:15:07 GMT -5
Was just telling Gail about this video where they are getting scallops in Steinhatchee in pretty shallow water. She wants to find a spot where we can find them shallow because last summer it was too deep for her where we were. Anyhow, they are broadcasting live from Steinhatchee today because that's where they're expecting Debby to come ashore. They had just finished rebuilding from last year's hurricane. 😞
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Post by Greenedog on Sept 14, 2024 18:09:53 GMT -5
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Just another night at work for me and Monty will be back here again bright and early. 
