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By Nick Carter

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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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By Tom Werkman

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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.

Downtown Grand Rapids: Home to more than 37 craft breweries, Grand Rapids is Beer City. But there is another side of Grand Rapids that few know about. It offers the

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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.

At Guntersville, the two prominent grass types are hydrilla and milfoil. There are other types, but these are the two you will encounter

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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.

Rod selection is important for hauling bass out of matted grass.

I throw a MHX-MB-874. This rod is 7’3” heavy power with plenty of backbone, but more importantly it has enough action in the tip to allow the fish to eat the bait. I use 50-pound Vicious braid and a 7:1:1 reel.

Try a topwater frog on your next trip out, or better yet plan an excursion to Guntersville for the trip of a lifetime.

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HOME OF THE DOORMATS! “Jimmy the Greek” from On Time Sportfishing charters in Yarmouth, Massachusetts shows off a nice summer flattie taken earlier this year at Nantucket Shoals. Photo courtesy of On Time Sportfishing.

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or anglers looking to hook-up with the fluke of a lifetime, there’s no spot more likely to bring success these days than Nantucket Shoals, Massachusetts. Action for summer flounder has absolutely sizzled here for the last several years, with many anglers drilling doormats weighing 8, 10 or 12 pounds and heavier.

“This truly is an amazing place when it comes to catching outlandish summer flatties,” said Capt. Demetrios Koutalakis, also known as “Jimmy the Greek.” He runs On Time Sportfishing (www.ontimefishingcharters. com) out of Yarmouth, Massachusetts and launches from various local ramps based on weather conditions.

“The action is generally fast-paced with typical keepers running 20 to 24

inches long and a disproportionate number of bigger fish in daily catches,” said Koutalakis. “It’s not unusual to see a double-digit doormat hit the deck in these waters. We had a 14.4-pounder yesterday, released a 14.9-pounder last week, and had two over 15 pounds last year.”

Nantucket Island is roughly 16 to 17 miles from Koutalakis’ typical departure sites in the Bass River area. From there, the fish can be anywhere southwest of the island from up tight to 7 or 8 miles out and beyond. The entire area features a hilly bottom that’s more gravel than sand or rock. In the spring, squid and mackerel get swept through the shoal waters by strong currents and the big fish show up in hot pursuit. By mid-summer, sand eels dominate the baitfish scene and the fluke fishing settles in to a steady, consistent pattern that runs right through August and into September.

“It’s the combination of the hills, currents and baitfish that give this place big fish appeal,” explained Koutalakis. “The biggest fluke, especially, like to settle into the gullies and wait for the current to bring the bait right across their noses. The water depths where I like to fish typically vary from 30 to 60 feet deep, and the best action moves around from day to day based on bait movements. So it really helps to have a skipper who is out working this area on a daily basis. It also helps a lot that the waters here are slow to change temperature, so small cold fronts or a couple of hot days generally don’t dampen the bite. I think the big fish really like that.”

Koutalakis favors a hi-low rig with 6- and 8-ounce Berkeley bucktails tipped with 5- or 6-inch Berkley Gulp! Grubs or Swimming Mullets. He’ll spool up with 20- to 30-pound test Berkley X9 braided line on a fast retrieve reel. Typically, white, chartreuse and Nuclear Chicken color grubs work best but this year pink shine seems to have an edge. “More important than color choice,” he advised, “is keeping your rig active and bouncing all the time. Big fluke will follow a bait being dragged smoothly across the bottom—but they’ll absolutely SMASH a jig with exaggerated action.”

If you’d like to give this super fluking a shot, you are best off using a professional skipper to reach the grounds. For those traveling overnight, Koutalakis suggests staying at the Wind Drift Hotel (https://www.windriftmotelcapecod. com) in Yarmouth. If you’d like to sample these waters via a party boat, the Helen H Fishing Fleet in Hyannis (https://helen-h.com) offers both one- and two-day trips.

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CATCH PHOTOS Fishing with Shelley By Shelley Wigglesworth This month features a mixed bag of fish harvested offshore and inshore aboard Maine boats this summer.

Erik Waterman of Spruce Head, Maine, F/V Sea Star with a nice halibut.

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d the F/V A monkfish caught onboar Nor’easter.

Pollack caught on the F/V Nor’easter deep sea charters, Kennebunk, Maine

Shirley Girl, Ryder Noyes, F/V th an early season wi ine Ma ort kp Kennebun bluefin tuna.

Youngsters in Southern Ma ine pose with some stripers.

Shelley (Fleming) Wigglesworth is an award-winning freelance journalist from Maine and a mate on the F/V Nor’easter out of Kennebunkport, Maine. Her work can be found in the following publications: The Village Magazine, York County Coast Star, Yankee Magazine (online), National Fisherman Magazine, Commercial Fisheries News, Points East Magazine, Coastal Angler Magazine and The Maine Lobstermen's Association's "Landings."

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EDITORIAL Catch and Release Tips

by Stephanie Winter

As we get into the hottest month of the summer it’s important we treat the fish we don’t intend to keep with care so they can continue to repopulate the rivers, lakes, and oceans we love to fish. Here are a few techniques to help increase the chance of survival of each fish we catch and release: Firstly, plan on not fishing when water temps are well above normal. For trout, fishing water that is over 70 degrees makes recovery very difficult and fish often die from lack of dissolved oxygen in the water.

Always pinch your barbs when catching and releasing fish. This will make hook extraction much easier for you and the fish. Pinched barbs are less likely to destroy a fish’s lip and help your fly stay intact upon removal for extended use.

your hands, which also helps protect the fish’s mucus coating. When handling fish, never grab or stick your fingers in their gills or squeeze hard to get them to stop squirming.

Release each fish by pointing it upstream and letting it swim out of your hands. Not only is it neat to watch a fish immediately camouflage into its natural surroundings, but it's also less disorienting for the fish then flinging it haphazardly back into the water from a boat.

These tips will help fish populations stay strong, enabling multiple generations to enjoy catching fish in local waters for years to come.

Use the appropriate tippet and rod weight and don’t fight a fish to exhaustion. Using too light of a tippet or rod makes fighting a fish much more difficult, tires the fish out, and increases your chance of snapping your fly off in a fish’s mouth. Fight fish as quick as possible so they aren’t exhausted and defenseless to predators when trying to recover.

Keep the fish wet. Use a landing net that is made from rubber mesh which helps keep the fish’s mucus layer intact and doesn’t strip scales off the fish. Keep the fish in the water as much as possible so they can breathe as they are normally very tired after a fight.

Point the fish upstream in clear, silt free water.

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Schwartz School, Early Intervention Among Beneficiaries of 9th Annual Event 3RD PLACE: Chip Grueter, Burlington MA, 24 11/16, (Name of boat: Fish and Chip) FLUKE 1ST PLACE: Jay Stoebel Marco Island, FL, 27 7/16 (Name of boat: Solemate) 2ND PLACE: Troy Gallo, Fall River, MA, 19 3/8 (Name of boat: The Islander) 3RD PLACE: Jack Sprengel, Warwick, RI, 19 1/8 (Name of boat: Wolfhound) BLACK SEABASS 1ST PLACE: Jack Sprengel, Warwick, RI, 47 1/2, (Name of boat: Wolfhound) 2ND PLACE: Maria Tulloch, New Bedford, MA, 38 7/8 (Name of boat: The Islander) 3RD PLACE: Colin Massa, Little Compton, RI, 37 1/4 (Name of boat: The Islander) For more information about this year’s event please visit https://www.meetingstreet.org/FFAC19 Dartmouth, MA – June 25, 2019 – The 9 th annual Meeting Street Fishing for A Cause Tournament and Seaside Dinner presented by Clarke Distribution Corp., raised nearly $200,000 to benefit children and families of Meeting Street. The annual event featured more than 30 anglers and nearly 300 guests at the seaside dinner, making it once again the largest annual fundraiser for The Schwartz School. Fishing for a Cause has raised more than $1 million in its nine-year history.

Photo Caption (from left to right): Chip Grueter and Amanda Grueter of Burlington, Massachusetts; JP Van Regenmorter of Tiverton, Rhode Island; Jay Stoeble (background) of Marco Island, Florida; and Jack Sprengel of Warwick, Rhode Island.

“We are truly thankful for the support of our volunteers and friends who make Fishing for a Cause such an incredible success each summer,” said Meeting Street President John M. Kelly. “Each year, we are blown away by the excitement surrounding this event, and couldn’t be happier with the results of its fundraising efforts.”

Fishermen and women hit the waters of Buzzards Bay on June 21 st and 22 nd for a two-day catch and release tournament. Upon the culmination of the tournament, participants enjoyed a seaside dinner at New Bedford’s Kilburn Mill. The dinner celebrated tournament participants, dedicated supporters and the children and families that will benefit from the proceeds.

This year’s winning anglers were: STRIPED BASS 1ST PLACE: JP Van Regenmorter, Tiverton, RI, 22 13/16 2ND PLACE Amanda Grueter, Burlington, MA, 22 1/4 (Name of boat: Fish and Chip) 3RD PLACE: John Faria, New Bedford MA, 22 18 (Name of boat: Ronin) BLUEFISH 1ST PLACE: Maria Tulloch, New Bedford, MA, 36 1/2 (Name of boat: The Islander) 2ND PLACE: Joanne Cameron, Mattapoisett, MA, 22.250 (Name of boat: Solemate)

About Meeting Street: Founded in 1946, Meeting Street compassionately and innovatively empowers children and their families to thrive by fostering the development of the whole child. Meeting Street’s vision is to be a national leader in child development, education, research and training. Today, Meeting Street works with over 5,000 children and families annually through its core programs: Early Intervention, Early Head Start, Olneyville Initiative, Healthy Families America, The Early Learning Center, Pediatric Rehabilitation Services, The Grace School, The Carter School, and The Schwartz School. For more information about Meeting Street visit www.MeetingStreet.org.

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Maine Outdoors Adventures with Twin Maple Outdoors Fly-fishing in Maine is an age-old tradition where people are drawn from all over to fish the states pristine rivers, ponds and lakes.

As soon as ice comes off the lakes in late April, fly-fishing can be enjoyed. If you have ever thought of coming to Maine to fly fish, do not to hesitate and get up here! Maine has endless cold and warm water fly fishing waters to explore. Maine also has designated waters with no closed season for year-round fly-fishing! Check out the Maine Inland fisheries and wildlife website for more information on when, how and where to find fishing opportunities.

Whether you are a beginner or experienced, the fly-fishing in Maine will exceed your expectations and provide life-long fishing memories. Maine has gin clear freestone rivers, lakes and remote wild, native, book trout filled heritage ponds waiting to be fished.

Drift boat fishing is a very relaxing way to fish a river while taking obstacles out of the way for a beginner fly caster. Jet boating up cold running rivers to chase smelt will lead to feeding salmon and trout which can be an exhilarating way to approach a fishery. Smallmouth bass can also be rewarding, working a dead drifting popper along a river undercut can be explosive!

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Four basic ways to fly-fish are Nymphing, Wet-fly, Dry-fly, and Streamer fishing. Although there are several variations that can be discussed, I will keep it simple for the beginner to grasp the basics of the sport.

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it simple, is in my opinion the best, while testing the waters in your new sport. Fly-fishing can be considered evolving and one to grow with which is why it never gets old or complacent. Streamside fishing can be as simple as a small stream and a pair of shorts or in more technical in bigger rivers wearing waders, belt, and wading shoes with cleats. So, any-way you choose to start or enjoy, be comfortable and always… safety first!

Fly fishing rods and reels can be a whole topic all by its self. The important thing to remember is that you can start out with most simplistic set up to get started. Rods can be carbon fiber, high modulus graphite or even a fun fiberglass rod. All can be good and is considered personnel preference. A 9-foot rod can be more forgiving and easier to cast while a shorter 8-foot rod, can be more challenging to the beginner. Fly Reels hold line…again, reels hold line! To buy a freshwater reel is important although not a necessary to break the bank! The best advice I can give to anyone is to try before you buy. See what feels best for you and fits best with the type fishing you are doing. Every model rod can be unique so attending a fly-fishing clinic in a local fly shop, a sporting show or even hiring a guide can be beneficial to shorten the learning curve.

Good luck, tight lines and have fun!

Nymph fishing is nothing more that fishing below the surface of the water using a fly that imitates a sub-surface food source such as a worm, egg or obviously a nymph.

Wet fly fishing is simply fishing a fly below the water’s surface. This method of fishing is a wonderful method for a beginner because it covers lots of water. It can be considered a locator fly and used to find fish. It’s presentation to fish is not precise or delicate. An emerger is a nymph transforming into an adult emerging on the waters film. There are many techniques and strategies to learn using this method including a drag of the fly on the water. This is simulating the movement of the nymph to adult stage. Most times fishing an emerger with a dead drift is most effective.

Dry fly fishing is imitating an insect afloat on the water’s surface.

This method of fishing is sought after and preferred by some of the most passionate of fly fishers. This method requires a delicate, natural, skilled presentation.

Streamer fishing is a method to imitate baitfish, crayfish, leeches, and large aquatic insects like hellgrammites.

Streamers are commonly used in the spring of the year to imitate a spawning smelt and in the fall of the year to provoke a predatory reaction from spawning fish. Fall fly fishing is all about defending territory from a threat to a spawning fish’s territory. This method is fun and fish strikes can be extremely explosive!

About Richard Yvon…Rich is a full time Registered Maine Guide.

He owns and operates Twin Maple Outdoors guide service and sporting lodge located in Bradford, Maine. He is a “Certified Yamaha G3 Guide” that runs fly and spin fishing trips with a G3 Jet boat and Stealthcraft drift boat. Rich also guides Maine Partridge, Turkey, Moose, Deer hunting and recreation adventures. When Rich is not on adventures, he serves as a board member for the Native Fish Coalition, Maine chapter. He is also an outdoor writer, tree farmer, fly-fishing instructor and certified NRA firearms instructor.

Spending time in Maine’s North Woods, has provided a canvas for Rich to share his passion of the outdoors with all walks of life. His company’s mission is “To Provide All People the Opportunity to Enjoy Maine’s Outdoors.”

If you are interested in a Maine Outdoor Adventure, please reach out to Rich! email: info@TwinMapleOutdoors.com call: 207-907-9151 visit: https://twinmapleoutdoors.com Luxury Sport Lodging Ice Fishing - Lodging, Heated Fishing Shelters, Instruction Hunting – Moose, Deer, Turkey and Partridge Fly or Spin Fishing – Streamside, Drift Boat, Jet Boat Fishing Trips Recreation Trips - Moose Safaris, Hiking (Ice Caves, Waterfalls, etc), Camping, Kayaking/Canoeing and Historical Tours

Aquatic Entomology is the study of insects that live in the water during all or part of their lives.

Learning insects that fish depend on along with forage fish will help you understand what’s in your fishing water and give you a deeper appreciation of the fish and its survival. This subject can be rather complicated so let’s keep it simple. Start by getting a stream-side guide which will give you a basic foundation to build on as you grow with the sport. The guide will prove to be a great reference while on the water! A couple of suggestions to help you is “The Bug Book” by Paul Weamer and the Orvis, “Streamside Guide to Trout Foods and Their Imitations”.

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or the remainder of the summer and into early fall, the best fishing can often be at night. Temperatures are more comfortable, there’s less boat traffic, less wind and fewer anglers. There’s no need for sunscreen, and best of all… fish are very active.

I fish for several species in fresh and saltwater at night around the big lights on bridges and docks. I’ll also bring my own lights. Light draws the baitfish, and then it’s just a matter of time until the target species show up.

Squid, cigar minnows, sardines and tinker mackerel (boston mackerel) show up in numbers around a bright light on an anchored boat over a ledge or wreck. This is a wonderful opportunity to fill the livewell with a Sabiki. It also brings all the action right to your back deck. It’s really cool to watch the life that is attracted. It’s like a National Geographic show right behind the boat.

The key is bright lights. Years ago I bumped into the owner of Hydro Glow Lights at ICAST, and he quickly brought me into the modern age of offshore and inshore lights. New LED, low-amperage lights are powerful and require low power usage. Not only do I use a light on the surface, but I also drop at least one down 20 or 30 feet, and one even deeper depending on the target species. See video of this on the website.

In addition to the good bite at night, it’s kinda like hunting in some respects when running the existing lights in waterways and sounds.

You can go from light to light and watch, and you can also be very quiet and hear surface activity. Being stealthy is important. You don’t want to stomp around the boat, or yell over thumping music.

Some of the standout species that hunt the edge of the light are

DUDLEY WINS FOURTH FLW ANGLER OF THE YEAR

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His seventh-place finish at the Lake Champlain event vaulted him to the top of the AOY rankings.

“I’m still making the championship and still doing well, but in my mind I thought I had peaked out,” said Dudley. “To win my fourth makes this one very special and satisfying.”

Dudley has finished in the top 25 at every event this season, with the exception of one stumble at Lake Seminole. Coming into the Lake Champlain event, Dudley trailed John Cox by one point in the standings.

“I knew I had a very good chance at winning after day one at Lake Champlain,” said Dudley. “I had an 18-point lead, but what was more encouraging was that I had almost a 2-pound lead over John. I had the confidence that with a 2-pound cushion, I had a good shot at winning.”

Consistency is the hallmark of Angler of the Year, and Dudley personified this throughout the year with timely, on-the-water decision-making.

“The decisions you make out on the water separate a good angler from a great angler,” said Dudley. “Understanding how to play the game better than good anglers is key. We all can skip docks the same way, but knowing when to pick up and leave an area at the right time can make all the difference.”

kings, wahoo, most all the snappers and tuna, offshore. Inshore, snook, tarpon, drum and trout are susceptible. In freshwater, striped bass, crappie and panfish are suckers for well-lit water.

I have memories of commercial trips of kings and beeliners in numbers at night. The beeliners really chew it up a few days before and during the full moons of summer, but the bite shuts down right at daylight.

Even though the largest gag grouper I ever caught was at night, groupers can be difficult at night. Snapper, on the other hand, move higher in the water column and really chew. King mackerel under the lights can be off the charts. Once you get the squid and minnows concentrated under the lights, the dinner bell is ringing for kings, wahoo and tuna.

Be sure to fill the livewell and fish the first couple hours after daybreak, while it’s still cool. Then head back in with a full box while other folks are just headed out.

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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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