Get Ready for 2023 Scallop Season – Dates & Bag Limits

/

Are you ready to hit the grass flats and search for scallops in 2023? With scallop season just around the corner, now is the perfect time to start preparing for your Florida Gulf Coast adventure. Whether you’re a local or from out of state looking for a memorable vacation, make sure research early on so that you can join in on all of the fun of scalloping. In this blog post, we've compiled everything you need to know about planning your 2023 scallop season trip—from dates and bag limits to tips for having an unforgettable experience. Keep reading for more!

From June 15 through Labor Day, the Fenholloway through Suwannee Rivers Zone (including Keaton Beach and Steinhatchee area) is open for scalloping fun. Bag limits are in place to preserve this stunning ecosystem, so be sure to check the details.

From June 15-30, per person: 1 gallon whole bay scallops in shell or one cup shucked. Per vessel: 5 gallons whole or two pints shucked.

From July 1-Labor Day, per person: 2 gallons of whole bay scallops in shell or 1 pint of bay scallop meat. Per vessel: Maximum of 10 gallons of whole bay scallops in shell or 1/2 gallon bay scallop meat (1/2 gallon = 4 pints).

Get your scallop scoops ready, and let's enjoy Florida's natural beauty together!

Steinhatchee is in the yello region titled Fenholloway - Suwannee River Zone

Taylor County Commission votes to name fire station in honor of Chad Reed→

/

From WCJB:

Captain Chad Reed

Captain Chad Reed

STEINHATCHEE, Fla. (WCJB) - It is an honor 11 years in the making, the Taylor County Commission voted early this month to name fire station number 7 in Steinhatchee after Chad Reed. Reed was a Dixie County Sheriff’s captain in January 2010 when he was killed in the line of duty.

Growing up in Steinhatchee, Reed began helping his father fight fires as a young boy and later he became Dixie County’s head of emergency services.

A bit of Steinhatchee History

/

From the Taylor County Historical Society Facebook page:

On this day (April 21) in 1932, the Taylor County News reported that ferry service across the Steinhatchee River between Steinhatchee and Jena had been established. What we now call Steinhatchee was served by the Stephensville and Jena post offices in those days, although there was a Steinhatchee post office farther upriver in Lafayette County. When that post office closed in 1937, the name "Steinhatchee" was transferred to the office on the Taylor County side of the river closer to the coast, where it remains today.