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DESTINATION: El Salto, Mexico FISH: Largemouth Bass PEAK SEASON: September-July THE FISHING: There might be a few lakes out there that produce larger largemouths on occasion, but none are as consistent as Lake El Salto at producing huge catches of quality sized bass with the ever-present potential to catch a true giant.

For more than 30 years, El Salto has been one of the world’s best bass fisheries, and it remains right at the top of the bucket list for travelling bass anglers. It is a place where 100-fish days are normal, the average fish weighs 4 to 5 pounds, and 7- to 10-pound fish are a regular occurrence. The best day on El Salto? Well, the lake record bass weighed 18 pounds, 6 ounces. The record for most bass caught in a day stands at 607 fish.

El Salto is a 25,000-acre impoundment of the Elota River. It sits in the foothills of the Sierra Madre Mountains in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. A yearround growing season and the introduction of Florida strain largemouth bass in the 1980s helped build this big-bass factory. Abundant tilapia as a forage species as well as varied habitat and lots of sunken timber maintain it.

If all this doesn’t pique your interest, it’s worth mentioning that many of the biggest fish caught each year from El Salto are victims of topwater tactics.

INFORMATION: www.anglersinn.com

Mongolia

DESTINATION: Khentii Aimag and Khovsgol Aimag, Mongolia FISH: Siberian Taimen PEAK SEASON: June 15-October THE FISHING: Imagine fly fishing a river for trout that can weigh 20 pounds

or more. Now imagine these giant trout surface feed on ducks and rodents instead of insects. Sounds like a fairytale, right?

Well it’s not. Fish like this actually exist, but the behaviors of Mongolia’s Siberian taimen are more aptly described as the stuff of nightmares than fairytales. The taimen is the largest, most ferocious salmonid in the world. Tactics for catching them include chugging giant topwater poppers on 9-weight fly rods, and the violence exhibited on a taimen’s take can only be matched by the ensuing fight.

Anglers can expect to tangle with good numbers of taimen in the 6- to 15-pound range on a week-long camp-and-float through gorgeous Mongolian canyons. A trophy longer than 40 inches and weighing 25 pounds or more is a definite possibility.

But the fishing is only part of what makes a Mongolia so special. The warmth of Mongolian hospitality, the skill of its guides and the beauty of its scenery make for an unforgettable expedition. Taimen fisheries in Mongolia are catch-and-release, fly fishing only with a single barbless hook.

DESTINATION: San Cristobal, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador FISH: Striped Marlin, Blue Marlin, Black Marlin, Wahoo, Yellowfin Tuna PEAK SEASON: January-April THE FISHING: Everyone has heard of the tortoises, diving iguanas and other strange wildlife that made the Galapagos Islands famous. The incredible bluewater fishing is not as well publicized.

Deep sea currents carry warm waters and plentiful baitfish past this underwater mountain range about 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador. Blue, black and striped marlin congregate to feed around banks that rise to 300 and 600 feet from more than 2,000 feet of water. It’s some of the best fishing in the Pacific, and it’s only about an hour’s run from the docks at San Cristobal.

The striped marlin bite might be the best in the world, with fast action for fish that average 200 pounds and get up into the 350-pound range. Blacks and blues are less frequently encountered than striped marlin, but they are plentiful and big. Fish from 500 to 800 pounds are the norm.

Topwater popper fishing for yellowfin tuna is off the chain for fish up to 150 pounds. Big dorado, African pompano and Almaco jacks are bonus fish.

And the wahoo fishing is good, as well.

INFORMATION: sportfishgalapagos.com

Florida Keys

DESTINATION: Florida Keys, U.S.A. FISH: Tarpon PEAK SEASON: April-June THE FISHING: Although the Florida Keys aren’t as remote as many of the marquee fishing destinations this planet offers, the fishing is second to none. On the southern edge of the continent, where the Gulf Stream carries fecund waters from the Gulf of Mexico through the Florida Straits to the Atlantic, this chain of islands is perfectly situated to create one of the most productive marine environments in the world.

Big-game sportfishing and backcountry fly fishing arose from the outstanding and diverse fisheries of The Keys. Year-round, there is excellent fishing inshore, nearshore and offshore. One of the most iconic of these fisheries is for big flats tarpon.

There are always tarpon present in the Florida Keys, and nowhere else in the world do they run so thick through clear, shallow waters during their migrations. In ultra-clear water, sight fishing for these beasts from a flats skiff has to be the ultimate shallow-water experience. The size and raw power of tarpon are unmatched among flats species. The aerial displays of fish heavier than 100 pounds are part of what makes fishing in The Keys legendary.

INFORMATION: fla-keys.com

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Franklin County, Florida DESTINATION: Franklin County, Fla. FISH: Tarpon, Redfish, King Mackerel, Wahoo, Jack Crevalle, Amberjack, Gag Grouper, Pompano PEAK SEASON: June-December THE FISHING: Take a step back in time to experience Florida’s Forgotten Coast. Every cast could produce something different in one of the most diverse ecosystems in the world. Last month, Hurricane Michael lashed out on this beautiful slice of the Panhandle, but the fisheries should bounce back as strong as ever.

You’ll find offshore species like wahoo, grouper and sailfish, as well as inshore species like pompano, redfish, tarpon, jack crevalle and speckled trout.

In early spring, look for cobia and Spanish mackerel nearshore, while inshore you’ll find trout and redfish crushing topwaters. In summer, the king mackerel bite can be non-stop and tarpon are big and plentiful. Several species of snapper and grouper are always on the menu while offshore, blackfin tuna, wahoo, sailfish and more can be had. As we get into fall, big jacks will be tearing up tackle and the delicious flounder will be found as they spawn.

False albacore or bonito can warm up a cool day in the blue water, also.

From the mouth of the Apalachicola River to Carrabelle, you’ll find some of the hottest action anywhere! Redfish, trout and flounder abound, and you can cast for freshwater species like bass and stripers the same day.

INFORMATION: www.floridasforgottencoast.com

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DESTINATION: Kona Coast, Big Island, Hawaii FISH: Pacific Blue Marlin PEAK SEASON: April-September THE FISHING: If a giant marlin is on your bucket list, there may be no better place in the world to check it off than on the Kona Coast of Hawaii’s Big Island.

On the southeastern end of a 1,500-mile archipelago in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, massive shield volcanoes protect the leeward side of the Big Island from wind and rain, resulting in nearly perpetual calm seas off the Kona Coast. Three miles from land, the bottom drops into 6,000-foot depths while winds and topography create miles-wide cyclonic eddies that funnel nutrient-rich water up into the warm surface layers. These localized patches of biologically productive water attract big pelagics.

Within sight of land, there is the opportunity to catch six species of billfish, six species of tuna, ono (wahoo) and mahi-mahi, among others. The main drawing card is blue marlin… big ones. Kona lays claim to more than 80 blues heavier than 1,000 pounds over the years, and that doesn’t include all the granders that were released. More than half of all the granders ever recorded from the Hawaiian Islands were caught off the Kona Coast.

INFORMATION: www.gohawaii.com

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DESTINATION: Kamchatka, Russia FISH: Rainbow Trout PEAK SEASON: July-September THE FISHING: Some scientists believe the Kamchatka Peninsula is where rainbow trout originated in a web of cold-water rivers on Russia’s eastern coast.

With very few roads and little human population to speak of, this roughly 100,000-square-mile slice of land across the Bering Sea from Alaska is as remote as it gets. In fact, the only feasible way to access its hundreds of miles of trout water is by helicopter.

Kamchatka is a place that makes even the Alaskan tundra seem overpopulated with humans. It offers a wilderness experience unlike any other, and the fishing isn’t too shabby, either. Trout that eat dry flies, streamers and deer-hair mice skated across the surface average 20 to 22 inches. Each short season, anglers catch 30-inchers that are aggressive and as hot as they come.

And while the rainbows are the headliners, there are also several species of Pacific salmon that make annual runs into the peninsula. Huge kundzha, a close relative of Dolly Varden, weigh into the teens. And trophy grayling round out a diverse fishery that’s one of the most unspoiled on the planet.

INFORMATION: www.thebestofkamchatka.com

DESTINATION: Santee Cooper Lakes, South Carolina FISH: Striped Bass, Catfish, Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Shellcracker PEAK SEASON: Year-round THE FISHING: For a world-class freshwater fishery, the Santee Cooper lakes in South Carolina are as accessible as it gets. Interstate I-95 crosses Lake Marion and I-26 flanks the twin-lake system to the south. The lakes are connected by a 7-mile-long diversion canal, which provides another unique fishery.

Lake Marion’s 102,400 acres of water are a timber-studded, aquatic vegetation-laden fish factory, while Lake Moultrie’s 59,900 acres have an incredible diversity of underwater cover and structure. This twin-lake system provides unmatched freshwater diversity.

Marauding striped bass provide surface-schooling triple-digit catches per boat in peak season. The state record blue catfish was taken in 2017 and topped 113-pounds. Catfish in the 50- to 70-pound class are reasonable targets, and the big-fish population is on an upsurge. The system currently holds the world record channel catfish at 58-pounds.

Need more? Crappies are abundant and commonly exceed 2 pounds, with 3-pound-plus fish distinctly possible. The system holds state records for black crappie at 5-pounds, largemouth bass topping 16-pounds and the former world record shellcracker that tipped the scales to 5 pounds, 7 1/2 ounces.

Santee Cooper is the living legend of freshwater fishing.

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ifteen years ago, a friend and I flew into San Jose and took a small plane to Quepos, Costa Rica, where we fished offshore on a 42 express boat called Fishing Frenzy. It was my first fishing trip to Costa Rica, and I didn’t know it at the time, but the over-the-top offshore experience was typical for this tropical Central American paradise. It consisted of plenty of tuna, sailfish and dorado, and the never-ending chase for marlin.

The trip had such an impact that it became an annual event. Then, four years ago everything changed. I started some business dealings in Costa Rica, which allowed me to begin splitting time between Costa Rica and my native south Florida. It has been the adventure of a lifetime.

I’m not sure I can say what specifically drew me to Costa Rica. I think it’s a little bit of everything. The people, the adventure, the fishing and the beautiful scenery are all truly amazing. The people are always happy and definitely live the national slogan “Pura Vida,” which translates to “The Pure Life.”

The diversity and magnificence of the scenery is over the top. Delivering Coastal Angler Magazine throughout the country has exposed me to different and varying locations. Within a four hour drive I can be exposed to the volcanos and hot springs of Arenal, the gorgeous beaches and surfing of Guanacaste, the beautiful and exotic jungles of Golfito and the Osa Peninsula, the quiet beauty and fishing of the Nicoya Peninsula, the world class surfing and fishing of Herradura, Hermosa and Quepos, and even the cooler climates and cultural centers of the Central Valley.

The tourism of Costa Rica is truly an adventure. From ziplining through a jungle canopy to four wheeling up a mountain, from white water rafting to rappelling down a waterfall, and even seeing sloths and monkeys in their natural habitats, the adventures are endless.

Adventure definitely exists in the fishing of Costa Rica. In 2017 the Herradura Quepos fishery was named the No. 1 billfishing area in the world by the Billfish Report. Offshore fishing easily offers the complete line up of pelagic fish and often includes double-digit catches. This is one of the few countries where catching an offshore billfish grand slam can be accomplished in one day.

Last month, Coastal Angler Editor-in-Chief Ben Martin came down and we managed to squeeze in one day of fishing on my 32 Luhrs, Dream II out of Los Suenos. Where else in the world can you catch two blue marlin, two sailfish, and 15 dorado in a day of fishing?

The inshore fishing for roosterfish, cubera snapper, snook and even tarpon is also world class. The freshwater fishing offers everything from rainbow bass (guapote) to machaca, and trout to largemouth bass.

I have been to many places in the world, and Costa Rica stands out as one of my favorite bucket list destinations.

Mike Erickson is co-publisher of Coastal Angler Magazine Costa Rica.

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t’s 2 p.m. on a bright, sunny day and I’m pitching pilchards in the shadow of a small bridge not 50 yards from a marina. As my bait turns and swims momentarily into the sunlight, a sudden swirl connects me to a solid slot-sized snook.

My line has been in the water for less than a minute.

“It can happen fast,” chuckled Capt. George Gozdz, who in 2019 is scheduled to host a new fishing show on The Sportsman Channel called Unfathomed. “There’s quality snook under almost any significant structure around here.”

“Around here” would be the Indian River Lagoon (IRL) and St. Lucie River system, an estuarine wonderland on Florida’s southeast coast that stretches 155 miles and dishes up everything from monster snook, gator trout and delicious pompano to king-sized tarpon, jacks and a variety of grouper. The city of Stuart sits dead-center in this expansive maze of fishing heaven, and makes the perfect launch point Capt. George Gozdz shows off a monfor learning these waters. ster St. Lucie River snook. Look for “The diversity in this area is 8- to 10-foot depths with good current something special,” explained Gonear structure to find the big ones, he zdz, “Two systems converge here, said. Photo courtesy of George Gozdz. the St. Lucie River and Indian River, and St. Lucie Inlet provides access for ocean pelagics like sailfish. Inshore, snook is the most popular target on a year-round basis. From December through March, you’ll find the best action up inside the St. Lucie River because the water is warmest there.

The stretch from Rt. A1A (aka: 10 Cent Bridge) west into the north or south fork of the St. Lucie River is the prime winter snook area. I throw Yo-Zuri Crystal Minnows and Hydro Poppers in low light conditions and pitch pilchards once the sun gets up in the sky.”

Generally speaking, tidal stage doesn’t matter much for these snook, as long as the water is moving. Look for heavy structure near 10-foot depths with good flow and you’ll eventually connect. “Keep in mind this isn’t finesse fishing,” advised Gozdz. “There’s no way to haul a big snook— they can top 40 inches in length—out of heavy structure with light lines.

I use 80-lb. test Yo-Zuri Super Braid with an 80- to 100-lb. test Top Knot fluorocarbon leader.”

If you are looking to stay overnight in Stuart, Pirate’s Cove Resort and Marina (www.piratescoveresort.com; 772-287-2500) is a great choice with affordable rooms, wet slips and free launching around the corner at the Sandsprit Park. To fish with Gozdz, email: ggozdz@bellsouth.net.

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I would like to clarify to anyone who is wanting to fish and might be hesitant due to the red tide water conditions, once you get out past the red tide the fishing is outstanding, and there are no concerns of the safety of eating the fish. At the time of writing this, the red tide had cleared out almost completely.

Try and keep using local businesses and help out those restaurants and businesses that are located on the water and nearby. There are many businesses that are struggling this season because of the lack of tourists. We all must stick together to get through this crisis.

Remember to always follow state and federal regulations. Be courteous of other boaters, and keep only what you can eat.

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Kingfish, blackfin tuna and cobia are my favorite fish to target in the fall. This year we will have to travel a little deeper than usual due to the red tide problem. Typically, I like to fish the beach area and out to around 50 feet of water for pelagics, but this season I am anticipating the bait will be out a little deeper in cooler waters. The red tide in our area has been out to almost 45 feet of water, depending on which way the wind is blowing that day. You have to find clean water to find the fish in these conditions.

Bottom fish are always plentiful in November, as well. The gag

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ecently, I returned from a trip offshore to Stuart’s Sandsprit Park, ecstatic with a 40-pound cobia in the box. It dawned on me that Sandsprit Park is a priceless local amenity, and an example of wise policies encouraging public recreation and access.

I’ve wondered how Martin County afforded to purchase such choice waterfront property. Well, a more than 50-year-old federal program called the Land & Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) helped make the project possible. LWCF also helped pay for Jaycee Park in Fort Pierce, Round Island Riverfront Park in Vero Beach and Everglades National Park. Thanks to more than $1 billion invested in Florida, we all enjoy LWCF-funded public lands statewide.

LWCF funds are not your tax dollars. The LWCF Act of 1965 commits a small portion of royalties from offshore drilling to conservation and outdoor recreation programs. LWCF in no way incentivizes new drilling, either. The funds simply help state and local agencies keep us on the water, in the woods and prosperous.

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n the heart of Palm Coast, also known as “the quieter side of Florida,” is a hidden gem: Princess Place Preserve. Named for its unique history, this 1,500-acre wildlife preserve is home to some of the best camping, fishing and hiking in north Florida.

Its close proximity to Pellicer Creek, Moody Creek and the

Matanzas River makes for a great family fishing destination. Inside the preserve, there are many private campgrounds, with some featuring their own docks and waterfront views. Located inside the preserve is also a well-kept boat/kayak launch, which allows for easy access to the main waterway, Pellicer Creek. If you don’t want to bring your kayak or simply don’t have one, there is a kayak outpost named Sunrise Outdoors that will deliver a kayak to Princess Place Preserve and pick it up the next day.

Pellicer Creek, one of the main fishing outlets in Flagler County, is an undisturbed salt marsh that opens up to the Matanzas River.

Heading out of the kayak launch inside of Princess Place, Pellicer Creek will take you to a big body of water that may seem like an infinite fishing hotspot. If you make a right once you reach this opening, you will hit the Pellicer Flats. These flats are quite extensive, but they make targeting the fish much easier.

At one time these flats were home to some of the best snook fishing in north Florida. While snook aren’t as abundant anymore, you can still expect an occasional linesider along with redfish, trout and flounder. Fishing these flats is similar to other inshore fishing. The universal light-wire jig head and Gulp! Shrimp combo is a go-to, with paddletails and popping corks being equally effective.

At the end of the day, pulling up to your campground and not having to trailer your kayak is a great feeling. There are fire pits as well as grills at each campground that make cooking your catch quick and easy.

Primitive campgrounds and other lodging options allow you to get the rest you need to be back on the water early the next day. If you have any questions regarding booking or availability, call Princess Place Preserve at (386) 313-4020. I thoroughly enjoyed my stay, and I hope you all get a chance to do the same.

Cory Gurman is a student at Ponte Vedra High School in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Besides reveling in the great outdoors, Cory enjoys spending time with his three golden retrievers and rooting for the Atlanta Braves. Follow him on Instagram @fishhunter1119.

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Capt. Alex, of the Harvester, ran more than 200 charter trips during the last year, so it’d be understandable if he wanted to take some time to recuperate. But Alex is a pure fisherman, so instead of kicking back he loaded up for a trip to Puerto Calero off the coast of Morocco. There he served on the crew of the Lydia and topped the scoreboard with the first marlin release of a tournament. This was a great experience for Capt. Alex to fish on a different boat in a different ocean. It was also great to see our local hero make big waves on the big stage!

Back in Costa Rica, Capt. William, of the Wanderer, and Capt. Francisco, of the Explorer, oversaw maintenance of the boats. Keeping a fleet of sportfishing boats running in such a remote environment requires patience and ingenuity, but these legendary captains have both traits in excess.

In mid-October, the Nosara area was inundated with historic flooding. The Rio Nosara swelled to 30 feet above its usual level and left many residents stranded. The FishingNosara team sprang into action and used the 23-foot Adventurer to save multiple neighbors from the floods.

Videos of this “Tico Navy” in action quickly went viral (check the FishingNosara Facebook and Instagram feed to see for yourself). All credit is due to the crews and staff for their bravery and selflessness.

All in all, it’s been an interesting off-season.

We can’t wait to get the boats wet in November for another great season of the best sportfishing in Costa Rica!

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uring the off-season in northern Costa Rica, the FishingNosara team spent the last two months gearing up for the new season. Their five boats were completely disassembled, sanded, repainted and reassembled.

After another 800-plus-trip season, the crews earned some much needed R&R. The problem is these guys have a love of fishing so deep in their bones that they will not be kept away from the water.

Capt. Carlos, of the Discoverer, finished his maintenance early so he could run trips in September and October, which is almost unheard of in Costa Rica. He got out to the blue water, nabbed an awesome blue marlin release and backed it up with big dorados and big numbers of yellowfin tuna.

FishingNosara ran a few dozen trips during the so-called offseason and saw the fishery has reset itself into the winter patterns, which bring more dorado and fewer yellowfins. There are a lot of sailfish and marlin feeding on the mahi-mahi.

This pattern typically lasts into late March when the big schools of yellowfin tuna move in from the north. The El Nino blew through two years ago and disrupted this pattern, but we anticipate things will return to normal this season and for the next few years.

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Over the years, a question I’ve hear a lot, es-

pecially from those who are new to fishing the lagoons on the Space Coast is, “what size line and leader should I use and how do I connect them?” I use a variety of different size lines, but if I had to pick one go to setup, it would be ten pound test Platypus Platinum Plus or P8 braided line with Platypus Stealth fluorocarbon leader, 20 pound test for seatrout, redfish and black drum, and 30 pound test for snook and tarpon.

For many years I connected line to leader by doubling the end of the braid with a Bimini Twist and tying the doubled braid to the leader with a double Uni Knot, five turns in the fluoro and eight turns in the braid. Lately I’ve switched to the FG knot. It takes a little practice to master this knot, but once you do, it provides a strong connection with a slim profile that passes through rod guides better than the double Uni Knot.

That’s enough about how I do things. Let’s see what the real experts choose for lines, leaders and knots.

Captain Tom Van Horn

http://www.irl-fishing.com/ For standard lagoon fishing, Van Horn favors 15 pound test Courtland Master Braid with a 20 pound test Trickfish fluorocarbon leader. He’ll double the braid with either a Bimini Twist or Spider Hitch and then connect the doubled braid to leader using a double Uni Knot.

Captain John Kumiski

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Kumiski uses 20 pound test braid with a 20 pound fluorocarbon leader on the rods his clients use. He goes with 15 pound braid and the same 20 pound fluoro on his own rods. He connects braid to leader using a Reverse Albright Knot which he says you can find on the PowerPro box and website.

Captain Chris Meyers

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20 pound leader and connects the two with a double Uni Knot. “I fold over the end of the braid so it is doubled when I tie the knot,” notes Meyers. “I have never had a double uni come apart. If I know I will only be targeting 20 pound and up fish, I will use rods with 15 or 20 pound braid with a 25 pound leader.”

20 pound Sufix Fluorocarbon. He connects line to leader with either a double Uni Knot or Surgeons knot.

Captain Alex Gorichky

You’ll find Moss using 10 pound test braid with a 20 pound fluorocarbon lead that are tied together with a double Uni Knot.

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Gorichky uses 15 pound test PowerPro braid for his main line with a 30 pound test fluorocarbon leader. He ties the two together with a double Uni Knot, using five or six turns with the braid and five turns with the fluorocarbon.

Captain Jim Ross

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For seatrout and slot sized redfish, Ross uses eight pound test Sufix Nanobraid with a 12 to 15 pound test Sufix Invisiline fluorocarbon leader. For bigger fish he ups his tackle to 15 pound test Sufix 832 braid with 20 to 25 pound Sufix Invisiline leader. He connects braid to leader with a double Uni Knot, using ten to twelve wraps with the braid and five to six wraps for the fluorocarbon.

Captain Mark Wright

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Wright uses an eight pound test Power Strike Spectra braid which is manufactured by a company called Woodstock. For leader he goes with 20 pound P-Line fluorocarbon fishing line. Wright uses fluorocarbon that is designed for spooling reels because he finds it softer and more supple than fluorocarbon leader material. He connects braid to leader using a FG Knot.

Captain Glyn Austin

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Captain Austin likes six or ten pound test Sufix 832 braid in the coastal camo color for his seatrout and redfish fishing. His leader is

Captain Johnathan Moss

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The Takeaways What are the takeaways from these responses? One that immediately jumps out to me is all these local pros are using braid main line and fluorocarbon leader. There are a number of good reasons for this that could be the subject of another article, but you can rest assured these guys wouldn’t be using braid and fluoro if it didn’t help them and their clients catch more fish. If you are still using monofilament, you might want to switch over to braid and fluorocarbon if you want to up your game on our lagoons.

A second takeaway is there are six different brands of braid and fluorocarbon listed in this article. The pros wouldn’t stick with, and recommend a brand, if it didn’t produce for them. This suggests to me there are a variety of companies producing quality braided lines and leader material, and there is no clear cut winner among local guides. You will likely be served well if you buy your line from reputable brands with an established following.

The final takeaway is, despite there being four different line to leader knots mentioned in this article, the clear winner is the double Uni Knot. If you are new to line to leader connections, the double Uni Knot is a good knot to start with. It is a pretty easy knot to tie, even on a rocking boat, and when snugged down tight, makes a very strong connection.

There are plenty of YouTube videos and other online sources that can teach you how to tie the Uni Knot or any of the other knots mentioned in this article.

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Capt. Joe enjoying his first trip to the shallow waters of the Mosquito Lagoon. This little snook clobbered a Diezel Minnowz rigged weedless on a recent trip with Capt. Mark Wright.

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dle of our Fall season I still consider it a transitional time. Certainly we are transitioning from Summer’s heat and still quite a way from Winter’s grasp.

To me the most important transition is from the cloudy, stained and sometimes algae saturated waters of our hot weather season to the clear water of Winter. Before this transition happens we often must suffer thr ough some of the year’s worst visibility and dirtiest water conditions (sans an algae bloom) and this typically happens in November!

I’m sure there are many factors causing this yearly anomaly and wind is one factor; November is usually windy. I’m also certain something happens as our water temperatures (warm on top and cooler on the bottom) mix throughout the deeper basins of the lagoon systems. Since these waters do not actually separate by temperature in the form of a thermocline I’m not prepared to say our waters “turnover” as is common in deep lakes and reservoirs.

However, the end results are similar.

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or scent. In fact, lures that offer more than one of these fish attractors have the potential to make a memorable outing.

A great search lure in dirty water is a weedless spoon, there are many brands out there and my favorite is by Aqua Dream Living.

These spoons offer more wobble at a slower speed than other popular brands. Add a small curly tail to it and you can slow it down some more. Augment this combo with a dab of Pro-Cure attractant and you’re upping your odds exponentially.

My go-to soft plastic lure is still a Z-Man Diezel Minnowz, either pre-scented or with scent added.

It’s also time to always keep a rod rigged with an EZ Shrimpz. Yes, the shrimp season is starting and soon Shrimp will be the dominant food source of our lagoon predators.

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The beaches between the Port entrance and the tip of Cape Canaveral are a great place to find slot sized redfish and other species this month.

We should still have quite a

few mullet schools running the beaches during the early portion of this month. This will allow surf fisherman and near-shore boaters great opportunities to catch a variety of species. Jack, snook, tarpon, bluefish, flounder, redfish, and a few others will be included in this list. Live fingerling mullet are the top bait choice when you can get them. Rig these on a jig head or knocker rig and fish them just outside of the surf break or near the inlet jetties.

A little farther off the beaches, anglers may find pods of pogies in the Canaveral Bight area this month. These can be magnets for bull redfish, tarpon, bluefish and

shark. The same rigs mentioned for fishing the beaches will work here. Lures like the Rapala X-rap can also be effective in both of these areas because they are great mullet imitators. Saltwater Assassin 6-inch sea shad tails rigged on a ¾ to 1.5-ounce jig head are another great option for anglers fishing the pods for these large predators.

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Captain Justin Ross with an average sized Banana River black drum caught on a jig and shrimp combo.

Redfish, black drum, and

Speckled trout are possible in the Banana River this month.

Anglers will need to find areas of relatively clean water that are holding baitfish to have a shot at these various species. Search for spots that are holding baitfish such as fingerling mullet, pinfish, or glass minnows and you should find predators close by. Rapala lures like the Twichin’ Mullet or Twichin’ Minnow can be effective when fished near mangrove covered shorelines and docks. If a slower presentation is needed try the 4 or 5-inch Saltwater Assassin soft plastic shad lures rigged on a

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3/0 or 4/0 sized wide gap worm hook. These can be twitched in a very erratic fashion to imitate an injured baitfish and often create some explosive strikes from snook, trout, and reds. The black drum will usually take live shrimp or cut crab near one of the area bridges.

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PORT CANAVERAL OFFSHORE

November is a great time of year

for fishing. The offshore really starts to get Fired Up so to speak.

Bunker are normally in the basins more consistently and much easier to get. Remember to use that large heavy sinking net. If you still can’t locate or catch them, you may have to resort to that box of frozen cigars, But don’t worry, they work just fine. Just head out to the reefs or ridge and start from there for many species like kings and blackfins or even sails.

Typically, this time of year we also see a daily clean line. (where the water goes from muddy to clear).

Fish that clean water side break

and you should do just fine. Normally Thanksgiving is that time frame that everything really turns on but typically this whole month is a FireFight. The typical stinger wire rigs work just fine with a size 4 treble hook. Just go see Nick at the Fish and Dive shop and he will hook you up with whatever you need along with some great looking fresh Cigar Minnows.

Other species that show up well are mahi and wahoo. There’s no secret here to this kind of fishing. Use your normal ballyhoo rigs and smaller chuggers and find your weed lines, edges or just fish the stream. The fall ran can be just as good or better than

the spring run. Anything will be better than this year’s spring run honestly!

If your looking to keep busy if its too rough to go out, fish the jetties with some live mullet or live shrimp, use a small knocker rig or even a split shot. Fluorocarbon is not a bad idea either. Snook and redfish have been doing well and should continue to Fire.

Most of all Happy Thanksgiving and I hope we all have a great rest of the year fishing. If you need any assistance, please don’t hesitate to contact us or meet us down at Bluepoints Marina for a few Bluegills. Good Luck. www. firedupcharters.com

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Tyler with a slam and Janelle with one of the redfish on the day!

The mullet run is running late

and hasn’t started as of early October. Once it does get going, it could continue into November.

As long as the weather stays nice and the bait stays around, the inlet and beach fishing will be fantastic. If the cold fronts come early, the inlet fishing will be fantastic, but we won’t be able to get off the beach for the tarpon and sharks.

The strong cold fronts will bring big swells but the tarpon and sharks will move into Sebastian Inlet on the outgoing tides

looking for a meal. Bucktail jigs in 2-3 ounce, hogy pro tail Eels and paddletails and Rapala XRap 14 Long cast baits will be the key artificial baits to use in the evening and after dark.

Drifting pinfish and pigfish in the evenings will account for a good number of snook and redfish as well. Look for the shrimp to start moving through the inlet later in November. The Snook, reds and black drum should start stacking up in the inlet if the winds stay light and feed on the shimp flushing out with the tide.

Depending on the fronts, there

should be a lot of finger mullet in the lagoon as well as the Creeks from Sebastian River to Turkey and Crane Creeks and the Eau Gallie River by Ballard Park.

With the bait inside the lagoon and the lower water temps, the inshore fishing should be good throughout November. There will be plenty of trout, slot sized redfish, snook and some Flounder in the mangroves and along the spoil islands. Look for bait pods and fish the areas with a lot of bait with soft plastics or finger mullet.

November is also the time anglers start catching the big Flounder in the Inlet west of the bridge, from the catwalks and in the Lagoon. Live bait anglers looking for big Flounder in the inlet will have the best success with live finger mullet and mud minnows soaked on the bottom using a fishfinder rig with a 1218” leader. I prefer to jig ½ ounce or ¾ ounce jigs with Storm 360 GT paddletails or 4” jerkbaits on the bottom using either pro cure or strips of mullet or pinfish as

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an attractant. The larger Flounder are usually caught on live bait but more fish are caught on artificial baits.

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kayak report days, so just hang in there because the 80deg great sunny days will be right

back.

Fish, just like every other animal use instincts and environmental clues to prepare themselves. Some fish like the Black drum love the cooler weather and rush to the flats in large schools. Evacuating the bridge spans and deeper water they enjoyed all summer for sight fishing ready shallows that we all enjoy catching them in. Some like our red fish could honestly care less what the temperature is or This snook was found in those transition areas anything. However for a few of with LocalLinesCharters.com the species we enjoy in the summer warm months. becomes anything but Seasonal changes are a bit different for all of normal business Life for months on end. Two of central Florida. Without the leafs changing and hardly a drop in temperature it’s hard to feel as the most dominate species that come to mind though major differences are right around the when thinking of non-winter ready lagoon corner, but they are. Winter always has a way of targets would be Snook and Tarpon. Both sneaking up on us Floridians. Out of nowhere have a lower water temperature threshold our warm weather breaks and cool fronts come a of roughly 54deg. In water colder than that knocking with weather forecasters screaming of for a few hours can and will stun them, but if that low temp lasts for a few days they will the impending cold to come. die. Tarpon have a habit of migration to cure

But what about the fish! They have no well- this potential problem in areas where freezing dressed people on TV to tell them that they weather is possible. The snook have a differshould be sure to have a jacket in the morn. No ent tactic for the most part. The Tarpon is weather channel to alert them of winter storm perfectly happy to travel hundreds of miles so-and-so will be wreaking havoc for the next 4 for what it wants. If anything this willingness

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to travel south is the lagoon juvenile tarpons training for the extensive yearly travels they will experience as adults with their never ending north to south movements in the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. The snook on another hand are a bit more ”homebody“ in nature and movements. As the lagoons of the space coast is the traditional north range of this species. Ones that venture north of that are at risk every cold front! Some of the larger snook will look to offshore deeper water to hold out and until spring winds warm, but most of the fish that we enjoy catching on the beaches through fall will look to find just the right backwater to hold out in. Deeper water, mud bottoms, and mangrove lined seclusion are all factors in a top winter snook spot.

Moths like November/ December and March/ April are transition times for the snook, so your best catches can come from those transition areas. Be sure to check out LocalLinesCharters.com to book your instructional and fun Kayak fishing charter.

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PRO TIPS

This is Capt. Jonathan Moss with

another edition of Pro Tip for Coastal Angler Magazine Brevard. This month’s topic is ice. Ice is the least talked about tool on any skiff. It has an obvious yet important job on the skiff: keeping things cold. As a full time guide with over 200 days a year on the water, I go through large amounts of ice. Quick math, $3 a bag times 200 days equals $600. Purchasing ice is easy, convenient and readily available at most gas stations. But is the convenience worth the cost?

Six hundred dollars per year is an expense that is easily avoided in just a few quick steps.

Instead of using ice consider these tips to help save money:

Reusable Ice Packs: There are multiple companies that sell reusable ice packs. These inexpensive ice packs are a great alternative to purchasing ice. It only takes a minute to throw the ice packs in the freezer and put them in the cooler the next morning before going fishing. At the end of the day, clean them with hot water and soap and back in the freezer they go to be ready for the next fishing trip.

Freeze Water Bottles: Freezing water bottles is another alternative to purchasing ice. Frozen bottles do not take up a lot of space and as they melt, the ice water can be consumed. Like Ice packs, the bottles will need to be cleaned at the end of the day so you can refill

and reuse for your next trip. I have observed, though, that bottles that have been frozen do not last very long. The plastic is forced to expand when the water freezes and this tends to wear out the water bottle quickly.

D.I.B.Y. : Icon Coolers out of Wilmington North Carolina has come out with a new product called the D.I.B.Y. It stands for “Drop In Bin and You”. It is a perfect name, as it is a bin to be placed in your cooler. It is designed to hang in the upper quarter portion of the cooler. The D.I.B.Y. has many uses. It can be a Dry Ice storage bin. Dry ice is an alternative to regular ice but is more expensive. The D.I.B.Y. can also be a dry storage tray for your

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cooler. But this article is about ice.

The D.I.B.Y. can be used to make ice. Merely fill the D.I.B.Y with water and let freeze over night.

In the morning while loading the cooler, empty the ice block out of the D.I.B.Y. That’s cheap ice. Don’t forget to dry the D.I.B.Y. after you take out the ice block so you can use it as a dry storage tray in the cooler. One more fun fact about this great product: the D.I.B.Y. lid can be used as a cutting board.

The D.I.B.Y. retails for $59.99 and is a tool used on my skiff daily.

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surf fishing November

Richard caught this great looking bluefish in November 2017 on the Brevard County Beaches.

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arrived with a brand new crop of predators for anglers to try their luck and/or new surf fishing tactic’s against. Bonnethead sharks, bluefish, whiting, sheepshead and more are in the surf this time of the year.

As the weather changes to a more dominate fall / winter pattern my angling instincts drive me again and again to the surf. I just don’t know what I’ll catch on any given day. Might catch a nice redfish one day and several blues and whiting the next. Anglers should note this change and be prepared for it on a yearly basis.These yearly transitional periods mark the times that surf anglers must adjust to as they move from cycle to cycle or fall to winter in this case on our Brevard County Beaches.

Anglers fishing the surf are repotting catches of sharks, whiting and blues 14-17 inches from Port Canaveral to Sebastian Inlet. Additionally,there are reports that bait pods are still in the surf which is having the effect of drawing the larger predators closer to shore. One current beach surf fishing tactic is to catch your bait (mullet /spots)

with a castanet.Then with a single hook (3/0 to 5/0) circle hook cast the live hooked bait into the trough and wait for the bite.From inlet to inlet live and cut bait,clams,fishbites are all producing good results for surf anglers.The best fishing times, are at first light and early evening.

Rigging Tip:

Anglers should keep a close eye on their surf fishing tackle during this time of the year. Blowing sand, salt spray and dropping your rod in the saltwater or day sugar sand can really wreck a good days fishing.

So take care of your gear and rinse it off with a light fresh water spray after each use. Dry immediately and store in a cool dry place until your next surf fishing trip. If the rod and reel should fall in the saltwater for some reason, I suggest you take the reel to a professional for appropriate cleaning right away.

John Detmer Owner/Operation of J&H Surf Fishing the Space Coast 321-777-5554 or email jandhsurffishing1@att.net www.jandhsurffishing.com

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y the time Justin Lucas made it to the stage during the weighin for the Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year Championship at Lake Chatuge, Georgia, the drama was all but gone.

Lucas entered the event with an eight-point lead in the AOY season standings—and after solid catches during the event, he had stretched that lead to an almost-insurmountable 47 points. His closest competition in the race, Arizona angler Josh Bertrand, decided not to fish because his wife was expected to deliver their second child.

It eliminated all the suspense, but that suited Lucas just fine.

The California native turned Alabama resident caught five bass

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that weighed only 11 pounds, 14 ounces on the final day at Chatuge.

But his three-day weight of 39-0 was more than enough to give him the AOY title.

“I wanted this so badly,” Lucas said. “The build-up to this tournament affected every part of my life. I haven’t been sleeping because I would wake up in the middle of the night thinking about my game plan for this week. I’ve told my family and friends just to bear with me for a few more days, and everything would be okay—and now it’s all good.”

The gravity of the award hit Lucas and moved him to tears on stage.

“You think about the guys who’ve won this title—Gerald Swindle, Kevin VanDam—it’s unbelievable,” he said. “I’m the 23rd guy who’s ever won this in the 50-year history of B.A.S.S., and that’s humbling.”

Lucas came into the week knowing if he finished inside the Top 8 he couldn’t lose the AOY title—even if Bertrand won the tournament. His Sunday weight helped lift him into seventh place and capped a dominant finish to his 2018 season.

The seventh-place showing marked his fifth straight Top 12 appearance in a Bassmaster Elite Series event, dating back to the regular-season tournament held on the Sabine River in Orange, Texas, in June.

Lucas earned one of the most coveted trophies in professional bass fishing and a $100,000 bonus. Besides the AOY title, Lucas qualified for the 2019 Bassmaster Classic—his fourth time to qualify for bass fishing’s biggest event in five years on the Elite Series.

The Toyota Bassmaster Rookie of the Year award went to North Carolina pro Jake Whitaker, who finished 15th in the tournament and barely edged Arizona angler Roy Hawk for the title.

To hear a word from Lucas after his win, go to

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RIGGING & JIGGING

Tim Barefoot

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f I had to choose one inshore bait over all others, it would definitely be a shrimp.

I can’t name a fish that doesn’t eat shrimp. It’s especially effective for trout, drum, snook and tarpon. Here is a technique for rigging a soft-plastic shrimp with a snelled weed guard that makes it easier to fish through mangroves, marsh grass, docks and all the other thick places that hold fish.

Tools: Needle nose pliers, 80lb. fluorocarbon line for the weed guard, 20- to 50-lb. fluoro for the leader, a red or brown Sharpie marker to color the antennae/weed guard, a pre-rigged soft-plastic shrimp.

Steps:

• Carefully remove the hook from the pre-rigged soft plastic shrimp.

• Cut a 7-inch piece of 80-lb. fluoro. Pinch it at the center with pliers and bend it backward against the natural curvature of the line to create the antennae.

• Push both tag ends of the 80-lb. line through the backside of the hook eye. Leave about 1 ¼ inches of the loop that’s created on the backside of the hook shank.

• Thread a strand of the 25- to 50-lb. leader material through the backside of the hook eye.

This will be your snell.

• Using the leader material on the shank side of the hook eye, make a loop about the diameter of a baseball.

• Take this loop and snell it to the shank of the hook, which secures the antennae/weed guard.

• Trim the tag end of the leader material as well as the closed loop of 80-lb. line against the

hook shank.

• Bend the antennae back along the length of the hook, and trim them just past the barb of the hook.

• Use the Sharpie marker to color the antennae.

This same weed guard can be snelled onto almost any hook for a variety of applications. Substitute heavy-duty hooks to target species like tarpon and large snook.

The 80-lb. fluoro is stiff enough to fend obstacles off the hook point and gives the shrimp a realistic appearance. Fluorocarbon is highly preferred for its stiffness, but some monofilament lines like Triplefish and Ande are stiff enough to use for this

purpose.

This might appear to be complicated, but it is a very simple way to kill two birds with one stone.

By snelling it, you secure the antennae/weed guard to the hook and create a leader at the same time. Check out the video linked below to see the techniques used in this rig.

Visit www.barefootcatsandtackle.com.

For Video on Rigging Shrimp Weedless See:

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By CAM Staff ictoria Watts, of Titusville, Fla., had only been fishing a couple years on June 9 when she caught the fish of a lifetime. Her 45.8-pound African pompano is big enough to claim the IGFA women’s 20-pound line class record… if Watts ever gets around to submitting the paperwork.

Watts and her former boyfriend Tyler Baruch were drifting live goggle eyes and blue runners over about 300 feet of water out of Boca Raton Inlet. They had been fishing all day without so much as a bite when they decided it was time for one last pass. Well, that last drift did end up being their last of the day, because they needed to get to the docks and weigh a potential record.

“When I picked up the rod, Tyler knew right away that I was about to get spooled,” Watts said. “He ran to bring in all the other lines and then fired up the boat to chase it.”

After maybe 20 minutes of following the fish and fighting it on a 5000 spinning reel with 20-pound braid, Watts was finally able to gain some ground. She said they thought it was a big sea turtle when they first caught sight of it. When the big African pomp came boatside, it took two gaffs and both anglers to bring it over the rail.

“When we finally got it in, we were going crazy,” Watts said.

The IGFA All Tackle World Record African pompano weighed 50-pounds, 8-ounces. It was caught out of Daytona Beach by Tom Sargent in 1990. The existing women’s 20-pound line class record is 39-pounds, 5-ounces. That fish was caught by Karen Hogan out of Ft. Pierce, Fla. in 1985.

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reedive spearfishing is the most sustainable way to harvest dinner from the sea. There is no by-catch.

The challenge of holding your breath and swimming down to a great depth for a chance at a fish is a risk not many are willing to take. Many people fear sharks. Most spearos have a healthy respect and relationship with sharks.

The ability to traverse the unknown and the challenges that we encounter are, in fact, what drives us. It’s not all about who can shoot the largest fish or who can go the deepest. Most of the people in the spearing community are actually more conservative than rod and reel fishermen. One of the reasons for this is that we enter the environment on a personal level. We see the species surrounding the rocks and wrecks we explore. We can decide if there is enough of a species at a location by a visual confirmation. Before pulling the trigger, we can determine if it’s a smart move to harvest a fish. We can selectively harvest so that it won’t have an adverse impact on the

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ovember and December are great fishing months in the Indian River Lagoon and St. Lucie River. The water begins to cool, and with air temperature highs in the low to mid 80s, it’s very comfortable. The mullet run is finishing up, and species that prefer cooler water start to return. Pompano and mackerel start showing up in the ocean and lagoon. Bluefish appear in numbers during the mullet run, although there are always some resident bluefish year-round.

Snook fishing continues to be excellent on both live bait and artificials. Fishing was good around the St. Lucie inlet and the river last

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population of a particular species at specific location. This is something you cannot do topside in a boat. You might have hooked the last big breeding black grouper at your honey hole without realizing it. Spearos strive to avoid that crucial mistake. As freedivers, we are aware of the importance of management because we see it first-hand every day.

There is a perception that spearos have an underwater machine gun and we are just mowing down every fish in our path. That is not the case. We train our eyes and our minds to know what species is what and what size they need to be to be harvested before pulling the trigger. We are very selective. We have only the breath in our lungs to make the decision to shoot or not. This mental ticking timer telling us to breathe makes us really focus on each dive and each shot to make sure it is the right decision.

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month, with numbers of over-slot snook caught. Local guides and some anglers have been using pigfish (grunts), pinfish, mullet, greenies and other baitfish with great success. The water in the river has cleared up some, and deeper docks with lights, the inlets and bridges continue to be the best spots. Snook will hit a variety of lures. My favorites are D.O.A. 4-inch paddletails on 1/8-ounce jigs. In stronger current, I like Shimano shallow-diving plugs in silver or white.

Look for bait and birds. If there’s lots of bait, look for feeding fish, sometimes in schools.

Big numbers of small trout are in the Harbor Branch and Vero area. I had several active days with 50 to 70 trout in the Vero area.

Most of the trout in that area are small, between 12-16 inches. They are around patches of grass in 2 to 3 feet of water. Larger trout have been showing up in the Bear Point area, sometimes mixed with small trout. Gator trout have been caught from the power lines in Fort Pierce down to the St. Lucie Inlet by guides using live bait. My favorite trout lures are D.O.A. 4-inch pearl/white paddletail on a 1/8-ounce jig and mid-sized gold Zara Spook.

I’ve been catching the occasional redfish on the flats around baitfish. I’ve noticed more blue crabs in the lagoon recently, which is a favorite redfish bait. Piers and mangroves are the haunts for redfish, which pull out deeper at low tide. Favorite lures include small gold spoons and gold paddletails on chartreuse jigs. I fish slower for redfish—sometimes dead-sticking a jig and popping it off the bottom.

As the water cools, schools of mackerel and pompano will make their way up the lagoon from the inlets. Mackerel have very sharp teeth, so use a wire leader or a heavier fluorocarbon leader. Mackerel like shiny fast-moving lures, as do bluefish. Pompano will hit standard jigs, but I use pompano jigs, too. Many anglers fish off or around the south Stuart Lagoon bridges on the moving tides. Pompano also like shallow flats, and can be found by driving your boat on flats. They jump out of the water when startled by the engine.

Sometimes they will jump in your boat!

Richard Matteson is staff writer for the Stuart Rod and Reel Club. For information, call 336-414-3440.

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Included in a nationwide list of projects authorized by the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) is the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) Southern Storage Reservoir. The project would send excess water from Lake Okeechobee to Florida Bay and the Everglades instead of down the St. Lucie and Caloosahatchee river systems. It would provide freshwater to the water-starved Everglades while reducing the discharge events of nutrient-laden output from Okeechobee that pollutes Florida estuaries on both coasts.

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Last year’s inaugural tournament had 18 boats participate and raised over $100,000 for Leukemia & Lymphoma through 20 percent of all entry fees and silent and live auction items that were donated by sponsors.

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My passion for travel took me to countless countries in pursuit of various species. Sometimes, I would be one of very few Americans who fished remote waters in one land or another. And, it should be noted that I visited all 50 states and fished in many of them for a wide variety of species.

When I started in the outdoor business, the late Joe Brooks told me to fish for as many species as possible everywhere in the world.

I took his advice. As the years rolled by, people began to ask where my favorite place to fish was. Coming up with an answer wasn’t easy.

After considerable thought and deliberation, I decided that if I had to fish only one place, my choice would be Miami, Fla. Let me tell you why. It’s easy to reach by plane, car or train. You can stay in a five star hotel (if that’s your choice) rather than some broken-down cabin in the wilderness. And you also have an incredible choice of restaurants.

Biscayne Bay lies at Miami’s doorstep. Among dozens of species, you can focus on bonefish, permit and tarpon on the shallow flats.

Government Cut is the main shipping channel leading from the bay to the Atlantic. Just a few miles offshore, the Gulf Stream flows northward carrying warm water that attracts many species of fish. I should point out that right inside the cut you can catch snook and other denizens.

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The famous Kenai Peninsula is a place I have traveled to for several amazing fishing trips. The beautiful scenery in this area alone is worth the trip, and the number of close encounters with wild bull moose, bears, elk, bald eagles, etc. were truly amazing. While there, I find myself not wanting to sleep, since the summer days are never ending and the fishing is usually catching!

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©2018 Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. (BRP). All rights reserved. ®, TM and the BRP logo are trademarks of BRP or its affiliates. * Emissions claim based on reported certified emissions of Evinrude E-TEC G2 250 H.O., Yamaha 250 SHO® and Mercury OptiMax® 250 Pro XS™. Actual emissions dependent on engine model. ** Fuel economy claim based on BRP-conducted ICOMIA testing of Evinrude E-TEC G2 250 H.O., Yamaha 250 SHO® and Mercury OptiMax® 250 HP in a test tank to determine ICOMIA average cycle. Actual fuel economy dependent on engine model.

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