Crystal River Scalloping

[Blue_Heron]

Originally Posted by kmoose

The barge canal is almost vacant during scallop season and as long as the tide is good I have plenty of water to unload and load up my sled. I'll probably pick up and runout after we get our limit and knock out a load of gags while I have a half a dozen deck swabbers on the boat.

Haven't tried the barge canal, but we've used the ramp behind the Day's Inn and it hasn't been too crowded. Haven't tried it on the weekend of the 4th, though. We usually wait until a week or two into the season before we venture out. Yahoos and overzealous law enforcement are out in abundance for the season opener. The barge canal sounds like a good strategy for avoiding both.