Areas we serve
The Florida Gulf Coast, town by town
Forty seven places from the Alabama line to the end of the Keys, each with its own catch and its own festival. We ship to all of them, and everywhere else in the U.S.
The Panhandle and the Forgotten Coast
White sand from Perdido Key to Carrabelle, mullet tosses, fishing rodeos and Apalachicola oysters.
Perdido Key, Florida
The Interstate Mullet Toss, wild Gulf beaches and the fried mullet plate
Escambia CountyPensacola, Florida
The old red snapper port, a 1559 Spanish colony and a downtown seafood festival
Escambia CountyPensacola Beach, Florida
The Gulf Pier, a bucket of whiting and the fall Taste of the Beach
Santa Rosa CountyNavarre Beach, Florida
Florida's longest fishing pier and the spring cobia run locals call ling
Okaloosa CountyFort Walton Beach, Florida
Seventy years of Billy Bowlegs pirates, a temple mound and Santa Rosa Sound
Okaloosa CountyDestin, Florida
The World's Luckiest Fishing Village and a fishing rodeo that fills October
Walton CountyMiramar Beach, Florida
The Sandestin Wine Festival, Baytowne Wharf and fall triggerfish
Walton County30A, Florida
Rare coastal dune lakes, Seaside's Saturday market and a November wine weekend
Bay CountyPanama City Beach, Florida
Two 1,500 foot Gulf piers, the spring cobia run and mackerel
Bay CountyMexico Beach, Florida
Hundreds of artificial reefs, grouper and snapper, and a February gumbo day
Gulf CountyPort St. Joe, Florida
St. Joseph Bay scallops, a Labor Day festival and Florida's first constitution
Franklin CountyApalachicola, Florida
Apalachicola Bay oysters and Florida's oldest maritime festival
Franklin CountySt. George Island, Florida
A March chili cookoff for the fire department and a lighthouse rebuilt by hand
Franklin CountyCarrabelle, Florida
A phone booth police station, a WWII training camp and a working harbor
The Big Bend and the Nature Coast
Scallop towns, clam farms and spring fed rivers where the coast has no beach road at all.
Steinhatchee, Florida
Florida's earliest bay scallop opener and a February Fiddler Crab Festival
Dixie CountyHorseshoe Beach, Florida
A tiny Gulf fishing town rebuilding after Idalia and Helene
Levy CountyCedar Key, Florida
Farm raised hard clams, an October seafood festival and an old island art fair
Citrus CountyCrystal River, Florida
Kings Bay springs, summer bay scallops and a November stone crab street party
Citrus CountyHomosassa, Florida
An old Gulf fishing village, river manatees and a 50 year seafood festival
Tampa Bay
Sponge docks, smoked mullet, the grouper sandwich and the official Cuban.
Tarpon Springs, Florida
Greek sponge docks, Dodecanese Boulevard tavernas and the Epiphany cross dive
Pinellas CountyDunedin, Florida
Scottish founders, bagpipe bands and a walkable downtown of craft breweries
Pinellas CountyClearwater Beach, Florida
The Pinellas grouper sandwich and nightly sunsets at Pier 60
Pinellas CountyMadeira Beach, Florida
John's Pass party boats, Gulf grouper and a fall seafood festival
Pinellas CountySt. Pete Beach, Florida
Pass-a-Grille, a Sunday market on Corey Avenue and snapper off Merry Pier
Pinellas CountySt. Petersburg, Florida
Red oak smoked mullet, fish spread and a huge Saturday Morning Market
Hillsborough CountyTampa, Florida
The official Historic Tampa Cuban Sandwich and Ybor City bread
Southwest Florida
Anna Maria to Everglades City: shark teeth, tarpon, pink shrimp and the stone crab coast.
Anna Maria Island, Florida
Bean Point, the 1911 City Pier and Cortez fish next door
Manatee CountyBradenton, Florida
Tropicana's hometown, the Manatee River and a conquistador night parade
Manatee and Sarasota CountiesLongboat Key, Florida
Old Longbeach Village, fruit farm history and a county line down the middle
Sarasota CountySarasota, Florida
Pinecraft pie and fried chicken, a Saturday market and Sarasota Bay fish
Sarasota CountySiesta Key, Florida
Quartz sand, the Crystal Classic, a Sunday drum circle and Village chowder
Sarasota CountyVenice, Florida
The Shark Tooth Capital, Caspersen Beach fossils and Spanish mackerel
Sarasota and Charlotte CountiesEnglewood, Florida
Lemon Bay, Pioneer Days on Dearborn Street and an old fashioned mullet roast
Lee CountyBoca Grande, Florida
Tarpon Capital of the World, Boca Grande Pass and Gasparilla Island
Charlotte CountyPunta Gorda, Florida
An old fish shipping port on Charlotte Harbor, a Saturday market and crab
Lee CountyMatlacha, Florida
The fishingest bridge in the world, a mullet toss and Pine Island mangoes
Lee CountySanibel, Florida
An island that farmed tomatoes and peppers before it was famous for shells
Lee CountyFort Myers, Florida
Edison's winter garden of mangoes and citrus, and a February parade of light
Lee CountyFort Myers Beach, Florida
A pink shrimp fleet on San Carlos Island and the Lions Club Shrimp Festival
Collier CountyNaples, Florida
Opening weekend of stone crab season at Tin City and the old Naples waterfront
Collier CountyMarco Island, Florida
Stone crab from Goodland fish houses on the largest of the Ten Thousand Islands
Collier CountyEverglades City, Florida
Stone Crab Capital of the World and the Everglades Seafood Festival
The Florida Keys
Reef fish, spiny lobster and key lime, all the way down to Key West.
Key Largo, Florida
America's first undersea park, reef snapper and spiny lobster
Monroe CountyIslamorada, Florida
The Sport Fishing Capital of the World, sailfish and charter boat mahi
Monroe CountyMarathon, Florida
Stone crab claws, spiny lobster and the Original Marathon Seafood Festival
Monroe CountyBig Pine Key, Florida
Key deer, Looe Key Reef and Lower Keys spiny lobster
Monroe CountyKey West, Florida
Key West pink shrimp, key lime pie, conch fritters and Lobsterfest
Seasons
The Florida Gulf Coast food calendar
The seasons these towns cook around. Every date here is set by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and some change by region or by year, so check before you go.
| When | What |
|---|---|
| Late July | The two day spiny lobster sport season |
| Summer, by zone | Bay scallop season along the Big Bend and the Nature Coast |
| August 6 to March 31 | Spiny lobster regular season |
| October 15 to May 1 | Stone crab claw season |
| Set each year | Gag grouper and red snapper seasons in Gulf state waters |
Before you go
- Florida FWC: saltwater fishingLicenses, shoreline rules and the species that close
- VISIT FLORIDAThe state tourism office, for rooms and what else is on
- NOAA tide predictionsThe tide table for the nearest station, which decides most fishing mornings
Where to start in Florida
- Perdido KeyThe Interstate Mullet Toss, wild Gulf beaches and the fried mullet plate
- PensacolaThe old red snapper port, a 1559 Spanish colony and a downtown seafood festival
- Pensacola BeachThe Gulf Pier, a bucket of whiting and the fall Taste of the Beach
- Navarre BeachFlorida's longest fishing pier and the spring cobia run locals call ling
- The Gulf Coast events calendarEvery festival and rodeo on the coast, twelve months ahead
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