Scallop Season 2011 (Extended 3 weeks!)
Our Dive Shop is conveniently located for all your Steinhatchee, Keaton Beach, Taylor County and Big Bend Scalloping needs.
Florida Bay Scallop Season is from June 25th through September 25th.
What you need for scalloping:
How to Scallop:
Our Dive Shop is conveniently located for all your Steinhatchee, Keaton Beach, Taylor County and Big Bend Scalloping needs.
Florida Bay Scallop Season is from June 25th through September 25th.
What you need for scalloping:
20" x 24" Regulation Boat Size Dive Flags - We have them for only $7.95!
Mask Fins and Snorkel Set - We have them for Kids and Adults!
Scallop Collector Bag - We have them for only $2.00 or FREE with qualifying
scallop set purchase!
Salt Water fishing license. Available at MyFWC.org.
- Snorkeling gear from Scuba 7 are all Quality Items so you can use them year after year!
We also carry Dive Apparel, Stickers, Scallop Knives, Gloves, Sunscreen, Mask Defog, Rash guards and So
Much More!
- Stop by on your way to make sure you have everything you need!
- For complete official rules be sure to visit MyFWC.org. (Rules can change, so be sure to check FWC state laws)
- Recreational harvesters are limited to two gallons of whole bay scallops in the shell, or one pint of bay scallop meat, per
person per day during the open season. In addition, recreational scallopers may possess no more than 10 gallons of
whole bay scallops in the shell, or ½ gallon of bay scallop meat, aboard any vessel at any time. Bay scallops may be
harvested only by hand or with a landing or dip net. They may not be harvested for commercial purposes. Recreational
harvesters need a Florida saltwater fishing license to harvest bay scallops, even when scalloping from shore. See
Shoreline Fishing FAQS for more information.
How to Scallop:
- When July and August roll around, the hot sun makes midday fishing miserable in Big Bend waters. However Big Bend
anglers have a cooler alternative that will still let them harvest the sea's bounty, scalloping! Scalloping is a cool activity in
the midsummer's heat because you actually get into the water and swim after them. The scalloping here is very good at
this time of year. In fact that is the only time of year you can catch your own scallops, since scallop season is open only
from July 1 until September 10 and only from the the Pasco County/Hernando County line to Mexico Beach. The rest of
the year scalloping is closed over the entire State of Florida.
It does help to have a boat to get you to the scallops, but you can often hitch a ride with experienced friends. Most
scallopers go out the Keaton Beach channel to the Gulf, and then go either north or south for several miles until the
inshore waters become clear. Favorite spots include Big Grassy Island, Rocky Creek and Pepperfish Keys. You should
slowly motor inshore to a water depth of 3 feet or so while staring at the bottom looking for scallops (It helps to wear
polarized sunglasses!). The immediate vicinity of any large collection of boats is usually a good place to begin, for at
peak scallop season 100 or more boats will be on the best spots. Don't worry about all those boats. Scallops have been
abundant in recent years and limits are easy to come by. Just keep moving around until you find an area that has not
been picked over, all the while maintaining a good lookout so you don't run over any snorkelers who often stray well
away from their anchored boats and dive flags.
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