December 2023

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South Walton Florida December 6, 2023

Winter Fishing on the Emerald Coast

By Cali Hlavac As colder temps roll in, we start to target more inshore species – specifically Flounder, Redfish and Trout. The cooler weather means the fish will school up in one area, making them easier to catch once you track them down. Flounder will be in the Bay and Gulf this month, as November and December feature some of the best flounder action of the year. The move here allows them to settle on natural and artificial reefs to spawn at this time. Because of their shape, flounder are typically always found on the bottom, where they can burrow into sand to await prey. They hang within 200 yards off the beach, typically at depths of 20 to 60 feet. Common flounder species in the Gulf of Mexico are the Gulf Flounder and the Southern Flounder, and odds are the latter will be a much larger fish – with the female Southern Flounder maxing out around 28 inches. One of the best things about targeting flounder is that they like to come back for your bait if they miss it the first time. So, just hold out and wait on them! As for Trout, find them in deeper water this time of year, specifically around deep water boat docks, bridges, and deep holes in the bayous and channels. Fish for these using live shrimp, pinfish, and croakers on a Carolina rig or under a popping cork. Try a slow troll to find the fish, with a shrimp soft tail plastic jig, and then... Read More
30a.news

South Walton Florida December 6, 2023

30A Songwriters Festival Celebrates its 15-Year Anniversary in 2024

For the past 15 years, the 30A Songwriters Festival has attracted thousands of dedicated live music fans from around the world to hear original songwriters spanning multiple genres perform their songs. The beach resort towns along Scenic Highway 30A on the Gulf of Mexico feature 30 venues presenting over 180 songwriters and 280+ solo, band, and in-the-round performances throughout the weekend of January 12 – 15, 2024. 30A Songwriter Festival 2024 Lineup 30A Songwriters Festival will celebrate its 15th year with performances on the main stage at presenting partner Grand Boulevard’s Town Center in Miramar Beach with headline performances by renowned artists Jeff Tweedy, Elvis Costello & The Imposters, Rosanne Cash, Grace Potter, Rodney Crowell, and KT Tunstall. The festival will also be welcoming the following first-timers to 30A: Kelly Willis, Shannon Whitworth and Woody Platt, Sunny War, Chapel Hart, John Muq, Jack Barksdale, The Pink Stones, David Childers,  Megan Burtt, Rachael Kilgour, Pete Francis, Derek and Katelyn Drye, Matthew Killough, Mike Kinnebrew, Caitlin Cannon, and Bayless Littrell. Returning to perform two shows each throughout the weekend are songwriting legends Rodney Crowell, John Oates, Steve Earle, Matthew Sweet, Mindy Smith, Drivin n Cryin, Aaron Lee Tasjan (with band), Parker Millsap, Peter Yarrow, David Ryan Harris, Shawn Mullis, Robyn Hitchcock, John Fullbright, Black Opry Revue, Vicki Peterson and John Cowsill, Jeffrey Steele, David Lowery (Cracker), Emerson Hart, The Rev. Shawn Amos & The Brotherhood, Mary Gauthier, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Sarah Lee Guthrie, Will Hoge, Chuck Prophet, Florence Dore, Dan Bern and Abe Partridge. We are pleased to announce the following additional... Read More