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Spend April Fools Weekend diving with <a title="Neal Watson's web site" href="http://www.nealwatson.com" target="_blank">Neal Watson</a>, World’s Scuba Depth & Distance Record Holder, <a title="Scuba Radio web site" href="http://www.scubaradio.com" target="_blank">Scuba Radio</a> host <a title="Greg The DiveMaster's blog" href="http://www.scubaradio.com/dive-blogs/gregthedivemaster/" target="_blank">Greg (The Divemaster) Holt</a> and Mermaids, at the new world class dive operation, Neal Watson’s <a title="About Dive Bimini" href="http://www.biggameclubbimini.com/dive-bimini.htm" target="_blank">Dive Bimini</a> located at the <a title="BBGC web site" href="http://www.biggameclubbimini.com" target="_blank">Bimini Big Game Club</a>, a <a title="About Guy Harvey Outpost" href="http://www.biggameclubbimini.com/aboutus.htm" target="_blank">Guy Harvey Outpost Resort</a>.
Friday: Sunset cruise aboard the <a title="About Bimini Blue" href="http://www.biggameclubbimini.com/our-boat.htm" target="_blank">60’ Bimini Blue</a> Glassbottom Dive Boat with music and adult beverages.
Saturday: Two tank morning dive off Bimini Island returning for lunch and then a special afternoon snorkel with the <a title="About snorkeling with wild dolphins" href="http://www.biggameclubbimini.com/dolphin-experience.htm" target="_blank">wild dolphins</a>, or join Neal, Greg and Mermaids for a live remote Scuba Radio broadcast.
Sunday: Two tank day trip to the <a title="About Bimini's dive sites" href="http://www.biggameclubbimini.com/favorite-dives.htm" target="_blank">Victory Reef and Tuna Alley</a> South of Bimini off <a title="About Cat Cay" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_Cays" target="_blank">Cat Cay</a>. (Sunday diving not included on a 3 day / 2 night package).
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![](mailto:?subject=Join A Live Summertime Easter Egg Hunt in Florida’s Big Bend&body=Small, weird-looking, but very tasty --even raw--and very easy to capture. Only available in the summer and early fall and never in a seafood market. You and your family must be hunter/gatherers to harvest them. They're bay scallops-- the premier mollusk of Florida's Gulf coast Big Bend region. And there's still plenty of time left to catch your share.
"So far, the season's been excellent," said Steinhatchee charterboat captain Bob Erdman. "Limits every day in three to four feet of water."
Erdman wasn't kidding. Last week, he and wife Carole guided my friend Kyle Stewart and me to gather our boat limit of eight gallons. It took us a little bit longer than last year because the region's scallop counts are down, but that just extended the fun.
The captain opted for the scallop grounds about five miles north of the mouth of the Steinhatchee River. His reasoning was simple: thousands of hunters have been plucking the grass beds to the south since the season opened on June 16, so hunting north might produce bigger shellfish.
As usual, Erdman was right. Snorkeling above the mixed turtle and manatee grass with mask and fins, I didn't spy as many of the little flying saucer-looking animals as last summer, but the ones I found were definitely larger with barnacle-encrusted shells.
"Those may be last year's scallops," Erdman said.
Harvesting them couldn't be easier. You just reach down and pick them up. Their weak escape attempts consist of clapping their double shells together clumsily. This is basically an underwater Easter egg hunt where the 'eggs' sometimes try in vain to get away. Kids as young as five can do it.
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Best places to hunt are in mixed patches of sand and grass where the grayish-white shells are easiest to spot. Sometimes they'll be nestled in the sand; other times, you'll find them perched on blades of grass. Erdman advises scouring the bay bottom closely for the ridged shell's profile.
The hunt itself is entertaining even if you don't spot scallops every two minutes. You'll encounter schools of mullet and pinfish, sea stars, and occasionally a stingray. I came upon a small ray while hunting; it bolted in the opposite direction when it saw me.
A few safety tips: boats must display a red-and-white diver-down flag while scalloping and divers must stay within 300 feet of it in open water and within 100 feet in a river, inlet or channel. Boaters must slow to idle speed when they draw close to the flag.
The bag limit is two gallons of whole scallops or one pint of meat per person, with a maximum of ten gallons whole or 1/2 gallon of meat per vessel. The season runs through Sept. 10 in the Steinhatchee area. If you plan to hunt in the St. Joseph Bay area to the north, the season opens July 25 through Sept. 10. In the popular Homosassa - Crystal River area, the season opened July 1 and closes Sept. 24.
To book a scalloping trip with captain Bob Erdman, call 352-356-2554. Rental boats and accommodations are available at Good Times Motel and Marina (352-498-8088) or Sea Hag Marina & the Shacks at Sea Hag (352-498-3008). Both facilities also are staffed with scallop cleaners who charge $7-$8 per pound. Have your scallops prepared and served with an array of sides at Kathi's Krab Shack (352-498-0605) or do it yourself. Hint: cook them anyway you want-- just don't overcook them.
For a complete rundown on scallop seasons and regulations in Florida, go to <a href="http://www.MyFWC.com/Fishing">MyFWC.com/Fishing</a> and click on "Saltwater Fishing", then "Recreational Regulations" and "Bay Scallops". https://guyharveyoutpostblog.com/join-a-live-summertime-easter-egg-hunt-in-floridas-big-bend/){kind=link}
![](mailto:?subject=Killing for Conservation!&body=<a href="https://guyharveyoutpostblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/green-turtle-lionfish-haul-2014.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2068" src="https://guyharveyoutpostblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/green-turtle-lionfish-haul-2014.jpg?w=225" alt="Lionfish Derbies Work, 908 Dead Lionfish Cannot All Be Wrong!" width="225" height="300" /></a> Killing for Conservation?Lionfish are incredibly fertile and have no natural predators in the Atlantic Ocean. <a href="http://www.reef.org/">Reef Environmental Education Foundation</a> (REEF) has been leading the fight against this Indo-Pacific invader and after six years of Lionfish Derbies at Green Turtle Cay the evidence is clear: Lionfish Derbies Work! Lionfish now range from Brazil to North Carolina and beyond. They can live in fresh water too! The 908 Lionfish killed in this one day event was fewer than in previous years even with more divers and better weather. AND those fish that were killed this year were smaller than in previous years; another good sign. Lionfish Derbies will not send the fish back to the Pacific; they can however help local communities keep the population in check.<a href="https://guyharveyoutpostblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/credit-ellie-splain.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2071" src="https://guyharveyoutpostblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/credit-ellie-splain.jpg?w=300" alt="Three Contestants for the Smallest Lionfish Caught. Photo Credit: Ellie Splain" width="300" height="200" /></a>Three Contestants for the Smallest Lionfish Caught. Photo Credit: Ellie Splain Click Image to Enlarge<a href="http://www.guyharveyoutpost.com/destinations/bahamas/green-turtle-cay-abacos/overview.html">The Green Turtle Club</a>, a <a href="http://www.guyharveyoutpost.com/index.php">Guy Harvey Outpost</a> Expedition Lodge hosted the event. For six years, REEF scientists have conducted a Lionfish Census before and after each event to assess the impacts of the Derbies. REEF estimates that had these 908 demons been allowed to roam Abaco waters for another year they would have consumed between 700,000 and 2.2 MILLION! Native prey fish.Congratulations and Thanks to REEF & to The Green Turtle Club for executing a great event for an important conservation mission!For more information on <a href="http://www.reef.org/">Reef Environmental Education Foundation</a> and other <a href="http://www.REEF.org/lionfish">Lionfish Derbies</a>.For More information on <a title="The Green Turtle Club" href="http://www.guyharveyoutpost.com/destinations/bahamas/green-turtle-cay-abacos/overview.html">The Green Turtle Club</a>For More information on <a href="http://www.guyharveyoutpost.com/index.php">Guy Harvey Outpost</a> https://guyharveyoutpostblog.com/killing-for-conservation/){kind=link}
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When the Food Network's hit series "Chopped" premieres Dec. 3 at 8 p.m., four pastry chefs will compete to create sumptuous chocolate dishes for the host and judges. One of the contestants is Fort Lauderdale's Anthony Hunt, 39, corporate pastry chef for the Restaurant People group that operates popular eateries YOLO and S-3. But Hunt is unique--he's the only professional bass tournament angler ever featured on the show.
With the nickname "5oz" representing the margin by which he lost a tournament a few years back, Hunt is preparing to break into the bass fishing majors-- the Wal-Mart FLW Tour and the Bassmaster Elite Series-- in 2016. But he still keeps a foot in the kitchen and spends time with his four children aged 1-14.
"I'm working; I'm fishing. I'm pulled in 20 different directions," Hunt said.
With a high social media profile and Internet prominence on both angling and foodie sites, Hunt has been able to attract both fishing industry and non-endemic sponsors to further his tournament quest-- something that many would-be bass pros have had difficulty doing. He's as likely to get hits and 'likes' for promoting a chocolate maker as a plastic frog lure.
"No one's ever had a chef on board as pro staff," he said. "I can grab the two audiences at one time."
Hunt has been a professional chef for 15 years, but he has aspired to a professional bass fishing career since he was seven years old watching Larry Nixon catch the big ones on television.
The first step in his quest will be the FLW Rayovac Tournament on Lake Okeechobee in Clewiston January 14-16-- one of the qualifiers for the national tour.
To score a paycheck, he needs to spend a lot of prep time on the water.
"I approach it like a new lake every time I'm up there," he said of the 730-square mile Big O. "I go fishing like I've never been there before. I try to keep an open mind on what you're going to have to do to catch 'em. The 'home court' can hurt you."
Hunt is hoping for cold weather because he "fishes stronger" under those conditions. But he's ready for whatever.
Meanwhile, he's enjoying his time in the culinary spotlight on "Chopped".
"It's just awesome. I'm happy I made it," he said.
Now here's a delicious Chef Anthony recipe you WON'T see on the television show-- Swordfish Lollipops:
INGREDIENTS:
1 lb. cleaned swordfish rectangles cut 1 inch by 2 inches
2 oz. chopped Italian parsley plus 1 tsp. kosher salt
2 oz. blackening seasoning
1 oz. ground fine black pepper, preferably dry table pepper, plus 1 tsp. kosher salt
3 tbsp. olive oil
8-inch skewers soaked for 1 hour in water
DIRECTIONS:
Skewer fish rectangles three quarters of the way into the flesh. Pat dry with paper towel. Roll the fish into each spice or herb to coat all sides. Sear fish in olive oil in a medium sauté pan on medium-high heat, flat sides down, for 30 seconds on each side or to desired done-ness. Remove from heat.
Slap on the sauce of your choice, such as homemade guacamole; lemon-garlic mayo; or classic sriracha.
EAT!
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Sue Cocking chronicles the Guy Harvey Outpost travel and adventure experience in regular blog posts on GuyHarveyOutpostNews.com/. For 21 years, Cocking covered the full spectrum of outdoors adventure opportunities in South Florida and beyond for the Miami Herald, including fishing, diving, hunting, paddling, camping, sailing and powerboat racing. She is a certified scuba diver and holder of an IGFA women's world fly fishing record for a 29-pound permit.
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 to double black diamond (most difficult). Instead of a guide clipping your cables and demonstrating each element, you do everything yourself. If you have a problem or a question, just call out to a staffer for advice or --if you're really too scared to swing through the trees--someone will climb up and escort you down.
Even though I stuck to the green and yellow courses during my visit, I found the experience exhilarating and fun. I could understand why a 12-year-old from the neighborhood who the staff calls an unpaid intern visits here twice a week for his three-hour workout.
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After airborne exercise, I headed back to Tarpon Springs-- stopping en route for a little refreshment at the Florida Estate Winery in Land O'Lakes, not far from TreeHoppers. It's a popular waypoint for many wannabe Tarzans and Janes.
For more information about TreeHoppers, visit <a href="http://www.treehoppers.com">www.treehoppers.com</a> or call 813-381-5400.
On the day after my swing through TreeHoppers, I visited a very different kind of park--Key Vista Nature Park in tiny Holiday near Tarpon Springs. This quiet, 100-acre reserve of mostly sand pine uplands is bordered by the Gulf of Mexico and Rocky Creek, inviting visitors to fish, swim, hike, and picnic. I walked most of its 1 1/2 miles of trails and climbed the observation tower for a scenic view of the lighthouse at Anclote Key Preserve State Park.
Key Vista is best known for bird watching; with more than 220 documented species, it's a must-stop on the Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail.
Save for a nesting osprey cheeping in the pines, I saw few birds on my afternoon walk, but I did get to eavesdrop on an amorous gopher tortoise trying to get lucky with its partner in the scrub.
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Is there any was I can get the fish above a shirt
Why don’t you make a shirt of the red white and blue marlin you would sell a lot of them
Why don’t you make a shirt of the red white and blue marlin you would sell a lot of them