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dolphin can be seen “spraying” big schools of ballyhoo in as shallow as 25 feet of water. This is a common occurrence down in the Florida Keys but very seasonal off Miami. If you use live ballyhoo and look for frigate birds on the edge of the reef line, you can often find dolphin in the 50 to 100 foot range chasing bait. The vantage of a tower definitely helps in these situations, but if you get lucky there are few types of fishing more fun than chasing dolphin on the reef. Aside from the time of year, wind speed and direction is a big factor for determining the best depth to fish for mahi mahi. When looking at the wind it is important to consider conditions on the day you fish in addition to a few days prior to your outing. With little to no wind, weed lines usually start in about 1000 feet of water and you may fish as deep as 2000 feet. If you are fishing after a few days of moderate east wind, the seaweed, floating debris and baitfish may get pushed closer to shore. If this is the case, the fish may be in 800-1100 feet of water. Making a long run is counterproductive on days like this because you may overshoot the most productive areas. After a big blow with 20 knot plus winds for 3 or more days, the fish are sometimes pushed all hen we post a picture or video catching dolphin, the way onto the edge. we are instantly messaged, texted and called for It’s days like these where reports. Most people have the same question. How Now that’s a boat load of quality fish may be caught far out are the fish? With 50 miles of water between dolphin! in 300 to 800 feet of water. Miami and Bimini, narrowing down where to fish can If you are fishing on a windy definitely save time, fuel and effort. or overcast day, sight fishing When determining where to focus our efforts there are a handful of variables we take into consideration. The first is the time of year. Dolphin can be a bit more difficult. It’s conditions such as these where we may are usually further offshore during warmer months. During June through spend more effort looking for birds to help us find the fish. During fall September, they cruise north in the Gulf Stream while looking for areas we get some big pushes of northeast wind so it’s not uncommon to find with structure for both protection and predation. They look for seaweed, dolphin in shallower water. If you are fishing after the wind has blown from the west for a few days, floating debris and and more. During winter we catch many of our dolphin on the edge, closer to shore. There isn’t as much sargassum seaweed the structure as well as the fish may be pushed further out. It’s days like during the cooler months so many of the fish are prowling the drop off these where 20 plus mile runs are not uncommon. If you find a nice rip it can definitely pay off. from 100 to 300 feet where there is usually more bait. On many days there are multiple weed lines that usually run south to During October and November we actually see some interesting behavior from many pelagic species in the Miami area. During fall, huge north when its calm or east to west when it is blowing. Trolling parallel schools of ballyhoo and finger mullet make their way along the coast. to these weed lines is a great way to narrow down productive areas. Always look for bait, birds and any sign of life. If one weed line is barren, Ballyhoo usually stay near the reef but during push further offshore and work each consecutive line until you find October in particular, they are never safe. one that is productive. It is important to use binoculars while This time of year, sailfish, kingfish and even looking for fish and it also helps to listen to the radio.
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t's sailfish season here in Fort Lauderdale. With the first couple of days of cooler weather starting to move through, the sailfishing this year is nothing short of spectacular. Every year, from October through January, the sailfish make a massive migration down our coastline. In Fort Lauderdale, we call the strip of water between 100-150ft of water, 'Sailfish Alley', where the sailfish are most concentrated. The best technique to target sailfish with a high success ratio is kite fishing. Using this technique, we fly kites and use the kites to suspend live baits on the surface of the water. The struggling baitfish make vibrations that attract gamefish in from a large radius. Sailfish, tuna, mahi-mahi, wahoo, sharks, kingfish and cobia all go nuts over a kite bait. It's the best way to go after big fish this time of year. Of course this requires a good amount of wind, so windy days are the best. If there isn't enough wind to fly the
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ctober is a great month for drift fishing in Fort Lauderdale. There's a lot of variety on the reef this season and plenty of action. Kingfish are abundant just about anywhere from 40 ft of water out to almost 200. This is the best kingfish bite of the year for us South Floridians. Massive schools of baitfish (mullet, sardines, threadfin herring) also inhabit the reefs this time of year, making for a great deal of available food. There are some pods of larger blackfin tuna also patrolling the reefs. Tuna shy away from heavier line/gear, so stick with using lighter tackle and fluorocarbon leaders if you are targeting tuna. Whip jigs work very well on days when the bite is tough. Drop to the bottom and jig fast and hard half way to the top. Rinse and repeat. Or try the butterfly jigging technique, slower jigging nearer to the bottom, is working well and getting good bites on deep fish. Jigging can entice a more aggressive bite, especially for the 6 FORT LAUDERDALE AREA
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big fish are really biting good this month. The mullet run is happening now along the beaches of Fort Lauderdale. Huge schools of mullet are making their way south along our shoreline. You can see
them right off the beach. These schools of mullet look like a big dark shadow in the water, some the size of a bus, moving slowly parallel to the shore. All kinds of gamefish follow behind these schools, picking off the slower swimming and injured mullet. I like to come in to the shallows this time of year and fish near these schools. You can catch huge tarpon, snook, permit, grouper, snapper, cobia, barracuda and every kind of shark you can think of. Best bait to fish in these mullet schools? You guessed it... a mullet, dead or alive. For a live mullet, clip a piece of the tail off so it is bleeding and swimming in an injured manner. Make sure to use appropriate gear, and lean on the heavier side with 25-50# tackle. You would be surprised at the monster fish you can catch just a few hundred yards off the beach. Good luck fishing everyone and Tight Lines!
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ust over a year ago, all of us in South Florida experienced Hurricane Irma on some level. Fortunately, those of us in Broward and Miami Dade Counties, escaped with minimal damage. We all know that the Lower Keys were devastated. However, a small community just an hour and a half from both Fort Lauderdale and Miami was hit just as hard. Chokoloskee, Everglades City and Plantation Island make up this small fishing village and just like the Florida Keys, they depend on tourism to drive their economy. After the storm had passed, we pressed on and published an October issue while thinking of ways we could help the folks in the Lower Keys. Once the publishing deadline had passed, we put a plan in motion to bring whatever kind of aid we could to the folks in the Keys. Then I saw a video on facebook about how badly the folks of Chokoloskee, Everglades City and Plantation Island were doing. We shifted gears and decided that our help was needed more there. Upon arrival, it was clear that we made the right choice. Many of the homes were destroyed by the storm surge. Those that were not destroyed, were left with two to three feet of toxic mud inside of them. The streets were lined with now useless furniture and appliances and debris of all kinds. We passed out supplies and had the opportunity to meet some very proud people that were hesitant to receive a hand out. It was humbling to say the least as it could have very well been us in Fort Lauderdale or Miami that bore the brunt of Irma. Through our aid trips, I was able to meet an old customer that I had only ever spoken with on the phone. Capt. Skip Strong lives on Plantation Island and owns Mr. Wiffelure which manufactures soft plastic baits. Though the circumstances were not ideal, Skip and I met face to face for the first time and he educated me on the area
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and promised to invite us back for a fishing trip when things got back to normal. A few weeks ago, that fishing trip came to fruition on a half day trip with sixth generation native and guide, Capt. Rodney Raffield of Everglades Backcountry Experience. We left the dock just before sunrise and headed towards the Gulf of Mexico. On the way out, we saw lots of pelicans and then came across a majestic blue heron. Skip asked Rodney if he had seen any roseate spoonbills and Rodney took us right to them. There had to be fifty of them nesting on an isolated mangrove island. We took a few pictures and decided it was time to go fishing. Capt. Rodney took us to a spot that he knew was holding trout and handed me a light spinning outfit with a quarter ounce jig head rigged with a pearl colored, shad body Mr. Wiffelure. After just a few casts it was on. In short order, we had a total of 15 seatrout and 4 of them were on ice in the fishbox. As the tide was beginning to change, we went looking for some snook. Once again, Rodney positioned the boat and told us where to cast. This time, I was throwing a root beer colored Mr. Wiffelure on an eighth ounce jig head. On my second cast, I was tight with a small snook. I brought him to the boat and quickly released him. I threw my third cast in the same spot and hooked up with the first snookâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s twin. As we slowly motored to another spot, I asked Rodney how Irma had affected fishing. He said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our area was devastated by Irma and it took quite some time for things to resume something close to normal. From a fishing standpoint it started looking good by November, with a lot of mackerel, bluefish, and trout showing up in our area. Snook and redfish were not all that plentiful until the spring of this year. As
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of this month fishing looks great with high numbers of reds and snook being caught on good high tides. The area as a whole has made progress, but with only one restaurant open through this summer and only one of our 2 convenience stores open, the effects of Irma are still apparent. All in all, we are survivors and we will make a full comeback. Again from a fishing standpoint it is as good as I have seen in a long time and I am looking forward to a productive season. Come visit the Everglades City and Chokoloskee area and you will not be disappointed.â&#x20AC;? On the day, we ended up with 15 seatrout, 6 snook, 2 sailcats, 1 redfish and 1 baby goliath grouper. We had nonstop action and fished nothing but Mr. Wiffelures on eighth and quarter ounce jig heads. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clear that the fishing is good and the community is recovering. The best thing we can do to help the local economy is to book fishing trips and motel rooms as the season begins this month. If you would like to experience the Chokoloskee area and learn from one of the most knowledgeable guides in the area, Capt. Rodney Raffield is your man. Call him at 239-695-4626 to book your trip and let him know that Coastal Angler sent you.
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Joe Hector caught this nice peacock on a live shiner.
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he Florida summer is officially over and fall has arrived. With that comes some awesome fishing. This time of year, kayak anglers need to pick and choose days to get offshore given that it’s still hurricane season and some of the first fronts of the year will start making their way in. In October the mahi mahi bite has been very solid with anglers catching some nice 15 to 20 pounders on an east wind from 250 to 320 feet of water. Some will be in schools of only 2 to 6 fish, but they will be feisty and hungry. Try keeping an extra pitch rod on your kayak in case you run into these schools. Use 40lb fluorocarbon leader tied to a 3/0 circle hook and a live pilchard or a flashy Yozuri lure. The kingfish bite has also been good but scattered. Some nice 15 to 20 pounders have been caught shallow from 60 to 120 feet of water. Some nice solid 30 pounders have also been landed in 160 feet of water. I always use 40lb mono leader to an 8 inch trace of wire to a 3/0 J-hook and a stinger. Make sure the stinger has slack so that your bait can swim
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hooting in clear water for Florida’s most challenging fish…here’s some tips: Long shots are required, so spearguns should be between 48 to 60 inches, if American or around 110 to 150 centimeters, if Euro style. These guns look like rifles but are shot like pistols, with one or both arms fully extended and elbows locked, bracing for the kick from strong bands. Pick a gun, and get it banded as powerful as you like, within it’s rating, for the shaft length, diameter and the tip (spearhead), and stay with it. Don’t keep changing guns! You need consistency, especially if you are new to spearfishing. Good dive shops and most manufacturers can advise you on customizing your gun. I have 5 spearguns now, down 10 FORT LAUDERDALE AREA
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naturally. There have been scattered blackfin tuna reports off Fort Lauderdale and Miami on the jig
from 8, and will soon cut to 4. Only 2 go diving frequently. My #3 gun is a large bluewater mid-handle float rig I use occasionally, and gun #4 is a 50 inch I used for poorer visibility, and haven’t shot in years. Speargun #2 is a Daryl Wong 55 inch rear-handle plus, enclosed track all teak real gun. I use a 5/16” single flopper spear, band sometimes switch to a threaded slip-tip. The shooting line is 400 pound mono, double wrapped to the fin. With three 5/8” bands, it can shoot to the fully extended length of 23’ 9”, from muzzle to spear tip. That’s a definite “Downtown” long shot! 23’9” just happens to be the length of the NBA 3-point shot from the top of the key. This gun has taken down big red snappers, cobia and AJ’s on oil rigs, along with mutton snappers, black and gag groupers and much more, mostly freediving. Speargun #1 is a Sea Hornet freeshafter, from A.B. Biller, OCTOBER 2018
over the deep wrecks. You can get some nice 10 to 15 pounders doing a small drift over the wrecks. My jig of choice has always been
Wayne and Yen with a personal best 31 inch black grouper.
from the early 1980s. It carries 1 to 3 flopper shafts and an Underwater Kinetics Mini Q 40 eLED light. That’s it! No lines, no reels, no floats…freediving and scuba Technical Spearfishing.
the pink or purple and black. You can also get lucky and jig up a nice African pompano and amberjack over those wrecks while fishing for tuna. The glow in the dark tiger striped jigs have always been my go to for reef donkeys. You can still get the occasional wahoo around the moons on an outgoing tide around the South Florida inlets. Look for the color changes in 180 to 250 feet of water. For those freshwater anglers looking for some nice peacock bass, the reports are that there have been some very solid sized peacocks landed in lately which is good news for anglers. I recently landed a stud 8 pounder in Pompano Beach. I always use live shiners as my go to bait for peacocks. With light tackle these fish pack a punch. Top water lures in the bigger lakes and ponds have also been pretty decent for peacocks. For more on Extreme Kayak Fishing and Joe Hector follow us on Instagram @extremekayakfishing or @joe.hector.kayak.
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With a single 26” x 3/4” band it shoots over 40 feet. It has taken 20 times more prime fish than all my other guns combined. See www.floridaskindiver.com/ spearfishingphotos.htm The best advice I can give you is to shoot your gun hundreds of times, then hundreds more again. Shoot targets like flattened cans if there are no fish around. You will develop the ability to shoot fish accurately, like an NBA 3 point shooter. DeeperBlue.com, the world’s largest freediving, scuba diving, and spearfishing community, is now posting my 20 chapter “Beginners Guide to Spearfishing.” Check it out at www.deeperblue. com. Shoot straight and often!
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storms and winds constantly move the bait and fish around. When you find them in areas, stay on them! On to the hot spots. #1 - Lake Okeechobee: The cool thing now on the lake is how do you wanna catch them. For those of you who like to catch them deep, there's a really good bite offshore. Use rattletraps, spinnerbaits and swimbaits that run deep. Then you have the typical patterns in the grass. Swim jigs, swimbaits and giant sinkos worked and dragged through the grass will get you hooked up. #2 - Mile marker 35: The fish are up shallow on the top of the ledges under the pads. Snake 16 to 18 inch worms through the pads. Swimbaits, swim jigs, chatterbaits and flukes will get it done. There is also a good ledge bite. I like to Texas rig or Carolina rig a big worm and drag them off or up the ledges. I like just enough weight to get to worm down and feel the bottom.
You can also swim them. #3 - Holey Land: There are good numbers of fish here and there’s always the potential of catching a giant. For numbers I like throwing flukes, sinkos and jerkbaits. For the giants I like to work a jig on the bottom or worming like mentioned above. #4 - Holiday Park: Fishing in the park can be really good. Stay out of the heavy moving water and look for the little eddies. They're all holding big fish. Swim jigs have been my best bait to consistently catch big ones. #5 - Sawgrass: The park is also producing fish in good numbers. All techniques mentioned above will produce. The peacock bass fishery in South Florida has reached a whole other dimension. People are coming from all over the United States to South Florida just to target the peacock bass. Why fly to South America when you can book
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“There’s lots of forage, and the fish are happy,” Miller said of current conditions. “They’re very opportunistic this time of year and will eat almost any fly, as long as it is presented correctly.” The redfish display a lot of schooling activity in preparation for a late fall spawn. These fish are resident to their respective waters and remain there through the seasons, even during the spawn. They can be encountered in large schools of 100 fish or more, and finding them is the key to catching them. “Put in the time on the pushpole,” Miller coached. “These fish do move, but they might only be 200 yards away from where they were yesterday. If things look right and you think there should be fish around, don’t leave an area until you’re certain they’re not there.” If the fish are not visible, it is tough to catch them on a fly. With conventional gear, an angler can make long searching casts to cover water for fish that are not showing themselves. With a fly rod, you’re better off holding the fly on the deck until you spot a fish. Seeing the fish and which way it is headed allows for presentation of the fly. You want it to plop down in front of the fish and close, but not too close. “About 40 feet is the cast I like to make,” said Miller. “You’ll be able to tell if he’s seen it and is interested right away… as soon as the fly hits the water. Then you want to start stripping it away from the fish to make it look like a fleeing crab, shrimp or whatever fly you’re fishing.” Miller caught the redfish on the cover of this month’s editions of Coastal Angler Magazine in stained water with a Seaducer pattern that had purple and black hackle feathers for a tail, a black EP Fiber head and bead chain eyes. That fly worked for the 26-incher on the cover, but this time of year presentation is much more important than fly selection. Noah Miller is a Gillz (gillz-gear.com) pro-staffer and is co-owner of Florida Fly Co., which provides the things fly rodders need to fish Florida’s waters. Check them out on Instagram @FloridaFlyCo and on Facebook.
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