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• Local Reports • Running of the Bulls • Fall Migrations PHOTO COURTESY OF GILLZ GEAR VOLUME 25 • ISSUE 307

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here’s no experience in fly fishing like standing on the deck of a skiff and watching for shadows that belie cruising fish. Sight casting saltwater flats is a pursuit that lies somewhere between biggame hunting and angling. For many anglers it is the ultimate expression of the sport.

The following are four destinations that offer some of the best flats fishing in the world. Whether you seek the visceral thrill of leaping tarpon, the bone-jarring speed of giant trevally or the finesse and skill it takes to hook bonefish and permit, these places should be part of every angler’s bucket-list.

The Bahamas

No other island chain in the world has so completely associated itself with a single species of fish as the Bahamas. This 1,000-mile-long archipelago is bonefish heaven, and it has supported generations of famous fly fishing guides on more than 500 square miles of mostly hard-bottomed flats.

There’s a reason the Bahamas are so famous for bonefishing. From Grand Bahama and the Abacos in the north all the way down to Long Island and Acklins in the south, there are more than 700 islands. Each little cay supports its own flats, which all offer perfect habitat for bones and perfect environs for fly fishing.

Another great thing about bonefishing the Bahamas is easy access to the fishery. The islands are a quick hop from southern Florida, and every inhabited island has its own bonefish lodges. From swanky resorts to beachfront huts, there’s something for every type of angler, and the fishing is varied as well. Whether you seek the challenge of big wary fish or you’d rather have fun catching numbers, you’ll find it somewhere in the islands—and Bahamian guides are legendary for their skill and hospitality.

Seychelles

Out in the middle of the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Africa, the Seychelles are an

archipelago of 115 islands that offer some of the most remote and beautiful flats in the world.

With a strictly managed fishery, the atolls of the Seychelles are teeming with fish, and the out islands offer flats that few anglers have ever seen.

It’s one of the few remaining destinations where the fishing experience cannot be oversold.

Bonefish are big, numerous and lightly pressured, so they will readily take a fly. But traveling anglers should go geared up for multiple other exciting flats inhabitants. From high-flying milkfish to powerful giant trevally, there’s really no place on the planet that offers such a diverse and exotic cast of characters.

And you’ll be sight fishing for all of them, either wading or poling gorgeous shallow-water flats.

Belize

If permit are your passion, you’d be hard pressed to find a better place to chase them than Belize. This little English-speaking nation,

wedged in on the Caribbean between Mexico and Honduras, lays claim to what just might be the world’s best permit fishery.

Belize is small. You could fit the entire country within Florida six times, and its population density is the lowest in all of Central America. These statistics explain the unspoiled nature of Belize’s forests, flats and beaches.

Punta Gorda, on the southern coast, is the headliner destination for permit devotees. Yes, there are opportunities for tarpon, snook, bonefish and jacks, but the abundance and size of permit is astounding. Now, that abundance doesn’t make individual permit any easier to catch.

It does, however, mean an angler will have numerous shots to get everything just right, which is a necessity when it comes to hooking permit on a fly.

The Florida Keys

No such list would be complete without mention of the Keys. The Florida Keys are the birthplace of backcountry fly fishing, and for decades the waters within the Gulf-side curve of this island chain have provided some of the best shallow-water fishing in the world.

The more than 1,000-square-mile expanse of Florida Bay is a vast shelf lagoon, where bays, channels, flats and small islands exist in the mix of warm Gulf waters and freshwater seeping in from the Everglades. A skiff with a captain opens up a world of mud and grass flats to spot and cast to fish. Even an angler in a kayak could explore the mazes of mangrove islands.

And there’s no telling what fish you might encounter. The summertime tarpon run is legendary. Bonefish and ever-difficult permit cruise the flats. Big snook and redfish are also potential sight-fishing targets. It’s a place where even big sharks have been known to take a fly.

From the eastern United States, the Florida Keys are a no-hassle flats experience, and the fishing can be spectacular.

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very river is its own enclosed ecosystem. The specifics rarely translate from one fishery to the next when it comes to trout fishing. But there’s at least one thing you can count on when the first cold fronts roll in and autumn leaves color the banks of our mountain trout streams: the fishing will be good.

The small window between hot summer and cold winter is a trout’s opportunity to fatten up for the lean months. But nature is not kind. Fall does not bring massive hatches of meaty mayflies like spring.

Feeding opportunities can be sparse, which forces trout to be opportunistic. It is advantageous for anglers.

Here are some general guidelines to remember when you’re fishing for trout in fall: 1) Conditions: Although water temperatures are cooling, levels remain low and clear in most streams. This makes trout wary. Wade stealthily and use longer, thinner leaders to avoid spooking fish.

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2) Meat Theory: Trout pack on weight in fall, particularly brown trout, which are also fueling up for the spawn. Consider fishing larger flies than you normally would to give them a mouthful they can’t refuse.

Streamers target the largest, most aggressive fish in a run. Large articulated streamers might seem outlandish, but they’re the deal if you’re willing to sacrifice numbers for size. Use a loop knot to tie streamers to tippet, it’ll give your fly more

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action, and consider an intermediate sinking line or a sink-tip to get your streamers down.

Fluorocarbon leaders are also a good idea for stripping big streamers or drifting heavy stonefly nymphs through deep holes. Fluorocarbon sinks, and its abrasion resistance helps your rig stand up to the rock and wood you’ll encounter.

3) Spawning Browns: Brown trout run upstream to spawn this time of year.

That means big browns show up in places you wouldn’t normally expect. Go ahead and fish the deep undercut at the tail-out of a pool, but look to the head of the run, too.

There might be a giant butterbelly up in the riffles getting ready to move up the creek.

4) Dry Flies: If you just have to fish a dry fly, most of the topwater action will go on in the afternoon and evening.

Terrestrials that carried fish through the summer are still a primary food source until the first hard frost. Be sure to carry hoppers, beetles and ants.

Some areas see hatches of October Caddis, also called Autumn Sedge. These big orange bugs are mostly nocturnal, but trout will be looking for them.

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BULL REDFISH On theFly I

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t’s a special time of year for anglers who specialize in redfish on fly tackle. For the next couple of months, bull reds from the Carolinas to the Texas Gulf Coast will be on the move. Invigorated by cooling waters and the spawn, they run inshore to stack up in the passes and along the beaches.

They’ll even push up into the marshes to feed with their smaller cousins.

It’s the time of year to trade your 7-weight fly rod for a 9-weight, because the chance of hooking into a 20- to 40-pound redfish is better now than at any other time.

In the South Carolina Lowcountry, big reds are herding adult shrimp on shallow mud flats. In the world famous Louisiana bayous, bulls are visible cruising and crunching crabs on the bottom. All along the Gulf and southern Atlantic coasts, anglers seek diving birds with binoculars. The schools of hungry redfish pushing baitfish from beneath are primed and ready to eat a fly.

Those new to saltwater fly fishing will find that redfish are a very good place to start. Although the pursuit requires some stealth in terms of boat handling or wading, the fish are not leader shy and rarely spook at errant casts or line hitting the water. These are not wary bonefish that run from shadows. Catching red drum does require quick, accurate casts, but this time of year generally provides anglers with numerous shots at fish.

One of the great thing about reds is they are aggressive and opportunistic feeders. Fly selection is a matter of matching the predominant forage where

you’re fishing, but generally they will eat most anything that runs away. Crab, spoon, shrimp and baitfish patterns all work, and the local fly shop will clue you in to the top producers. These flies are frequently tied in highly visible colors with flash and rattles.

The key is put your fly in front of a redfish and then get its attention. You have to provide action for the fish to take notice, and seeing a fish react to your bait is extremely exciting. It’s one of the things that make reds on a fly so much fun, even for veterans of the mud flats. As a rule, you’ll want to keep the fly moving with short, quick strips. Let sinking flies bounce on the bottom to kick up mud.

Whether it’s a waking dorsal fin, the violent parting of marsh grass or a shadow streaking across the bottom, you’ll know it when a big redfish homes in on your fly. At that point, you can slow it down, but keep that bait twitching. Let the rattles, flash and undulating feathers do their work.

Strip-set hard on the take and PHOTOS BY NICK CARTER let the fish put a bow in the rod before giving another jolt to make sure the hook is home. You’ll soon realize why you needed a large arbor reel with a smooth drag and 100 yards of backing.

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he Rebel series’ reputation for being the ultimate Alaskan anchoring machine precedes itself. Churning out ultra-thin dyneema cord at impressive free-fall speeds in the North Pacific from Oregon to Alaska, the “Alaskan-tough” anchoring solution is not isolated to the rugged beauty of America’s last frontier where it was made most famous; its true free-fall capabilities are utilized for charter businesses and recreational boaters who set sail from the extreme north of Fairbanks all the way down to the southernmost islands of the Florida Keys.

One example rests in Paul Plascjak, who splits his time between Maryland and Florida. No stranger to boating, the retiree docks his 1985 Bertram 30 Flybridge Cruiser at his Key Colony Beach residence where the Rebel EZ-5 drum anchor winch is comfortably perched on the bow of the 31-foot vessel.

“All of us old guys with bad backs are sick and tired of all the old piece of crap windlasses that we have had to repair and cuss at all these years,” Plascjak said. “We just want to go fishing and keep the kids safe!”

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he habits you bring to the boat can be as important as all the gear and knowledge in the world when it comes to catching fish.

Whether you’re the guy with a new boat just figuring it out or a seasoned tournament captain whose main duty is to shout at the crew, developing good routines and fishing with the right mindset leads to better days on the water.

Here are a few tips that might help:

Get Organized. We all know the gear guy who loads everything and the kitchen sink in the boat. We’ve also been with this same guy when the last 8/0 circle hook breaks off in a big gag grouper.

He’s got a fresh pack of 4/0 hooks under the seat from the last time he went scamp fishing with sardines, but that just won’t do for the big pinfish in the baitwell. You’re left looking in the cup holders for an appropriate hook while the fish are down there waiting to be caught.

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Be Prepared. Pre-rig leaders and ready the gear you plan to use the night before a trip. Check the latest reports, gather local intel, follow the weather and use a service like Sirius XM’s Fish Mapping to keep up with what’s going on before you leave the dock. Having a plan puts you on the fish quicker so you’ll be there when the bite turns on.

But offshore fishing is also about adapting to circumstances on the water. The best anglers recognize and react to opportunities as they arise.

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It takes an experienced and aware bunch of anglers to deploy and man complicated trolling spreads. Even a simple drop can come confusing when there are multiple fish on the line and unmanned rigs on the rails.

One of the best ways to have an enjoyable and productive day on the water is to spend less time untangling snarls and more time fishing.

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Q: How much do you fish?

Q: What’s your process for going after a record?

A: First, it depends on what time a year it is and what is biting. Then I’ll look at the records for that species and target the lightest fish weight of all the line classes for that species. Then I move to the next lightest and work my way up until I have them all. I currently hold all the female line class records for bowfin.

Q: How did you get involved in the quest for IGFA world records?

A: I got involved in the quest from my dad.

He’s lived in Florida his whole life and has fished for records for many years. He has been unable to secure any for himself.

I already had a head start since he’s been hunting down records for years and already knows all the good spots.

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A: I fish two days during the week and one during the weekend. I would fish more, but school is in the way. When I go fishing after school, it’s normally the little freshwater canals around the house, or we try hurrying to the beach for a few hours.

Q: Do you enjoy any other sports/ activities or are you just an outright fishing fanatic?

A: I really love anything involving the outdoors; everything is just so calming. When I can’t get outside, I am inside playing video games, anything from Modern Warfare to Sims 4.

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Emily Hanzlik’s latest pending world record is a women’s line class record for this 35-pound, 6-oz. jack crevalle.

Q: Any crazy stories to go along with your record catches?

A: The best story has to be the 7-pound, 12-ounce largemouth bass I caught on 12-pound test. My grandfather had just passed, and my dad received a bunch of old tackle, including a vintage Johnny Rattler by Rhoden, still in the box.

Not wanting to sell it and not being much of a collector, my dad decided to open it and let me give it a try. It was a bass magnet. After a few trips of landing lots of nice bass on it, I landed that beauty, and it is still my biggest today.

After posting a picture of it on my social media @emilhanzlikoutdoors, I was contacted by the son of Mr. Rhoden, who saw it. I now consider him a friend.

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Today, Emily is a sophomore at Seminole Ridge High School with an impressive 29 IGFA world records, 20 of which are currently standing.

A 35-pound, 6-ounce jack crevalle she recently landed from the beach while shark fishing stands to set a new women’s line class world record. If it’s approved, she’ll have 30 world records to her name, and she’s barely even getting started.

It’s safe to say Emily is one heck of a young angler. The following is a question and answer session about her quest for world records.

Q: Of your 29—soon to be 30—IGFA records, what’s your favorite?

A: I would say this jack record. I’ve always wanted an official women’s line class record in saltwater. But I don’t really think about it as records. I just go to enjoy fishing and get records along the way… but the bigger the better.

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Q: Which record are you gunning for next?

A: The next record I am shooting for would have to be blacktip shark. I can’t really get started on that until the mullet get here, but once they show up, it is game on!

Q: What is your dream fishing trip?

A: I would go back to Costa Rica. The country is so beautiful, and the people are so friendly. Not only is it an amazing place, the fishing is even better.

I definitely need to go back and try for the roosterfish record on 2-pound test.

Q: Anything else you want to say to the other anglers reading this?

A: As the need for more support for conservation grows, so does the importance of educating and engaging all of the new anglers of all ages in our sport. While you are out there enjoying the sport, take time and educate new anglers.

Teach them how to tie a knot, rig a bait, properly release a fish, etc. Let’s help them enjoy it too. The more anglers we retain, the better we all will be long term.

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Lavon Nowling, of Santa Rosa County, has fished the Yellow River for as long as he can remember. He’s caught plenty of big catfish, but none came close to the size of the monster that recently picked up his live bait. Weighing in at 69.9 pounds and measuring a little longer than 4 feet with a girth of more than 3 feet, Nowling’s fish barely edged out the previous record, a 69.3-pounder caught last year from the Yellow River by Marvin Griffin.

“I’ve caught some good ones before this fish, but none of them were more than 54 pounds,” said Nowling. “I’ve been fishing since I was old enough to hold a pole and have been fishing on Yellow River as long as I can remember.”

Nowling took his catch to the FWC’s Blackwater Hatchery near Holt, where biologists weighed it on a certified scale.

“I’ve been deep sea fishing to creek fishing and I never expected to catch a state-record fish,” said Nowling. “That day I was fishing for channel catfish, and can’t believe I caught a huge flathead. I was in the right place at the right time.”

Flathead catfish are a nonnative fish found in many northwest Florida Panhandle river systems. Flatheads prefer long, slow-flowing, moderately turbid rivers. Their solitary lifestyle makes them more difficult to catch than other catfish. Flatheads are also generally more predatory than other catfish species. While blue and channel catfish are typically caught with cutbait, adult flatheads feed primarily on live fish, crawfish, freshwater clams and mussels.

It wouldn’t be too surprising to see the Florida flathead record fall again.

Although giants like Nowling’s are rare, flatheads do grow much larger than 70 pounds. The world record was caught from Elk City Reservoir in Kansas in 1998. It weighed a staggering 123 pounds.

To properly certify a new freshwater Florida state record, an FWC employee must witness its weighing on a certified scale and a biologist must identify the species. Anglers can check the current state records at BigCatchFlorida.com by clicking on “State Record,” and should notify the nearest FWC regional office if they believe they have caught a record fish.

Contact information for FWC regional offices can be found at MyFWC.com/ Contact by clicking on “Contact Regional Offices.”

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These are fitting adornment for the ship that will become the Danny McCauley Memorial Reef.

Within minutes, the Danny traveled 75 feet to the bottom. Everything went smoothly. Back at the surface, divers are already suiting up to check things out and recover the GoPro cameras mounted on board to record the sinking. (See the footage at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nly97M2kwT8).

The old derelict settling into the sand is far from pretty. The ship, gutted and opened up to make it diver-friendly, is covered in rust and peeling paint.

But the sea will change that. Although the process of assimilation is slow, it begins immediately. Fish take up occupancy. Unseen, tiny sessile organisms land on its surfaces to lay the foundations for the carpet of life that will eventually engulf the wreck. The Danny’s makeover starts.

Today, as wrecks go, the Danny is in its prime. After seven years, divers will find its structure now softened by sponges, sea anemones and gorgonians.

Goliath groupers reside in its recesses. It now belongs to the sea. The interior, so carefully prepared for safe diving, still entices divers with easy and safe exploration. Wheelhouse, cabin and below-deck areas are readily accessed, and you are never out of sight of daylight. Divers will find plenty to occupy themselves on the Danny—checking out its two unique crosses and boldly lettered stern, cruising its interior spaces, and stalking goliath groupers.

Staying on the wreck also offers the benefit of shelter from the current that is usually running there. However, there’s a second attraction nearby. Just a short distance away lies Andrea’s Reef. This small artificial reef, created in 2016, is definitely worth a visit. Where else are you going to find a 60,000-pound concrete mermaid?

Need another reason to dive the Danny? Location. It’s less than two miles north of the Palm Beach inlet, close to the middle of the standard Palm Beach County dive sites. On a two-tank charter trip, you can easily reach a variety of The stern leaves no doubt you’re diving the Danny McCauley Memorial Reef. interesting wrecks or reefs with a reasonable run during your surface interval.

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The 12th Annual Shad and Crappie Derby begins November 1 - Big fish are looking for lucky anglers!

Don’t miss the kick-off meeting at Celery City Craft Beer Garden on Tuesday October 27th starting at 6:30pm. This is the ONLY opportunity to pre-register. Onhand will be local crappie experts to help with last minute tackle tips and rigging techniques. All anglers receive the official Derby Photo Token and Derby Ruler. After the kick-off meeting, enter this FREE tournament by visiting one of the Derby sign-up locations. Visit https://coastalanglermag.com/ orlando for complete details. Like us on Facebook www.facebook. com/cfshadderby.

system. Love bugs and the first cold front bring in the Fall season.

The river mullet have migrated north past Central Florida and the black crappie bite has turned on. Bass will readily take spinner baits, rattling crankbaits, topwater chuggers, and soft plastic worms and swimbaits.

With high water levels, look for feeding largemouths in shallow, two feet or less. Crappies in the early season are found in the lakes, they move into the deep river bends after the second cold front.

To catch crappie, simply tie a small jig on 8 lb. test monofilament and tip with a minnow. Take that minnow-tipped jig to the up wind side of the lake and slow troll it behind the boat fishing with the wind at about 1.2 mph. The more rods you can deploy, the better.

When you catch a fish, mark the spot on your GPS. When you get to the other side of the lake, go back and repeat making sure to troll over your newly found crappie spots.

See you at the Derby Kick-Off October is the month we Meeting Tuesday October 27th – experience the highest water 6:30 pm. levels in the St. Johns River

I can’t wait for the first cold front in October to get the fish stirred up. I’m already noticing big groups of blue winged teal ducks heading south. Bass and crappie are preparing for the spawn; get ready for fall fishing action.

Kissimmee Chain of Lakes West Lake Toho is producing good numbers of bass. The state sprayed the Kissimmee chain and canals in September.

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October is here and in the fishing world that brings to Central Florida a few things. Fall arrives and the daylight continues to get shorter it also brings cooler air and water temperatures getting the fish moving and biting! It also means that the 12th Annual Central Florida Shad and Crappie Derby is coming November 1st! With the crazy year it has been to date we are hoping for the biggest year in terms of numbers of registered anglers. Since fishing is one of the best ways to social distance and stay away from crowds it this should be a stellar year for the Derby. The last few years we had more 1,100 anglers register and fish, checking with the local fishing tackle stores they have never been as busy as they are now. Several mentioned that due to the many issues the virus has brought to most all business, the tackle industry is having a hard time keeping up with demands of the huge number of anglers that are now going fishing.

We are excited to announce that our 12th Annual Shad & Crappie Derby will start on Sunday November 1st at safe daylight and continues until Sunday February 28th at Sundown.

For the hard core anglers who want to be fishing on Nov. 1st we of September moving water are having an “Early Registration” event at 6:30 pm on Tuesday south. Fish the flow - swim October 27th to be hosted at Celery City Craft Beer Garden in baits work well in moving water. downtown Sanford, located at 114 Palmetto Avenue, Sanford, The water levels are up for the winter. Lots of fish will be in the 32771. This will be an outdoor event and very casual as always.

Kissimmee grass in shallower All anglers are required to have the Photo-Token in their pics water. they submit to our site and to measure their fish on the official East Lake Toho - The bass are Derby ruler. For the anglers that joined us for our Awards Event holding in close to the edges of last season this is the same host location. Also for the Craft Beer the reeds early in the morning.

Once the sun gets up they move lovers this place needs to be added to your best brew locations! out to open water vegetation.

East Lake is a good artificial lake. Plastics such as trick worms, vibe, and skinny dipper are working great. Colors are water melon seed, June bug as your best bet. East Lake has a lot of open water Illinois pond weed. I like flipping it on calm days, a good way to produce big fish.

Thanks again to our Sponsors and our many sign-up locations.

Once again Dick’s Sporting Goods has stepped up to be our Presenting Sponsor and they are stocked up on crappie gear.

The support in the past been huge to the success of this great “FREE” community event. We are always looking for product sponsors to give away to our winning anglers. If you or some company you know wants to get involved please contact us.

All of the prizes we give away come from both local businesses Crappie - fish open water; trolling, or at night with lights and fishing industry partners. This year we are awarding over are your best bets. Minnow- $5000 in product and gift certificates to the Derby champs. Last tipped jigs will catch limits. year the winners walked away from the awards event with huge 12th Annual Shad and Crappie Derby begins November 1, smiles on their faces and more stuff than they could carry in one 2020! trip. So tell your friends and family to come and join us for a fun start to this fall fishing season because, The Derby is Coming!

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Covering water to find active fish Rattle traps and Spinner baits can cover a lot of water and on windier days you definitely need to have one or the other tied on. I use a gold colored trap or silver w/blue trap depending on water clarity, and a chartreuse/white or all white colored spinner bait skirt. I hope this information helps you to have a better, more fun time on the water.

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This technique is a great way to force yourself to fish slowly yet have a good chance at catching both numbers of bass but also quality fish. Casting around a lipless crankbait is another bait that has been producing well.

Anything in a half ounce size is what you should have tied on – depth is important. Rat-L-Traps in gold black and chrome blue have been fooling largemouth bass for a long time. Topwater baits like a walking bait are another lure not to be overlooked. They can be fished erratically like a baitfish that is injured or fished slowly with little movement. Now is the perfect time to schedule your own guided bass fishing charter on the Harris Chain. Check out www.cprbasscharters.com for more information plus links to Capt. Mark’s social media pages with lots of fish pictures. #cprbasscharters

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Our 2020-2021 Season began in typical 2020 fashion...with a crash! We struggled to catch black bass on the north end of the St. John’s River. The river this time of year is difficult to say the least. We had no trouble catching jacks, lady fish, snappers, and redfish. However, the high school team anglers learned many valuable lessons. Our target largemouth bass seemed to be hunkered down in the riverbeds. This time of year, on the north river the shrimp are starting to run. Ultimately, the fish were feeding in the back of creeks and on shell beds. With all the rain, the north river currents are swift. Our teams struggled to get a consistent bite.

We have higher hopes for our next event in early October on Lake Okeechobee out of Scott Driver. The fishing has been off a little there too because of the high water but the water temperatures should start to come down and the bait should be plentiful. This event will be our coming out party. The kids are excited about catching a monster bass on this famous fishery. In the past, the month of October has treated many of Seminole Junior Anglers’ teams very well. We would like to welcome two new teams to SJA this year. Kamden and Drew Bradstreet and captain Jason Bradstreet out of Lutz, FL and Thomas Wright and Hunter Blevins out of Lake Howell High School. Both teams are going to work hard to help SJA reach all their goals for this season.

The Mullet Run Arrives! As the tropical storm season wanes on Florida’s east central coast, passing summer squalls and higher water levels have impacted the seasonal fishing conditions we traditionally experience in October. Combined with a steady northeasterly fetch, the lagoon water levels are the highest seen in years.

If weather permits, near-shore opportunities are the best you will see all year. Along the beaches, target areas of concentrated bait schools for a mixed bag of snook, tarpon, kingfish, cobia, jack crevalle, oversized redfish, and sharks. Additionally, snook fishing in the surf has improved as the baitfish move south along the beach. Also look for schools of glass minnows to begin showing up bringing larger Spanish mackerel, bluefish, and tarpon with them.

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Although November is historically the timeframe that the larger schools come in this is when they start showing up.

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We would like to thank all our sponsors who continue to help our teams this year. New sponsors included: IronRock, Waterstone Mortgage, Fish 1:17, Dunn Family, Abu-Garcia-Berkley, Onyx, Kysek, Orlando Coastal Angler Magazine, Starbrite, Oakley, Airport Chrysler Jeep Ram Dodge, Shimano, Lew’s, and EcoPro Tungsten.

In the north Indian River and Mosquito Lagoons, higher water levels will allow anglers to venture into areas normally inaccessible during the spring and summer months. Look for slot redfish in close to the edges along the shoreline shadowing pods of finger mullet, and for the larger redfish staged in deeper water ambush sites where migrating mullet are forced to venture out from the safety of the shallow flats.

In deeper water areas, look for ladyfish, spotted sea trout, jacks, and tarpon feeding on schools of glass minnows. Also, if you locate a school of the larger black mullet, try fishing spoons or soft plastic baits deep under the school. Even though, mullet are vegetarians, redfish and sea trout will often mingle in feeding on shrimp and crabs kicked up from the bottom by feeding mullet. If you find heavy mullet schools working the shallows, try fishing with a DOA Shrimp very slowly within the mullet school. As always, if you need more information or have any questions, please contact me.

Good luck and good fishing, Captain Tom Van Horn.

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Start out in 100 foot or so then go deeper. Don’t pass fish to find fish. Be sure to put out some naked ballyhoo for sailfish. And don’t forget the shotgun rig - wire rigged and sent way out there, black and purples work well for wahoo.

Continue to use live bunker and mullet, work the regular reefs. Don’t pass up the wrecks.

Chances are if piles of bait are on it, then something’s there.

I had a slow day last week and decided to go try a wreck. The water was boiling with small sardines. My first pass through it was doubled up with a fat king and bonita. Then it was a bonita fire fight - Lots of fun! Excellent fish to make strip baits with and of course eating!

Beach fishing is heating up as well. I know many are taking advantage of the nice weather and bait on the beaches right now.

Catching pompano, flounder, snook and whiting.

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It is common knowledge to anyone who has lived on in central Florida for more than a few months that our little slice of heaven has no seasons. Or does it? I say yes! If you are thinking of seasons in the traditional sense of spring, fall, autumn, or winter - you will be sadly disappointed as it seems to only go from real hot (summer) to kind-of hot (winter).

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The changing of seasons doesn’t square up with our climate that falls on the edge of sub-tropical and temperate zones, with a considerable slide to the sub-tropical side of that edge over the last handful of years. For an angler to appreciate changes in season for our area one must forget about cooling temperatures or warming trends and instead take a look at our readily available “nature” that surrounds us. Some more tropical species of fish head south and become less of a daily event and lean to the side of an unexpected treat. While other species of fish that prefer cooler water arrival to spend their winter. The amount of birds from ducks to wading birds and more, swell to amazing numbers when north winds and cold fronts chill their summertime homes.

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Great migrations and relocations happen in the animal world on schedules that stay relatively constant year in and year out. This gives anglers the “seasons” they look forward to! Cobia and tripletail in spring, summer tarpon, winter black drum, spring sea trout, and many more have us dreaming of what will come. As kayak anglers paying attention to what your target species are throughout the year, it is imperative to success. Understanding the ebb and flow of those “seasons” takes time and some investigation on your part.

That knowledge will have you ready to tackle all our top predators.

Preparing for something as challenging as the summer beach tarpon run is a month’s long endeavor. Not only will understanding other fish seasons help you to prepare, but it will also help you get the last of a good thing. Some of my favorite fishing is our summer tarpon and snook! Understanding how those fish react to cooler water temperatures and shorter days can extend your catching as it cools. Most of your action with these two specific targets comes in those hot months, but some well-placed adventures this month can have you on some hot action before the slower cool months settle in.

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his month I am sure you will be reading all about the cooling air and water temperatures and the red hot fishing. I have the same to report, but wanted to give you a few specific tips. One of the best things I find about fishing in October is the variety from the beginning of the month to the end of the month. In the first few weeks of October (depending on weather patterns) we like to fish most of our warm water spots and patterns. The nice part about this month is the fishing day gets extended as the fish won’t necessarily shut down due to the extreme heat. However, if we get a colder patch of weather towards the end of the month, it just might be the time to start pushing a little further back in the backcountry.

Mullet should be everywhere and if you haven’t learned how to throw a cast net, you definitely should. As far as live bait goes, mullet will be

your go-to bait for redfish, snook, jacks, and most other fish that feed on swimming baits. Another great bait for fishing in October (especially in the inlet for big redfish) is blue crab. I will use a half or quarter of a fresh blue crab around the change of the tides for the best chance and a trophy redfish. Remember to use stout tackle, bring the fish up quickly, take your picture and get that breeding fish back in the water as quickly as possible to ensure many more trophy catches for years to come.

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ll year I specialize in the grassy flats studying, following, reeling and releasing redfish here in Mosquito lagoon and the marshes and back country of the Tomoka Basin. These estuaries where these big, beautiful breeders give birth and keep their young safe from predators. It is a treat for an angler such as myself too reel in one of these beauties and take in the moment, as I know how important our breeder fish are, for they give us more life.

Please remember during the mullet run when reeling in a Bull Red how important the act of catch and release and proper handling is.

KNOWLEDGE OF OUR BREEDER RED DRUM

Red Drum, or as most of us call them Redfish, are Florida’s most popular sport fish, and the states most widespread estuarial fish. How did Red Drum get their name you ask? Because of the “drumming” sound they make when taken out of the water during spawning. Redfish inhabit the inshore and offshore waters throughout the Gulf of Mexico and along the Atlantic coast from Massachusetts to Key West. Red Drum in Florida can reach up to the lengths of fifty-two inches, that being my largest personal record, and weighing up to fifty-one plus pounds. During the Fall large Red Drum move into the Gulf beaches during the months of September through November. Tides carry them into an estuary where fish can spend their first few years between the ages of three to six years.

The out of slot limit of twenty-seven inches is when fish leave the estuary and join the spawning stock.

IMPORTANCE OF CATCH AND RELEASE

There are many opportunities the mullet run presents to us anglers from boats to piers, beaches, docks, and bridges. Landing a Bull Red this time of the year comes quite easily. With the mullet running you can simply free line mullet or drop weight and land that trophy Redfish! This is the time of year us anglers have been waiting for. One tug of that big Red Drum and were hooked but we need to greet these beauties knowing they MUST be released. This doesn’t necessarily happen due to LACK OF KNOWLEDGE of our breeder Red drum or the care to learn how important these fish are to our fishery. I understand some are limited to where they can fish and not everyone has a boat. I cannot explain how heart-breaking it is to see a breeder fish floating dead, due to someone’s carelessness. It is devastating seeing “fishermen” on piers and bridges reeling in our breeders and pulling them up hitting rocks hanging vertically. There is no way to safely release her back to her waters when doing so and tossing her over the side is not okay. There is no way to ensure that she survives so that she can bless our estuaries with future fish!

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PROPER FISH HANDLING

As we all know fish swim and live in the water horizontally. Due to the lack of knowledge or just trying to get that epic shot for social media a large percent of “lady anglers” make themselves the focal point. But they don’t understand the damage they are causing our future breeders. I am deeply passionate, and my catch is and will always be my focal point.

Handling them properly and being sure of a safe release back to their habitat. Have you ever considered the physical impact to that fish and what happens to it once it is released? Think about it, while fish are in the water their natural buoyancy of the liquid medium holds and supports the fish’s organs in the correct position. So, the next fish you catch and release remember the damage you can prevent by properly handling the fish.

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TIDE CHART

Tomoka Report

OCTOBER 2020

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Ponce De Leon Inlet South, FL - Oct 2020 High

Date 1

Thu

Low

AM

ft

PM

ft

AM

ft

PM

ft

Rise

Set

8:52

3.2

9:09

3.2

2:34

0.1

2:58

0.2

7:15

7:10

2

Fri

9:32

3.3

9:48

3.1

3:10

0.1

3:38

0.2

7:16

7:09

3

Sat

10:10

3.3

10:26

2.9

3:43

0.1

4:17

0.3

7:17

7:07

4

Sun

10:46

3.3

11:02

2.8

4:16

0.2

4:55

0.4

7:17

7:06

5

Mon

11:21

3.3

11:39

2.7

4:49

0.3

5:36

0.5

7:18

7:05

6

Tue

11:57

3.2

5:24

0.4

6:21

0.5

7:18

7:04

7

Wed

12:16

2.5

12:36

3.2

6:04

0.4

7:11

0.6

7:19

7:03

8

Thu

12:58

2.4

1:20

3.2

6:50

0.5

8:02

0.6

7:19

7:02

9

Fri

1:44

2.4

2:10

3.2

7:43

0.5

8:53

0.6

7:20

7:00

10

Sat

2:38

2.4

3:08

3.2

8:39

0.5

9:46

0.6

7:21

6:59

11

Sun

3:42

2.4

4:12

3.2

9:38

0.4

10:40

0.4

7:21

6:58

12

Mon

4:48

2.6

5:15

3.3

10:41

0.3

11:34

0.3

7:22

6:57

13

Tue

5:47

2.9

6:11

3.4

11:43

0.1

7:22

6:56

14

Wed

6:41

3.2

7:04

3.5

12:25

0.1

12:43

-0.1

7:23

6:55

15

Thu

7:33

3.6

7:55

3.5

1:14

-0.2

1:40

-0.3

7:24

6:54

16

Fri

8:25

3.8

8:47

3.5

2:01

-0.4

2:35

-0.4

7:24

6:53

17

Sat

9:17

4.1

9:38

3.4

2:48

-0.5

3:29

-0.4

7:25

6:52

18

Sun

10:08

4.2

10:28

3.3

3:35

-0.5

4:22

-0.3

7:25

6:51

19

Mon

10:59

4.2

11:19

3.1

4:23

-0.5

5:17

-0.2

7:26

6:50

20

Tue

11:52

4.1

5:14

-0.3

6:17

0.0

7:27

6:49

21

Wed

12:13

3.0

12:48

3.9

6:11

-0.2

7:19

0.1

7:27

6:48

22

Thu

1:11

2.8

1:46

3.7

7:14

0.0

8:20

0.2

7:28

6:47

23

Fri

2:12

2.7

2:46

3.5

8:17

0.2

9:18

0.3

7:29

6:46

24

Sat

3:16

2.6

3:48

3.3

9:18

0.3

10:14

0.3

7:29

6:45

25

Sun

4:21

2.7

4:48

3.2

10:20

0.4

11:07

0.3

7:30

6:44

26

Mon

5:21

2.8

5:42

3.1

11:21

0.4

11:56

0.3

7:31

6:43

27

Tue

6:13

3.0

6:30

3.1

12:17

0.4

7:32

6:42

28

Wed

7:00

3.1

7:14

3.0

12:40

0.2

1:07

0.4

7:32

6:42

29

Thu

7:43

3.3

7:56

3.0

1:19

0.2

1:54

0.3

7:33

6:41

30

Fri

8:24

3.4

8:38

2.9

1:57

0.1

2:36

0.3

7:34

6:40

31

Sat

9:03

3.4

9:18

2.9

2:32

0.1

3:16

0.3

7:34

6:39

Moon

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ctober is a great month to fish for big fish in the Tomoka area. The air temperature gets cooler, and the water temp drops to where the fish become more aggressive. Reds, snook, and trout will be prowling around the oyster beds looking during the incoming tide for crabs. Try surface lures like the Yozuri Surface Minnow and Zman Minnow Z 3inch with a 1/8 trout jig for a ton of action this time of year.

When you see schools of mullet cast those same lures in and around the school. Finding a mullet school in November is almost a guarantee of some action. The mullet schools should be in abundance and fairly easy to find. If no schools are in your area, look for birds diving in the distance and work your way towards them.

In November, it’s a great idea to work the canals off the basin during the incoming and the first of the outgoing tides for snook. The mangrove snapper 10 to 14 inches should be available for the taking. Make sure you have a tape measure with you as even these smaller legal fish make great table fare.

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all weather patterns emerge in October with the first cool fronts of the season pushing south through Central Florida, bringing breezes off the ocean after a summer of calm mornings. East winds will raise water

levels in the Intracoastal Waterway and Mosquito Lagoon. In the Edgewater Backcountry and on the lagoon fish very close to shorelines where you can find skinny water fish prowling for food. Fish tail-hooked finger mullet or mud minnows up tight to oyster bars, mangrove shorelines and shallow flats. On lower tides fish the edges of oysters and standing shoreline grass.

The fall mullet run should be in full swing on the beach, inlet, and ICW in October. With easy bait catching, watch for game fish busting mullet schools, jack crevalle and bluefish can account for most of this surface action. A live mullet or topwater lure can be best for a quick hookup here. Ponce Inlet can be the center of attention for spawning redfish, averaging 20 to 40. These big fish are catch and release only as most all are over the 27” maximum size, so use heavier tackle to land them quicker for healthy release, always hold them horizontal for your pictures, and never hang by the jaw.

Expect the chance of snook, tarpon, and sharks as well around the inlet fishing live bait. Closer to the inlet, New Smyrna Beach and Ponce Inlet lights can have more blues and jacks, snook are always a possibility at any light. Dropping water temperatures and clearing water makes for good variety catching in the backwaters, all the resident like fish seatrout, snook, redfish, mangrove snapper, and black drum are joined by the migratory fish heading south along with the mullet, schooling bluefish, jack crevalle, oversized ladyfish, spanish mackerel, tarpon, pompano.

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very boater knows pure gasoline is better for boat engines than the ethanol-laced product available at most gas stations. But most boaters can’t tell you why. Here’s an explanation from Boathouse Discount Marine: Most engines on the water today run well on the standard widely available ethanol blend. The problem is the shelf life of the fuel. Boats that aren’t used often enough are in danger of serious issues.

Over time, octane diminishes in all gasoline.

Pure gas, without ethanol, maintains its integrity for six to eight months. Untreated ethanol fuel absorbs moisture from the air. It can become damaging to your engine in as little as three months because of moisture contamination or separation.

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The urf fishing rigs like pompano rigs or knocker disappoints. rigs has been on fire. Fishing from the beach distinct thump of with these rigs has delivered a wide variety of a snook inhaling species leaving fisherman to ponder what could the restricted bait be next. This event is a direct result of the fall will send your heart mullet run appearing right on time. Predatory rate through the roof. These exciting species such as snook, tarpon, jack crevalle and surf fishing opportunities are here today, and sharks can be caught fishing the tightly packed I strongly recommend preparing with the bait pods moving along the beaches from Port proper tools for the specific species on hand.

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Pompano fishing Catching mullet with a still has provided 5- to 7-foot cast right the table fare for the from the shore of the patient and motivated beach makes it possible anglers willing to find for even a novice angler. the best conditions.

Bring a bait bucket with Sand fleas have been aeration to keep your plentiful still, with live bait alive and well. more positive results Live bait fishing from on a higher tide. Along the beach can be an with the pompano, surf extremely rewarding fishing charters have tactic. Jumping tarpon Pompano makes for some great table fare. been reeling in bluefish, from the shore never

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The immense presence of baitfish, including glass minnows, pogies and mullet, has predator fish from all depths getting in on the action. Finding the right rip currents, eddies and troughs between sandbars will define your success.

Understand what the fish like in a certain area or condition and attempt to repeat Teaching a new the positive results angler the basics. by mimicking that approach. The sand along our Space Coast beaches is in constant influx, so do the proper reconnaissance to find the hidden gems at a location perhaps outside of your normal hunting ground.

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3rd TIDE

4th TIDE

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87

high

� 7:15 am� 7:06 pm

2:45 am 0.4 ft � 8:54 am 2.8 ft � 3:05 pm 0.6 ft � 9:05 pm 2.7 ft �

87

high

� 7:16 am� 7:04 pm

3:19 am 0.4 ft � 9:29 am 2.8 ft � 3:39 pm 0.6 ft � 9:39 pm 2.6 ft �

85

high

� 7:16 am� 7:03 pm

3:52 am 0.5 ft � 10:06 am2.7 ft � 4:14 pm 0.7 ft � 10:13 pm2.6 ft �

80

high

� 7:17 am� 7:02 pm

4:25 am 0.5 ft � 10:43 am2.7 ft � 4:48 pm 0.8 ft � 10:48 pm2.5 ft �

72

high

� 7:17 am� 7:01 pm

4:59 am 0.6 ft �

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average

� 7:18 am� 7:00 pm

5:37 am 0.7 ft � 12:06 pm2.5 ft � 6:06 pm 1.0 ft �

53

average

� 7:18 am� 6:59 pm

12:07 am2.3 ft � 6:22 am 0.7 ft � 12:55 pm2.4 ft � 6:57 pm 1.1 ft �

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low

� 7:19 am� 6:58 pm

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low

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1:58 am 2.3 ft �

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high

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he fishing in September has been great and will continue into October. Depending on the cold fronts, we can expect consistent action in the Indian River Lagoon and on the nearshore beaches from Melbourne to Sebastian Inlet.

With the mullet run in full swing, as long as the weather holds up and it isn’t too rough, the beaches are the plact to be. Consistent action on Tarpon, Snook, Sharks, Jack Crevalle, Kingfish that are following the schools of bait looking for that easy meal. Fish the Snook and Jacks by fishing the trough running parallel to the shore along the beach. Fishing for Tarpon and sharks, the best bet is to use live bait and fish the outer edges of the bait pods. The Rapala XRap Long Cast is size 14 will be an excellent hard bait to use when targeting the bait pods. I also like to use Hogy Eeels and DOA Baitbusters during the mullet run along the beaches.

Anglers looking for Flounder inshore should have plenty of opportunity to catch some 2 to 6 pound fish in the lagoon and near the inlets. I like to fish the mangrove shorelines Storm Paddle Tail or 4” jerkbaits rigged on VMC ¼ ounce jigheads.

Fish them slow along the shorelines and pitching them under the mangrove roots. Docks and Spoil islands will also hold some good founder. XRap Twitchin minnow is a good hard bait to target the Flounder around docks and spoil islands as well.

Live bait angler will have the best success with live finger mullet, however live shrimp will work as well.

The mullet in the Creeks from Melbourne down to Sebastian will keep the gamefish in there through the month as long as we don’t get too much rain. Fish the Sammie docks and oyster that are with a nice loaded with bait using tarpon. topwater baits early switching to subsurface baits later in the day. Snook will be plentiful and Tarpon will be in the deeper channels of the creeks. Live finger mullet is a great bait or give the Storm Paddle Tail baits a shot along the shoreline drop-offs.

CAPT. GLYN AUSTIN Going Coastal Charters www.goingcoastalcharters.com (321) 863-8085 Capt. Glyn Austin and Capt. Jesse Austin are both lifelong Brevard County residents and full-time inshore/nearshore fishing guides. Glyn runs a 23’ Shoalwater tunnel boat and 24’ Wellcraft Bay Boat which are comfortable for up to four anglers and lets them get shallow for inshore fishing and offers a smooth dry ride when fishing the Inlet and nearshore waters of Brevard County.

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Jonathan Moss and this month’s Pro Tip is a little different than usual but a tip nonetheless. As I write this, my family and I have just returned home from a long Labor Day weekend, spent at the family beach condo in Cocoa Beach, Fl. We decided to leave the skiff at home and enjoy some quality, family time, just me, my wife and our eightmonth-old baby boy. Of course, I couldn’t help myself and brought a few rods.

One morning we took advantage of the weather and drove south to Sebastian Inlet. And let me tell you, I had some interesting encounters with other anglers while we were there.

1. There were the old men who were just grumpy. Nothing but a trophy was going to please them. I tried to encourage them, but they were not having it.

2. There were the meat hunters who needed to be reminded that there is in fact a slot and bag limit on snook. I watched a guy literally drag a snook on the concrete sidewalk, holding only the leader, to a measuring stick. Yes, he got an education from me (I tried to be as polite as possible, but please, let’s not drag fish). He thought snook needed to be 24 inches to be kept. I confirmed with him that the legal slot size is 28-32 inches and then proceeded to help him release the snook. Thankfully, it swam away.

3. Then there was the guy whom I asked, “How’s the fishing?” His reply, “Well, we haven’t caught a thing, but I am just so happy to be here fishing with my son!”

He was literally the happiest fisherman out there. We talked for a minute, and I told him he truly understands the reason for going fishing, I appreciated his attitude and thanked him for taking his son fishing!

Lastly, there was the teenage boy, who was hungry! He was also snagged on a rock! But he was dedicated. He had his pliers on his hip and a 5000 size spinning outfit! I was proud of him. We talked and pointed out some laid up snook on the rocks. He was a lot like me at that age.

Nevin had never been inshore saltwater fishing before, but his time in the sweetwater was a great preparation for our adventure.

Multiple trout and multiple tarpon! Nevin was such a great angler and took and listened to instructions so well! #takeakidfishing

My thoughts (or should we say tips): 1. Don't Be Grumpy! If you’re grumpy while you’re fishing, go home.

It’s a whole lot more fun when you’re happy.

2. Don't Be Greedy! If you’re looking to fill a freezer, know the regulations and don’t be greedy. It could save you money—and jail time.

3. Take A Kid Fishing! If you’re a parent, aunt, uncle, caretaker, whatever, take your kids fishing! Go outside!! If you don’t know anything about the outdoors, call me, go to a local tackle shop, or YouTube it!

4. Practice, Practice, Practice! If you’re that hungry kid, keep practicing that cast in your front yard, tying and retying rigs and memorizing knots. Proper preparation prevents poor performance (the five Ps). I believe in you!

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to their spawning grounds. Some pompano are showing up already, and I’ve been catching bluefish regularly. The snook and tarpon are still active, and it is now snook season in the Atlantic, when one snook may be harvested between 28 and 32 inches.

I’ve had my best luck with a 4-inch D.O.A. paddletail on a 3/8-ounce

By Richard L. Matteson jig head. Pearl white and silver sparkle have been the best colors. My light tackle rod and reel has between 10- and 20-pound white braid with 16 to 24 inches of 30- or 40-pound clear leader. I use a double uni-knot to attach the leader to the braid and a loop knot to attach the jig. If it’s windy or rough, I use a heavier jig head.

For snook, I cast almost parallel to shore just behind the first cut and the closest beakers. I work the jig along the trough, which is the deep cut near the shore. Snook will sometimes be in the wash in 12 inches of water, so be ready. Don’t have your drag too tight or snook will break you off on the first run. After the hook set, keep your rod tip low and keep constant pressure.

I like a steady retrieve to keep the tail wobbling, but when it is calm I let the lure bounce off the bottom and then pull it near the top. I also twitch the lure near the top and wait till I feel and pressure. Remember to keep in touch with the lure by reeling faster through breaking waves.

For larger fish including tarpon, big jacks and kingfish (yes, they sometime run the beaches), I use 40-pound-test Power Pro braid with a 60-pound clear leader on a heavy rod. I throw topwater plugs, shallowrunning plugs, large 1-ounce jigs and 2-ounce Krocodile Spoons. On the plugs, I replace the treble hooks with large single hooks. You lose fish with the treble hooks because they either come loose, bend or break off.

Bait is an effective method for catching larger fish. Fresh cut bait (ladyfish or blue runners) free lined and live pilchards, mullet and small whiting are some top natural baits. Use a cast net or sabiki rig to catch bait. You’ll also catch sharks when fishing bait, so be ready.

When you go to the beach, look for bait. Usually the birds will tell you if there’s bait around. If there are no birds, it might be prudent to try another he summer heat is waning, and the cool-water fish are coming down beach. Fortunately, no matter what the conditions are, there will always be a from the north. Bluefish are cruising down the beach along with few fish around to bend your rod. schools of mackerel, big jacks and ladyfish. The ocean is alive with fish.

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Get your chicken rigs ready, but go armed for grouper, too. The daily bag limit for Gulf gray triggerfish is just one per person, with a minimum size of 15 inches fork length.

NOAA Fisheries is reopening Gulf federal waters because data indicates the recreational quota for gray triggerfish was not met when the fishery was open earlier this spring. FWC is also opening state waters to be consistent with the federal season and to provide additional harvest opportunities for recreational fishermen.

Gray triggerfish are open year-round on Florida’s Atlantic coast with a 12-inch minimum fork length and a bag limit of 10 fish per person.

If you are fishing for gray triggerfish from a private recreational vessel, you are required to sign up as a State Reef Fish Angler.

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Founded by the European and American Associations of Zoos and Aquariums and the Sawfish Conservation Society, the first International Sawfish Day was celebrated in 2017.

This year, International Sawfish Day will be celebrated mostly online due to the global coronavirus pandemic; however, there will be some limited events at institutions and organizations around the world. To celebrate International Sawfish Day, participating aquariums, museums, zoos, schools, conservation agencies and research groups hold celebrations and events, share messages and images on social media, and help spread the word about sawfish. Social media posts using the hashtags #InternationalSawfishDay and #INTLsawfishday and interactive events reach hundreds of thousands of people in the weeks surrounding each International Sawfish Day. International Sawfish Day also raises funds for sawfish field research programs and helps strengthen the collaborative relationships between the public aquarium community and research and field conservation organizations. Information about events and the fundraiser can be found at www.InternationalSawfishDay.org.

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edfish, permit, bonefish, tarpon… flats fish are what everyone thinks of when it comes to saltwater fly fishing. Well, here’s another one to add to the list: cobia.

Cobia are the perfect offshore species to pursue with fly tackle. Their peculiar migrating behaviors make them targets for sight fishing, and any species that can be sight fished with artificial lures can also be caught with a fly. Cobia will jump all over a well-placed eel, crab or baitfish pattern, but you’d better be geared up to deal with a mean fish once it feels the hook-set.

Let’s start with finding them. In spring, cobia run north along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, where they are hounded along the beaches by anglers in small boats with tall towers. They’ll be moving the opposite direction in fall, and if you keep an eye on the fishing reports and web forums, it’ll clue you in on their progress southward toward their wintering grounds off the Florida Keys. Fall brings high winds and rains with each successive cold front, but it also pushes the migration. The key to sight fishing cobia in fall is to find a calm day with clear water. Under the right conditions, cobia can be spotted running the beaches behind rays and turtles, just like in spring, only the opposite direction.

The angler must remain vigilant. The window of opportunity begins to close as soon as a group of cobia is encountered. Leave all those pretty false casts on a trout stream somewhere, because casting to cobia should be quick and dirty. Use a water load on the backcast to load the rod and shoot the fly forward. If you misfire, don’t mess around; pick it up and try again. If you can swim a fly in front of a cobia’s nose, chances are it will eat.

The heavy 10 and 11 weight rods necessary for this style of fishing will help you achieve the casting distance you might need on the water. They should also have plenty of lifting power and be paired with a quality reel with a smooth drag. Whether it’s a 5-pounder or a 50-pounder, cobia are brawlers that will make you haul them up off the bottom after that first run.

A standard weight-forward floating line will suffice, but an intermediate sink tip can be fished near the surface or allowed to sink if the fish decide to dive a little deeper. A 9-foot, 20-pound leader with a 30-pound shock tippet will stand up to most fish in open water, but you’ll want at least 200 yards of 30-pound Dacron backing. You’ll see that backing shooting through the guides if you hook even a mid-sized cobia.

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teamed blue crabs seasoned with J.O. No.2 or a custom blend that J.O. manufactures is the flavor people experience at crab establishments all over. Most people credit this crab house seasoning to another product but J.O. has been the crab houses’ seasoning of choice since 1945.

J.O. Spice, started by J.O. (James Ozzle) Strigle and his wife Dot in Baltimore City in 1945, is celebrating its 75th Anniversary.

A native of Tangier Island, Va., J.O. Strigle brought the seafood spice blend he created in his kitchen on the island to Maryland.

Jane McPhaul, J.O.’s daughter took over operations of the family business in the late eighties while her son, Don Ports, was serving in the Marine Corps. In 1990 Don joined his mother in the family business with a vision to expand.

In the summer of 1991 Don met his spice girl, Ginger, with the pick up line, “you’re destined to be mine; you’re named for a spice,” said J.O. Spice Company president Don Ports to wife Ginger Ports the moment they met.

Twenty eight years later, Don and Ginger- alongside their children Brittany, Tyler and Bethany, are continuing the family traditions of quality seasonings, spices, and more at reasonable prices at their Halethorpe based J.O. Spice Company.

“We can provide crab houses everything they need for the crab eating experience, minus the crabs”, Don says.

The company added crab boxes, crab paper, bushel baskets, crab knives, crab mallets and a variety of other items to their offerings.

“We purchased our first laser engraver and that opened the door to the retail gift world and personalized options,” Don says.

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The obvious opportunity is an abundance of feeding fish congregating in the path of schools of bait. From the mullet run on the Atlantic to the shrimp migration of the Texas and Louisiana marsh, these two annual migrations give anglers the opportunity to catch any native fish they desire.

Some of the more popular game fish include snook, tarpon, speckled trout, redfish and flounder. The flounder will also be making their annual voyage to spawn in open water, which makes them extremely easy to target.

In addition to making fish easier to locate, and catch, the second opportunity is not as obvious. However, I feel it is one of equal importance to hone your fishing skills. The time is now to learn or fine-tune your skills fishing with lures. With aggressively feeding fish, this is the best time to gain confidence throwing plastic, and as the saying goes, “fool’em, don’t feed’em.”

As a lifelong angler, I’ve utilized just about every legal means to catch fish, but none are more rewarding than tricking them into eating something that is not natural. Sure, as a youngster I just wanted to catch and that was very rewarding, but until you make the switch you will never know the feeling I am referring to.

Soft plastics will pay the most dividends when it comes to artificials.

They are tried and true lures and some of the easiest to use. They will also save you money because, unlike a live or dead shrimp, you can catch several fish on one lure.

To hone this down even more, paddle-style lures, or swimbaits as they are often called, are the most simple to use for the novice angler.

Depending on the area and structure you are fishing near as well as the strength of the current, you will either choose to rig these on a jig head or a weighted weedless hook.

A great attribute of the swimbait is it can be very effective on a steady retrieve. For the beginner, you can just cast, reel and catch. It can literally be that simple.

The jerk-style or “fluke” soft plastic is also very effective, but takes more effort to fish and you will need to develop “the touch” when working the lure. It’s is not that difficult, but it does take a little practice to produce that erratic action fish love.

This fall, pick up a few packs of soft plastic lures, grab a few jig heads, and leave the bait bucket and stinky dead bait at home. The time is now to catch fish, gain confidence in something new, and save money doing it.

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hether you intend to release a fish you catch or legally keep it, the fish should be handled properly... for the fish’s sake – and yours.

Any caught fish that you do not intend to keep should be returned to the water immediately with as little stress to the fish as possible. That means minimal handling of the fish.

One thing can make handling fish challenging is fish are slimy, potentially making grasping and holding them difficult. A fish’s coat of slime is what protects it from diseases and parasites. The more a fish is handled, the more its protective slime coat is compromised. The best way to release a fish without causing damage is to remove the hook and release the fish while in the water. There is another option.

Take an old kitchen towel with you fishing and soak it. When you catch a fish, cradle the fish in that wet towel. It not only will let you get a good grasp on the fish and prevent possible punctures from fish spines, but it will protect the fish and its slime coat. Remove the hook while holding the fish and then release the fish back into the water.

For removing hooks from fish, use needle-nose pliers or forceps. If you plan on releasing all your fish, use the pliers to bend down the barb on the point, making hook removal easier.

Another tool you can use is a net made of fish-friendly material that minimizes stress on fish. On the other hand, if you want to harvest some fish, there are ways to handle that. A bucket of water or stringer will keep fish for a short time. Otherwise, place the caught fish on ice immediately.

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The closure was implemented due to landings PHOTO COURTESY OF BLUE MARLIN WORLD CUP information that suggests the 250-landings limit for 2020 had been met and exceeded in September.

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Anglers are reminded that Atlantic billfish that are released must be handled in a manner that will maximize survival, and without removing the fish from the water. Here are some additional tips:

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Daniel Mastronardi Jr., of Dorchester County, Maryland, caught the record-breaking fish on Aug. 9 in the lower bay while fishing peeler crab in about 15 feet of water.

Mastronardi’s catch breaks the 13.73-pound record that was set three years ago by Dave Alveberg.

Mastronardi, 33, said his catch came unexpectedly. “I really had no idea what I had on the line,” he said.

Mastronardi reeled in the recordbreaking sheepshead and immediately called his father to check the current state records. He said, “It really was one of the biggest I’ve ever seen.” He plans to have his catch mounted.

Maryland state records for sportfish are kept four divisions – Atlantic, Chesapeake, Non-tidal, and Invasive. The Maryland record for sheepshead in the Atlantic division weighed 18 pounds and was caught in 2017. The IGFA world record, caught off New Orleans in 1982, weighed 21 pounds, 4 ounces.

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erched on the outer edge of the bayous south of New Orleans, Grand Isle, Louisiana, is like a whole other world to outsiders. Last year, my husband and I entered the Battle at Bridge Side tournament with the Atlanta Saltwater Sportsman’s Club, simply because neither of us had ever fished Louisiana.

Arriving over the bayous hinted at the otherworldliness of this excursion. We had entered a realm where time didn’t hurry or run out; it ebbed and flowed as it pleased, just like the creole accent dripping from every local’s greeting.

Our first adventure invoked scenes from Forrest Gump as we prepared to fish the shrimp boats. A line of smaller vessels patiently waited for turns behind Miss Geraldine. While we were waiting, Capt. Ward Lang informed us it would go incredibly fast. We cut up small porgy in anxious preparation.

When it was our boat’s turn, I squelched the urge to declare we were WAY too close—I could see the boots of Miss Geraldine’s crew!

We inched 5 feet behind Geraldine’s prop wash and threw out fistfuls of porgy parts as we drifted. The fish popped hard for what seemed like a split second, and then it was over.

My husband, George, reeled in a 25-pound tuna on the first pass before the rest of us got sharked on the second and third passes. The fish fight coupled with the urgency of this maneuver gave a great shot of adrenaline.

All I could say for the next few hours was, “That was awesome!”

Ten miles from Bridge Side Marina, we used sabikis weighted with 8 ounces of lead to fill baitwells with blue runners. That bait would fuel an overnight excursion to a deep-water rig. I bowed out; my husband did not.

A day and a half later, I welcomed him back, along with his play-byplay account of a bucket-list night. The teenage grin was still on his face as he began: “Once we finally got 100 miles out there, we waited for the sun to go down and the action to pick up. We circled ‘Brutus’ (the rig’s nickname).

I caught a beautiful yellowfin head, and a shark got its tail. You know how it goes!

“Two of Brutus’ support ships shielded us from the weather, and our captains’ Rhodan spot locks did the rest of the anchor work. We were in 3,000 feet of water with vertical jigs, and the bite was around 350 feet.

By 6:30 the next morning, only one person was awake in each boat. We hauled in 31 blackfin with the help of an electric reel. I helped position the outriggers for morning trolling back to the docks and caught a nice mahi.

Then I caught a nice snooze in the beanbag. It was amazing!”

I rejoined the team on the last day of the tournament. We dropped baits 60 feet around a system of ocean-floor oil pipes and pulled up some nice red snapper. It was nice of the DNR to give us an additional weekend of open season right at the last minute.

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Normally we would be hitting the Susquehanna River this time of year.

The Susquehanna runs right through Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and is known as one of the best smallmouth fisheries in the country, especially for fly fishing. Bob Clouser actually developed the Clouser Minnow here as he helped make the area famous.

Unfortunately, we had a hot dry summer that left the river so low it’s hard to even get a kayak around in some parts. Fortunately, one of the Susquehanna’s tributaries, Conodoguinet Creek, seems to stay much more hydrated. The bass have no issues moving up into it.

This is a great time of year, even for novice fly fishermen, as it’s all pretty basic from equipment to technique. I use a G. Loomis Asquith 7 weight and a Nautilus 7/8 with Scientific Anglers floating line and an 8-foot, 10-poundtest leader, but any quality 6 to 8 weight will do. For flies, a yellow, green or black popper works perfectly. You know the kind. They are the popping bugs you find anywhere from high-end fly shops to gas stations with microwavesized fishing departments.

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Presentation is pretty basic, but accuracy helps. Cast into the crease and let the fly settle until the ripples disappear. If you haven’t hooked up by then, give the fly a slight twitch and pause again. I find that most of my strikes come right after the fly hits the water, so the fish are keying in on that sound. That said, making hard strips with the popper tends to act more like a fire alarm than a dinner bell and sends fish running for cover. Usually, after a couple of twitches, it’s time to recast to keep in the crease. Utilizing a backcast is also useful to work both sides of the creek, especially if you are being guided, so as to not hook your captain.

Regardless of whether you are working down the creek by boat, tube or foot, this time of year is great for fly fishermen who want to catch strong and lively smallmouths.

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