One Mo’r in a line of fishermen
He’s more than hooked on fishing. “It’s in the blood,” says Capt. Chris Schofield of the charter boat One Mo’r. Schofield, at 27, is a fourth-generation fisherman. He got his first taste of fishing...
View Article‘He came up and chomped’ — 13-foot reptile, 18-foot boat: Snatching gators in...
Armed with a spinning rod, a rope, a huge treble hook and a bang stick, they got their gator. Capt. Allen Staples and Chris Davis went gator hunting last week in Walton County and snatched a 702-pound...
View ArticleThe Hooters Fishing Report for Aug. 27-31
Pier/Surf Under high clouds and a northeast wind, the water is a bit silted with a 1-2 foot wave rolling in at the Okaloosa Island Pier Monday morning. Anglers that were out fishing Monday already...
View ArticleBoats are back after Isaac — Anglers hope to fish Labor Day weekend
The fleet is back and ready to fish. Many of Destin’s charter boats started filing back into the harbor Thursday after being run out earlier in the week when Destin was in the “cone of uncertainty” as...
View ArticleThe Hooters Fishing Report for Sept. 4-8
Pier/Surf With overcast skies, the water is still dirty with a 1-2 foot wave rolling in at the Okaloosa Island Pier Tuesday morning. Despite the stirred up Gulf, anglers were already pulling in a few...
View ArticleSeries takes on shark fishing
The Emerald Coast Saltwater Seminar Series presented by North Light Marina and Yamaha, will get toothy this month and take a look at a new topic — catching sharks. From inshore targets of bull shark,...
View Article‘It’s not how you start, but how you finish’ angler says
It was a rough start, but a big finish for the ones that braved the high seas Thursday on the Gulf of Mexico. One of those lucky anglers that finished big was Coulston Pinchback of Oklahoma. Pinchback,...
View ArticleDestin resident completes 30-day expedition
Destin’s Paul Graves, 36, recently completed a 30-day expedition traveling in Patagonia with the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS). The Patagonia Mountaineering Course completed a 56-mile...
View ArticleMilitary drafts charter fleet: Captains lend a hand in manning the border for...
It’s a slow-go — and in some places a no-go — on the Gulf of Mexico this week, at least in the morning hours. But it’s not because the fish aren’t biting, but the Air Force is bomb testing, and they...
View ArticleThe Hooters Fishing Report for Sept. 11-15
Pier/SurfThe sun is shining and the water is clear, with just a little bit of a wave rolling in at the Okaloosa Island Pier Tuesday morning. Anglers were already catching Spanish and king mackerel...
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