Scallops anyone

[RidgeRunner]

Well that was it. Last weekend for scallops. Did some fishing and scalloping. Three speckled trout and about 4 dozen scallops. Snorkeling I saw juvenile Hog Snapper, Stingray, Speckeled Trout, Mangrove Snapper, Grunt, Pilotfish, Jack, Spottail, Pinfish, Lizardfish and Black Seabass. Scalloping was still good, in about 9 feet of water.
My friend Dave took me to school on how to catch fish. I caught the first two short specs and then I got a trash can slam while I watched him catch 2 shark, a dozen trout and the only keepers. I did clean the fish so I was a little more than just ballast.
Saturday was near slick out of Homasassa. As a native I am accustomed to hot weather. When the wind stops completely and the tide goes slack, needless to say it was hot. Hard to drift fish in those conditions.