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Chassahowitzka River
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a1mudpuppy
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You can run your airboat with no problem but you better have a permit from the Wildlife office localed in Crystal River.
Click here to see where it's at and a phone number.
http://www.stateparks.com/chassahowitzka.html
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Airboat Use: Airboat use on the Refuge is restricted to Hernando County waters and posted routes. Operators are required to have a refuge airboat permit. Permits are issued from the Refuge headquarters.
Now if you don't have a permit and get stop , you can play dumb. say you didn't know and they most likely will send you on you way with a warning.
If you have a permit and drive into the areas that are off limits and play dumb they will find out you have a permit and give you a nice big fine, because you should know better. You can ride to Homosassa but you need to go outside of the Refuge which is a line of poles marking the way until you reach the channel of the Homosassa River then your good to go.
Click here to see where it's at and a phone number.
http://www.stateparks.com/chassahowitzka.html
QUOTE
Airboat Use: Airboat use on the Refuge is restricted to Hernando County waters and posted routes. Operators are required to have a refuge airboat permit. Permits are issued from the Refuge headquarters.
Now if you don't have a permit and get stop , you can play dumb. say you didn't know and they most likely will send you on you way with a warning.
If you have a permit and drive into the areas that are off limits and play dumb they will find out you have a permit and give you a nice big fine, because you should know better. You can ride to Homosassa but you need to go outside of the Refuge which is a line of poles marking the way until you reach the channel of the Homosassa River then your good to go.
a1mudpuppy
Well-known member
Only no wake zone is at the spilt, it's 2 miles long and is from Oct to April. Here is the info from the web. Yes most of the time there are the rental canoe who don't know which way they are going but most of them are no problem. I run it every once in a while.
Citrus County:
September 1 through February 28
25 MPH – Lower (western) portions of the Withlacoochee River and Bennetts Creek.
September 1 through March 31
25 MPH – Lower (western) portions of the Chassahowitzka River.
September 1 through April 30
Idle Speed or Slow Speed – Portions of Kings Bay.
October 1 through April 30
Slow Speed – Portions of the Homosassa River between the Salt River and Trade Winds Marina and southern portion of Halls River.
November 15 through April 30
Slow Speed – All waters in the vicinity of the Florida Power Corp. effluent canal.
November 15 through March 31 (NEW!)
No Entry – Within the Blue Waters area of the upper Homosassa River near Homosassa Springs State Wildlife Park.
Citrus County:
September 1 through February 28
25 MPH – Lower (western) portions of the Withlacoochee River and Bennetts Creek.
September 1 through March 31
25 MPH – Lower (western) portions of the Chassahowitzka River.
September 1 through April 30
Idle Speed or Slow Speed – Portions of Kings Bay.
October 1 through April 30
Slow Speed – Portions of the Homosassa River between the Salt River and Trade Winds Marina and southern portion of Halls River.
November 15 through April 30
Slow Speed – All waters in the vicinity of the Florida Power Corp. effluent canal.
November 15 through March 31 (NEW!)
No Entry – Within the Blue Waters area of the upper Homosassa River near Homosassa Springs State Wildlife Park.
airduds
Well-known member
I probably shouldn't have responded about Chazz. I only did it once three or four years ago and on the day I went it wasn't a place for an airboat.
I recommend anywhere north of the Homosassa river and west of Hall's river. Tons of area to ride. The Homosassa itself is very crowded and not fun in an airboat, but everything else is great.
You can put in at the end of Mason Creek Rd. in old Homosassa.
I recommend anywhere north of the Homosassa river and west of Hall's river. Tons of area to ride. The Homosassa itself is very crowded and not fun in an airboat, but everything else is great.
You can put in at the end of Mason Creek Rd. in old Homosassa.
I make this run from weeki wachee up to chaz. it is a nice ride in the shallows. there is a good bar/rest Jakes at the campground. two little springs to swim in. you defintley need the free airboat permit. i have been stopped twice, the guy was real nice. there is a long no wake zone from gulf to the mouth of the river, but you can run the river on plane but you have to watch out for the canoes.