Early on a bright and sunny Saturday morning, my family set out for the Gulf of Mexico in search of the Florida Bay scallop. There were six in our hunting party; four were novice scallopers. We were ...

Fishing, at least in part, is about waiting and luck. But scalloping? It’s an active pursuit, one spent swimming and diving — treasure hunting, really — because the fresh, beautiful flavor of ...

Crystal River and Homosassa are home to an abundance of family-friendly activities that will help everyone disconnect from technology in favor of outdoors adventures — from exploring a wildlife state ...

HOMOSASSA, Fla. (WFLA) — A man was hit by a boat propeller while he was diving for scallops last week, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said. The FWC said the incident happened ...

So it’s too hot out to be fishing. But the sea. It calls. Beckons, even. And you start to get that feeling... phantom sea leg. And you know it’s time to get back on a boat. Only this time you don’t ...

Call it my Unifying Theory of Bay Scalloping — if you don’t spot a bivalve brimming with blue eyes resting next to your anchor line immediately after wiping the spit from your mask and plunging into ...

ORLANDO, Fla. >> It’s scallop season in Florida, which means hundreds of scallopers converge on Homosassa Bay in search of the edible mollusk. Early on a bright and sunny Saturday morning, my family ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — It's scallop season in Florida, which means hundreds of scallopers converge on Homosassa Bay in search of the edible mollusk. Early on a bright and sunny Saturday morning, my family ...