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he rising sun revealed unaddressed devastation as Capt. Randy Cnota backed his 22-foot Pathfinder down the ramp at Tyndall Airforce Base. Less than a year after Hurricane Michael rocked the Florida Panhandle, we launched near the heart of the destruction.

Just east of Panama City and a short drive from the catastrophe that unfolded at Mexico Beach, this slice of the Panhandle is a community doggedly enduring the slow process of rebuilding. The bright boards of new framing show progress in neighborhoods of single-story homes. Blue-tarped roofs, shredded metal buildings and acres of tall pines snapped like so many twigs are reminders of just how far there is to go.

At the docks, bare wood pilings and concrete footings are left from what was a bustling little marina before the storm surge. But the fish don’t care. And with an eager 8-year-old angler perched on the leaning post, Capt. Randy pointed us toward the open Gulf of Mexico.

This was early July, during the Gulf red snapper season, and Capt.

Randy’s numbers would take us a few miles out to some hard-bottom that promised big snapper. But first we had to catch bait, which was plentiful in the form of Spanish sardines balled up around the markers just outside the pass from St. Andrews Bay. The 8-year-old would have spent all day catching sardines on a Sabiki rig, but shortly we left the other boats jockeying for position at the marker. We had our bait, and Capt. Randy now had an idea of how the boy would handle his first fishing trip on the open ocean.

The kid emitted enthusiasm, and it’s a good thing we didn’t make a several hour run. The waiting would have driven him mad. Bigger boats out of Panama City can comfortably take anglers dozens of miles out to deeper water, quick limits and huge fish, but this nearshore trip was more our speed. Less than 10 miles from the coast, and even inside the 9-mile state waters, there are wrecks, reefs and hard bottom in the 100-foot depths that offer plentiful bottomfish as well as shots at some big pelagics.

Within minutes at our first drop, the boy was hooked up with a big bonito, and Capt. Randy was steering with one hand, while holding the butt of the rod with the other. The kid had a death grip on the handle and cranked with all his might.

“You’re gonna have to come over here and make sure this rod doesn’t get pulled out!” Randy barked at me with both hands full.

But I couldn’t. On the other side of the boat, I was pumping and grunting on what turned out to be a stud red snapper. Somehow, both

fish made it onto the deck, and Randy went right back to work feeding out a freelined sardine from the stern.

“Where there’s Bonnies, there’s kings,” he called the shot. Shortly thereafter, he handed me a rod with line ripping off the spool. I came up tight on a good king mackerel. It was one of three kingfish we had on that morning, but it was the only one that made it in the boat.

Through the morning, the fish kept us continuously busy. We caught more red snapper than we could keep track of as well as gag and red grouper. Capt. Randy was great with the kid. Seeing the big bottom rigs were too much for an 8-year-old, Randy tied up a chicken rig on a lighter rod, showed the boy how to bait and fish it and then set him loose. Although the beeliners we were hoping for didn’t show up, the boy had a field day hauling snapper and triggerfish off the bottom. He was particularly proud of an FWC-tagged trigger he caught.

“Part of the fun is you never know what you’re going to catch when you’re out here,” said Randy as he unhooked a 2-foot-long smoothback pufferfish. The whole time out, we kept eyes peeled for weeds and surface activity that might belie the presence of mahi-mahi or cobia. In the week before our trip, Randy managed to put clients on a sailfish and a big blackfin tuna. Although we didn’t encounter these species, we did watch in awe as two 10-foot tiger sharks circled uncomfortably close to the boat.

We went home with a cooler full of fish. But more importantly, while those meaty chunks of snapper sizzled in hot oil, the boy regaled his grandparents with stories of the trip. His first time was an experience he will never forget.

Snapper seasons may be over along the Gulf Coast, but if you find yourself hankering for a good fishing trip that’s fun and easy, consider hiring a captain out of the Panama City area. Capt. Randy said fall brings better opportunities for sailfish and tuna nearshore, and with his smaller boat, he is also well equipped to fish inshore. The fall redfish and trout bite can be off the charts.

These hurricane-battered communities remain in recovery, but the fish, beaches and visitor ammenities are still there. Go spend some time at Panama City and eastward along The Forgotten Coast. You’ll be glad you did, because the fishing is pretty spectacular.

Capt. Randy Cnota is co-publisher of the Panama City/Forgotten Coast edition of Coastal Angler Magazine and owner of C-Note Charters. Check him out online at www.cnotecharters.com or call 229-834-7880.

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hy do people feel the need to head to remote destinations a million miles from nowhere to fish? Some of the best fishing opportunities exist right under our noses, and many times they are very close to major metropolitan areas.

The Grand River is just such a place. Michigan’s largest river runs through the heart of the state’s second largest city, Grand Rapids, and offers great fishing through its 252-mile run from rural headwaters in Hillsdale County down to Lake Michigan.

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lure of big-river fishing in an urban environment.

The river through downtown Grand Rapids offers the angler a unique opportunity to fish for steelhead in swift rapids beneath the city’s skyscrapers. On an early leg of their run up out of Lake Michigan, these fish are strong and as hot as they come.

From October through December and again during March and April, droves of steelhead run through downtown as they migrate through and hold up in the rapids. Some of the best steelhead fishing lies between Sixth Street Dam and the Fulton Street Bridge. It’s not uncommon to see people wading the river, fishing from the banks or in boats landing these chrome bullets.

When fishing here, the angler can expect to only move a few times to get on fish. Once you have your spot, you don’t want to move very much as it can be crowded at times. If you’re not on a fish right away, be patient.

These fish get backed up at the dam and constantly move around in search of the fish ladder to pass through and continue their migration up the river.

Lowell To Ada Section: Just minutes from downtown Grand Rapids, a roughly 10-mile stretch of the Grand River between the towns of Lowell and Ada offers fishing that is a little more secluded. From late spring through early fall, this section offers smallmouth bass and northern pike.

There is little public access here, and the angler can expect solitude and no-pressure fishing in a remote river setting just outside Grand Rapids. A typical trip involves floating in a drift boat or jet boat from Lowell to Ada, covering a lot of water while casting to the banks, river timber and rocks.

Bald eagles, osprey, blue heron and deer are common sights on this piece of river. Rarely will the angler lay eyes on another boat or fisherman.

On the Grand River, one can enjoy spectacular fishing and then enjoy a cold beer and everything else the city has to offer.

Tom Werkman, and his son Max, are owner/guides at Werkman Outfitters, a guide service on the Grand River in and around Grand Rapids, Michigan. Contact them at tom@werkmanoutfitters.com or check them out at werkmanoutfitters.com.

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FOCUSING OUR EFFORTS MARK SOSIN

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t may seem logical, but it’s not always right. My favorite example is George Westinghouse, the man who invented the air brake for oversized vehicles. Researchers relied on logical thinking and experimented continuously on using air to apply the brake. It didn’t work. Westinghouse took an opposite approach and used the air to hold the brake off the drum until the driver stepped on the brake pedal and released the air.

The common approach to understanding fish behavior lies in applying human values with the assumption that a fish’s brain has the capacity to reason. Just because a particular lure looks good to us does not mean it’s a fish’s favorite, too. Few of us can boast even the slightest knowledge of the release that triggers a fish into striking or simply passing up an offering.

And, we probably wouldn’t recognize it if we saw it.

Repeated observations hold the key to helping us focus our efforts on techniques that have worked in the past. As an example, fish have an amazing alertness to movement. It can cause them to flee a situation or take advantage of it and feed. The same applies to underwater sound. Low frequency vibrations such as those that indicate a fish is in distress usually cause predators to investigate with the hope of finding food.

The more natural a bait or lure appears to a fish, the greater the chance a strike will occur. When you can see your quarry

and observe hesitation of any type, assume that something in your offering appears unnatural. Fish may be curious, but they are seldom in the habit of wasting energy to pursue something needlessly. Many species have the ability to measure energy expended in chasing food against the value received.

Because fish are creatures of habit, they tend to do the same things over and over. That’s why captains and guides boast the ability to find fish. The quarry may hold in one spot with uncanny precision day after day, month after month, and year after year.

If that fish is caught or leaves for any reason, another will take its place. Those fish that work a tide follow the same pattern daily. Even offshore skippers understand reliable patterns that fish follow and troll the waters where their quarry should be.

For some unknown reason, fish tend to hold at the same depth over a wide area. If another angler can tell you the depth where he found fish, you don’t need to know the precise spot. Keep in mind that water temperature can play a role. Each species has its upper and lower limits. As water temperature drops, fish tend to swim slower and chase an offering for shorter distances.

Figuring out what motivates a fish to strike a bait or lure becomes a continuous challenge for leading anglers as well as the scientific community. The important thing to remember is that fish do not think like humans. Their basic approach is simple, yet it is not always easy to detect. The more you observe fish behavior and understand that it follows patterns and procedures established a long time ago, the more successful you are going to be.

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t first glance, Alphonso Jackson’s 2-pound, 1-ounce redbreast sunfish might not seem all that impressive. But when you consider the size of your average redbreast, this thing is a monster.

Jackson was fishing the Lumber River in central North Carolina’s Scotland County on June 10 when he caught the fish on a cricket. It bested a 36-yearold North Carolina state record for the species by 5 ounces. The previous record, caught in 1983 by Ronald Stanley in Big Swamp in Bladen County, N.C. weighed 1 pound, 12 ounces.

Jackson’s fish also outweighs the world record. The current IGFA all-tackle world record for the species has stood at 1-pound, 12-ounces since 1984. That fish came from Florida’s Suwannee River. Wikipedia claims the heaviest redbreast on record weighed 2.3 pounds (2 pounds, 4.8 ounces), but there’s no information as to where that weight came from or whether it was angler-caught. So, if Jackson bothers to complete all the paperwork properly, he would definitely be the new IGFA record holder.

Jackson, 43, is an avid fisherman, a passion he attributes to his father Johnny Jacobs who taught him how to fish when he was a boy, and one that he has passed on to his children, ages 23, 18 and 17. They were with him the day he caught the massive readbreast.

“We started fishing in a pond but weren’t having any luck, so I said to my kids, ‘Let’s go back to where I learned how to fish.’ And this is what we caught,” Jackson said. “I’d like to thank my daddy for teaching me how to catch fish and where to catch fish.”

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READ GRASS MATS FOR BIG BASS

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ate summer and early fall absolutely scream for a frog. With big bass holed up in thick vegetation, working a frog across grass mats can lead to some of the most explosive strikes in fishing.

I always look forward to the frog pattern setting up around this time of year. This year should be especially sweet because of the reemergence of Alabama’s Lake Guntersville as one of the best bass fisheries in the nation. This Tennessee River impoundment is frog fishing heaven.

Over the last decade the Guntersville bass fishery saw a bit of a decline. But the “Big G” has come back in a big way. Bassmaster ranked Guntersville the No. 2 fishery in the nation in this year’s “100 Best Bass Lakes” listings. It is fishing lights-out, with five-fish tournament sacks regularly approaching and surpassing 30 pounds.

I just came off a top-10 finish in the June Elite Series event on Guntersville. Some fish came off frogs, but the best patterns I found were deep cranking and worms. You can bet the frog bite will ramp up soon, though.

No matter where you fish, the key to topwater frog fishing is reading the grass. To really dial in a pattern, you need to observe what’s happening on the lake.

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Another key to frog fishing is to listen and watch for “active” grass. Bass school up in grass mats just like they do on ledges, points and humps, so it is important to find a mat that has activity in it.

Listen for bluegill popping the mat or watch for shad to flicker. Those are signs that bass are not far away. Also, look for points, turns and indentions in the mat itself. Anything different will often hold bass.

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By James Bradley ugust is a great time of year to throw those big ol’ nasty dry flies. About anywhere you go, big dries will work from the smallest streams to the big tailwaters. Look to be casting hopper patterns, beetles, Letort Crickets and the biggest dry flies in your box.

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Many of the sparse hatches of mayflies and caddis have dissipated, and if you get lucky to see a hatch, these insects will be tiny morsels.

Since trout have become accustomed to looking up for their next meal, larger flies can be very enticing for trout to engulf.

Remember, breezy days in early morning or late evening will put larger terrestrials on the water. Many will be knocked off due to being careless, the wind, or being on the wrong leaf that becomes detached.

One of the best things about throwing larger flies is they’re easy to see.

Many anglers attempt to softly land a large dry fly pattern. Don’t worry about that. Big trout eat big patterns. First, you must get their attention. A real bug or hopper is heavy. They hit the water’s surface with what I would call a “blop.” This is the attention getter, so there’s no need for a soft landing.

If you’re having no luck with that big dry, add on a dropper pattern such as a big number 6 or 8 on top with a smaller number 16 or 20 as the dropper. Any takes on that sub-surface dropper will jerk that big dry under the water.

Where to fish these big flies depends on the angler. Good casters can toss these things 30 feet into an 18-inch opening under the rhododendron where a trout will be hiding. One of my favorite sayings is: “Good casters catch all the fish.” Grassy areas along the bank are a surefire place where grasshoppers or crickets might find their way into the stream. Casting a beetle pattern along a bank log can be another dandy place to float a terrestrial, and yes, even out in the wide-open middle of the stream.

One of the best ways to learn about fly fishing is to spend time with those of us who are professional full-time guides. Currently, we are doing floats on Georgia’s Toccoa Tailwater, which is producing well on early morning trips.

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ith storm clouds on the horizon, I recently headed out on a towboat call to assist some boaters who could not get their engine to start after a day on the water and an extended period at anchor. As I made my way to their location, it occurred to me that this was an all too familiar scenario. Not always, but often, calls for assistance on the water are for avoidable casualties. In this case, and so many others like it, the boater had similar problems on previous outings and even had similar symptoms immediately before heading out on this day. In this case it was an electrical issue; batteries that would not hold a charge.

On another call not too long ago, the boater’s engine quit a short distance from the dock.

He finally got the engine started but was uncertain as to why the engine quit in the first place or why it was difficult to start, yet he still decided to head out on the water anyway (at sunset mind you) to go night fishing with a friend. It was only a few hours later when he called for assistance. Once again, the engine would not start. Only now, the stranded angler and his buddy were a long way from the dock and tucked up next to a small island. It was well past sunset and pitch-black outside.

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Without coverage, daytime towing on the water can be costly, and it is even more so at night due to the increased risk to everyone involved. In the first scenario, the boater had towing coverage and in the second scenario the boater did not. Far too often, the first words I hear when arriving on scene is something like “we have had this problem before,” or “it does this sometimes,” or even better “I knew I should have gotten this fixed.” Don’t get me wrong.

I was happy to help both boaters in these two situations, and both boaters were very thankful for the assistance provided. Most people stranded on the water are usually very grateful for assistance. In hindsight it is obvious that both boaters should have stayed at the dock with known problems. The point here is simply that both tows probably could have been avoided.

I am certain that most boaters who leave the dock with known issues (electrical, mechanical, fuel, etc.) probably had second thoughts before ever casting off that maybe they should address the underlying problem(s) before heading out on the water. For whatever reason, despite their better judgement, some boaters still choose to get underway. Perhaps its peer pressure or the fear of disappointing friends and family. After all, no one wants to end a potentially great day (or evening) on the water before it ever gets started, right? Maybe it’s just the belief that it won’t happen to them.

On-the-water towing coverage is great insurance and very affordable (priceless some might say). It provides peace of mind and it can save the day and your wallet; however, so can preventive or corrective maintenance. The best bet is to save that assistance call for when it is really needed. Listen to those second thoughts before getting underway. No one likes to be stranded on the water, especially with thunderstorms approaching.

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Lake Report & Forecast CLARKS HILL / THURMOND LAKE STRIPED BASS, HYBRIDS AND CRAPPIE

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here is no doubt that if you are looking to catch a lot of fish to eat, then Clarks Hill Lake should be your destination. The hungry hybrids and striped bass are eating the bottom out of the boat this summer. We anticipate a terrific August and September bite on a variety of presentations. Live bait is always the ticket for creating havoc on a school of stripers but trolling artificial baits can be productive as well. Captain Mack’s 4-arm 9-rig umbrella rigs will allow you to cover a lot of ground and may result in several fish hooked up at the same

time. There is also the option of trolling bucktail jigs or swimbaits using lead-core line to achieve the desired depth (25-30ft) to trigger a strike from a nomad striper. If you want to experience the chaos of catching 50-60 fish in a short morning trip, visit our website at www. littleriverguideservice.net and let the reel pros take you out for an unforgettable experience.

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s we enter August I am already dreaming of the fall and winter fishing here on Lake Oconee. Fly fishing for hybrids is great when birds start dive bombing the shad in December! Until then I have mostly light spinning tackle trips.

One thing I feel compelled to write about is what many guides here experienced over the 4th of July Holiday. Recreational boaters and personal watercraft (“jet skis”) filled the lake. They have as much right to enjoy this water as anglers do. Unfortunately, many in their excitement forget the “rules of the road” for boaters, don’t wear life jackets, don’t have running lights on at night, and some have a few too many adult beverages before getting behind the helm.

One of the most experienced guides on the lake, and a master captain, had a young man on a jet ski come very close to ramming him head on while he was at idle speed approaching the marina to take out his boat.

All boat and personal watercraft operators are responsible to know the rules of the road and comply with all boating regulations; by doing so, the life saved may be your own. Thank goodness for our DNR law enforcement officers!

Hybrids / Stripers – Well – it has been slow with the rain and high temperatures. The morning pump back bite has been pretty much nonexistent. However, Georgia Power often pumps until around 6:00 AM. In the first hour after the pumps are turned off, down lining shad will work.

My bigger fish have been taken on small bream on humps in Richland creek and I look for that pattern to continue into late August. If we have a week or so with no rain and it is hot in the afternoon, I would look for Georgia Power to be pulling water late in the day. When they do, the spoon bite is usually very good.

Crappie – I know of several guides here that specialize in crappie fishing that are still producing fair to good numbers of fish. Long lining in the submerged timber seems to be producing bigger fish. The other method is cruising with your eye peeled on your structure scan until you locate a submerged tree loaded with crappie and drop minnows down to them. “Oconee Al” Bassett pioneered this method many years ago and this technique has saved many guided trips when all else fails.

Fly fishing and final words - The prime time for fly fishing is in the fall and winter, and I have already had a lot of trips booked, especially in November and December. Check out my website www.oconeeonthefly. com for some footage of fly fishing for hybrids. E-mail me at wmoore1700 @outlook.com or call 706-816-4281 and lock in your dates.

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ater temperature - upper 80s Water level - full pool As of mid-July, hybrids and stripers are heading towards the lower lake. We have been catching lots of fish heading down the rivers toward the dam. They have been about 30 or 40 feet deep over the river channel.

The thermocline forms up-lake and the fish ride on top of the thermocline heading toward the lower lake. The thermocline settles out about mid-lake most years. The water quality gets better toward the lower lake and the better fish will be concentrated in the deep water near the dam. Good electronics will show the fish, sometimes deeper than 100 feet. Last year, August was my best month with lots of big fish coming into the boat. Live herring worked great. Power reeling with big spoons or a one-ounce jig head and a five-inch swim bait also catches lots of fish. The key is to locate a school on your sonar.

Bass have moved off the banks and are hanging around brush piles in 20 to 30 feet deep water. The spots school up like stripers, and when you find a school there may be a bunch of them. We have been catching them every day.

After we catch a limit of hybrids and stripers, we throw top waters around the schools of spots. If we have leftover herring, the spots will not refuse a herring. There are not as many largemouth bass left in the lake as the spots are taking over. The spots out compete the largemouth and over time they will displace the largemouth. This is unfortunate for those that like to catch largemouth. I don’t mind because spots are easier to catch. They fight better, and they taste better. They spawn prolifically and are here to stay.

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ater temperature – high 80s to 90 degrees Lake level – 6 inches below full pool Clarity – very good Bass – One thing we have noticed is the standard pattern is always using drop shot rigs and shaky head worms on main lake points in 20-25 feet of water, and if you can find a brush pile on those points then so much the better.

Another thing we have noticed is the large mouth are showing up a little more. They are a totally different pattern. You can catch some of them early in the morning or late afternoon with topwater lures and swim baits around the grassy coves.

They are still fairly shallow early and late in the day.

Stripers – Stripers are mostly still baiting on the lower half of the lake using live herring on down rods and fishing in 20-50 feet of water. There are a few people catching some fish on the upper end of the lake in the Hartwell tailrace below the dam using free-line herring on planer boards.

Crappie – Look for the crappie to be biting on brush piles using small minnows. Fishing 12-14 feet down in 20-25 feet of water will produce the best results.

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ass fishing is fair. Look for the shallow bite to get better over the next month. Top water, jigs, and square bill crank baits ugust can be a little are the baits of choice when fishing around the mayflies. inconsistent for catfish, but Early and late each day, throw a popper or a prop bait around sea there are good days to be had walls, lay down trees, and overhangs that have flies present. Bream and even better nights. Anchoring on imitating colors will get the most bites. vertical ledges at night with live bream When the top water bite slows, try a S-pro Fat John square bill can be really good for flatheads, crank bait around these same areas. Fishing the crank bait parallel especially a ledge with a lot of cover to the sea wall will produce more bites as your bait will stay in the like rock and timber. Depending on strike zone the entire way back. If you find a stretch of bank that how deep the thermocline is will is holding a good many fish, turn around and fish it again with a determine the maximum depth you Buckeye Lures mop jig in a brown and orange color. Fish these jigs need to fish. A good way to determine slowly underneath dock walkways, at the base of sea walls, and in if you’re fishing too deep is to cast out any wood cover you can find. This is a great way to catch a big fish. a healthy live bream. Reel it in 5-10 Concentrate your efforts on main river stretches for best minutes later and if it’s dead and the results. There are still a good many fish deep as well. Most of gills are flared then there’s no oxygen the deep fish have been 18 to 23 feet deep over the past week. at that depth. A good depth zone is Deep diving crank baits, Carolina rigged soft plastics, and drop usually shallower than 30 feet but can be deeper if the water is moving a good bit shot rigs have all been productive on these deep-water offshore from the dams. If waiting on a big flathead to bite is not your thing, then plenty structures. Deep humps, long points, and river ledges will all of 1-10 pound blues and channel catfish can be caught by anchoring in the same hold fish this time of year. The deep bite is better when Georgia areas but using smaller baits like stinkbait, herring and shrimp.

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he rivers are loaded with a lot of small nymphs. While fishing, take a minute to turn some rocks over to find them and do not hesitate to tie on a nymph resembling them, trailing behind a larger stonefly.

Tying these smaller nymphs on behind a larger stonefly nymph pattern will allow the flies to get deeper in the water column where the fish are holding. Don’t hesitate to pinch a small piece of split shot on your line to get deeper if you are not catching fish. Terrestrials have also been productive. Casting terrestrials towards the overhanging foliage and using a dead-drift and twitch method will produce for you. These patterns will continue to work throughout the remainder of the summer.

If the trout are a little tough to catch, a great day on the rivers will be found fishing for bass and panfish. Lower sections of the river are producing well now. Top water and streamers seem to be the big hit for a successful day.

Wet wading is an enjoyable day to beat the heat of summer. A small pack, plenty of fluids to keep hydrated, a small fly box, a good pair of polarized sun glasses, and exploring waters you might not normally fish; what a way to spend a summer day, and did we mention, catching fish on a fly rod.

While out on your day of fishing, expect afternoon thunderstorms and the river level to raise slightly. Although it may not be raining where you are fishing, the river level may start to rise as rain may enter the river

upstream, so keep an eye on the water level around you.

Let’s all pray for a little cooler weather and some rain to keep the rivers cooler and the water levels up. We look forward to a great fall season as temperatures start to fall off from the summer heat, and we also look forward to seeing everyone out on the rivers around us here at Chattooga River Fly Shop. Please follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

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Ravenous black crappie surrounded the mat. The biggest was a 14-inch giant that we released. After passing the grass mat, we decided to crank the boat and turn on the “air conditioner.”

We moved downriver near the Sandbar Ferry bridge where I chose to get on the South Carolina side of the bank to try and find some shade, not for the fish, but for us because it was so hot! As we moved down the bank, I flipped the Bandito Bug in the Watermelon Red color with a 3/8 bullet weight on it. I targeted brush piles and weed edges in six to twelve feet of water. I got several bites but only landed two fish. At this point, as I was getting bites, but the fish were not committing, I should have changed colors to see if that would help with the short strikes.

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Midmorning the bite seems to be best on main lake points and brush piles. Drop shot and shakey heads have been productive. Morning Dawn robos and Zoom Icicle flukes have been working best. Look for the drop shot bite to continue for the next few weeks.

Trout - The brown trout are hanging on a 25-to 30-foot rocky bottom.

We have the best success using small crappie minnows down-lined sitting above these fish. We have also had some luck trolling crawler harnesses.

Look for these fish to start biting throughout the day.

Yellow Perch - The bite has started, and we have been catching some nice perch midway back in the creeks. These fish love structure and normally stay close. Look for the yellow perch to be in big schools over a 20-foot bottom.

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TAKING A PASSION FOR FISHING TO THE NEXT LEVEL

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eet Ashley Klaus, a rising local angler who aspires to turn her passion into her profession. Ashley hails from Thomson, Georgia and has been fishing for as long as she can remember.

She doesn’t remember the exact age that she began her passion for fishing but recalls that from a young age she spent a lot of time fishing with her grandparents and with her dad, Raymond Klaus, on his boat at Clarks Hill Lake.

In addition to Clarks Hill Lake, Ashley spends time fishing the Brickyard Ponds in Augusta and her family’s private pond. It doesn’t matter if it’s one of those searing hot and humid Georgia days or it’s pouring down rain, Ashley is determined to fish. “I just enjoy being able to spend time on the water with people I love and that share the same passion I do,” says Ashley, “It’s just something I’ve loved to do since I was a child.”

Asked about her favorite fishing memories, Ashley recalls several that stand out; winning her first tournament with her dad and taking home “big sack” and “big fish” honors, catching her first bass over ten pounds, and the first time her mother allowed her to fish the family pond by herself as a child.

“Keep slinging” is Ashley’s advice to any Fishing with her dad in small young angler who might be considering tournaments is whether to fish competitively. “It’s not an where Ashley got bit by the easy road. It’s difficult, but it’s fun. “ competitive bug, as she would periodically fill in as her dad’s fishing partner. And in 2017, Ashley “got called up from the minors,” as she likes to refer to it, to be her dad’s permanent fishing partner. Already halfway through this year, Ashley has won or placed in nine of 16 tournaments, earned the “big fish” title three 10 GREATER AUGUSTA & CSRA

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times, and placed first or second in five tournaments.

Competing on Clarks Hill Lake is always a challenge, especially when competing against anglers who spend five or more days per week on the water.

Ashley notes that fishing Clarks Hill is a steep learning curve, but she has all the confidence that she is up to the challenge and in just a few years she will be giving the “big dogs a run for their money!” How is she going to do that you might ask? Practice, persistence, and being a finesse angler.

She loves soft plastics and dragging a big Carolina rig. However, Ashley’s favorite technique and go-to rig to get the elusive bite is employing a shaky head.

Ashley is a big fan of professional angler Gerald Swindle to whom she feels like she can relate because of his evident passion for fishing and his ability to put things in “regular people perspective.” However, Ashley gives the credit for encouraging her to pursue her passion for fishing squarely to her dad, Raymond, for his never-ending patience when she was less than pleased and lost a fish or two here and there.

She says her dad is a great net man and can work the heck out of a trolling motor. Ashley also credits her grandad, Jim Johnson, for spending countless time with her at the family pond teaching her some of the finer points of fishing. And finally, Ashley thanks Dustin Moore of Number One Tackle and Lionel Hollingsworth of Tu-Trac Lures for helping her be competitive.

“Keep slinging” is Ashley’s advice to any young angler who might be considering whether to fish competitively. “It’s not an easy road.

It’s difficult, but it’s fun.” When not fishing, Ashley is busy working to pay for her “expensive habit” as she calls her fishing passion. Ashley is currently a chemical operator at Potash Corporation, a fertilizer plant in Augusta. Ashley also enjoys bowhunting deer, duck hunting, and spending time with her horses and dogs. When asked what else she would want people to know about her besides being an angler who is eager to take competitive fishing to the next level, she replies with a laugh “Girls can fish just as good as the boys!” Stated with confidence.

Look for Ashley Klaus to make a name for herself on the competitive fishing circuit.

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3655 Georgia Hwy. 197 clinics across the Crawfordville, GA 30631 Fort Gaines, GA 39851 Clarkesville, GA 30523 state but had little Amicalola Falls Georgia Veterans Reed Bingham luck with attendance 418 Amicalola Falls State Park Rd. 2459 U.S. 280 Cordele, GA 31015 542 Reed Bingham Rd. Adel, GA 31620 in Augusta’s River Dawsonville, GA 30534 Gordonia-Alatamaha Richard B. Russell Region. The 162 Park Ln. Reidsville, GA 30453 2650 Russell State Park Dr. Chattahoochee Bend 425 Bobwhite Way Newnan, GA 30263 Indian Springs Elberton, GA 30635 partnership turned 678 Lake Clark Rd. Flovilla, GA 30216 Crooked River Seminole out to be a great 6222 Charlie Smith Sr. Hwy. 2650 Russell State Park Dr. Kolomoki Mounds catch.

St. Marys, GA 31558 Elberton, GA 30635 205 Indian Mounds Rd. They teamed up Blakely, GA 39823 Don Carter Tugaloo in June for a free 5000 N. Browning Bridge Rd. 1763 Tugalo State Park Rd., Laura S. Walker 5653 family fishing clinic Lavonia, GA 30553 Gainesville, GA 30506 Laura Walker Rd. Waycross, GA 31503 at Brick Pond Park in Unicoi Elijah Clark Little Ocmulgee North Augusta, SC 2959 McCormick Hwy. 1788 GA-356 Helen, GA 30545 80 Live Oak Trail McRae, GA 31037 Lincolnton, GA 30817 and more than 45 parents and children came to participate.

Victoria Bryant Magnolia Springs To their delight, even Auggie, the GreenJackets Baseball 1105 Bryant Park Rd. Royston, GA 30662 F.D. Roosevelt 1053 Magnolia Springs Rd. 2970 GA-190 mascot, showed up for a photo op and to cast a line. Seay Millen, GA 30442 Pine Mountain, GA 31822 instructed the families on how to rig a rod and reel, tie knots Mistletoe General Coffee 3725 Mistletoe Rd. in the fishing line, add a hook, bobber or sinker and live 46 John Coffee Rd. Nicholls, GA 31554 Appling, GA 30802 bait, and how to cast. They then got a chance to try the new skills out on the pond, and many of them were thrilled to FISHING LOANER PARKS IN SOUTH CAROLINA catch and release their first fish!

Oconee State Park Hickory Knob State Park DNR Florence Office A second, larger event July 20 involved Savannah 624 State Park Rd. 1591 Resort Dr. McCormick, SC 29835 295 S. Evander Dr. Florence, SC 29506 Riverkeeper, SC DNR, the Peaches and Cream Foundation, Mountain Rest, SC 29664 Hamilton Branch State Park Poinsett State Park and the City of Augusta for the first-annual Youth Fishing 111 Campground Rd. 6660 Poinsett Park Rd. Devils Fork State Park Clinic and Conservation Jam, aiming to “bring summer fun 161 Holcombe Rd. Salem, SC 29676 Plum Branch, SC 29845 Wedgefield, SC 29168 to the river” to youth from the Richmond County Juvenile Table Rock State Park Lake Greenwood State Park Aiken State Park 158 E. Ellison Ln. Pickens, SC 29672 302 State Park Rd. Ninety Six, SC 29666 1145 State Park Rd. Windsor, SC 29856 Court and Foster Care System. Registration for the event filled quickly and resulted in a waitlist for attendance. In Paris Mountain State Park Dreher Island State Park Barnwell State Park 2401 State Park Rd. Greenville, SC 29609 3677 State Park Rd. Prosperity, SC 29127 223 State Park Rd. Blackville, SC 29817 response to the interest, SRK and Seay are planning to host Croft State Park Kings Mountain State Park Lake Warren State Park several more fishing clinics throughout the fall.

450 Croft State Park Rd. 1277 Park Rd. Blacksburg, SC 29702 1079 Lake Warren Rd. The Savannah Riverkeeper organization’s efforts include Spartanburg, SC 29302 Hampton, SC 29924 Chester State Park securing swimmable, drinkable, fishable waterways for 759 State Park Dr. Chester, SC 29706 Lake Hartwell State Park Colleton State Park the public to enjoy. The fishing clinics, said Riverkeeper’s 19138-A Hwy 11 S. Fair Play, SC 29643 Lake Wateree State Park 147 Wayside Ln. Walterboro, SC 29488 Mary Jacobson, “are a way for families to learn together and 881 State Park Rd. Winnsboro, SC 29180 Givhans Ferry State Park DNR Clemson Office to appreciate the importance of protecting our resources 311 Natural Resources Dr. 746 Givhans Ferry Rd. Cheraw State Park to create special memories like these.” The organization Clemson, SC 29631 Ridgeville, SC 29472 100 State Park Rd. Cheraw, SC 29520 believes it’s also a way to get kids and young adults hooked Sadlers Creek State Park Hunting Island State Park DNR Columbia Office 940 Sadlers Creek Rd. on nature, which inspires them to protect it. Jacobson 1000 Assembly St. Columbia, SC 29201 2555 Sea Island Pkwy.

Anderson, SC 29626 Hunting Island, SC 29920 added, “Getting kids engaged with the environment in their Sesquicentennial State Park Musgrove Mill State Historic Site Edisto Beach State Park 9564 Two Notch Rd. own backyards creates a new generation of conservationists.”

398 State Park Rd. Clinton, SC 29325 8377 State Cabin Rd. Columbia, SC 29223 The next free family fishing clinic will be held on August Edisto Island, SC 29438 Calhoun Falls State Park Lee State Park 10, 2019. For more info, visit Savannah Riverkeeper on 46 Maintenance Shop Rd. 487 Loop Rd. Bishopville, SC 29010 Facebook or www.savannahriverkeeper.org.

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ishing ledges in the summer months can provide some excellent fishing if you understand three things: how to fish ledges, how to set up on them and what baits to throw. Back ... get to the lake early and put in 2011, one of my bass some of the baits as described in club members asked me your hand and hold on. how he should fish ledges and what part should I fish. What baits should you throw? I decided to take him to the lake and show him the basics of ledge fishing.

What is a ledge and how to fish them? A ledge is a permanent piece of structure in a body of water that is usually marked by buoys on both sides of a channel that can run the length of the lake. On the edge of the channel you will find shallow water that will help you easily identify where the drop of the flat will be into deeper water channel (ledge).

When I set up on the ledge, I like to fish it from all different angles, be it deep to shallow, from shallow to deep or just throwing my bait parallel to the ledge. What I’m looking for is something irregular on the ledge to concentrate on as the structure will be key to finding bass. You have to have plenty of time as it may take some to find that one spot that looks good enough to

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Throwing the right baits on the ledges is key also. The ledge bite on a few of the lakes in the South can start any time after fish have spawned.

One of the keys to finding a lot of bass is to locate the baitfish. I like to throw deep diving crankbaits, Carolina rigs, swim jigs, and big football head jigs. When throwing these baits, I will usually have the deep diving crankbait tied on 12-pound test Suffix Tritium line with a Denali 7-foot cranking rod and allow my bait to run to the max depth on a 6:8:1 gear ratio reel. On my swimbait and jig I will have on 20-pound test line with a little bit stiffer rod which gives me more confidence and control.

Ledge fishing can be a very productive pattern here this summer as the fish have moved back to deeper water. So, get to the lake early and put some of the baits as described in your hand and hold on.

Till next time, fish some ledges and catch some big fish. Good luck and please continue to follow me on social media.

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As anglers, we need to have whatever we think the fish might be biting that day…and we need to have lots of it. Right? Diving plugs, suspending plugs, topwater plugs, swimbaits, soft plastics, jigs, spoons, bucktails…and it goes on and on.

The real secret with artificial baits is to mimic the food source gamefish want to eat. Or, to pitch a lure that causes an instinctive reaction strike. I honestly don’t know whether I’m getting an “I’m hungry” strike or a “reaction” strike many times. I’m just happy when the fish takes the lure.

In my opinion, the best bait is going to be whatever the fish happen to be eating in their natural environment. And that typically boils down to live bait. I’m not aware of any gamefish that can solely survive on plastic, wood or nylon. They have to eat other critters. And if you can home in on that natural quarry, then you’ve got a fighting chance at

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Minnows, smaller fish, crustaceans, bugs, worms, eels, even rodents and reptiles all represent food sources to top-of-the-food-chain gamefish.

So, if I have the opportunity, I’m going to try to fill my bait well with something tasty and frisky that will fit on a hook.

Frisky is a definite key for success.

Live baits require some special attention, if you want to keep them at their peak friskiness all day. Here are a couple tips that can make the difference between fishing with great baits and not-so-great baits. #1 Buy your live bait from a reputable source that has LOTS of customers. If they have a lot of customers that means they’re going through lots of bait, and that means they get replenished frequently, which means you’re getting fresh bait too. #2 Don’t overcrowd your bait well. You can’t put 20 pounds of potatoes in a 10-pound sack. Frisky baits need room to move without constantly bumping into each other or bumping into the walls of your bait well. You’ll know you’ve put too many in when you pull a herring or pogie out and it has a reddish nose. I’d rather have 50 great baits than 100 baits that are about to expire. #3 Consider the water temperature and oxygen content of the bait tank at the bait shop and try to maintain that in your own bait well. That might mean adding some ice during the day. Pulling in 85-degree lake water into your bait well will have a detrimental effect on your minnows.

Bubblers work OK. Re-circulators are also good, but you may want to consider adding an oxygen diffuser system to your wells to really keep baits fresh all day, or even overnight. #4 Have some sort of filtration on your bait well. This comes in a variety of forms, and manufacturers offer lots of options. The stress of being in a confined space causes fish to exude a lot of ammonia, and that’s not an ideal environment for bait. Open your hatch regularly to let some of it escape as a gas. #5 Do your best to keep your bait well as full as it can be. A partially filled bait well will ‘slosh’ around and that does bad things to your bait.

Imagine being in a washing machine…that’s what it’s like to your prized and expensive baits. #6 You want to keep you bait frisky and appealing when it’s on the hook. So, match the hook size to the size of the bait…not the size of fish you think you might catch. A properly matched hook will allow the bait to swim freely and they will remain alive much longer; giving you more opportunity to hook up with a monster.

Finally, when a live bait does finally expire. Don’t throw it back in the water. Put it in a small container with a little ice in it. When the bite slows down, cut those bluebacks, greenies, or pogies into tiny chunks and use as chum. You’ll be amazed at how you can turn the bite back on.

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I’ve made so many trips to the area in the ensuing 33 years that I now feel very much at home out there. There are certain streams I know I’ll fish; the Madison, the Lamar, Soda Butte and others. But it’s also exciting to try new streams or new sections of old familiar streams, particularly those that don’t see much angling traffic. The opportunities are virtually endless if you’re willing to wander away from the road a ways.

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I was thinking about some of the trips I have endured. Take note of the word ‘endured’. Of course, I wasn’t alone, no sir, I always had a partner, most of the time just as determined. You don’t do this kind of stupid stuff alone.

Once in the late 60’s, I was in my 20’s, a good fishing and hunting friend since high school, and now a gun store owner, Rick Hobbins, and I stopped at one of the seepage ponds deep in South Georgia kinda on the way back from a trip to Seminole in March. We had been at Lake Seminole for four miserable days during February and thought a few hours more on the

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water would be in order. We rented a small wooden john boat at the bait store. Get this picture now; 36-degrees, raining, windy, only one little wooden paddle and not a single bite. The water was about five inches deep in the boat and rising fast. Back then, we only wore rain ponchos, had no boots, only tennis shoes.

What a couple of dummies. We did not have any fancy gear.

After about 4 hours, we gave it up, thoroughly soaked, cold and fishless. That was over 55 years ago, but I remember it well.

It was during one of the old Georgia Bass Anglers tournaments, in January of 1979, at Lake Hartwell way up in the corner of North Georgia. I was in the points lead for the championship at the time, so ‘I just had to go’. 47 boats went out that morning. It was three degrees. The high that day was nine and the wind gusted to 30 mph. My partner and I never caught a fish, although he claimed a bite later in the day. I could not possibly forget.

Gotta mention a day at Brigadoon Lodge on the Soque River in North Georgia. Six of us ventured forth for a wellplanned mountain trout excursion. It was eight degrees when we pulled up to the stream, about the time of the first cast into the gin-clear water as we waded into the river curves, a fastflowing stream with a temperature of 34, it started snowing, big floaty flakes the size of quarters. Should we leave and call it off, after all who could have predicted this? Heck no, stick with it, make a cast to two. Of course, in due time, the line was freezing in the guides and we were all walking snowmen. That truck sure was warm later.

Can’t go without mentioning my very first Mule Deer hunt in Montana. My host and friend said to dress warm. Good thing.

The two days we hunted, until a poor critter got close enough to shoot, posted a low of minus 22 degrees with a 20 mile per hour blow. Cold? Nah, numb and suffering. Wouldn’t give anything for having done it. Wouldn’t do it again for $10,000.

By the time you read this, I’ll be 75 years old. Wow, what happened? Tell you what though, I don’t recall many days at the office or on the road selling all those years ago, but I sure do remember those days mentioned above and the many more days afield; sometimes painful but always worth the effort.

You’ll have to pardon me; we’re headed for Montana and a muzzleloader sheep-hunt at 12,000 feet. Cold. There’s lots of air but no air to breathe, windy, and with one football knee repaired over 60 years ago and with the right one now totally replaced with platinum, painful. No matter; still have the need.

See what I mean? Building memories! That’s what you will carry with you if you just test yourself. I loved those days, always will. Now, go get some for yourself and gather up conversation for the fireside when you are too old to go anymore. Like now!

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6 barrel swivel. I like to stay on the long side with my leader to be a bit stealthier. This step will help to avoid line twist, especially when using a spinning reel.

Now it’s time to put together some rigs. You’ll need some #5 stainless steel, coffee-colored wire, and depending on the bait that is available, octopus hooks ranging from 3/0 to 7/0 and some treble hooks in size 4 and 6. If you are using smaller baits like pilchards, you’ll want to use a smaller main hook and smaller treble hook for your stinger.

For bigger baits like goggle eyes, blue runners and speedos, step up your hook size for your main hook and stinger. Use a haywire twist to attach a 20inch length of wire to the main hook. Don’t over do it, as four to five twists on a 45-degree angle will suffice. Finish off your haywire with three to four straight wraps to secure the connection.

Now it’s time to attach your stinger to the main hook. Again, depending on the size of your bait, attach 4 to 8 inches of wire to your stinger hook with a haywire twist and then attach the other end of your stinger rig to the eye of the main hook with another haywire twist. It’s extremely important to rig your stinger with enough slack so that your bait will swim naturally.

Now you are ready to attach your rig to your leader. Use an albright knot to connect your rig to your leader. If you don’t know how to tie an albright knot, do an Internet search and plenty of pages and videos will pop up.

You can fish this setup a couple of different ways. If you will be drifting, fish at least two rods. You’ll want one bait on the surface and one deeper, from 30 to 60 feet. Send your surface bait out first and allow it to swim away from the boat. You can attach a balloon to your main line to help keep track of where your bait is. Depending on conditions, add 4 to 8 ounces of lead to your deep rod. Slip your lead on above the swivel or attach it to the main line with a rubber band.

If you utilize the rubber band method, it’s highly likely that you’ll lose your sinker on the strike.

These rigs can also be used for slow trolling baits. Slow trolling can help determine what depth the fish are in. Start trolling in about 60 feet and head out to 200 feet and then back to 60 feet. Once you find the fish, set up your drift at the depth.

When kingfish strike, they typically go on a long run away from the boat. Take your time and slowly work the fish toward the boat. Don’t be surprised if you get it close and it takes off on another short run after it sees the boat. Let the fish run and tire out. You should then be able to get your fish back to the boat for a gaff shot to the head.

ing mackerel are aggressive predators with extremely sharp teeth. To catch them with consistency, you must prepare accordingly. Though there are many ways to rig your rods for kingfish, I’d like to focus on a few techniques that have worked for me over the years. These techniques can be utilized on both spinning and conventional tackle.

To start, you’re going to want a rod in the 7-foot range that has a sensitive tip, so you can feel the bite, but also some backbone to turn the head of a smoker that just peeled off 100 yards of line in 20 seconds. Sometimes, a big king will swim right back at the boat after a blistering run, and you will have a better chance of coming tight with a higher speed reel. You’ll want nothing less than a 5-to-1 gear ratio.

When it comes to line choice, you can certainly spool your reels with braided line, but I prefer 20- to 30-pound monofilament, as I’m kind of old school and learned to fish for kingfish before braid became so popular. That said, you’ll want to connect your main line to Gene Dyer is co-publisher of Coastal Angler Magazine’s Fort Lau4 to 10 feet of 40- or 50-pound fluorocarbon leader with a size 4 or derdale edition. Contact him at gene@coastalanglermagazine.com.

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CHUMMING UP MAKO SHARKS One of the greatest adversaries on the fly rod in saltwater is the shortfin mako shark. The mako is considered by many as the fastest of all sharks, but what makes this great gamefish stand out is not only its fighting ability but its tendency to leap 20 feet in the air once hooked!

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