HOMOSASSA, Fla. (AP) - The cavalcade of tourists rolled in for hours. Their beers iced and children lotioned, they drove through archways of mossy oaks and beneath an aging water tower that in faded ...

The boat ramps will be packed today from Homosassa to Steinhatchee, as thousands take to the water in search of the legendary bay scallop. But old-timers will tell you that it is better to wait until ...

HOMOSASSA — Seven years after the near collapse of the area’s scallop population, the shellfish are abundant again. Their rebirth has been so great that state fisheries managers are holding a workshop ...

HOMOSASSA | The cavalcade of tourists rolled in for hours. Their beers iced and children lotioned, they drove through archways of mossy oaks and beneath an aging water tower that in faded letters ...

H If you’ve got the urge to dive for your dinner but don’t want to wait two weeks for the annual two-day lobster mini-season, why not head up to Homosassa in Florida’s Big Bend region? Bay scallop ...

When the water is calm and the sky clear, Jerry Adcock can see thousands of them from his boat. "There's so many scallops you wouldn't believe it," Adcock, 58, said Friday morning, leaning against a ...

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 ...

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