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oling his skiff through grass in shin-deep water, Capt. Josh Boyles was the first to spot a big redfish crashing bait about 100 yards away. The vast grass beds around Hilton Head, S.C. were inundated in an especially high tide, and we had been working them for a couple hours with limited success. Most of the limited success was blamed on a pair of trout anglers with little saltwater fly fishing experience. Boyles had already put us on a couple fish. We had botched both royally. Conditions seemed right, with plenty of water for reds to push into in search of crabs, but the fish weren’t showing themselves. And we needed to see fish in order to cast to them with one of Boyles’ Swamp Fox flies on an 8-weight fly rod. “I’m not going to lie. This is pretty slow,” Boyles said. “We should be seeing a half-dozen fish at once and trying to decide which one to go after.” With classic tailing redfish behavior, fish root around with their noses in the muck. On the other end, their tails wave above the surface like little beacons. Reds are not hard to find when they do what they’re supposed to. These fish were not cooperating. Instead of seeking tails, we were reduced to watching for unusual wakes and nervous water. Boyles hypothesized the fish might be eating baitfish or shrimp instead of crabs, which would account for their horizontal position in skinny water. As we poled slowly to where the fish was spotted in an open pool amid a sea of grass, I stripped line from the reel and onto the deck. There was no additional sign of the fish, but we had to check it out. The tide was beginning to turn out, and it would take all the fish with it. Boyles had earlier explained why tailing reds are great sport for fly rodders just getting into the saltwater game. Redfish are comfortable in the shallows, so they don’t spook easily. Also, they feed actively and opportunistically in the grass. If they see the fly, they will most likely eat it. When our redfish reappeared, it was right in front of the boat. So close that it made casting difficult. I saw it for a second, but Boyles could see it clear as day from the platform. He began barking instructions. “Two o’clock, about 15 feet out,” he said. “See the wake?” The fish was moving right to left across the bow. I made a timid first cast, which caught the wind and plopped down off target. “Pick it up! Do it again,” Boyles said, urgency entering his voice. “Play the wind. Put it in front of him.” The pressure was on, and the second cast was better. “Strip it… Strip it… Now stop!” Boyles instructed as he watched the action unfold. “Give it a little twitch.” He didn’t have to tell me to set the hook.

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and relaxed, and “becoming one with nature” will you be part of the tribe. This unlikely fraternity of ocean hunters is made up of men and women of all ages, races and socio-economic status. The only rules here are made by Mother Nature, and the only requirement is an unspoken bond with the ocean and a respect for its resources. Unlike our mostly predictable lives, every dive is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you’re gonna get. I’ve experienced a school of mantas flying by, a gentle whaleshark ambling along, a sunfish scratching itself on our anchor line. I’ve experienced the exhilaration of being accepted by a pod of wild dolphins. I’ve been bumped by a hammerhead and stared down by a menacing mako. I’ve endured jellyfish stings, sealice rashes, and a crab in my ear canal. The most thrilling sight of all—after paying your dues—is spotting your prey in the shadows.

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have a friend at work who is horrified by my spearfishing. He asks, “Why don’t you just buy fish at the market? Aren’t you scared of sharks? What’s it like?” I know spearfishing will never be his cup of tea, but I try to explain why it’s mine. The simple answer is it’s fun to jump into tropical water and choose a delicious fish for dinner. But the truth is those flat, warm, fishy days are few and far between. The truth is that weathermen are liars, visibility can turn ugly, and fish are unpredictable. The truth is that underwater hunting is hard work in an alien environment. One of many challenges is to become comfortable underwater—so comfortable that fish believe you belong there. Fish sense herkyjerky motions and aggression, which means you will never be able to stalk them unless you learn to control your movements, and more importantly, your emotions. You must also overcome the primal fear of becoming the hunted, which is ingrained in all of us. And, as a freediver, you must become adept enough to achieve decent breath hold times. Only after persevering, learning to be smooth

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When hunting tunas, the sight of the yellow finlets speeding under you will make your heart thump. When hunting wahoos, the silver ghost appearing out of nowhere will take your breath away. The realization that your eye has caught the silhouette of a black grouper in the reef will send you into adrenalized stealth mode. Back at the dock, as you fillet your fish and watch the sun set, you feel a sense of accomplishment and relief to be back on solid ground. But you also feel a sense of longing to be back in the weightless, quiet, unpredictable, beautiful ocean. As cell phones begin to ring, traffic on the way home raises your blood pressure, and thoughts of work invade your brain, you begin to plan your next trip back to the soul-cleansing world beneath the sea. Sheri is a world-record holder, host of Speargun Hunter, and producer of “The Blue Wild Ocean Adventure Expo” in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Follow “Sheri Daye” and “The Blue Wild” on Facebook and Instagram.

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Deep Summer’s Shallow-Water Option By CAM Staff

ere’s some advice for bass anglers sick of the summertime grind. Instead of dredging out deep ledges or dragging worms on offshore humps, go shallow and beat the banks. Yes. You read that right. In deep summer, bass that aren’t stacked up deep will scatter to seek out the best water conditions and feeding opportunities they can find. And while you probably shouldn’t throw all your tournamentday hopes into this pattern, which really is hit-or-miss, hitting it right can lead to some of the biggest largemouths of the summer. Wave action is a key to this pattern. On lakes with heavy boat traffic and on windy days, waves slamming into the banks oxygenate water. While water conditions across the rest of the lake are hot and stagnant this time of year, the shallows offer higher oxygen levels that attract baitfish and bass. By the same token, the backs of creeks with some current often offer better oxygen levels as well as cooler water. Vegetation oxygenates water, also, and provides shade from the stifling sun. Bait is another reason big fish will be up shallow. All of the bream species—the bluegills, shellcrackers, redbreasts and others—spawn during the full moons of summer. When they bed up in colonies, they do it in the shallows, often in just a couple feet of water. Bream beds are buffets for big largemouths, which hang just off the beds waiting on any strays small enough to fit in their mouths. Now, beating the banks all day looking for one big fish in the scorching August heat doesn’t sound like much fun. But that one kicker fish you need to bolster a tournament limit is not likely to be hanging out with all those 2-pounders suspended on a deep ledge. These are also great tactics for fun fishing, when you’ve got the luxury to only fish the comfortable morning and evening hours. In low light, a buzzbait burned around a bream bed or in the shadows of a blowdown can be just the thing to draw a reaction strike from a big girl lazing in the shallows. Running a spinnerbait, bladed jig or square-bill crankbait around and under shallow docks can be very productive. Resist the urge to slow down and pick apart cover with a jig or worm. Shallow fish will be scattered this time of year, so it makes sense to cover a lot of water. Hit all the stumps, grass, rocks and any other cover you encounter. Keep moving, but do it slowly and quietly. Keep your distance, and make long casts. Sound travels far and fish spook easily in the shallows.

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News Flash!!!! August is hot!!! If you ain’t getting up early, you are already shooting yourself in the foot. Your absolute coolest water temperatures are gonna be at first light. Assuming you have good weather, the first couple hours of daylight are your best times to fish for speckled trout. I’m not saying you can’t fish, and catch all day. I’m just saying stack the deck in your favor. We have been relying heavily on the live shrimp, minnows and croakers to find the trout. Diving gulls, and terns certainly help the cause. When you find bait(shrimp, mullet, pogies, etc), birds, and slicks, the trout aren’t far away. This can be applied to anywhere from Lake Borgne, Bay St Louis, Cat Island, and or the Louisiana Marsh. The lady fish have moved in, and should be here for a while. If you wanna have some fun. Break out the big rods and drift a big live or cut bait through these boiling schools. Almost everyone of these schools has big sharks, bull reds and or Jack Crevalle in them. I’m using an Okuma Coranado 65, on a 6 foot OKUMA SCT rod. With 80lb braid and the bait feeder option, it’s very easy to hook fish. It’s also is looking like the triple tail are gonna big showing this year!!! Check any buoy, marker, or floating debris. Midday is a great time to use the high sun and make a breeze cruising around. Always be on the look out.

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Summer Smalljaws

If you’ve never made a trip north to try catching smallmouth bass in moving water, you need to!! A change of scenery and water can be an eye opening experience. First, you’ll need to understand a few things about the water and the fish. Not all moving water is productive. Narrow your search area down to areas where water moves differently than the surrounding water. Structure, rocks, drop offs, etc. can all effect the flow of water. Obstructions, such as large rocks, create areas of slack water on the down current side of the rock. This is a prime area to target. Cast a fly or lure in the flow on each side of the obstruction and then directly in the slack water. Fish will also use the front side of obstructions to ambush prey. Anyplace where the bottom changes depth needs to be fished. Put yourself into the mind of a fish, they use the current to bring their food source to them, so any place where they can take advantage of an ambush point, needs to be fished. Smallmouth will be facing upstream most of the time. You can use that to your advantage by approaching likely fish haunts from downstream. Once you get a smallie hooked, be prepared, they fight HARD. Even the small ones will give you a great fight. Smallmouth are aggressive predators that will attack lures with reckless abandon. For me they rank in my top 3 favorite species to catch, only being bested by tarpon and flounder. Trust me, it’s worth it to drive north, find a creek, and get wet.

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The hottest, most humid part of the summer is here in August and the fish bite is still on fire. One of those species is the Cobia. Still some are migrating through and some sit stagnant around localized areas offshore on the rigs, artificial wrecks and some come in to shallower waters near the barrier islands here off of the coast of Mississippi. They tend to travel in schools so it’s often you’ll come across pod of 10 or so and sometimes just a single fish cruising solo around the rigs. They are hungry and will eat just about anything you throw at them. Squid, pogys, cigar minnows and cobia jigs are just a few baits that work well throughout the year for Cobia. They will follow sea turtles and schools of rays in open water And even stick around floating debris or grass. The weather is unpredictable this time of year throughout the summer months due to the occasional storm squalls that pop up out of nowhere. Sea conditions tend to stay fairly calm consistently up until those squalls begin to build and the wind and seas will grow with decently heavy gusts of wind but can lay back down to calm waters afterwards at times. Be sure to pack your foul weather gear and safety gear before heading out.

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It’s the end of July and feels like the middle of August. Water temps are in the upper 80’s and will be hitting 90 degrees by the end of the month. With all the rain the past couple of months the water is still trying to clear up in the delta. The bay looks good. So, if your looking for some trout action you better be on the water before sunrise because they will be headed for deep water as the sun comes up. Look at some of the docks on the eastern shore early or some shallow points near deeper drop offs for some top water action. Once the sun comes up focus on the deeper structure like the rigs in the south end of the bay, Middle Bay Lighthouse, or drop offs in the Mobile River. Live shrimp on slip corks is the way to go in these deep water hideouts. If your looking for redfish, look for shell bottoms in three to six feet of water along the rivers in the Delta. Docks along the shore south of the causeway and the Mobile river are worth a look too. Try soft plastics on a 1/4 or 3/8 oz jig head or my favorite Hildebrandt spinner baits with a size 41/2 gold blade. Colors I like are root beer/chartreuse, white/chartreuse, electric chicken, natural shrimp, and chartreuse/red. A live shrimp on a carolina rig will also be productive. Don’t be surprised if you find a flounder hanging out in these same places. If your looking for some flounder action a curly tail grub on a 3/8 oz jig head or a bull minnow on a carolina rig will help you find success. Look at the points in the delta like Tensaw Point or any of the many others that look like it. It looks like we’re in for a long hot summer, so hit it early and fish hard so you can be headed for the AC by noon.

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Cranking in Marsh Redfish!

There are few things out there that are more fun than targeting redfish cruising around the marsh. Something about seeing redfish with their tails up and backs completely out the water gets the adrenaline flowing! With that being said, targeting these redfish can be a little tricky due to the thick grass mats submerged beneath the surface and the continuous snags from oysters around every bend. However, with the right lure you can effectively target these redfish while reducing snags. One lure that I have had a tremendous amount of success on for marsh redfish is the Yozuri 3DB Wake Bait. This lure is designed to be retrieved 2-6 inches beneath the surface which is ideal around submerged grass and oysters. The Yozuri 3DB Wake Bait also has a lot of flash from the 3D finish along with loud rattling chambers that have been proven to get redfish fired up! These wake baits can be thrown a country mile allowing you to cover an enormous amount of water in comparison to other lures. The wake bait is also one of the easiest lures to retrieve being that all that is needed is a simple, steady retrieve. Great areas to throw the wake bait are around shallow oyster beds, creek mouths, and flooded marsh grass. Some of my best days catching redfish have been in areas where the wake bait was making steady contact with the oyster beds. Redfish dig around the oyster beds looking for crabs and bait fish, and with this lure coming through the area deflecting off the oysters, it is highly likely to get a reaction strike from a nearby redfish. There are several videos available on our YouTube channel “Southern Salt Kayak Fishing” that show us using the Yozuri 3DB Wake Bait to catch upwards of 22 redfish in a single 4 hour trip, as well as videos on how to use the wake bait to maximize your success on the water. Be sure to stop by and check us out on Facebook and Instagram as well. Until next time, tight lines!

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Dauphin Island Fishing Forecast The thermometer is still showing as a long red stripe ! It is still very hot and the water is warm and gets warmer as the sun rises, so you will need to fish early in the morning and late in the afternoon to get the best bite for speckled trout. I will continue to use live shrimp under a popping cork in the shallow waters early. In the deeper areas you can suspend a live bait under a slip cork to find the fish. Once you locate fish, a plastic shrimp imitation or finfish imitation will also produce quality fish. I prefer the Vudu shrimp in several colors, natural, brown and the Cajun pepper or a Matrix shad in the same color patterns. I have been top water fishing a lot lately to avoid the heat. I have had a lot of success with the Yo-Zuri 3DB Pencil and Hydro Pencil top water plugs in the natural clear or bone colors. There is nothing like a blow up on a top water plug early in the morning before the sun rises. Also, another great way to catch trout and redfish is to look for diving birds and ease or drift into them casting toward the divers. Be quiet, big motor off, use stealth ! Sometimes you will find the school the birds are diving on is loaded with catfish and other trash fish, but the trout may be under those trash fish. The Redfish will be in their usual spots too, over oyster beds and shells and along the points of rivers and around streams that dump into the larger bodies of water; salinity and water temps don’t affect the reds like it will the trout. The big bull reds will be on Dixey Bar and around the Sand Island lighthouse. These are our breeder stock fish, so please practice “CPR” : Catch, Photo and Release. The triple tail or blackfish will still be here, look for floating debris as they will float along under it. Call me, let’s go fishing! Until next time, tight lines, and good fishing to you Capt. Charlie Gray Gray Gulf Charters Dauphin Island / Mobile Bay / Ft Morgan Alabama 251.379.5067 Charlie@Graygulfcharters.com www.Graygulfcharters.com

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They’re Out There, You Know Part 3 of the Capt. Jeremy McHugh Story Written By: Heath Hippel

ow where did we leave off last month? That’s right, I promised two state records Captain Jeremy McHugh captured as his pursuit of Tarpon heated up. What I didn’t tell you was that there was another highlight that might have eclipsed them both! So what happened during the Tarpon Season of 2019? I’m glad you asked... This story actually starts at the end of 2018 and Captain Jeremy’s relationship with Dr. Jim Franks and the Research Team of the Gulf Coast Research Lab at the University of Southern Mississippi. Dr. Jim is very passionate about Tarpon research off the coast of Mississippi, and Jeremy was determined to help. I think you’ll agree there are worse gigs out there. Jeremy, Dr. Jim and the Research Team fished a few times during the latter part of 2018, and they were able to land Tarpon and attach satellite tags to them. These satellite tags would track their migration and provide other information that would help the lab learn more about these fish. These were the first tags ever placed in Tarpon in Mississippi. Along with tagging these fish, Jeremy worked with Dr. Jim, the Research Team, and the State to adopt regulations to conserve these fish for future generations. Looking to Texas and Alabama for examples, the State of Mississippi adopted and enacted a length limit. For the 2019 season and beyond, only Tarpon over 75” could be kept. The 2019 season started off with a bang and a potential state record fish. Captain Jeremy estimates the first fish he had boatside was over 200 pounds! It was his first Tarpon trip of the year. He admits that he was a little rusty, although he said he thought about Tarpon all winter. Adding to the list of things that can go wrong Tarpon fishing, the line broke on a trim tab. He touched the leader on the fish, but didn’t get his hands on it. Soon thereafter he fished with his best fishing buddies, including his friend and mentor, David Prevost. They had a great trip and landed several fish. This happened to coincide with a Tarpon Tournament in Alabama. Captain Jeremy followed the tournament and realized they would have won if they’d entered. This boosted his confidence and he decided to enter the Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo the following weekend. The best of the best from Louisiana and Mississippi competed over three days. As is often the case, the weather was bad all three days. But that didn’t stop Jeremy and his team from giving it their best shot. They jumped a fish the first day, but didn’t land him. They were on the right track, however, and got even closer on Day 2! This time they hooked a fish and got him all the way to the boat. They touched the leader but never got control of the fish. He got off, and since Jeremy was the one trying to grab the fish, he felt like he had let them all down. While disappointed in their results thus far, they were encouraged that they still had a shot. None of the other teams had landed a fish, and Jeremy and his team were getting closer and closer. On Day 3, with 4 hours still left to fish, they caught one! The fish was healthy, they had the video evidence they needed along with the measurement, and so they released the fish. This means they would be entering the Catch and Release Division. While they still had plenty of time to fish, the didn’t want to risk being late for the weigh in. They made it to Grand Isle in plenty of time and learned they had caught the only Tarpon of the tournament. They competed against the best and came out on top! To Jeremy, it felt like an out of body experience. He described it as the best feeling of his fishing career.The year had gone so well, Captain Jeremy says that in July they had caught as many Tarpon as they had the previous year. He explained, “We were on a steamer and we weren’t slowing down.” A week later he convinced one of his trout charters to chase Tarpon with him by telling them about the success he’d been having. They got a late start that day because they had to wait for a thunderstorm to pass through. But only 10 minutes in they had a Tarpon to the boat, the smallest one of the season. Just 10 minutes after that they hooked a huge fish! When I asked him how he could tell, Jeremy describes a combination of overall length and the width at the shoulders. After a 45 minute fight that was surely a test of his tackle, Jeremy’s customer fought the fish to the boat. The fish measured 75” and he could tell it wasn’t tight (so it was even longer). They weren’t 20 MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST

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f you’re looking for a way to beat the summer heat, fishing a tailwater trout stream is an obvious choice. With predictable flows controlled by hydroelectric dams, these are waters where temperature and oxygen content remain relatively stable year round. For trout and angler alike, tailrace fisheries are an oasis in the deep summer heat. While life in all but the highest-elevation free-flowing streams is suffering from heat-induced lethargy, tailwater trout remain active and healthy. Whether it’s the White River in Arkansas, Maryland’s Gunpowder Falls or Georgia’s Toccoa River, there are some constants when it comes to fishing tactics in deep summer. No two rivers fish the same, but trout prefer similar conditions wherever they live. • Fish High — When cold water from the bottom of a deep reservoir is pulled through generation turbines under various methods of oxygenation, flows released below the dam offer excellent conditions for trout. This only extends so

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• 4 ¼ ctw of American Helenite and the Ultimate Diamond Alternative®, DiamondAura® — Gold-finished .925 sterling silver settings — 16" chain with 2" extender and lobster clasp

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n the history of timepieces, few moments are more important than the creation of the world’s first Piezo timepiece. First released to the public in 1969, the watch turned the entire industry on its head, ushering in a new era of timekeeping. It’s this legacy that we’re honoring with the Timemaster Watch, available only through Stauer at a price only we can offer. Prior to Piezo watches, gravity-driven Swiss watches were the standard bearer of precision timekeeping. But all that changed when the first commercially available Piezo watch came onto the market. The result of ten years of research and development by some of the world’s top engineers, they discovered that when you squeeze a certain type of crystal, it generates a tiny electric current. And, if you pass electricity through the crystal, it vibrates at a precise frequency–exactly 32,768 times each second. When it came on the market, the Piezo watch was the most dependable timepiece available, accurate to 0.2 seconds per day. Today, it’s still considered a spectacular advance in electrical engineering. “It was like a magnum bullet shot at the most sensitive spot of the mechanical watch industry... Switzerland was terrified.” —Ariel Adams of A Blog to Watch. With the Timemaster we’ve set one of the world’s most important mechanical advances inside a decidedly masculine case. A handsome prodigy in rich leather and gold-finished stainless steel. The simplicity of the watch’s case belies an ornately detailed dial, which reflects the prestige of this timepiece. Call today to secure your own marvel of timekeeping history. Because we work directly with our own craftsman we’re able to offer the Timemaster at a fraction of the price that many Piezo watches cost. But a watch like this doesn’t come along every day. Call today before time runs out and they’re gone. Your satisfaction is 100% guaranteed. Spend some time with this engineering masterpiece for one month. If you’re not convinced you got excellence for less, simply send it back within 30 days for a refund of the item price. But we’re betting this timekeeping pioneer is a keeper.

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• Precision Piezo electric movement • Stainless steel caseback and crown • Cotswold® mineral crystal • Crocodile embossed leather strap fits wrists 6 ½"–8 ½" • Date window display • Water resistant to 3 ATM