June is one of the best months to understand what Econfina Sporting Club is becoming. The weather is warm, the water is alive, and the lodge becomes the center of a full Big Bend sporting experience. This month brings two dedicated fly fishing weeks, the launch of scallop season, and strong inshore fishing across the flats, creeks, marsh edges, and backcountry waters around the Econfina River and Apalachee Bay.
For guests, that means June can be built several ways. One stay might focus on fly fishing instruction and guided shallow-water sessions. Another might be planned around the first scallop trips of the season. Another might be a lodge-based fishing trip for redfish, trout, black drum, sheepshead, cobia, flounder, tripletail, or seasonal tarpon opportunities when conditions line up.
The larger idea is simple. Stay on the Econfina River, build your days around the water, and return to the lodge for meals, drinks, conversation, and the slower pace that makes Florida’s Big Bend feel different from busier coastal destinations.
June begins with the fly fishing sporting experience
The month opens with the inaugural June fly fishing sporting experience at Econfina Sporting Club. This is a five day, lodge-based program built for anglers who want more than a standard fishing trip. Guests stay at the lodge, work through hands-on instruction, fish shallow-water environments, enjoy Southern coastal meals, gather for evening socials, and have access to optional outdoor experiences throughout the stay.
The first week runs June 3 to 7 and is best suited for beginner and intermediate fly anglers. This is the week for guests who want to build better casting mechanics, learn proper presentation, understand line control, and gain confidence in a guided setting before applying those skills on the water.
The second week runs June 10 to 14 and is designed for more advanced fly anglers, although all are welcome. This week gives experienced guests a chance to focus more deeply on sight fishing, fly presentation, reading water, wind management, target casting, tide awareness, shot placement, and technical shallow-water situations.
Both weeks are hosted with Coleman Walker, a Colorado-based fly fishing guide with decades of experience across western trout water, international saltwater flats, and destination lodge fisheries. His role at Econfina Sporting Club helps connect western guide culture, technical saltwater fly fishing, and the hospitality of a high-end sporting lodge on Florida’s Big Bend.
What the fly fishing weeks include
The fly fishing weeks are structured as multi-day lodge stays, not quick clinics. Guests arrive on Wednesday and depart Sunday, giving the experience enough room to include instruction, fishing, meals, social time, optional activities, and rest at the lodge.
The program begins with arrival, check-in, cocktails at the Barrel Bar, guide introductions, and a welcome dinner. From there, guests move into casting instruction, guided fly fishing sessions, technical fishing days, optional excursions, and a final sporting-club evening with chef-led dinner, guest stories, photos, cocktails, and a closing social.
Potential target species include redfish, speckled trout, cobia, tripletail, and seasonal tarpon opportunities when conditions align. Fishing may take place from technical skiffs, tower boats, and shallow marsh boats depending on tide, weather, water clarity, and the plan for the day.
Current fly fishing packages begin at $4,950 per person based on double occupancy. Non-angling companion packages are available for $2,750 per person, which makes the experience a strong fit for couples, small groups, and guests traveling with someone who wants the lodge, meals, pool, socials, and optional excursions without spending every session on the bow of a boat.
Scallop season launches June 15
June also marks the beginning of scallop season near Econfina Sporting Club. Steinhatchee-area trips in the Fenholloway through Suwannee Rivers Zone open June 15 and run through Labor Day. Nearby Econfina and northwestern Taylor County area trips open July 1 and run through September 24, giving guests more than one way to plan a summer scalloping stay around open water, conditions, and the best experience available for the group.
The main idea behind Apalachee Bay scalloping from the Econfina River is easy to love. Slip into clear, shallow water, look for bay scallops tucked into natural seagrass beds, collect them by hand, and return to the lodge with the kind of summer story that feels even better at the table.
Scalloping is one of the most approachable activities on the June calendar. It works for families, couples, friend groups, private parties, and guests who want to spend time in the water without making the day too technical. Trips are guided half-day excursions by pontoon boat, with guests rotating in and out of the water throughout the outing.
For lodge guests, scalloping can become the centerpiece of a larger stay. A group might scallop one day, fish the next, add an airboat ride, ask about a spring combination trip, or return to the lodge for a chef-prepared scallop dinner. One-day scallop charters are also available for guests who are already nearby or only have one day to spend on the water.
June scalloping can be a stay or a day charter
The strongest version of scallop season is the lodge stay. Current scallop lodge stays are listed at $1,200 per day for up to two people in the same room, with one scalloping trip per day, three chef-cooked meals per day, drinks, and lodge amenities included. Discounted rates are available for additional guests.
For guests who only need a one-day option, current one-day scallop charters are listed at $650 for up to four people, with the option to add up to two more guests at $165 each. One-day charters include licenses, lunch at the lodge after the charter, and time to refresh in the lodge pool.
That gives June visitors two clear paths. Come for a single scallop outing, or turn scallop season into a stay on the Econfina River with lodging, meals, water time, and the option to add more activities around the trip.
Inshore fishing is a June staple
Even with fly fishing weeks and scallop season getting attention, June is also an excellent month to look at Econfina and Apalachee Bay inshore fishing charters. The water around Econfina Sporting Club includes shallow grass flats, oyster bars, tidal creeks, marsh edges, potholes, and backcountry cuts. This is quiet, remote, Old Florida fishing shaped by tide, wind, water clarity, and seasonal fish movement.
Inshore fishing here is as much about the setting as the catch. On the right morning, guests may sight cast across shallow flats, work grass beds for trout, ease around oyster bars for black drum and sheepshead, or look for redfish moving along shoreline edges. Some days are fast. Other days are about reading the water, making the right cast, and watching a fish react in clear, shallow water.
The primary focus for many inshore trips is redfish and trout, but the broader fishery can also include black drum, sheepshead, cobia, flounder, tripletail, and seasonal tarpon opportunities when conditions line up. Guides shape each trip around the day, the group, and the best available water.
How inshore fishing fits into a June lodge stay
Inshore fishing can be booked as part of a lodge stay or as a one-day charter. Current inshore lodge stay pricing is listed at $800 to $1,050 per day, with one fishing trip per day, three chef-cooked meals per day, drinks, and lodge amenities included. This is the better fit for guests who want the full sporting-club experience and enough time to enjoy the lodge between days on the water.
Current one-day inshore charters are listed at $850 for up to two people, with additional guests at $200 each and a maximum of four guests per boat. One-day charters include licenses, lunch at the lodge after the charter, and time to refresh in the lodge pool.
The flexibility is the benefit. A June stay can be built around fly fishing instruction, a conventional inshore charter, a scalloping trip, or a combination of activities. Guests do not have to choose one version of the coast and miss the rest. They can build the stay around the water, the season, and the experience their group wants.
Make June a full Econfina River stay
June works especially well for guests who want to do more than one thing. A fly fishing guest may add an eco airboat ride, a sunset cruise, side-by-side wetlands tour, freshwater bass excursion, sporting clays, or an evening at the Barrel Bar. A scalloping guest may add an inshore fishing charter or a chef-prepared scallop dinner. A fishing guest may choose to stay longer and turn one charter into a full lodge experience.
That is the advantage of starting with the lodge experience on the Econfina River. The lodge gives the trip a center. Guests can wake up near the water, spend the day fishing or scalloping, and come back to meals, drinks, the pool, the lodge grounds, and the quiet feel of Florida’s Big Bend.
The food, drinks, and lodge amenities at Econfina Sporting Club are not just extras. They are part of what makes the experience work. A good day on the water becomes better when it ends with comfort, a good meal, and time to talk through what tomorrow should be.
Who should visit in June
June is a strong fit for several kinds of guests. Beginner and intermediate fly anglers should look closely at the June 3 to 7 fly fishing week. More advanced anglers should look at the June 10 to 14 week. Families and groups looking for a classic Florida summer experience should look at scalloping once the June 15 opener arrives. Anglers who want a quieter inshore fishery should consider a lodge stay or one-day charter built around Apalachee Bay and the Econfina flats.
It is also a good month for mixed groups. Not everyone has to want the same thing. One guest can focus on fly fishing. Another can enjoy the lodge, pool, meals, and optional excursions. A family can spend one day scalloping and another fishing. A private group can build a stay around the water in the morning and the lodge in the evening.
That variety is what makes June feel like a true preview of the full Econfina Sporting Club experience.
Plan your June stay at Econfina Sporting Club
June brings together much of what makes Econfina Sporting Club special. Fly fishing weeks create a high-touch instructional lodge experience. Scallop season opens the door to one of Florida’s favorite summer traditions. Inshore fishing continues across the flats, creeks, and backcountry waters where the Econfina River opens into Apalachee Bay.
Come for one activity, or build the trip around several. Stay at the lodge. Fish the flats. Find scallops in the grass. Ride the airboat. Cool off after time on the water. Sit down to a good meal. Let the next day take shape from there.
That is what is happening in June at Econfina Sporting Club. The water is ready, the lodge is ready, and the season is opening one experience at a time.
