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Try the Ocklocknee Shoals. longer ride out there, gin clear water but beware as it's a 3' deep shoal surrounded by deep water 8 miles offshore.. I don't worry much about sharks but a tiger or big bull may pass by.. I don't see too many big sharks(other than blacktips) on the flats.

Salty Gator wrote:

Apalachee Inshore wrote:Plenty of scallops out there just have to know where to look.

Or hire the right guide

Yeah it’s crazy to think people can’t just rent a boat or go out for the first time and find them immediately.

procraftwes wrote:Try the Ocklocknee Shoals. longer ride out there, gin clear water but beware as it's a 3' deep shoal surrounded by deep water 8 miles offshore.. I don't worry much about sharks but a tiger or big bull may pass by.. I don't see too many big sharks(other than blacktips) on the flats.

I’ve never seen a scallop on ochlockonee shoals. I believe there needs to be a little freshwater influence

Salty Gator wrote:

procraftwes wrote:Try the Ocklocknee Shoals. longer ride out there, gin clear water but beware as it's a 3' deep shoal surrounded by deep water 8 miles offshore.. I don't worry much about sharks but a tiger or big bull may pass by.. I don't see too many big sharks(other than blacktips) on the flats.

I’ve never seen a scallop on ochlockonee shoals. I believe there needs to be a little freshwater influence

I was out there this weekend, and saw nary a single scallop.
However, if you're into sea urchins, you can go get plenty.

I've tried sea urchins a number of times, but not my preferred shellfish.

. I want a cooler full like this.


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Something about them little boogers gets people stirring lol I go whenever my sister takes me in her boat but that’s about it it’s not my thing but she’s crazy about it. I do like eating them though lol!

16 spoiled us since they were so thick around steinhatchee you could limit out in 30min. I wonder if the numbers were so high because in 15 noone could scallop around steinhatchee since the water was so cloudy.

https://myfwc.com/research/saltwater/mo ... ps/season/

If you believe the scouting report above it looks like a bust of a season except for Taylor County.

Srbenda wrote:

Salty Gator wrote:

procraftwes wrote: However, if you're into sea urchins, you can go get plenty.

Interesting, I've never noticed them out there. Were there a lot? Happen to know which variety you saw? I'd make a run out there to collect some!

StMarksAngler wrote:

Srbenda wrote:

Salty Gator wrote:

procraftwes wrote: However, if you're into sea urchins, you can go get plenty.

Interesting, I've never noticed them out there. Were there a lot? Happen to know which variety you saw? I'd make a run out there to collect some!

I'm not proficient on my urchin ID, but I saw brown and white ones. I was in about 6' of water in mixed grass/ sandy bottom.

Never seen anything but the short spined variety while scalloping.

doomtrpr_z71 wrote:16 spoiled us since they were so thick around steinhatchee you could limit out in 30min. I wonder if the numbers were so high because in 15 noone could scallop around steinhatchee since the water was so cloudy.

In 2015 the weather was so tough a lot less people got out to take them. They had a good breeding season and 2016 was great!

Hit-n-Miss wrote: Never seen the short spined variety while scalloping.

I've seen two types in the last 10 years and I've thought about trying them but I believe all types are off the list for taking.

relicshunter wrote:

Hit-n-Miss wrote: Never seen the short spined variety while scalloping.

I've seen two types in the last 10 years and I've thought about trying them but I believe all types are off the list for taking.

Only Long-Spined urchins are prohibited from harvest. The rest are 20 per person, but no more than 5 of any one species.

Just curious as I've never tried them. How do you clean and prepare urchins? In pasta like scallops and clams or what?