Fly fishing near Fort Walton Beach, Florida

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4 waters with a page lie within 25 miles of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, in a straight line; the nearest are Joe's Bayou (8 mi), Rocky Bayou (13 mi) and Choctawhatchee Bay (16 mi).

More about Fort Walton Beach

1 fly shop and 1 fly-fishing guide are in Fort Walton Beach or within 15 miles, unclaimed unless marked on their page. The nearest destination hub is Hopedale & the St. Bernard marshes, 186 miles away.

Updated · Sources: USGS GNIS (town point)

4 waters near Fort Walton Beach

About this

Straight-line miles from the town's point in the USGS Geographic Names Information System to the nearest mapped point or gauge on each water; the road is longer. Each page has the live flow where a gauge reports, the agency's rules and access map, and who guides it.

Within 25 miles, straight line

  1. Joe's BayouSaltwater flats · 8 mi · Agency-named saltwater fishing water
  2. Rocky BayouSaltwater flats · 13 mi · Agency-named saltwater fishing water
  3. Choctawhatchee BaySaltwater flats · 16 mi · Agency-named saltwater fishing water
  4. Yellow RiverFreestone river · 21 mi · Featured sport-fishing water · live USGS flow

Fly shops nearby

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Shops that name Fort Walton Beach as their town or publish a location within 15 miles. Facts come from each shop's own website; listings are unclaimed unless their page says claimed.

Fly-fishing guides nearby

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Guides and outfitters that name Fort Walton Beach as their town or are mapped within 15 miles. Confirm licences, rates and dates directly; listings are unclaimed unless their page says claimed.

Nearest destination hub

Hopedale & the St. Bernard marshes · 186 mi

Where this comes from

Sources

Town point: USGS Geographic Names Information System (town points) (U.S. Geological Survey, public domain), feature 282710, Okaloosa County. Water positions, gauges, designations and species: the sources listed on each water page. Guides and shops: their own websites, as listed on each page. Nothing here grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.

Nothing here grants access. Check maps, signs and landowners.