Steinhatchee
Florida River Information, Maps, Fishing Tips, Pictures, Property,
Vacation Rentals
Steinhatchee Florida is
located in the "Big Bend" of Florida at the mouth of the Steinhatchee
River, where the river flows into theGulf of Mexico. This is
about 90 miles south of Tallahassee, Florida and approximately 70 miles west of
Gainesville, Florida. in Taylor County, just across the Steinhatchee River from
Jena, Florida in
Dixie County. Steinhatchee's location places it in the very heart of
the Nature Coast. This small Florida community was
at one time a small commercial fishing village where most or the
residents worked in the fishing or timber logging industry. While still
small and quaint, commercial fishing in Dead Man's Bay has virtually
halted due to
the "Florida Net Ban" Most of the commercial fishing these
days is done for Grouper off-shore in the Gulf of Mexico. Blue crabs, stone crabs
and shrimp are still taken commercially by fishermen in the bay.
Steinhatchee has always been a popular spot on the
map for fishermen and hunters
alike. The pristine shoreline and shallow grass flats provide
habitat for numerous species of
salt water fish. This equates to great
sport fishing.
Scalloping in the summer offers a lot of family
fun and a chance for some out door swimming exercise. Bring
sun protection! Fall and
winter usually provide great fishing in the Steinhatchee River and on the
grass flats for
speckled trout and redfish. Other species are taken as well. Dog
hunting for deer and hogs it a very popular outdoor sport here
during hunting season with fox hunting being very popular during other
times of the year. There are many still hunt areas here as well and
several hunting clubs.
There are several out door parks for picnics and
swimming. Hagan's Cove,
Steinhatchee Falls, Keaton Beach,
and Dallas Creek Landing are all located nearby. There are
trails for hiking and the area is truly a real Florida outback experience.
Of course there is the upper river for rafting and canoeing. Tide
Swamp Wild Life Management Area and Steinhatchee Wildlife Management
Area both provide an area for hunters, with
habitat for deer, turkey, wild hog, panther, fox, coyote,
mosquitoes, and other small
game. A great place to enjoy the out doors, slow down and relax.
Well worth a visit. Oh, one more thing. Steinhatchee is
pronounced "Steen-hatch-ee".
This site provides useful information about local
flats fishing, deep sea fishing charters, fishing guides,
scalloping, scallop charters, boating, air boating, hunting, lodging,
camp grounds, and a local business directory.
Welcome to Steinhatchee.Info
Welcome to this Steinhatchee Web Site. It is our goal
to share useful information on this web site about this
beautiful nature coast area. This area has miles coast and
pristine salt water flats to enjoy Boating, Scalloping, & Fishing.
Several Florida State Wildlife Management Areas to enjoy hunting,
hiking on nature trails, swimming in the Steinhatchee River, or
out door parks on the gulf.
More and more folks are calling Steinhatchee home these days
as the community continues to grow. With the growth comes new
businesses, and services and the modern age of the internet has
helped this quaint small town become discovered. The
population swells on summer weekends with vacationers enjoying
fishing and scalloping in the big water park know as the Gulf of
Mexico. In the fall and the late spring is when the
fishing is at it's best and winter brings the hunters who enjoy deer
hunting in the woods.
On this site a visitor will find featured
articles and information on many of assets of the area, along
with some area history, and photographs. Information on
lodging, vacation rentals, free classified ads, boat ramps, RV parks and
camping, property, area
services, can also be found here along with limited advertising
for local businesses. We hope that you find this site
friendly, useful, and enjoy you visit. Thank you for visiting
Steinhatchee.info.
