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Gulf Grouper

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rystal LaFosse fishes a lot. She’s traveled to destination fisheries around the world. Everywhere she’s been has its own allure, but she said when it comes to catching fish, nowhere compares to Louisiana’s Gulf Coast.

What would you expect to hear from a Louisiana girl?

Cajun Tackle in Lake Charles, La. is the family business, which Crystal operates with her brother and her parents. She is the founder and director of the Salty Catch Fishing Rodeo in Lake Charles and director of the Tuna & Swordfish Challenge at Hurricane Hole in Grand Isle, La. Even with so much fishing in her work life, she relishes the opportunity to launch out of Lake Charles with family, friends and her 6-year-old son Cardyn. Despite the excellent inshore opportunities nearby in the maze of waterways and Calcasieu Lake, Crystal’s favorite destination is well over 100 miles out in the Gulf in grouper water.

West Louisiana doesn’t enjoy the same proximity to deep water as destinations to the east. With runs inside 50 miles out of Venice or Grand Isle, anglers flock to the deep-water rigs and rock bottom where the edge of the Continental Shelf provides dramatic depth changes. Out of Lake Charles, it’s a 110- to 130-mile run to reach the 200-foot depths and prime grouper territory. However, those willing to make longer runs will find bottom that hasn’t already been picked clean by other anglers.

“Most people don’t come here to target grouper because the run offshore is so far,” Crystal said, “but that also makes it good because the area is not over-fished.”

Yellowedge, gag, and strawberry grouper are some of Crystal’s personal favorites, but she said it’s always fun when the rod tip bends over and you really don’t know what you’re bringing up. Regardless of the species, grouper are some of the best eating fish in the sea, and loading the box with delicious fish is half the fun.

“There’s nothing better than cranking in a huge Warsaw grouper.

That’s just the best!” she said. The challenge of strapping on a harness and battling a big Warsaw is enough to test anyone’s strength and endurance. Reeling up a 200-plus-pounder is on Crystal’s to-do list.

“Typically the big grouper hang on the up-current side of the rigs in 200 to 250 feet of water,” Crystal said. “Bottom fishing, you’re looking for rock or reef formations, drop offs and drastic water depth changes. Usually anything over 200 feet is good grouper territory.”

For Crystal, “anything over 200 feet” is sometimes 500 feet or deeper, when you never know what’s going to come up on the end of the line. Her rigs account for the dark waters at these depths with lights that mimic the bioluminescence of squid and attract grouper.

“There are several ways to deep drop, and grouper rigs can be made with one to five hooks, ” she said. “Typically when you’re targeting a big warsaw, it’s with an 18/0 or 20/0 circle hook rig with glowing lights, a 3- to 5-pound weight and live bait around the oil rigs. I make my own three-hook rigs using 8/0 or 10/0 circle hooks, glow in the dark squid, lights, and topped with dead squid bait… You can use the 3-5 hook rigs around structure or just bottom fishing on rock piles.

“The glow squid are from Offshore Angler, Fathom Offshore, and many other brands. The LED deep-drop lights range in colors of blue,

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red, green or disco, and there are many different brands from Offshore Angler or Lindgren-Pitman, which we have a selection of at Cajun Tackle,” she continued. “These lights and glow squid attract the grouper in the deep dark water. The squid are put on just above the hook, so when you add your bait it’s glowing right above it. The light is added about a foot above the rig and attached with a snap swivel or rubber band.”

As much as anything, heading offshore is an opportunity to explore. Crystal said she and her friends all have the same standard coordinates marked on their electronics, but everyone has their favorites, and she’s had a few trips when they ran up on new bottom that turned out to be great.

“We have spent time seeking out new numbers to mark, and that just keeps it interesting,” she said. “Keeping the depthfinder on while running from spot to spot, paying attention to any changes in depth and bottom, you can really find some good spots. The ocean is such a wonderful place, and there are so many new things to explore. I think that’s what keeps me coming back. Every trip is different and special in its own way.”

When she’s not fishing, Crystal LaFosse can be found working the shop at Cajun Tackle in Lake Charles, La. After a successful second-annual Salty Catch Fishing Rodeo in July, the Tuna & Swordfish Challenge is coming up Sept. 28-Oct. 1 at Hurricane Hole Resort and Marina in Grand Isle. Follow Crystal’s adventures on Instagram @crystallafosse.

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Mountain Lakes Are Calling

By Nick Carter eering into clear-green water from the casting deck, frantic movement is the first thing to catch your eye. As a morning fog evaporates, rolling mountains rise up all around and the sun breaks through to reveal small groups of blueback herring. They dart back and forth, skittering near the surface to evade or confuse predators below.

Then it happens. It starts with a few scattered topwater hits and intensifies. By the time you look up from impaling the nose of a blueback from the bait tank, there is an acre of water boiling. Big hybrid bass herd herring around the cove. The trolling motor whirrs to keep you in casting range.

For the next few hours the action came in flurries, with multiple anglers battling through double and triple hook-ups whenever baits encountered a school of hungry hybrids. Some fish came on multiple downlines arrayed in rod holders. The most exciting takes

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Either way, the key to drawing strikes was a lively bait, and this is the style of fishing you’ll experience with Big Ol’ Fish Guiding Service.

They fish the gorgeous mountain lakes on both sides of the Georgia, North Carolina border.

This trip was on Lake Chatuge, a 7,200-acre impoundment of the Hiawassee River that stretches 13 miles from Hayesville, N.C. south to Hiawassee, Ga. The lake is known for big spotted and hybrid bass.

If you’ve never battled a hybrid approaching double digits on light tackle, it makes reeling in a 10-pound largemouth seem comparable to fighting a wet shoe. The same could be said for most of the species guides Shane Goebel and Darren Hughes pursue.

Big Ol’ Fish concentrates on three lakes in the region and plans trips based on where the current bite is best. Southwest of Chatuge, Lake Nottely is a 4,200-acre impoundment of the Nottely River. Its primary draw is trophy striped bass. Stripers from 20 to 40 pounds show up regularly on this reservoir outside Blairsville, Ga. The elusive 50-plus-pounder is what everyone seeks, and very lucky anglers just might find it trolling bluebacks, big gizzard shad or trout.

Those who prefer counting fish to weighing them will find fast action on Lake Hiwassee near Murphy, N.C. It is a 6,000-acre reservoir in the same drainage, which for some reason is spelled differently in North Carolina. Lake Hiwassee features breathtaking cliff formations and spectacular fishing for smallmouths that reach 6 pounds and larger, as well as big walleye and striper.

Over a couple action-packed trips with Darren and Shane on their The Angler Magazine-wrapped Carolina Skiff, one couldn’t help ask why they don’t fish artificials when the bite gets so hot. Their answer, almost in unison, was: “Because we like catching lots of fish.”

That sentiment is hard to argue with, but it’s worth noting that Darren owns Hughes General Store in Blairsville, the area’s primary purveyor of live baits. Rumor has it they make a mean biscuit.

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Perfect storm, meet the perfect bib. Huk’s Next Level Bib is built to keep Mother Nature at bay.

They start with a lightweight stretch 3-layer, waterproof 10,000mm/Breathable 5000g shell. It’s 100 percent waterproof and windproof, which keeps all the elements out while maintaining best-in-class breathability. All the seams are taped and zippers welded to keep them from leaking. Non-binding and high-stretch, the bib is exceptionally comfortable and gives the wearer a full range of motion. Zip side entry allows for easy on and off, and there’s a zip fly for… well, you know.

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Don’t let the good-looking modern tailored fit fool you. This is a hard-core weatherproof jacket with a waterproof shell that features fully seam-sealed, breathable construction with waterproof zippers and a helmetcompatible cinch hood to keep moisture out.

Mechanical stretch 2.5 Layer construction provides a 20K/20K rating, which means this outer layer provides a wide range of motion with superb waterproof breathability. Underarm pit zips provide added ventilation for temperature regulation.

Anglers will appreciate bomb-proof zippers that will stand up to the roughest marine environments and the clean exterior, which limits linegrabbing and tangling potential.

Notable fit features include an extended back hem, articulated sleeves and adjustable cuffs. An invisible zippered media chest pocket keeps your electronic gadgetry safe, dry and secure.

Dakine is based in the windy and wet Pacific Northwest, and the Caliber jacket is designed to keep wearers comfortable and dry in just those conditions.

ExOfficio prides itself on high-performance apparel for travel and adventure, and their technical clothing might as well be custommade for anglers.

Their Sol Cool line is designed for the sun, and the Camino Convertible Pant-Short is perfect to keep you comfortable whether you’re wetwading a mountain stream, casting from the deck of a bass boat or poling the Bermudian flats.

The benefits of zip-off legs are obvious for anyone who has spent any time on the water, and UPF 50 sun protection is essential for long days in the sun. The jade-infused Nycott fabric with Teflon Shield+ is very durable, stands up to rough treatment and even feels cool to the touch. Silvadur anti-bacterial technology helps eliminate odor, so you’ll smell fresher when you come off the water.

The Camino Convertible Pant-Short features two security zip cargo pockets, a cell phone pouch inside the right leg pocket, two security zip back pockets, zippered leg hems, full inseam gusset, contoured tricot-lined waistband and an indestructible button system. All lengths zip off to an 8.5-inch short. And weighing just 10.5 ounces, you might forget you’re wearing pants.

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HER GEAR Sherpa Nilgiri Pant

If they’ll keep you comfortable in the Himalayas, they’ll keep you comfortable anywhere. Sherpa’s Nilgiris are the perfect soft-shell pant for any outdoor activity in cold conditions.

If there’s anyone who knows how to stay warm in bitter cold conditions, it’s waterfowlers, who view frigid temperatures as invitation to go out into the field.

Heybo’s Delta Vest is designed to protect you from bitter winds on those cold-weather days. This classic-cut piece features Realtree Max 5 camo, a vertical zippered pocket on the left chest, and two lower zippered pockets. The Delta Vest is built to be worn in the field or as a casual piece.

With a full zip front, the Delta Vest features 100 percent poly fleece to keep your core warm while allowing freedom of movement for your arms. Even in damp conditions, this moisture wicking garment will keep you warm.

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Stretchy and quiet, Nilgiris keep you feeling warm, dry and comfortable even as you work up a sweat.

They are made of a three-layer softshell laminate and lined with a light, soft fleece, so they provide breathable, durable, wind and water repellant shelter for your legs. They are also stretchy, which means moving in them feels unrestricted and effortless. Wear them with a base-layer or on their own to suit conditions.

The North Face Men’s Venture 2 Jacket The Venture 2 Jacket is an unlined, packable, weatherproof rain jacket that is perfect for year-round use. Whether you’re in the backcountry of the Florida Keys or the Blue Ridge Mountains, this lightweight, waterproof and windproof jacket will be there to protect you from the elements when you need it.

The Three-layer softshell laminate is highly breathable and wind- and water-proof. A gusseted crotch accommodates a full and natural range of motion. Three zip pockets—two hand and one thigh—keep essentials handy. Long, twoway, ankle zippers allow for venting and easy on and off over boots. An integrated, adjustable belt customizes the fit, and there are no seams on top of the knees to chafe or cause discomfort.

These pants are functional enough to keep you happy in the harshest conditions and comfortable enough to wear around the house.

www. sherpaadventuregear. co.uk Under Armour Storm Surge The Storm Surge is exactly the lightweight rain jacket one would expect from Under Armour, a company devoted to designing high-performance apparel.

Unbelievably lightweight and packable, the Storm Surge is a jacket that is easy to keep on-hand, whether in a pack or stowed in a box, which means it is the jacket that will be there when those pop-up thunderstorms roll over the water.

UA’s Storm technology has created a shell that is 100 percent waterproof, with fully taped seams to keep the wearer dry in wet weather. And this piece of gear does not sacrifice breathability. A 10K/10K rating means the Storm Surge has found a good balance between keeping water out while allowing airflow For those warm, humid days, when some rain jackets just leave you wet with sweat instead of rain, on-demand zip vents under the arms provide additional breathability to keep the wearer cool and dry. On cool mornings, windproof materials and construction block out the breeze with 2.5 layer bonded fabric and a durable, smooth exterior.

The Storm Surge has a loose, fuller cut for complete comfort and a full range of motion.

Adjustable cuffs and a bungee hem keep moisture from creeping in, while zippered hand pockets keep gear safe.

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Heybo Delta Vest-Max 5

The North Face’s DryVent 2.5L technology utilizes a polyurethane coating that is remarkably waterproof, breathable and durable to create a jacket for active pursuits where light weight and packability are essential. An inner layer finished with dry touch print helps raise the fabric from the skin for comfort and to enable quick transfer of vapor to the outside. The Venture 2 also packs up small into its own pocket. In short, wherever you are, whatever you’re doing, this jacket is designed to be there to keep you dry and comfortable.

A relaxed fit and adjustable hood provide a full range of motion as well as room for extra layers, hats or helmets. Pit-zip venting increases breathability. Hand pockets are covered and zippered to store gear safe and dry. Adjustable Velcro cuff tabs keep water from running down your arm while casting, and a hem cinch-cord stops wetness from coming in from below.

With a durable yet breathable ripstop exterior, it is likely the wearer will never need to use The North Face’s legendary lifetime warranty.

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Hammerhead has taken its best-selling red Dentex cutresistant gloves and added a thick coat of “EKP” or Enhanced Knuckle Protection to create the perfect gloves for spearfishing and lobstering.

Dentex gloves were already the No. 1 best-selling protective gloves for warm water. Made from special UHMW ANSI Level 5 fabrics, they are light, flexible and offer incredible cut and puncture resistant protection up to 15 times stronger than steel. With chemical- and heat-resistant Nitrile Grip coating, you’ll never lose your grip on pole spears, rocks, fillet knives, lobster snares or with any application where extra grip is desired.

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What’s It Like to Live in a Log Cabin?

By Ben Martin • Editor in Chief

View time-lapsed video at www.blueridgelogcabins.net As an outdoor enthusiast, I’m naturally drawn to the aesthetic charm of log cabins. I have enjoyed numerous stays and vacations in log cabins over the years. Living in one on a long term or even potentially permanent basis is an intriguing thought for me. With that question in mind, I set out to speak with individuals who have taken that step, just to get their honest opinions, before I make the leap to a log cabin as my permanent residence.

My first call was to Mark Alberghini, our Charlotte, North Carolina co-publisher. He and his family have been living in a log cabin for more than 20 years. According to Mark, returning to his cabin after a stressfilled day in the publishing business offers an immediate calming effect.

He went on to say that living in a log cabin has left him less interested in vacations than at any other time in his life. His now-grown daughters tell him they are always pleased to return to the log cabin for holidays and family events, and that it seems to have created a deeper sense of tradition than many of their friends who live in conventional homes seem to experience.

I then contacted several Blue Ridge Log Cabin homeowners to see how they compared the experience of log cabin living to conventional homes.

Jerry and Carol Clark, who recently moved into their Blue Ridge Log Cabin, said the experience of returning to their log home is much more enjoyable than that of their previous conventional homes. Blue Ridge Log Cabin owner and high school principle Charlie Burry informed us that, “As a high school principle, I value regular downtime away from the pressures of my job.” In that regard, Mr. Burry went on to say, “My wife and I greatly enjoy the peace and relaxation afforded by log-home living verses a conventional home.”

Jim Austin, another Blue Ridge Log Cabin owner, commented, “several years ago we decided to change our lifestyle and head out of the hustle and bustle of city life and settle for the quiet and serene country life. We found the perfect wooded location in the foothills of the Appalachians, complete with a little stream running through it. These past five years have been fantastic. We couldn’t have picked a better location or company to build our home. We absolutely love the quietness of the woods in which deer and turkey abound. The sound of our little creek in the morning mist seems heaven sent. Perfect setting, perfect cabin. We love it and wouldn’t change cabin living for the world.”

Throughout the numerous interviews that were conducted, the response was always the same. Those homeowners who had changed from a conventional home to a log cabin unanimously agreed, the feeling of contentment, relaxation and satisfaction with the log home was far superior to that of their conventional home. Had this little research project been a survey, it would have seemed artificially skewed. Rarely will you find 100 percent of your survey group in agreement on nearly any subject. In this inquiry, every single person, without exception, agreed that they would never trade log-home living for a conventional home. That’s what it’s like to live in a log cabin.

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Fishing “The Block,” our ongoing love of scup… you know Fall’s coming…

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omposing the Fall issue of Coastal Angler is always a challenge. It’s now mid-August and the livin’ is easy. It’s high summer and we are spending as much time on the water, with family and friends, as is economically possible!

But when this issue of Coastal Angler lands in your hands in two weeks time, it will be back to school. Labor Day. And despite our best efforts another summer will slip into memory.

So make the best of these weeks – and to that end, check our great articles this month from both Tom Schlichter and Zach Harvey, your intrepid Coastal Angler masters of the fish-geist. Tips and good advice are abundant in this issue – enjoy.

I especially love Zach’s article on the scup. As a young girl on Shelter Island porgies (as we call them on Long Island) were easy to catch and delicious to eat. But they had a bad rap as not -quite-ready-for -primetime and my grandmother tried to ban them from her kitchen. My father – despite being a Republican – was a man of the people and declared that porgies were to be prepared with honor and welcomed heartily to the dinner table.

Many of us are convinced that with a little branding help the humble porgy (scup) can make the grade in the finest restaurants. We remember the legendary Lee Lantz, a fish wholesaler who, in 1977, transformed the lowly Peruvian Toothfish into a sensation by renaming it Chilean Seabass and the rest is history. $25 and more a plate in fine restaurants everywhere.

Our friend Mike Wade (Watchhill Outfitters) has been on a mission for years to rename scup silver snapper or pan fish. Keep up the good work Mike and we hope to see more scup on plates in great restaurants!

And to catch the largest, most succulent pan fish, read Zach’s article on page 3.

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From Shore: Bigger Scup Now!

’ve spent more time shore fishing during daylight hours this season than at any other point in my adult life, which has been dominated by time in boats. From the catching standpoint, things are much harder without the mobility or the range afforded you by a skiff. But if you’re willing to think a bit more creatively about the times or places you fish, and what you target, there’s no reason you can’t take solid fish of various species with your feet on dry land.

Now it’s September, a month that marks the end of some summer options like fluke, but opens up some very good fishing for other species, notably tautog and scup, in addition to the striped bass and bluefish and occasional bonito that spend more time within casting range from September onward.

For now, having watched a number of committed and apparently super-patient anglers struggle to find cooperative fish of legal size, I’d like to zero in on scup. As anyone who has logged some years targeting them knows, the challenge in scupping isn’t generally catching fish one, it’s finding some means to catch real ones—the 9- to 13-inchers—when the shoal water is clogged with 4-inch pins and choggies that will swarm and dismantle a flat of your hard-won sea worms in a matter of an hour.

If you count yourself among the ranks of the porgy-afflicted, as I have for most of the last 20 years, the following strategies may well help you root out more bigger specimens per mission.

TIMING, TIMING, TIMING

We’ll delve into the matter of location, which will play a major hand in the size and numbers of what you catch, shortly. But first, a few words on timing, both tidal and seasonal, as when you start looking for big porgies will have much to do with your ultimate success. Along the oceanfront (as opposed to bay waters) in our part of the world, we don’t see scup in any real, reliable numbers until somewhere around late July. But as we exit August and start to get our first cooler nights, bigger porgies will start to pile up on and around pieces of harder real estate inside 30 feet, and you’ll start to see a much more encouraging ratio of keepers to tinies. And really, depending on the timing and intensity of the fall gales, the size composition of the scup out at the end of your cast will improve by the week from here to Columbus Day. Not that you should wait: Your October score will improve according to your effort in September.

High tide is textbook, and worth planning for. But it’s not as important as (1) moving water (i.e. running tide) and (2) your ability to land your baited rigs in 10 to 20 feet of water.

WHERE, WHY

In my home waters, the deeper-water factor will hack your list of prime grounds down to size. From there, look for places with a combination of

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Fishing Inlets and Harbormouths

BY TOM SCHLICHTER

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he strike from a large striper came just as I had expected. The dark, slimy eel at the end of my line had been wiggling its way up the slope of a deep hole as I drifted out the west side of a small Long Island Sound harbor mouth. As the eel eased up from 20 to 10 feet of water, a series of light taps indicated it was growing nervous at the end of my line. Suddenly, the taps turned into a strong, steady pull and I reared back to set the hook on a solid, 20-pound striper.

BIG FISH DRAW

It is no secret that big fish prowl inlets and harbor mouths. In fact, most expert anglers spend a lot of time working these areas in the hopes of catching their biggest fish of the year. Oh, sure, you can tempt big fish in shallow bac-bay waters, or pick cow bass out in deep-water rips, but inlets and entrances to bays and harbors concentrate the fish like few places can allowing anglers to really maximize their efforts.

What is it that draws both anglers and big fish to waters? The factors are many. First, there is usually plenty of current in these areas - often enough to disorientate baitfish. Consider, too, that most inlets and harbor mouths drain shallow flats, sucking out entire schools of spearing, peanut bunker, sand eels, bay anchovies, baby weakfish, snappers and the like to create a giant chum slick that extends from inshore waters right out into the open ocean or Sound. We’ve all seen how predator fish can respond to a little chum tossed over the side, now imaging tons of fodder being pulled helplessly out to sea by an ebbing tide – it’s no wonder that bass, blues, weakfish, fluke and other ravenous minnow eaters get in line once the current starts to push.

Speaking of current, outgoing water at an inlet or harbor mouth sets up a wall that deflects and confounds baitfish that are working along

the shore, turning them out to deeper water as much as a half-mile off the beach where predator species lie in wait. The opposite can happen on rising water, too, with baitfish being sucked inside bays and harbors as they attempt to swim across the opening. These fish will be deposited at the tail end of the flow. Some might make it to the safety of the flats, but many will be gobbled up as they are pulled inside the bay or harbor.

Bluefish and stripers can often be found busting up the surface at inlets and harbor mouths. Target these fish with a Yo-Zuri Hydro Popper (top) or Cotton Cordell Pencil Popper (bottom) and hold on tight.

Photo by Tom Schlichter.

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The constant flow of baitfish in an out of inlet and harbor entrances certainly help make these waters productive, but an even more important factor in terms of productivity is that inlets are structure heavens. Strong currents slice through sandy bottoms to created cuts, sluiceways, bars and troughs, deep channels and scourged-out holes.

Rapid changes in depth also create rips and eddies providing anglers with varied opportunities over a relatively short area.

Rocks, jetties and break walls provide another kind of structure that lends itself well to fabulous catches. Jetties and rock walls line parts, if not all, of most inlet areas. Generally designed to discourage erosion, they provide breaks in the shoreline contour, mussel-lined nooks and crannies for baitfish to explore and hide, and deflection of current that can confuse prey species and light up the fiery competiveness of larger predators. Want to nail a huge striper when the tide is just about slack?

Try live-lining a six-inch bergall up against the rocks at some point where they form a bulge in the shoreline. It’s almost a can’t-miss proposition during September and October.

Deep holes are another structure point, often overlooked by casual anglers. Most inlets and harbor mouths feature a deep hole or two near their entrance and exits and these can often hold the biggest game fish

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Fish Focus (Continued from Page 3) sand or gravel bottom and rockpiles or ledge—and avoid mucky-bottom areas. In the areas where you’ll be standing on loose stone or sand, keep a close eye open for signs of the telltale mussel shells, fragments or whole small shells—good indicators of all-important mussel beds within your reach (mussels comprise a large part of the scup diet, so it follows that where you find the food, you’ll find the fish you seek. While the big-name porgy perches are typically rocky, you shouldn’t rule out the beachfront. There are some dynamite big-scup spots that most guys associate with stripers in the night surf. The common denominator among such less-traveled porgy places is proximity to deeper water. The key is to look closely at the pitch of the beach—the steeper the angle of the slope, the closer to shore you’ll find depths likely to gather bigger scup. Another way to identify beachfront scup havens is to watch the shore breaks: The closer to shore the waves hump up and roll over, the less shelf you’ll have to launch a rig over to hit the desired depth. You can rule out most places where you see an obvious outside break that denotes the presence of a shallow bar.

You might also uncover a mother lode of slammer scup in places you can see the buoys that mark the up-and-down lines of fish or lobster pots that might otherwise discourage you from sending baits seaward. It may cost a few rigs to determine whether the gear is a multi-pot trawl or a single trap, or discover which direction a gear string runs, but when you’ve figured it out where you can plop a sinker and get it back intact, you just might have a new porgy bonanza hole. Consider that the fish or lobster gear will contain bagged bait that serves as an ongoing chum dispenser that will keep bigger scup hanging around in places they might otherwise bypass.

On some level, finding good scup ground and getting there at the right time is the easy part of the hunt for bigger porgies—there are numerous places that will hold them, especially in the fall.

REEVALUATE RIGGING The average factory-issue scup rig, whether the whole thing or a sleeve pre-snelled hooks, will work as advertised, catch you a load of scup.

However, most feature miniature baitholder-style hooks reminiscent of what you’d use to soak nightcrawlers for freshwater panfish. Porgies have small mouths and fragile membranes attaching tougher lips, and require smallish hooks, it’s relative. The store-bought models severely limit the amount or type of bait you can use, and afford only minimal purchase in the maw of a scup of substance.

Few fish in our corner of the watery world pull like a plus-size porgy or two, which seem to pull all the harder in shallow water. If you’ve targeted them for some years, you’ve probably experienced the shock of losing a good one (or two) halfway in, and discovered, as you inspect your rig, a pair of severed lips still attached. If ripped lips or pulled hooks are a normal occurrence in your fishing, it’s time to jump up a bit on hook sizes—more point or more gap to sink and hold in the harder jaw tissue. I’ve had good luck with octopus-style hooks as large as 2/0, but prefer wide gap/kahle hooks anywhere from size 1 to 2/0--the latter pretty big for shorebound scupping, but effective when there are 2-pounders in tight.

The sea worm is standard bait for shoreline porgy-hunting, but it’s far from the only good option. Combine tiny hooks with worm segments, and you have a recipe for lock-and-load pin scup—a 6-incher per hook, per cast. I like to mix the same sea clam bellies (the goopy belly meat) with a small ribbon of well-salted squid or a strip of choggie (i.e bergall or cunner). Clam is for scent, the other, tougher bait for staying power. Believe it or not, I often use strips of bluefish belly to deter small scup when they start to swarm—given the problematic relationship little porgies have with choppers. It takes a fair-sized scup to keep chewing when there’s the smell of predators in the water. Point here is that even bait choice can help you cull scup on the bottom.

A parting thought: While I generally advocate long mono topshots on braided running line, I tend to shorten them up for surf scupping. Trying to set quickly enough at the end of a long cast to catch speedy porgies before they strip hooks down to bare metal can be tricky under the best circumstances: Minimize stretch in your rigging to achieve as direct a connection as possible to the business end of your line.

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WORD ON THE BITE TOM SCHLICHTER

Fall Fling at “The “Block”

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hile Cape Cod and Montauk headline the fall run every year, there’s another spot where the fishing is as good or better on a daily basis that mostly flies under the radar: Block Island, RI. The fishing here is spectacular for migrating stripers, blues and false albacore – and it often settles into predictable patterns a little sooner than some of the more famous fall run hot spots.

False albacore run big at Block Island. Quite a few push the 10-pound mark.

Photo by Chris Willi.

In fact, I like September as my starting point for fall fishing here. As nighttime temperatures begin to decline and inshore waters start to cool, game fish species begin to take up positions not only in the rocky areas in which the summer feeders are found, but at the mouth to New Harbor, and in the many rips that can be found encircling the Island. In early September, a mix of bonito and false albacore are often the first to begin showing on a reliable basis, with the schools growing from pods and packs to full-fledged mayhem patrols by month’s end. Bluefish, too, are often abundant, as are stripers of the biggest profile.

It would be no stretch of the imagination to call the Block Island area some of the most productive fishing water in the entire northeast and, indeed, charter and party boat skippers from New York, Connecticut and Rhode Island all head here on a regular basis each fall to join the small fleet that calls these waters home. Add into the mix that fishing licenses from NY, CT and RI are reciprocal – meaning you don’t have to buy a Rhode Island fishing license to fish here if you already possess a fishing license from either of these states – and there isn’t even any red tape to cut through before wetting a line.

Positioned just 17 miles from Montauk and 13 miles off the Rhody coast, “The Block” covers a scant 10-square miles.

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If fishing by boat, you can expect to find false albacore, bonito, stripers and blues off just about any Block Island point. Target the most prominent ones to increase your chances on connecting. Photo by Tom Schlichter.

Hilly and rocky with scattered sandy beaches, it boasts only a single town, New Shoreham, which has the distinction of being the smallest town in the smallest state in the USA. Beautiful and quite laid back during the falls season, Block Island offers a year-round fishery but it’s during the fall season, which at this location starts right now, that anglers find the most reliable success.

September opens with false albacores and bonito showing regularly in local rips and along the beach near the Coast Guard Station at the entrance to New Harbor.

“Our average false albacore are pretty big,” says Chris Willi at Block Island Fish Works (www.sandypointco.com) where you can catch the latest fishing reports, pick up bait and gear, or connect with a charter boat skipper. “We see a lot of 10-pound fish, and you can bet that makes for plenty of excitement with light-tackle enthusiasts.”

Willi suggests tossing, a ¾-ounce Deadly Dick for the albies, which will hit on any moving water. If you want to work with

Dories Cove and Grace’s Cove on the west side of the Island are good bets when the wind blows from the west. On the Southeast side, the most dependable spot for bass, blues, bonito and false albacore is the big rip at Southwest Point. Mohegan Bluffs is also worth a look.

One rule of thumb that sharpies use at these locations is to try the pick a beach where the wind is blowing into your face. That

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Great Fishing on the Western Sound

BY CAPTAIN TOMMY KAMPA

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eptember is my favorite month of the year on Long Island, the summer crowds have thinned out, the weather is usually great and the fishing just keeps getting better and better! There will still be some big Fluke around; try live lining Snappers to catch a “Doormat”! Bluefish of all sizes will start feeding heavily before migrating south for the winter and will attack anything you offer them. They fight hard; enjoy catching them, but release them safely if you’re not bringing any home for the dinner table. Porgies are also in abundance in September; are fun to fish for and are great to eat.

Striped Bass will also be feeding heavily in anticipation of their Fall migration.

September is a magical month on Long Island’s waters. We will see many species of fish along our coasts, offshore, inshore, in the back bays and in the surf! Tuna, Shark, Mahi Mahi, Wahoo, Swordfish are some of the offshore choices. Big Fluke, Porgies, Triggerfish, Bluefish, Black Sea Bass and Striped Bass dominate the inshore scene. The surf fisherman will be targeting Bluefish, Striped Bass and maybe some False Albacore or Bonito. These last two fish are very challenging to catch, but worth every bit of effort when you do hook one!

Blue Claw Crabs should also be abundant; easy and inexpensive to catch, a fun way to spend a few hours with the kids outside, and great to eat. Go to your local tackle shop if you’ve never gone crabbing, they will get you set up and pointed in the right direction. Blue Claw Crabs are easy to prepare, it takes a little work to get to the meat but it so worth it!

This month you should also start thinking about Blackfish! The season won’t be starting until October but don’t wait till then to find out you need tackle repaired or don’t have enough have enough sinkers or jigs. The official Blackfish season start and length of, have not been determined as of yet; neither has what the recreational size will be or how many we will be allowed to keep. I think we are all going to surprised and dismayed at the final outcome; it doesn’t sound pretty.

Enjoy this month but also keep an eye on the weather; be prepared in case a hurricane comes up the coast. Have a plan, whether it’s to haul your boat or ride it out at the dock or mooring.

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FISHING INLETS (Continued from Page 4) throughout a tide. Cow bass and weakfish will seek out these holes and sulk deep down, perhaps holding only a foot or so off the bottom.

Here, they’ll occasionally move about to gobble up a porgy, sea bass, small fluke or bottom scavenger that’s probing the depths for an easy meal.

Bridges that cross major inlets often account for some great action with just about everything from bass and blues, to fluke, sea bass and scup. That’s because bridge abutments constrict the current flow, causing it to go even faster, and they are covered with mussels, weeds and other marine growth that attract and hold baitfish of all kinds.

Work bridges in the day for just about any species, but be sure to also try them at night for bass, weaks and blues feeing in their shadow lines.

BE CAREFUL Having discussed the strong currents, rips, and varied bottom configurations common to inlets, it should come as no surprise that these are not areas where you can let down your guard. Many skippers I know keep their engine running at all times, even while on the drift or anchored, when working inlet and harbor mouth areas. That way, they can react quickly to stray waves or boat wakes bounding off the rocks, changes of direction in the current, or a rapidly rising bottom.

Be aware, too, that you need to hold a secure position as you drop your line over the side. We’re talking heavy fishing sticks, big baits and, possibly, monster fish at the end of your line. Toss in a rogue wave or two, bouncy rip water and a deck slippery from the use of live eels or landed fish, and you’ve got an accident just waiting to happen.

As a rule, keep your drifts short and targeted to specific areas, keep your eyes on the water, and be aware of boaters around you at all times. If you can do all that - and keep your footing – you might just hook into your biggest fish of the year within sight of port.

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FALL FLING (Continued from Page 9) means the baitfish are being pushed toward shore, which increases the likelihood that gamefish species will slide into the surf.

If working from a boat, your best bet to tangle with Block Island’s albies, blues and bass is to run along the south side of the island. Black Rock is a great starting place if drifting live eels for stripers, as is the Hooter Buoy.

That’s not to say you can’t catch albies, bonito, bass and blues anywhere else around the island, just that the south side is your logical starting place.

“”Block Island is such a fish magnet that it’s hard to go wrong around here,” explains Willi. “On light-tackle and fly-fishing trips aboard my charter boat Jessica K (401-4665392), for example, we’ll circle the entire island in the course of about four hours. That’s because the stripers, in particular, can be found off any point and they do move around quite a bit.

Yesterday, we had them at Whale Rock but today Black Rock was the hot spot. You can catch them on your own here, of course, but taking a charter boat will probably get you on the fish a lot faster.”

Willie and his patrons love tempting the ravenous bass with 3/0 Striper Dragon flies or a Musky Mania 9-inch Doc surface lure originally designed to raise the ire of the toothy freshwater trophies. Meanwhile, I’ve scored well with linesiders here using pencil poppers.

One other activity you might want to try if you are staying on Block Island for a couple of days is squid fishing. The action with the eight-armed cephalopods starts each year in June and runs

Live bunker make a great bait at the mouth of just about any inlet or harbor.

Photo by Tom Schlichter. right through November. September is peak season.

“All you need to get in on that action is a couple of squid jigs,” says Willi. “There’s plenty of squid off just about every dock in both New Harbor and Great Salt Pond. We catch them both day and night.”

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Tom Fernandez and the team at The Tailwater Lodge on New York’s Salmon River have developed a premier fishing resort. Huge salmon can attract a crowd when they blast up shallow runs and riffles on this picturesque river. The Tailwater’s 35 acres of private access solves that issue, and they provide a top-notch fishing concierge service. Tom is looking forward to an early salmon season with these words: “As the nights get colder in Altmar, we can only think about one thing, trophy king salmon exploding outside our back door in the Schoolhouse Pool. This year we are expecting the run to start earlier than we have seen in the past few years, with kings and cohos in the river system from September through October until we get deep into steelhead season. The high levels of Lake Ontario, the consistent good flow through the Salmon River and fish staging outside Oswego and Mexico Point have all the necessary ingredients for one heck of a salmon season. If I were looking for a time to experience the trophy fish on the Salmon River with thinner crowds, warmer temps and explosive fish, I would think about making the early run this year.”

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Oh yeah, he also developed Lefty’s Deceiver, the best fly pattern ever devised. Lefty tied the first Deceiver during the late 1950s. He wanted a fly that was easy to cast, didn’t foul, looked like a baitfish and had great action in the water. The pattern can be easily described: a tail made up of several matching hackle or saddle feathers with a bucktail collar. Add flash material to either or both, eyes to

the head and some type of red material for the throat, as needed. The hook shank beneath the collar (the body) can be wrapped with the tying thread or a flashy material, like mylar tinsel or Diamond Braid.

By the way, Lefty says the key to the pattern is to tie the collar at least as long as the rear of the hook, which keeps the hackle tail from wrapping around the hook.

In appropriate sizes and colors, Lefty’s pattern has deceived just about every fish that swims, from four-inch bream to 400-pound billfish. Lefty’s Deceiver has even graced a U.S. Postal stamp.

Lefty’s favorite Deceiver colors are chartreuse/white and yellow/ chartreuse. I tie them in many sizes and colors, and my favorite is tied in a Firetiger color scheme. This color works very well for many saltwater fish in sizes 1/0 to 3/0. It has also been very successful for me for peacock bass and largemouth bass in south Florida in size 2.

I imagine smallies would jump all over it, too.

Lefty’s Deceiver (Firetiger) Hook - Mustad 34007 or similar, size 2 to 3/0 Thread - fluorescent yellow Tail - two yellow and one yellow grizzly hackle on each side, topped with yellow Krystal Flash Body - yellow thread or Diamond Braid Collar - yellow bucktail with yellow Krystal flash and a small yellow grizzly hackle on each side, topped with green Krystal Flash and green bucktail Throat - orange bucktail, as long as the collar Head - fluorescent yellow, with painted orange/black eye, covered with five-minute epoxy Contact Carlos at cah6620@gmail.com to submit a pattern for consideration in this column or to order his book, “South Florida’s Peacock Bass.”

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This is a simple tie and a very effective pattern for trout everywhere. Soft hackles are basically emerger patterns. They do not belong on the streambed like nymphs, so this fly should be dropped a foot or so off a nymph so it can suspend itself higher in the water column where an emerger belongs.

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2. Mating season begins in the spring. Lobsters can be observed walking out of their holes in search of a mate, and males can be seen sparring for a lady’s affection. Mating season ends around August, here are a few good things about the fall season though egg-bearing females can be seen yearbesides cooler weather; one of them round. is the beginning of lobster season!

3. Males have proportionately larger legs and I dove with a commercial lobsterman for carapace, and females have a larger tail and extra a few years, and he was like a kid waiting pinchers on the abdomen to hold the eggs. for Santa. Teaming up with someone that Lobster tips from the master: knew where the good spots were gave me the 1. Let some air out of your BC, get your opportunity to spear some nice fish, but it buoyancy under control, and plant your knees in also gave me the opportunity to learn some the sand in front of the lobster. Your butt should tricks of the trade by watching a master not be up in the air! lobsterman at work.

2. Take your time and do not spook them. He First and foremost, you must learn said, “Lobsters are like cattle, you can herd them how to find lobsters. Fortunately, the same wherever you want, as long as you take your time.” territory that tends to hold fish life is also 3. The most common methods are the net good for lobstering. That is because life and tickle stick or looper, but there are some attracts life. When I was scuba diving beside interesting variations on the market now. Become Sheri Daye and Dave Earp display the results him and would see him approach an area of good at all of them, as some tools are better than of solid teamwork. the reef holding a school of fish fry, I knew others in certain situations. his senses were on high alert, and I’d start 4. When using a tickle stick, use aluminum looking for fish. Invariably, while he picked up instead of plastic. Lobsters do not respond as well a lobster or two, I would see a desirable fish. to plastic.

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