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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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here are new size limits in place for inland waters within North Carolina’s Central-Southern Striped Bass Management Area. During the harvest season, which runs until April 30, 2019, the minimum size limit for striped bass is 26 inches and two fish can be kept per day/per angler.

Waters covered by this new regulation include: • Tar-Pamlico River and tributaries from Rocky Mount Mill Dam downstream to Norfolk Southern Railroad Bridge at Washington • Neuse River and tributaries from Falls Lake Dam downstream to Pitchkettle Creek • Pungo River upstream of the U.S. 264 bridge at Leechville • All other unlisted inland waters of coastal rivers and tributaries in the Central-Southern Management Area, except Cape Fear River and tributaries Striped bass are stocked annually into the Tar and Neuse rivers

at a rate of 100,000 fish per river. These hatchery fish are raised to an advanced size prior to stocking, usually 6-8 inches. The objectives of these stockings are to supplement wild populations and help bolster natural production, according to Chad Thomas, coastal fisheries supervisor for NCWRC. “Unfortunately, this objective is not being met,” Thomas said.

“Formal evaluations conducted since 2010, with the assistance of genetic testing, confirmed that nearly all the striped bass adults collected from spawning grounds of the Tar and Neuse rivers were hatchery fish.”

Biologists hope the new 26-inch minimum size limit will give these hatchery fish additional protection to allow them to spawn multiple times prior to harvest. Larger, older striped bass contain significantly more and larger eggs. The idea is to increase egg production on the spawning grounds with the intention of observing recruitment of wild (non-hatchery) fish in these river systems.

“While we know this rule is frustrating to many of our anglers who like to keep fish, this is a conservation measure aimed to promote production of wild striped bass in the Tar and Neuse rivers,” Thomas said. “Currently, these river populations are considered fully supported by hatchery fish, which is counter to our management goal of having self-sustaining populations of striped bass in these rivers.”

Advances in genetic technologies now allow Commission biologists to calculate the percentage of hatchery fish returning to the Tar and Neuse rivers each spring. During field sampling, a small fin clip is removed from each fish prior to release, and genetic comparisons are then made with all known broodfish parents used during hatchery production.

“Genetic testing is absolute and allows us to calculate the percentage of hatchery fish each year,” Thomas said. “We will closely monitor the effectiveness of this new regulation and recommend modifications if management objectives are not being met.”

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Ferguson caught the record crappie on May 15, 2018 while fishing in Richeison’s Pond in his hometown of Philadelphia, Tenn. After hooking the fish, Ferguson played the crappie on 6-pound-test line for about five minutes after it hit the jig and grub he was casting. Once landed, Ferguson knew he had something special and immediately took steps to have crappie officially weighed-in and registered with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA), which awarded Ferguson the state record after a DNA test confirmed the fish as a black crappie.

“Setting an IGFA All-Tackle world record for such a popular and highly sought after game fish species like the black crappie is truly an incredible feat,” said IGFA President Nehl Horton while signing Ferguson’s world record certificate. “We congratulate Mr. Ferguson on his incredible accomplishment and are proud to have him as a member of the IGFA.” The IGFA All Tackle World Record for white crappie is 5-pounds, 3-ounces. It was caught in 1957 by Fred Bright at Enid Dam, Miss.

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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.

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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.

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n the month of November, the water temperatures are pretty well cooled off, and the leaves are changing with the season. As the length of day continues to become much shorter, fish will be in full swing of their fall patterns. Focus will be on primary and secondary points, as well as steep banks, focusing on rock and hard bottom areas.

Schooling fish may not be as visible, but will still be in the same areas they have been feeding the prior month. These fish will be best fished with subsurface techniques, especially from Dreher Island to the dam and around the mouths of the major creeks. Shallow fall patterns will be in full swing with shallow resident fish much more active than prior months, especially on the upper end of the lake and in the backs of the creeks where there has been increased water from the fall rains.

On the upper reaches (from Dreher Island up river) of the lake, and in the backs of main lake coves, where the water has more color, look for fish to be shallower. Techniques of choice will be slower techniques with crayfish and shad mimicking baits. Good lures of choice are Ima squarebill crankbaits, Greenfish Spinnerbaits, buzzbaits, Jigs, and the Ploppin’ Toad Toter; Soft Plastics or Finesse worms, creature baits, tubes and beaver type baits, such as the Reins Craw Tube, Reins C-pod rigged on a Jika rig, the New Reins Paddle Tail Worm, and Swamp Mover in a natural or green pumpkin color Reins Punchin’ Predator, Craw Tube, the New C-pod, the New Paddle Tail Worm, and Swamp Mover in a natural or green pumpkin color. Target moving baits during cloudy or windy conditions, switching to areas of shade around laydowns, docks, and overhanging trees as the day gets brighter. Focus on slower techniques in the same areas when fish are not as aggressive at times with lack of wind and abundant sunlight.

On the lower end of the lake (from Dreher Island to the Dam), focus on slower moving bottom baits, such as a jig, shakey head, or a dropshot Reins Bubbling Shaker in a Watermelon or Green Pumpkin color, especially during times with lack of wind. During conditions with wind, focus on suspending and moving baits like the IMA Flit, Ima Glide Fluke, Ima Pinjack 200, Ima Beast Hunter, and even a large casting spoon like the Deps 6.5” Gurkha Knife spoon. At times there will still be schooling fish, especially at the beginning of the month.

During these times, focus on walking topwaters, like the IMA Skimmer or Ima Little Stick with a foil color and flash during sunny conditions, such as Chrome or Chrome Herring, and a non flash color during cloudy conditions, like a bone or Blueback Herring color, wakebaits like an IMA Bone Floating Flit, Hard Swimbaits like the Ima Glide Fluke, Soft Swimbaits such as the new Optimum Boom Boom Shad, and soft jerkbaits, like the Optimum Victory tail in a chrome or sexy shad color, especially if there is wind and during lowlight conditions.

Don’t be afraid to throw a larger 6” or 7” Optimum Victory tail to catch an above average fish. Rig it on either a 5/0 or 6/0 ewg hook with a jerk-pause retrieve, or rigged on a 1/2oz or 3/4oz Scrounger with a constant retrieve. Be sure to key on the sides of flatter points with hard bottoms where there may be a drop or an ambush area. Points with these characteristics are typically marked with a hazard marker buoy warning boaters. This time of year on the lower end of the lake, boat positioning can be key, with the boat positioned over water as deep as 25-35 feet, casting toward the point. A Lakemaster chip in your graph, setting the shaded depth on your Humminbird (Press Menu twice, under Chart) to 20 feet can be Extremely helpful in locating ideal humps and points. Also very important is the wind. Follow the wind from day to day, fishing points that have the most direct wind blowing on them, paying attention to the wind can be the difference between a successful day and a difficult one this time of year.

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803-567-5263 Michael Murphy USCG Approved, Merchant Mariner Licensed www.MichaelMurphyFishing.com Michael@MichaelMurphyFishing.com shallow on points, in the backs of creeks and pockets, and starting to show up in deeper, 25-35 foot areas off of points toward the end of the month. In the river and in the backs of creeks and coves where resident fish are more prevalent, fish could be as shallow as six inches.

Be sure to focus on areas with bait and hard bottom areas. In the lower section of the lake, where Bass are feeding on Blueback Herring, Bass will be positioned shallow on long tapering points or in adjacent coves.

Fish should be grouped up and ready to bite when you find them. Be sure to be patient, have an open mind, several lure options on your boat deck and be willing to cover water.

A great way to get out, enjoy the outdoors, and do a little fishing is to book a trip with one of the Lake Murray area guides. I am a certified Fisheries Biologist, United States Coast Guard Approved, full-time Largemouth Bass guide, have fished full-time and competitively for the past 12 years across the country on both the BASS and FLW trails, and have a lifetime of fishing experience. I offer a learning experience on multiple techniques of your choice, tournament preparation, and/ or electronics education. I would love to share my knowledge with you on the water and enjoy a day of fishing.

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ovember - look for schooling action. Find the birds, tie on a pencil popper and plan on catching fish. Lake turns over in October cold and warm water inverts. See charts below. The top picture is of the water temp in the lower water column. The 2nd picture is of the dissolved oxygen levels in the lower water column. When cold water & oxygen move to surface schooling action occurs frequently.

Amateur or a pro, you will have fun. Leave the hard work to me - all you need to do is show up ready to have a great time!

If schooling doesn’t work dust off the planner boards and start pulling.

Head toward upper end of lake. Gizzard shad & herring will get the job done. Pull slow - .8 to 1.0 mph should work.

October is a transition month for striper. The fish move from summer to winter pattern. Fish begin to settle down and bite becomes predictable in November.

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COASTAL REPORT NORTH STRAND The Redfish bite is what it’s all about. Big bill reds have already showed up and are being caught on the jetties and nearshore wrecks using cut mullet. Black drum are also being caught using live or dead shrimp. Offshore reports of Kings and some Cobia are still being caught, look for Cobia under any structure. Get these two while you can, the cooler waters cause both these species to head South.

SOUTH STRAND Flounder bite has still been good inside Murrells Inlet. Using Mud Minnows is your best bet. Sea Trout have been being caught using live shrimp on popping corks. The bull reds have showed up and are being caught near the jetties and nearshore wrecks. Using cut mullet is the best option. Offshore is all about the Wahoo this time of year, along with great bottom fishing the Snapper and Grouper are still biting well.

PIER/SURF/FRESHWATER It’s Spot season and look for the crowds to show up on most of the Big bull reds along with bluefish are being caught off the surf and piers, the reds are hitting cut or live mullet. Bluefish will eat anything, small metals, mullet, or top water plugs if you see them feeding. The Spot have arrived so look for the piers to fill up. Using bloodworms is the best option for these guys.

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oving into the middle of fall the water temperatures are dropping from the low 70s to the lower 60s on the Santee Cooper Lakes.

The crappie are feeding up as we move into the cooler weather we are still seeing solid numbers of fat fish in the 1 ½ to 2 ½ pound range. The bite has been starting right around sun up and lasting most of the day into early evening. The fish are still spread out on structure in the 15 to 25 foot range and they are feeding on almost anything that crosses their line of sight like a monkey milk colored jig or a large minnow.

The Bluegill are holding out on the deeper brush and fish attractors in the 15 to 25 foot depth ranges and with the cooler water temperatures the bite has been fairly aggressive. We have been catching respectable numbers of fat hand sized Bluegill on crickets and jigs even on the occasional minnow. We typically catch the with cricket on a gold hook fished just above the structure and on a drop shot rig around the outside edges of the structure.

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ost of the fish should be back in the major creek arms in November.

Drifting cut shad and perch would be my choice for catfish . Fish should be very aggressive and feeding like crazy with the colder temps approaching. Stripers will be schooling on top so casting top water is a great choice.

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The fall striper fishing season at the Santee Cooper lakes opened in October, but for most veteran anglers fishing the lakes, the best of the fall fishing typically occurs in November.

And thanks to legislation passed and signed by the Governor this year, the stripers size limits have been changed to a slot limit, making the regulations much more ‘friendly’ for anglers to keep stripers.

The previous regulation stipulated three stripers over 26-inches could be kept, but fish over 26-inches were difficult to catch for most anglers. While the creel limit remained at three fish, the new law sets the slot limit where anglers can keep stripers in the 23-25- inch slot limit, with one striper over 26-inches legal. Stripers in the 23-to-25inch class are relatively abundant in lakes Marion and Moultrie. And if you do get into larger fish over 26-inches, you can keep one of those.

This law has immediately created more striper fishing interest and has received rave reviews by fishermen, guides and landing operators throughout the lake system. The law went into effect this past spring before the summer season closure on June 15 and anglers were ecstatic.

Striper fishermen employ two primary tactics for November fishing at Santee Cooper. By November the water temperature has cooled to the point where stripers are typically schooling on topwater throughout both lakes and some incredible striper schooling action occurs. But live bait fishing is great when stripers are not schooling.

Guide Linwood Thornhill has been chasing schooling stripers for decades and he said November is a prime time for stripers.

“The large stripers get considerably more active in November,” he said. “The fish are here in excellent numbers and schooling action is so good on some days I can see birds diving on bait in almost any direction of the compass. The top end size of monster stripers is not what it was in the heyday long ago but the good ole days in terms of having plenty of fish and exciting fishing are here and now.”

Thornhill works live bait as well as schooling fish, but when schooling fish are mauling shad he’s on the chase.

“Anytime of the day can produce striper schooling action,” he said.

“When one school of stripers starts working on the baitfish odds are good for more activity. I’ll get to the first school I see but I keep my options open. Some striper schools will have more big fish than others with no reduction in numbers of fish. I’ll move around to upgrade the fishing for size or numbers.”

Thornhill (843-351-4238) fishes out of Blacks Camp giving him great access to both lakes Marion and Moultrie.

“Both lakes provide sensational fishing during November.”

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From left: An angler fishing with Guide Linwood Thornhill hefts a chunky striper caught working schooling fish. Capt. LeRoy Suggs with a striper caught on live herring from Santee Cooper. Get to gull seem to have an ever-changing preference. He uses Rockport Rattler activity quickly and odds are great for quick hookups with stripers; jigs with plastic trailers, as well as 1/2- or 3/4-ounce bucktails. He var- Follow the gulls for striper fishing schooling action and cloudy days ies colors until he hits the daily pattern. He’ll work chartreuse jig and can be awesome trailer patterns, white and white and various jighead and trailer colors.

“I watch for movement of the feeding fish by watching the gulls as I stripers. The depth I fish will vary depending on the water depth, but approach the school,” he said. “I can often discern the movement direc- we may catch them from 12-feet deep down to 25-feet or deeper. I’ll tion and can position the boat within casting range, but just in front of drop the herring just at or above the depth the graph marks the fish.”

If you like the idea getting your string stretched by a hard-fighting the school movement, to be in fish action longer.” striper, get aboard the striper express at Santee Cooper this fall. The When he’s on a big school of frenzied stripers, Thornhill said his fishery is excellent and with new regulations in place striper fishermen biggest problem is he often needs to be in multiple places at once with can enjoy and utilize the resource better than in many years. the dipnet.

“But that’s the one problem I like to have,” he said.

Fishing guide Leroy Suggs works both schooling stripers and live bait tactics the same as Thornhill. Suggs said when the stripers are not actively schooling limits can still be taken using live bait.

Suggs is another long-time striper fishing veteran, getting his guide license in 1983 and Suggs has long specialized in striper fishing. He’s fished these lakes through the good, bad and now good times again.

“What’s great with the fishing now is we have days where we’ll catching and release triple digits of fish on occasion,” he said. “That’s exceptional and isn’t an every-day occurrence but on many days we’re catching 40-to-60 and sometimes more per trip.”

To consistently catch fish he’s developed a plan that allows him to catch fish even when weather or water conditions are not ideal.

“Regardless of how many fish are in the lakes, I can’t rely on just one technique, such as schooling fish, producing a good day,” Suggs said.

“My preparation includes my expecting great topwater schooling action, but also having everything for live bait action. Weather, water and forage can all create a change in fish behavior, for better or worse. But with live bait I can adapt if the topwater bite is off.”

Suggs (910-995-1168) live bait rig is a baitcasting rig with the reel loaded with 20-pound test line and the same line for his leader. At the terminal end of his three-foot leader is a No. 1 Eagle claw wide-gap hook under a two-ounce sinker with swivels on both ends. The small hook enables the bait to be lively and the hook less visible.

“Suggs typically uses live blueback herring that can be obtained at most landings. But threadfin and ‘dollar bill’ or slightly smaller gizzard had are excellent live baits as well.

“The small hook impacts how many fish we hook and the heavy sinker helps keep the line vertical while drifting,” he said. “I’ll fish an area where I mark both forage and stripers on the graph. The fish will often be scattered early in the morning, so I don’t have to find a school of tightly bunched fish. We can drift a large area and consistently catch COASTALANGLERMAG.COM • THE ANGLERMAG.COM

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Fall Has It All By: Ryan Kennedy Email: ryankfishing@gmail.com Deer hunting, fall fishing, cooler temperatures, Thanksgiving, and the month before Christmas. Welcome to November folks!

Are you more excited about fast-paced fishing and crisp mornings in the deer stand or are you already focused on busting down the doors at your favorite sporting goods store come Black Friday?

For me, I couldn’t care less about fighting crowds to save a couple of bucks on something that I probably don’t need anyways. That’s valuable time that I could be resting up for the next morning of casting lures or letting an arrow fly.

As a million ideas of what all I want to do in the outdoors this month pop into my head, I can’t help but think that having that train of thought is a bit selfish. Now of course, between me, myself, and I, there are countless things that I desire to do, but I believe that there is no better time to get a child, friend or family member involved in the outdoors. Wildlife is abundant and active this time of year, and it would be a shame to let such an opportunity pass. Just about everyone can think back to the first great experience they had in the outdoors, and if you’re like me, it was undoubtably LIFE CHANGING. I can’t even imagine my life without having a never-ending love for the great outdoors around me.

When I say that my involvement in the outdoors has been a life changing experience, I mean that with every bit on sincerity in the world. Fishing local holes has given me some of the biggest smiles my face has ever experienced. Hunting out of a tree stand with a

view of nature from above has given me a place to think through any thought that could ever pop into my head. Hiking up a mountain just to sit on a rock and gaze out into God’s amazing creation and talk to Him humbles me more and more every time. I could go on and on, but I think I would have to write a book before I was able to even list half of what the great outdoors has to offer.

With all of that said about my personal experiences, take someone fishing, hunting, hiking, or ANYTHING in the outdoors to show them an experience that they will never forget. I am beyond thankful to have grown up with family and friends that always gave me opportunities in the outdoors to find my passion just as they had. It’s not all about going outside and trying to make someone have fun, folks, it’s simply about taking the time to introduce someone to what you had the privilege of being introduced to and the tradition of passing on a love for the outdoors will continue.

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Getting Started in Fly Fishing

By Jimmy Harris Unicoi Outfitters www.unicoioutfitters.com Are you thinking about getting into fly fishing but are put off by tales of the expense? You’ve heard stories of $1,000.00 fly rods, $600.00 reels and $120.00 fly lines and wondered if folks have lost their mind. IT’S JUST FISHING! So, here’s the lowdown. I own a fly shop and obviously make more profit off an expensive rod than I do off an inexpensive rod. However, we want to put together an outfit that first and foremost will help you enjoy learning to fly fish, regardless of price. Let’s look at each component with an eye toward what you need.

Rods: Prices and performance are all over the board.

Without mentioning brands, I can tell you there are some cheap rods that you cannot cast, regardless of your skill level. I don’t recommend walking into a shop that does not have staff with a high degree of fly fishing skills.

You’ll waste your money and you’ll hate fly fishing. Having said that, one of our best-selling rods is an Eagle Claw fiberglass for around $35, and it’s not just novice anglers purchasing them. They are fun to fish with. For $150 $250, you can get a rod with a lifetime warranty that can perform better than 98% of the fly anglers out there.

Reels: A common theme in any reel discussion is that in the Southeast, it’s just a line holder. Well, that is true in a lot of cases, but if you’re targeting larger fish, you need something with a serious drag. By far, most trout fishing in our area does not require a reel with a good drag. A simple spring and pawl reel for $50 or less can more than suffice when you’re starting out.

Lines: Yep, top-end fly lines these days are over $100.00. Are they worth it? If you fish a lot, yes. The best lines nowadays will cast better and last up to 10 times longer than even the best fly lines of just a couple of years ago. A Cortland 333 Classic is priced at $39.99 and has caught a lot of trout over the years it’s been in existence (which is more than just about any other fly line).

Now, we’re at around $125.00 and you’re ready to fish.

If you want a graphite rod with a guarantee, the best entry level outfit we’ve found is the Orvis Encounter. A 9’ 5 weight rod with reel, line, backing as well as a protective tube is priced at $169.00. It doesn’t have the Orvis 25-year guarantee, but they do warranty against defects in the original workmanship, in which case they will replace it.

Do you need a $600 to $1700 outfit? No, but you may want one someday. If you do, I hope you’ll give us an opportunity to help you put it together.

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Outdoor Sports Writer David Hawkins traveled from Mississippi to fish Lake Murray.

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While night fishing on Lake Marion, Lola Tyree of Central, SC caught this 50lb + monster only to throw him back for the skilled angler to catch!

The CAT crew from NC with a limit of crappie after a day of fishing with Guide Stevie English.

Two of a kind! Another great outing on Lake Murray with Capt. Mike Glover.

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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.

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RIGGING & JIGGING

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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.

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hen Bob Sundstrom, of Odin Lure Company, created his Oozzie Jig in 2011, he knew right away it was something special. It worked wonders on the New Hampshire coast for cod, haddock and stripers, and he patented his new technology that allows hard baits to disperse a steady stream of fish-attracting scent.

Odin Lure Company is the evolution of that design. With its line of topwater poppers and jerkbaits, Odin handcrafts high-quality lures that appeal to all a fish’s senses to draw strikes. From largemouth bass to tuna, anything that will hit a plug will slam Odin’s FRIGG lures. And with the added attraction of a scent trail, FRIGGs are proven on the water to out-catch other lures.

“We’ve all had fish follow a lure right to the boat,” Sundstrom said. “You caught that fish’s curiosity through sight and sound, but you haven’t convinced the fish that it’s looking at something to eat.”

That’s where the scent system comes into play. For many species, scent is the most important sense utilized in targeting prey. FRIGG

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An empty FRIGG will draw strikes as well as any lure out there, but it’s almost unfair to the fish when injected with a scent product called Fish Smack. Fish Smack was formulated by Bioedge specifically for use with Odin lures. It is a 100 percent natural extract of the oils, enzymes and amino acids from baitfish. It has the viscosity of grease, which makes it uniquely designed for Odin’s “bait chamber.”

On retrieve, water pushes through a rubber membrane on the front of the lure and past the Fish Smack in the bait chamber. Scented water exits through laceration points designed to look like gill slits on the lure’s sides. FRIGG lures leave a scented bubble trail that adds an element of realism and triggers strikes. On top of that, the residual baitfish scent in the water acts like chum to attract fish and spur feeding activity.

A single injection of Fish Smack will keep the lure “hot” through more than an hour of casts and retrieves. And FRIGGs are remarkably versatile on the retrieve. A concave face gives the seductive wobbling and walking action of a stunned baitfish. When slowed down, the popper’s loud pops, bubbles and gurgles are like ringing the dinner bell.

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laska, the last frontier, is truly a remarkable destination that every angler should experience. Believe it or not, river fishing in Alaska can be done easily without a guide. I like to call it a “do-it-yourself destination.”

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Predictions of a record season were starting to fill the nets of the commercial fishermen.

As they started to near the river mouth in the town of Kenai, estimates of their arrival at my anticipated ambush point in the small town of Soldotna began to filter in. It was now time to break the news to my wife of this last-minute fishing trip from Texas to Alaska. Fortunately, she understands my passion for the sport and was in full support. The facts that sockeye is her favorite fish to eat and that I had a free airline ticket didn’t hurt.

Four days later, the salmon and I hit the banks of the Kenai River in downtown Soldotna. Not only was its perfect timing for the arrival of these large acrobatic fighters, Alaska also increased the limit from three salmon per day to six. Jackpot! For some reason, the crowds were also lighter than what I had witnessed on previous trips. I was not complaining. I was fortunate to harvest my limit each day.

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