Scalloping

[MudDucker]

Well, I went around the ramps at St. Joe Bay on the 1st and heard nothing but negative reports. Meet a fellow site member from Tallahassee at the Shrimp Company, but I didn't ask his name on here. He said he and his wife had gotten 30 scallops. My girls wanted to swim in the pool Wednesday, so I made a plan for Thursday. I had read where you guys talked about St. Marks, so rather than drag out the Ol' Pro, I called Capt. Charlie to take us on a trip. We hunted around Shell Point and Live Oak Island, but it was a no go. The weather didn't permit a run to St. Marks. We had a good time with Charlie though. Got back to the condo and my bud was on the phone. Scallops found in the Bay and you could get to them via kayak or wading. So Friday morning, I loaded the little boats and crossed the street to the Bay. Three kids stayed at it about 1 1/2 hours, including the padding time and came back with about 4-5 gallons of scallops. They had a blast.

[Charles]

Glad you found them. I picked up a few out in front of Live Oak Island last week by walking out on the negative low tide in the evening, but it wasn't many. One here, two there, one way over there, that kind of thing.

Went with a friend of mine over east of the lighthouse this morning. Jumped in on the first spot and found them, but they were all down in the grass and well camouflaged. Picked up and moved a few hundred yards, jumped out of the boat, looked down, and there were scallops everywhere. The bottom was covered with them. You could see many more than you could pick up in a breath hold. Limited out, then started hitting the rock formations with spearguns looking for sheepshead and flounder. Did nothing with the fish but the scallops were thick nearly everywhere we stopped.