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The GJKT, from July 12-17, is a weeklong celebration of fishing in one the East Coast’s great fishing communities. With a festival featuring food, exhibitors and all things nautical, along with several different tournaments, including kids’ tournaments and a redfish tournament, the GJKT has grown into a lot more than just a spectacular kingfish tournament.

With the traditional king mackerel tournament season upon us, GJKT is holding one of its richest tournaments ever. Teams will fish July 15-16 out of Jim King Park in Jacksonville, Fla. This year, teams will compete for a first-place prize package valued at more than $160,000. Catch the largest kingfish over two days of fishing, and you could be the proud new owner of a brand new 25T Contender sport fishing boat powered by twin 150hp Yamaha motors. If that’s not the biggest single prize in kingfishing, it has to be close.

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With that out of the way, game-on and good luck; it sure will be nice not to have to vent and release these chubby, spotted, pre-sandwiches.

Grouper fishing can be a challenge in regions that don’t have surface markings, where anglers rely primarily on coordinates of small hard-bottom patches. The numbers that aren’t completely overfished have been acquired by fishermen who’ve spent years cruising the ocean.

Hiring a salty and experienced charter captain is highly recommended for targeting grouper; paying attention to what they tell you is equally as important.

If you choose to go it alone, there are a few things recommended to ensure your best chances of success. As opposed to pelagic fishing, where a school of fish can move through, and it may be better to have lighter leader starting out just to entice a bite, you’ll want to gear-up for grouper.

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Losing that first grouper bite can result in shutting down the entire spot. When a large grouper breaks off, especially if it takes the entire rig with the hook and lead with it, that fish will swim back down to its home—where all the other fish are—and sound the danger alarm by grunting.

It’s best to start out with heavy line to avoid this, especially if you don’t have more bottom numbers nearby to bounce around to.

Make sure your drags are set tight, your gear is on the heavy side, and that you are paying attention when you first arrive at a spot. Cigars can be lit, beers can be shotgunned and rod-holders may be utilized only after you have been at a spot for the second half, or immediately after losing a big fish.

If you want to catch spotted sandwiches, or just not cripple your anchor-pulling deckhand, this is important information to apply to your trip.

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Their Dijonnaise-style grouper, which is a heavy cream reduction sauce loaded with mushrooms, is top of the line. Remember to ask your crew to cut out the cheeks while they fillet your grouper, especially if you harvested enough of them to add up.

Happy hunting, and good luck out there.

Capt. Quinlyn Haddon guides with Blue Magic Charters, docked at Castaway Restaurant in Marathon, Fla. Contact Blue Magic at (504) 920-6342 and keep up with Quinlyn through her social media @CaptainQuinlyn.

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chool is out! This has always been my marker for the official beginning of summer. I know the bays will be filled with everyone getting out to enjoy Mother Nature, so finding solitude is key to catching fish. My family and I will be there too, but if I’m lucky, you won’t see me. Here are some methods to avoid the crowds and catch a lot of fish!

Let’s focus on kayaks and areas only small vessels can access. Small, shallow-draft watercraft help us elude the summer crowds and find our solitude. Pushing farther back into the shallows and marsh areas requires some planning, so let’s start with some satellite scouting on the computer.

The first thing to do is find areas that have tidal movement. One way to determine this via satellite is to zoom in on the openings of bayous and drains.

If you notice a deeper hole at the mouth, this lets you know it has good current flow, which is what causes a washout in the mouth. If the mouth looks shallow or silted in, search for another spot.

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Once you have identified areas with sufficient current, find the structure. I like areas with scattered grass, shell, or both. Add in some depth changes around bends, and you are set.

Depending how deep into the marsh you are going, and if you are new to the area, taking a GPS is a great idea. Once you get in the marsh, it looks completely different on the way out. Cell phone service might not always be reliable, and I know on my phone the bright sun really makes it hard to see the satellite imagery.

Now let’s get down to the business end and talk about lures and presentation. I generally like to throw a paddle tail. If I am fishing a new area, I’ll have one rigged weedless on a weighted swimbait hook.

I prefer this style of lure for a couple of reasons. One, it is a great search bait. I can simply

cast, reel and cover a lot of water. It is also my preferred soft plastic when fishing shallow water, which is what you find in the marsh. Redfish will not hesitate to hit a lure reeled in a straight line with a vibrating tail. Adding sound into the mix really grabs their attention. Like the clicking sound of a fleeing shrimp, the Knockin Tail Lure, with its built-in tail rattle is my lure of choice in this scenario. These swimbaits rattle on a steady retrieve and can make the difference between just fishing and catching.

Be safe, find an out-of-the-way area, and catch some fish! I know my family and I will be tucked away in the backwaters in June.

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I clung to the rod as Tony Tuz and his father Lorenzo cleared lines. “Billfish! Billfish!” Tony barked so the gringos understood.

Then my 10-year-old son gasped. A 7-foot sailfish went airborne and tail-walked for 20 yards off the stern. It was awesome, exactly what I envisioned while e-mailing Charter Fishing Cancun prior to a recent family vacation. My son and I were the only anglers aboard the 35-foot Bertram Xaviera III. We could have used some help cranking in all those fish.

Cancun, Mexico is a great place to fish. The resorts overlook the Straits of Yucatan on the northeast tip of the Yucatan Peninsula. It’s the pinch point between the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, a highway for pelagic species.

In March, we were early for the headliner species. From April through July, summer is peak season for blue and white marlin, sailfish, tuna, wahoo and mahi-mahi—which they call Dorado.

Snapper and grouper species, as well as amberjack

By Nick Carter and huge barracuda can be caught year-round.

No matter. We just wanted bent rods, and Capt. Jorge Rivas steered us toward open water with baitwell full of small jacks and blue runners.

The action began almost as soon as Tony and Lorenzo got lines out. We pulled a spread with bird teasers, a squid chain, skirted ballyhoo and several flat-lined live baits, which almost immediately brought up a big Dorado that came unbuttoned. Then we drove into birds.

Gulls diving on flying fish were enough to get me excited. Tony was not impressed.

“Bonito,” he said with a shrug. “Sea gulls mean bonito. Frigate birds mean tuna.”

Sure enough, my son took the rod to catch bonito for the bait bucket until big fork-tailed frigate birds

started diving all around the boat. The boy could definitely tell the difference when a gorgeous 20-pound blackfin tuna took the bait.

It wasn’t even 8:30 a.m., and we had seen a lot of action. But the captain and crew had more to show us. When the tuna bite died, we stopped over a ledge in 350 feet of water. Lorenzo worked quickly to cut bonito into baits. He sliced away the entire dorsal section and tail of each fish to leave streamlined head-and-belly baits. We jigged them deep, and in short order were tripling up on amberjacks up to 40 pounds. We battled big AJs until weary arms begged for mercy and then headed to deeper water and the sailfish. We finished the day with three big barracuda, which are a ton of fun when they’re 4 to 5 feet long.

After all that activity, my son crashed in the shade for the ride back. Seeing him smile in his sleep is something I’ll never forget.

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n June and July, small glass minnows school together and form bait pods here on the Atlantic Coast of Florida. The pods move up and down the beach. These bait pods are easy to spot by looking for diving birds and feeding fish thrashing the surface. Sometimes the bait pods come near shore and go out, but usually they move parallel to the shore and well within casting range.

What kind of fish can you catch surf casting in these bait pods? In June, tarpon move around the inlets and start cruising the beach looking for bait pods. Large female snook swim along the trough under the bait pods.

Schools of large jack bust the surface, and the occasional schools of bluefish and ladyfish are there, along with mackerel that haven’t yet moved north.

Around the trough, smaller table fare like whiting and croaker will be caught with regular 4-inch shad tail jigs or more easily on smaller jigs and spoons. If you let the jig hit the bottom and snap it up quickly, you’ll catch lots of these great-eating panfish.

Anatomy of a Bait Pod: Most of the time, a bait pod moves north or south. On slack tide, the pod will slow down. I’ve even seen them stop for 30 minutes in one place. Croaker and whiting will be on the bottom under the pod. Or if the pod is shallow, croaker and whiting will be under the first breakers and can be caught in the wash.

Jerk your jig off the bottom, letting it hit for a second each time. Jerk, reel some, let it sit. Usually the tarpon are on the outside of the pod farthest from the beach. For tarpon, cast as far out over the pod as possible and use a slow steady retrieve.

Snook are almost always on the shallow side near the trough and the first breakers. Cast more parallel to shore using a steady lifting and releasing movement with the rod tip. Jack can be anywhere, and I like fishing near the surface with a brisker retrieve when targeting jacks. Also use the brisk retrieve for bluefish, ladyfish and mackerel.

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A fisherman for 70 years, Stanczyk has spent a lot of time on the ocean.

He and his family own the fabled Bud n’ Mary’s Marina in Islamorada.

“I witnessed a lot of things.

It took 25 years to put in sewers.

I’m a bonefisherman. The bay was smothered by brown algae. It is from human waste and farming. There is acid rain,” Stanczyk said from his office at the marina, where the walls are covered with memories of great fish, major fishing tournaments and trophies.

Stanczyk sees the environment married to the economy.

“There has been a tremendous reduction in fish stocks due to technology and long-liners. I’d fish for swordfish at night. It didn’t take long for long-liners to wipe it out. The Gulf Stream is slowing down. It used to take 15 pounds to hold bottom.

Now only 5. Scientists say it now,” he said. “This coral restoration project is a grass roots effort. I have four grandchildren. I want them to enjoy the ocean as I have, as my children have.”

The Stanczyk family contributed use of land on the ocean to a fledgling coral restoration project begun a year ago by Dr. Kylie Smith, with Clemson University and Mote Marine Laboratory, and Mike Goldberg, owner of Key Dives, Islamorada.

They call the project I.CARE (Islamorada Conservation and Restoration Education).

Mote established a coral nursery at Bud n’ Mary’s Marina. Pumping equipment, an insulated water-storage tank and banks of coral nursery tanks were set up along with an office trailer for researchers. Stony corals from Mote’s nursery on Summerland Key were replanted on substrate in the open ocean under permit and with the cooperation of NOAA and Marine sanctuary officials as well as widespread support from Keys

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“The science behind it is extraordinary,” Goldberg said. “Corals are being taken from disease resistant stock gathered by micro-harvesting and grown in laboratory conditions.

Temperature and PH are carefully adjusted in the nursery to simulate ocean conditions in the future, when scientists predict temperature rise and acid rain will affect corals.”

Coral is an animal. It begins as free-swimming larvae that settle on substrate and grow. A plant called zooxanthellae lives in symbiosis inside the coral polyp. The plant needs sunlight for photosynthesis to produce carbohydrates and oxygen that corals

use. The plant helps dispose of the coral’s waste. When water is turbid or when temperatures rise above 70 to 85 degrees, the plants die. Coral bleaches white and also dies in most cases.

Coral wasting disease and bleaching have been devastating in the Keys. Dr. Smith said the 60 to 70 percent live coral coverage of the 1970s has fallen to just 3 to 5 percent.

I.CARE’s program should hopefully turn the tide. Coral reefs provide critical habitat for fish and marine organisms.

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Getting Salty By: Capt. Roan zumFelde

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une Freshwater Scene is going to be a little different this month.

We are not going to focus on freshwater, but on salt and mainly our beach fishing opportunities. If you had one month to fish for snook on our beaches I would say June is that month. The winds and tides are typically favorable out of the east and the fish are heavily present on all our beeches from Englewood down to Cape Romano.

Your outfits should be simple and light weight. A light to med-light 7ft spinning rod or a 6-8 weight fly rod is all you will need to get in on the great action we have this time of the year. Spool the spin with 15lb braid and a long 20 or 30lb. Fluoro leader and a small pack of jigs, soft

plastics or savage or live target baits and you should catch all you want.

For the fly angler WF Floating line or if you want to get sneaky a clear intermediate with a 9 ft.12lb class leader with 20 or 30lb shock tippet.

Take a pack of small #2 Clousers in tan and white or white or well just about any color and hang on because you are going to get bit. Don’t forget Hemostats or pliers and anything else you might need. It can be a long walk back to a car or boat if you forgot something.

Different beaches will require different walks or accesses. Starting with anything south of Marco you will need to have a boat to access these beaches, but you could combine your wife’s shelling trip and hop a ride to the beach with one of the shelling excursions. Marco Beach will require either staying on or in Marco to access or on the extreme

north end you have Tiger Tail Beach and Lagoon. This is not for the person who does not like to walk- it is quite the hike but the fishing is definitely worth it and species range high. Keywaydin Island is a boat access beach but it is almost 12 miles long of pure snook splendor.

Moving North you have the Naples Beaches, much more traffic but if you get an early start head to 32nd or 33rd ave. and start walking south before light, it is one mile to Gordon’s Pass and at first light can be world class fishing. Most of the Naples beaches to the North have

lots of fish, but also people so be careful and be courteous. Clam Pass Beach is an excellent choice for early mornings and on to Wiggins Pass State Park all afford you excellent fishing.

When walking these areas be on the lookout at all times for feeding fish in bait schools. Wooden pillings, rock, and T groins anything that looks fishy should be inspected with a few casts. And last but not least keep your eyes peeled for cruising fish. These creatures will usually be feeding right on the beach edge and up to about 6 to 10 feet out. Look carefully with polarized glasses for the fish and scan the waters out in front and up the beach walk 20 feet up on the sand and look 100’ – 200’ ahead for the cruising fish, much easier to catch if you see them before they see you. Good luck and if you need more info see us at Mike’s.

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ince the early 1930’s when the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago displayed a smalltooth sawfish for the first time, public aquariums have created connections between people and these incredibly unique, and now critically endangered, rays. Over the years, millions of visitors to zoos and aquariums around the world have enjoyed that experience, and for many it is the only opportunity they will ever have to see a living sawfish. Because of the decline of sawfish populations worldwide, public Several sawfish are currently aquariums are in a unique viewable at Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay position to build on these Credit: Tonya Wiley connections and help to create conservation solutions. Sawfish conservation requires a multi-faceted approach to be successful, and the public aquarium community shares common concerns with researchers, field biologists, and conservation and management agencies in terms of the need for continued and increased collaboration between stakeholders at all levels.

Many of the public aquariums in the United States are members of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), which is a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of accredited zoos and aquariums in the areas of animal care, husbandry, conservation, education, science, and recreation. With more than 183 million visitors to accredited institutions each year, AZA’s focus on connecting people and animals provides a critical link to helping animals in their native habitats. For many years, members of the AZA Marine Fishes Taxon Advisory Group have worked with governmental and non-governmental conservation agencies to find solutions to protect sawfish in their natural environment. In addition to their role in education, research, and conservation, AZA member zoos and aquariums also play an important role in the preservation of species through population management programs and AZA Species Survival Plans® (SSP). The mission of an

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horrible cast! I placed the bait immediately over the fish, an absolute no-no in tripletail fishing. Somehow, the fish was not spooked, ate my bait immediately, and then made a furious run and a subsequent acrobatic jump. Jen took the rod and now she began the fight. She fought the fish in true IGFA record holding style and brought the fish to our deck. As we continued our day with other triple tail caught, we also ended with her requested redfish along with many juvenile snook caught to close the day. enjoyed sharing fishing stories with Jen and reminiscing about previous trips we'd had with her dad, whom happens to be an IGFA world record holder! Good times are waiting to be had so feel free to join us aboard one day soon. See you on the water..

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Huge tarpon are feeding on all the live mullet in the deep passes and along the gulf coast. As far as redfish, this time of the year they are all over the place! Most of the bigger redfish are in the backcountry and near shores along the gulf coast. Casting a jig or live bait is best for each and every one of the fish that I’m covering in this article. Most importantly make sure too have a GOOD time and enjoy your day on the water with family and or friends! One fish that we seem to always catch is Goliath grouper and they are everywhere! We caught one on a rod and reel with live bait that was well over 100 pounds about a week ago, but of course we didn’t take the fish out of the water because we always follow the laws. Now give me a call and let’s get out on the water so you can catch your bucket list fish, tomorrow with me Capt. Travis M. Freeman

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Higher tides allow boats access to areas previously forbidden during the earlier spring months because of north and easterly breezes.

Fish are more aggressive now. The numbers and variety of bait fish are more common and easier to net. Unfortunately, local shrimp sizes will become smaller during the hotter summer months. Nonetheless, the stronger tides will provide sufficient nutrients and oxygen to sustain a healthy food supply for the bigger snook, redfish, tarpon and all other species that rely on these elements for survival, which will include spawning activity.

These higher and stronger tides provide opportunity for fishing the

back country areas that become more productive larger numbers of redfish, seatrout and snook seek out these areas for protection and easy access to food around the oyster bars and mangrove roots more so than during the winter months when water levels are low. Long story short; the fish have more places to gather for eating and spawning. However, I suggest fishing the mangroves on the last half of an incoming tide and before the water levels get so high that the fish are able to retreat beyond any reasonable presentation be it live, dead or artificial. This type of circumstance will more often than not, require the use of a ‘chum bat’ to lure the fish that have taken temporary refuge deep into the mangroves, to take a chance and venture out to eat. Chumming pilchards, small pinfish or shrimps will usually do the trick. In conjunction with this, I prefer to fish the windward side of the islands, oyster bars and other structures. This is the easiest and most productive way to fish, just to mention that it makes casting much less tentative against the wind. I prefer a soft, southerly wind for best results.

Migrating tarpon will be here for most of the month. They will be in the passes, along the beaches and in the bay areas. The secret to catching these are to offer what they are eating (‘matching the hatch’) be it crabs, ladyfish, catfish fillets, pinfish, threadfins, etc. any of which can be fished under a cork or on the bottom, with or without weights.

June is the month that the redfish action picks up and gets better as the weeks go by throughout October (‘Red October’). The action has been good over the last number of years. Regardless of which inshore species one is targeting (except snook) shrimps are the bait of choice for me. Pilchards for snook and threadfin for tarpon. Most of my clients want to catch lots of fish and live bait performs much better than artificial. Two basic presentations are bait on the bottom of the seabed or suspended under a popping cork. It is not sexy, but effective. Give it a try!

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pending most of my time fishing inshore areas in SWFL, I typically find myself around grass flats. Grass can be a very productive form of structure. The grass flats that I fish are usually in 2-4 foot depths. Most of the inshore species will usually be in or around grassy areas. Grass as a structure provides many small creatures areas to survive throughout their lives. Crabs, shrimp, small bait fish, worms and other creatures make these grass stretches their home. Naturally predator species will forage along this structure to feed on the endless buffet. In order to take advantage of the feeding opportunities, these predatory species will use other structures within the grass to ambush their prey. Some of these structures like mangroves, oyster bars, docks and potholes provide inshore species like snook, reds and trout places to set up for the feed.

Many anglers believe potholes (sandy areas within grass flats) are mostly productive during the winter months. Sure, when the water warms during the summer months and many potholes tend to be shallow, predators may not spend as much time along the shallow holes.

However there are still quite a few potholes that are deeper. These can be very productive even when the water is very warm. As the sun gets higher in the sky, make an adjustment in your boat position. Move out to the deep edges of the flats and focus on these sandy holes in the grass.

Try different lures and presentations above, in, and around these areas; this may help you zero in on a solid pattern. If the morning bite is tough, spend a little more time around potholes before you head in for the day.

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Even When it’s Bad, It’s Good By: Capt. Tim Ramsey

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o, there I was recently, fishing in the trolling motor, the places we go, or the 10K. Tide was wrong. Sun was all the other processes it takes to put her strong. Winds were whipping. Air on fish. She’s there to catch fish. To that temperatures fell to the fifties. Water end, I can stand on the stern platform was dirty, my line was getting old, my with Pepe and cast my arms off as she casting distance was dropping, and the reels in whatever bites as she happily listrolling motor seemed to have a mind tens to her music on her ear buds. That of its own. I broke the front eyelet of means even when it’s bad, it’s good. Who my favorite rod, so I was getting used to has the biggest black drum, redfish, throwing a jig with a rod one-class up. snook, snapper, jack, and sheepshead Pepe LePew the fishing skunk was firmon the boat? She does. Who has the bigly seated on my shoulders, and to top it gest inadvertent tarpon and shark? I do. off, my wife was catching everything in Caught them on her rod with the yellow sight! Fish were practically jumping in bucktail. Like I said, even when it’s bad, the boat next to her. Frustrating. Or not. it’s good. That too can be frustrating. Or You see, my favorite thing is hunting not… for the bite using a bucktail jig with a

On a side note, what is frustratgulp tail attached to the hook. She, howing is that the jet ski tours have been ever, sticks to the same yellow Montes slowly winding their way east. When jig tipped with shrimp. No matter what you’re way back behind Dismal or Fakawe’re fishing for, that’s what she uses. hatchee Key and eight jet skis come by, It catches everything. Sometimes that’s it sucks. I know if I were a tour operator, even frustrating. Or not.

I would get a bit bored of the same old The interesting dynamic here is I apwaters every day, but please, have some preciate the day on the water. The majconsideration for those of us that want esty of the mangrove backcountry. The search for fish in new places. some silence, some calm water, some peace and quiet, and stick to the Watching my wife enjoy herself. She, on the other hand, wants to catch waters around Goodland. Plus, unexpected wakes pushed me broadfish. She’s not worried about all the boat handling in the wind with side into the mangroves a few weeks ago and it wasn’t good.

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12:24

1.6

6:33

8:16

0.4

1:43

1.3

6:33

8:17

0.6

2:47

1.1

6:33

8:17

2:50

0.8

3:41

0.8

6:33

8:18

2.2

3:40

1.0

4:29

0.5

6:33

8:18

2.2

4:25

1.2

5:11

0.2

6:33

8:18

5:07

1.3

5:50

0.0

6:33

8:19

2.9

5:44

1.4

6:27

-0.2

6:33

8:19

11:56A

2.9

6:17

1.5

7:05

-0.3

6:33

8:20

2.2

12:20

2.9

6:48

1.5

7:43

-0.4

6:33

8:20

2:23

2.2

12:42

2.9

7:18

1.6

8:22

-0.4

6:33

8:20

Sat

3:10

2.2

1:05

2.9

7:49

1.6

9:02

-0.3

6:33

8:21

13

Sun

3:58

2.2

1:37

2.9

8:25

1.7

9:43

-0.3

6:33

8:21

8:21

14

Mon

4:46

2.2

2:19

2.8

9:08

1.7

10:26

-0.1

6:33

8:21

6:33

8:21

15

Tue

5:34

2.3

3:15

2.7

10:00

1.7

11:14

0.1

6:33

8:22

1.4

6:33

8:21

16

Wed

6:21

2.4

4:25

2.6

11:11

1.6

6:33

8:22

1:24

1.2

6:33

8:22

17

Thu

7:03

2.4

6:06

2.4

12:08

0.3

12:38

1.4

6:33

8:22

0.5

2:34

0.9

6:34

8:22

18

Fri

7:43

2.5

7:41

2.3

1:05

0.5

1:50

1.1

6:33

8:23

2:43

0.7

3:39

0.5

6:34

8:22

19

Sat

8:21

2.7

9:05

2.3

2:01

0.7

2:51

0.6

6:34

8:23

3:38

0.9

4:40

0.1

6:34

8:22

20

Sun

9:00

2.8

10:24

2.3

2:55

1.0

3:49

0.2

6:34

8:23

4:32

1.1

5:34

-0.3

6:34

8:23

21

Mon

9:42

3.0

11:32

2.4

3:49

1.2

4:44

-0.3

6:34

8:23

3.1

5:23

1.2

6:25

-0.6

6:34

8:23

22

Tue

10:25

3.2

4:41

1.3

5:36

-0.6

6:34

8:23

12:07

3.3

6:11

1.3

7:17

-0.8

6:35

8:23

23

Wed

12:29

2.4

11:08A

3.3

5:30

1.4

6:27

-0.8

6:35

8:24

2.4

12:54

3.3

6:59

1.3

8:08

-0.9

6:35

8:23

24

Thu

1:24

2.4

11:51A

3.5

6:17

1.5

7:17

-0.9

6:35

8:24

2:59

2.4

1:44

3.3

7:49

1.4

8:59

-0.8

6:35

8:23

25

Fri

2:19

2.3

12:36

3.5

7:05

1.5

8:06

-0.9

6:35

8:24

Sat

3:47

2.3

2:35

3.3

8:40

1.3

9:48

-0.7

6:35

8:23

26

Sat

3:10

2.3

1:25

3.4

7:55

1.5

8:55

-0.7

6:35

8:24

27

Sun

4:34

2.3

3:26

3.1

9:31

1.3

10:36

-0.4

6:36

8:23

27

Sun

3:57

2.3

2:21

3.2

8:46

1.4

9:42

-0.4

6:36

8:24

28

Mon

5:21

2.2

4:19

2.9

10:24

1.3

11:24

-0.1

6:36

8:24

28

Mon

4:41

2.3

3:23

3.0

9:40

1.4

10:29

-0.1

6:36

8:24

29

Tue

6:10

2.2

5:18

2.6

11:23

1.2

6:36

8:24

29

Tue

5:25

2.4

4:28

2.7

10:39

1.4

11:19

0.3

6:36

8:24

30

Wed

6:56

2.2

6:26

2.3

12:12

0.2

6:37

8:24

30

Wed

6:08

2.4

5:37

2.5

11:47

1.3

6:37

8:24

1

Tue

7:51

2.1

6:52

2.4

12:50

0.0

1:00

1.4

6:33

8:15

1

Tue

7:12

2.2

6:09

2.5

2

Wed

8:41

2.2

8:07

2.2

1:48

0.3

2:15

1.2

6:33

8:16

2

Wed

7:58

2.3

7:27

2.3

12:59

3

Thu

9:24

2.2

9:22

2.1

2:43

0.5

3:24

1.0

6:33

8:16

3

Thu

8:38

2.4

8:41

2.2

1:57

4

Fri

10:04

2.3

10:35

2.1

3:36

0.7

4:24

0.7

6:33

8:17

4

Fri

9:17

2.6

9:55

2.2

5

Sat

10:40

2.5

11:37

2.2

4:24

0.8

5:12

0.4

6:33

8:17

5

Sat

9:53

2.7

10:58

6

Sun

11:14

2.6

5:08

1.0

5:53

0.2

6:33

8:18

6

Sun

10:28

2.7

11:44

7

Mon

12:27

2.2

11:47A

2.7

5:47

1.1

6:32

0.0

6:33

8:18

7

Mon

11:00

2.8

8

Tue

1:12

2.3

12:20

2.7

6:25

1.2

7:11

-0.2

6:33

8:19

8

Tue

12:23

2.2

11:29A

9

Wed

1:54

2.3

12:52

2.8

7:02

1.3

7:50

-0.3

6:33

8:19

9

Wed

1:00

2.2

10

Thu

2:36

2.3

1:24

2.8

7:40

1.3

8:30

-0.3

6:33

8:19

10

Thu

1:40

11

Fri

3:17

2.3

1:56

2.8

8:17

1.4

9:11

-0.3

6:33

8:20

11

Fri

12

Sat

3:58

2.2

2:27

2.8

8:54

1.4

9:52

-0.3

6:33

8:20

12

13

Sun

4:42

2.1

3:00

2.8

9:31

1.5

10:33

-0.2

6:33

8:20

14

Mon

5:28

2.1

3:37

2.7

10:11

1.5

11:18

-0.1

6:33

15

Tue

6:18

2.1

4:23

2.6

11:01

1.5

16

Wed

7:04

2.1

5:31

2.4

12:06

0.1

12:09

17

Thu

7:47

2.2

7:06

2.2

12:57

0.2

18

Fri

8:28

2.3

8:32

2.2

1:50

19

Sat

9:08

2.5

9:54

2.2

20

Sun

9:51

2.7

11:10

2.2

21

Mon

10:36

2.9

22

Tue

12:15

2.3

11:21A

23

Wed

1:13

2.4

24

Thu

2:08

25

Fri

26

12:30

1.2

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8:34

2.4

3:23

0.0

3:50

0.9

6:32

8:14

1

Tue

7:56

1.7

6:53

1.9

12:56

0.1

1:23

1.1

6:33

8:17

1

Tue

9:37

2.2

2

Wed

8:42

1.8

8:11

1.8

1:58

0.3

2:42

1.0

6:33

8:17

2

Wed

10:23

2.3

9:52

2.3

4:25

0.2

5:09

0.8

6:32

8:14

3

Thu

9:22

1.9

9:25

1.7

2:56

0.5

3:46

0.8

6:33

8:17

3

Thu

11:03

2.4

11:06

2.2

5:23

0.4

6:13

0.6

6:32

8:15

4

Fri

10:01

2.0

10:39

1.7

3:49

0.6

4:40

0.6

6:33

8:18

4

Fri

11:42

2.5

6:16

0.5

7:07

0.4

6:32

8:15

5

Sat

10:37

2.0

11:42

1.7

4:39

0.8

5:28

0.4

6:32

8:18

5

Sat

12:20

2.2

12:18

2.6

7:06

0.6

7:55

0.3

6:32

8:16

6

Sun

11:12

2.1

5:24

0.9

6:10

0.2

6:32

8:19

6

Sun

1:23

2.2

12:53

2.7

7:51

0.7

8:37

0.1

6:32

8:16

7

Mon

12:28

1.7

11:44A

2.2

6:06

1.0

6:49

0.0

6:32

8:19

7

Mon

2:09

2.2

1:25

2.8

8:33

0.7

9:16

0.0

6:32

8:16

8

Tue

1:07

1.7

12:13

2.2

6:43

1.0

7:26

-0.1

6:32

8:20

8

Tue

2:48

2.2

1:54

2.9

9:10

0.8

9:53

-0.1

6:32

8:17

9

Wed

1:44

1.7

12:40

2.3

7:16

1.1

8:04

-0.2

6:32

8:20

9

Wed

3:25

2.2

2:21

2.9

9:43

0.8

10:31

-0.2

6:32

8:17

10

Thu

2:24

1.7

1:04

2.3

7:47

1.1

8:42

-0.3

6:32

8:20

10

Thu

4:05

2.2

2:45

2.9

10:14

0.9

11:09

-0.2

6:32

8:18

11

Fri

3:07

1.7

1:26

2.3

8:17

1.2

9:21

-0.3

6:32

8:21

11

Fri

4:48

2.2

3:07

2.9

10:44

0.9

11:48

-0.2

6:32

8:18

12

Sat

3:54

1.7

1:49

2.3

8:48

1.2

10:01

-0.2

6:32

8:21

12

Sat

5:35

2.2

3:30

2.9

11:15

0.9

6:32

8:18

13

Sun

4:42

1.7

2:21

2.2

9:24

1.2

10:42

-0.2

6:32

8:21

13

Sun

6:23

2.2

4:02

2.9

12:28

-0.2

11:51A

0.9

6:32

8:19

14

Mon

5:30

1.7

3:03

2.2

10:07

1.2

11:25

-0.1

6:33

8:22

14

Mon

7:11

2.2

4:44

2.8

1:09

-0.1

12:34

1.0

6:32

8:19

15

Tue

6:18

1.8

3:59

2.1

10:59

1.2

6:33

8:22

15

Tue

7:59

2.3

5:40

2.7

1:52

-0.1

1:26

1.0

6:32

8:19

16

Wed

7:05

1.8

5:09

2.0

12:13

0.0

12:10

1.2

6:33

8:22

16

Wed

8:46

2.3

6:50

2.5

2:40

0.0

2:37

0.9

6:32

8:20

17

Thu

7:47

1.9

6:50

1.9

1:07

0.2

1:37

1.0

6:33

8:23

17

Thu

9:28

2.4

8:31

2.4

3:34

0.2

4:04

0.8

6:32

8:20

18

Fri

8:27

2.0

8:25

1.8

2:04

0.4

2:49

0.8

6:33

8:23

18

Fri

10:08

2.5

10:06

2.3

4:31

0.3

5:16

0.6

6:32

8:20

19

Sat

9:05

2.0

9:49

1.8

3:00

0.5

3:50

0.5

6:33

8:23

19

Sat

10:46

2.6

11:30

2.3

5:27

0.4

6:17

0.4

6:33

8:20

20

Sun

9:44

2.2

11:08

1.8

3:54

0.7

4:48

0.1

6:34

8:23

20

Sun

11:25

2.8

6:21

0.6

7:15

0.1

6:33

8:21

21

Mon

10:26

2.3

4:48

0.9

5:43

-0.2

6:34

8:24

21

Mon

12:49

2.3

12:07

3.0

7:15

0.7

8:10

-0.1

6:33

8:21

22

Tue

12:16

1.8

11:09A

2.4

5:40

1.0

6:35

-0.4

6:34

8:24

22

Tue

1:57

2.4

12:50

3.1

8:07

0.8

9:02

-0.3

6:33

8:21

23

Wed

1:13

1.9

11:52A

2.6

6:29

1.0

7:26

-0.6

6:34

8:24

23

Wed

2:54

2.4

1:33

3.3

8:56

0.8

9:53

-0.5

6:33

8:21

24

Thu

2:08

1.8

12:35

2.7

7:16

1.1

8:16

-0.7

6:35

8:24

24

Thu

3:49

2.4

2:16

3.4

9:43

0.8

10:43

-0.5

6:34

8:21

25

Fri

3:03

1.8

1:20

2.7

8:04

1.1

9:05

-0.6

6:35

8:24

25

Fri

4:44

2.3

3:01

3.4

10:31

0.8

11:32

-0.5

6:34

8:22

26

Sat

3:54

1.8

2:09

2.6

8:54

1.1

9:54

-0.5

6:35

8:24

26

Sat

5:35

2.3

3:50

3.3

11:21

0.8

6:34

8:22

27

Sun

4:41

1.8

3:05

2.5

9:45

1.1

10:41

-0.3

6:35

8:25

27

Sun

6:22

2.3

4:46

3.2

12:21

-0.4

12:12

0.8

6:35

8:22

28

Mon

5:25

1.8

4:07

2.3

10:39

1.0

11:28

0.0

6:36

8:25

28

Mon

7:06

2.3

5:48

2.9

1:08

-0.2

1:06

0.8

6:35

8:22

29

Tue

6:09

1.8

5:12

2.1

11:38

1.0

6:36

8:25

29

Tue

7:50

2.3

6:53

2.7

1:55

0.0

2:05

0.8

6:35

8:22

30

Wed

6:52

1.9

6:21

1.9

12:18

0.2

6:36

8:25

30

Wed

8:33

2.4

8:02

2.4

2:45

0.2

3:13

0.8

6:36

8:22

12:46

1.0

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By: Capt. Fred Gowdy

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t was a dark, grey morning in Estero Bay. Thunderstorms and winds over 25 mph forecasted. I called my clients, Tristen and Anna from Wisconsin, to let them know the morning Estero Bay trip may be a bust and we would stay in the river. I saw a break in the storms forecasted between 10 and 12pm. I asked Tristen if they knew how to throw artificial in lieu of getting beat up in the bay looking for bait. He said they had a boat back home and did a lot of artificial fishing. So, as we got started I said we would head up river to get some juvenile tarpon that hang out in some of the bends. We were equipped with 3000-4000 size reels, spooled up with 10-pound braid, 20-30-pound fluorocarbon leaders, 5/0 twist lock hooks, with soft plastics on 7 ft medium light rods.

As we pulled into one of my favorite bends, Tristen makes a niceplaced cast at a bankside oak stump that produces fish regularly. KABOOM! The fish got him tangled up in the stump branches, but being an experienced fisherman and with a little coaching, told him to open the bail so I could get up ahead of where the fish got him around the branch. With a loud shout for everyone to sit down, I goosed the gas and got ahead of the snag. The fish comes free!! With a head-shaking tail walk, we see it is a HUGE snook - we were expecting a tarpon!

Tristen's artificial skills came in handy, since we were using light leader for a fish of this size. With a little bit of running around the boat, we

er Co. -1536 landed the fish. Tristen's first snook is a fat 36-incher that had obviously been eating well. After we calmed down, we trolled down another 20 or 30 yards. We were surrounded by 5- to 25-pound tarpon rolling all over the place. After about a hundred casts, and 5 or 6 hits on Tristen’s and Anna’s lines, the silver king hits the air! Tristen jumped a tarpon between 5 to 6 times well over head height before it broke the line.

Checking the radar on my phone, we saw there was a heavy band of thunderstorms eminent, so we pulled the trolling motor and idled as quickly as possible to the US 41 bridge.

Tristen and Anna asked if was worth making a few casts while we were waiting out the storms under the bridge. I explained that any of the 41 bridges can produce snook at any time. Sure enough, Tristen lands a 28-incher. The storm passed and we ventured out again. Anna wound up hooking two snook much larger than the 36 that Tristen got.

One came unbuttoned and the other broke us off in the bushes. She landed a couple undersize fish but got the full show of jumps and tail walks from the two monsters that came unbuttoned.

This goes to show that even on a windy and stormy day, with a close eye on the weather and a little planning, you can do well in any one of the tributaries that feed Estero Bay. Staying out of the wind and close to shelter can keep you safe and in the fish.

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n June 1 2001 the Gulfstream Natural Gas Pipeline was started in Mobile AL and by May 28 2002 it was in service, pumping natural gas across the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico to Tampa Bay. Many of us dove it fin 50 to 100 feet depths West of St Pete. Sometimes it was covered up with piles of big rocks and other sites it was just a bare 36-inch pipe in a ditch, with lots of mangrove snappers and red & gag groupers. Later in 2002 we were surprised to see America Red Snappers (ARS) northwest of the Middle Grounds, because we had never seen any in over 20 years diving out there! Then it wasn't long before we saw them on ledges west of the Tampa Bay Whistler Buoy - they had followed the pipeline! Now 20 years later the Feds are saying 3 times as many red snappers are being found on scattered structure throughout the Gulf offshore of Florida. Yeah, and on over 370 nautical miles of pipeline and rock piles!

The good news is future regulations may reflect the new data instead of just a month. See all the state & federal regulations at myfwc.com & gulfcouncil.org ARS are very wily but they are also curious, so when they make that first pass, make your first shot count! Gag groupers are also very intelligent fish and very plentiful in the Gulf. I always drop out in the sand away from the structure to try not to spook them. Gags are one of the few species that will head out from a reef or wreck and lead to new hiding holes, so don't take a bad shot. Instead follow their path and keep the pressure off, looking for a good shot. Shoot straight!

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ven if you take precautionary steps to avoid it, sometimes you might hook a bird by accident.

That’s when it’s important to remember—don’t cut the line and let the bird fly away with it attached. This will lead to entanglement, resulting in death of that bird and possibly others as well. Instead, follow these simple steps to unhook the bird: Reel. Remove. Release.

1. Wear safety glasses and enlist a partner for help.

2. Reel the bird in slowly and lift it from the water using a hoop net.

Even a large pelican weighs only 4-8 pounds 3. Grasp the bird by the head just behind the eyes and fold the wings against the body. For pelicans, hold the beak, keeping the mouth slightly open so it can breathe. Cover the bird’s head with a cloth to keep it calm.

4. Never pull the hook out but carefully push the end through the skin, cut off the barb and back the hook out using pliers or clippers. If the bird is entangled, remove all line.

5. Release the bird (if healthy) by placing it on the ground near the water and allowing it to take off.

6. If the bird has swallowed the hook or is severely injured, contact a local wildlife rehabilitator from the list at MyFWC.com/unhook.

How else can you help a seabird or wading bird?

1. Don’t feed the birds, which teaches them to approach where they are more likely to be hooked.

2. Dispose of filleted bones where birds can’t get them—in a trash can with lid or at home.

Bones of a filleted fish will become lodged in or tear throats, stomachs and intestines leading to the death of that bird .

3. Cover bait buckets and take unused bait home.

4. Dispose of fishing line in a monofilament recycling bin or cut into small pieces and place in the trash.

5. Don’t leave your line unattended.

6. Cast carefully to avoid hooking a bird in flight or being snared on trees, bridge pilings etc.

7. Help others learn what to do when they accidentally hook a bird.

It’s pretty easy, once you know how.

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Snapper Madness!

By: Capt. Bill D’Antuono ere we go again. Red Snapper madness is upon us. These fiery fish are highly sought after as they are controversial. Just years ago the season was a mere couple weeks but recent stock assessments have allotted a two month season.

Red snapper are easily caught but targeting them in Southwest Florida requires a long range trip. A 100 mile run offshore is not unheard of when targeting red snapper. If you are lucky enough to get on a red snapper trip be prepped with trolling and heavy tackle. With The Gulf Stream pushed in lately and I reports of wahoo, sailfish, blackfin tuna and mahi have been commonplace.

Spearfishing out in these depths is truly for the chosen few. Diving past 130 feet requires immense skill and dedication. When I’m out this far I call it “Jurassic Park”, untapped areas with jumbo sized fish.

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s summer rolls around I’m reminded of the importance of safety precautions when boating and kayaking. It’s easy to overlook safety precautions because of course we’re going out to have a good time, catch some fish and forget about the world a little! Of course, everyone should have a first aid kit for those times that you mistakenly fire a hook into yourself or let a fish get the better you, but also if a fellow kayaker gets in trouble you’ll be prepared. I also carry travel-size hydrogen peroxide as the water quality can sometimes be questionable, so douse your cuts and abrasions liberally as soon as possible to cut down on infections. Water proof float bags are the perfect place to keep your first aid kit, as well as your phone and other valuables.

Next consider this scenario, you’re on Siesta Key or Fort Myers beach, in your beach chair for four or five hours or more and you don’t have an umbrella, nor do you have a palm tree to hide under and the sun is just streaming down on you with no escape. That’s you in your kayak, so SPF clothing and sun screen are a must! Long sleeve shirts, long pants, a floppy hat to cover your ears and sunglasses to protect your eyes. A word about sunglasses, do not by dime store glasses as they trick your eyes into thinking that they are protected while exposing your pupils to harmful UV rays. Another word of caution when us-

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While an anchor may not seem like safety gear there are days when you need to keep constant control of your craft due to either wind or current and or passing boat traffic.

Even though my fin drive, Mahi-Mahi from Vanhunks, allows me to have total boat control, I carry a 5 lb. grappling anchor and have attached three separate anchoring loops to the rails on both sides to help with boat position. Another suggestion and one you must have at night is a light. There are lots to choose from and mine is a flag, light and reflector on a collapsible and foldable fiberglass rod that secures to the preinstalled rails on my kayak. If you’re an offshore kayaker, bring a waterproof hand-held radio and beacon.

The incidence of boat and kayak interactions is on the increase and while we’re out there having a good time fishing or recreating, it’s important to consider your safety and those around you, so go prepared and ready for anything.It’s A Wild World-Get out There! Fishman Dan

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ummer will officially be upon us by the end of the month, but South Florida seems to have missed that memo. Oppressive humidity and extreme UV indexes have already left us grasping for our favorite rambler, seeking to suck the last drop of icy cool relief from its insulated core. Is it really worth all the suffering? YOU BET YOUR BOTTOM DOLLOR IT IS! Though I may be on my 3rd set of lips for the week, the fishing has been just as hot! So, suck it up buttercup, it’s time to get bent.

Schools of pilchard are congregating off the beaches in the early morning hours. A livewell full of these frisky baits is a great way to

The rains have brought out the mosquitos in full force so plan accordingly. Wear a buff! start your day. Use the magic of Boca Coast chum to get them grouped up, then serve them a 12ft pancake. Threadfins have also been easy pickings just outside the passes. Drift the color divide of the outgoing tide with a good chum effort and work the slick with a Sabiki rig.

The beaches have been producing excellent Snook fishing during the early morning hours. Run down the coastline and look for shore birds grouped up waiting for an easy meal. Make a quite approach with your trolling motor. Make a long cast with one of those lively baits landing it just outside the birds reach. This tactic has been producing a well-mixed bag of Trout, Snook, and Redfish. As the Sun gets higher, if the water is clear, sight fishing has been extremely productive out front, producing some huge Snook along the beaches.

Trade in the sunblock for bug spray and hit the night scene. Tarpon and big Snook have been chewing on the outgoing tide in the passes.

Weeks opposing the new and full moon have been most productive.

Live crabs, Mullet, and Ladyfish rigged on circle hooks have been my top producers. Snook spawn May through September. Please exercise extreme care when handling them, especially the large females. Allow them extra time to “revive" boat-side. After the fight is over, let them “suck on your thumb” gently moving the head side to side till they let

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In the case of striped bass and snook, they make a popping sound when they eat a bait on the surface, as opposed to a speckled trout that “slurps” a bait off the surface or a red drum that has a mouth on the Tim Barefoot underside of its head and has to get on top of a bait to eat it.

There is a lot here to unpack regarding the size, shape and how have started using fixed-position as well as sliding corks more much weight you’re trying to suspend and more over the past few years. under the cork—too much to cover in this Recognizing the effectiveness of article. The point is, don’t just stick with the different styles of cork is important for same cork you’ve always fished. Just like you different situations. Considerations include change lures or baits when the bite slows, water depth and temperature, current—or try experimenting with different cork sizes lack of current—and target species. and styles. Pay attention to the way your Also, it has become evident that not all lure or bait is presented as well as how the corks make the same noise. That can be a fish react. turn on—or a turn off—to fish at different I’ve evolved to fishing a ¾-ounce jig times of the day, and especially in different and 7-inch Super Fluke under a cork for currents and/or depths. larger fish, so a 3-inch cigar float is not an For example: A couple weekends ago, we option for this size bait. The 3-inch cigar had a great morning bite from striped bass float is perfect for the 3/8-ounce jig/shrimp using a 2-inch oval (chugging) cork. It was combo, and it makes the perfect sound for one of those bite-on-every-cast situations speckled trout and drum in the backwater. everyone dreams of.

I’ll close with this: Check out my We noticed the bite slowing down a little videos that describe the different size and as the sun got higher. A simple switch to a shape of floats I use and what type sounds much quieter pencil-shaped cork brought they make. Here’s a teaser: Have you ever the bite back to almost every cast again. We thought of using a popping cork offshore? were fishing the same lure under the cork; For more details, check all this out on the the only change we made was the cork itself. website.

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Hooker Electric’s Deluxe Livewell Sea Chests are manufactured with corrosive-resistant 316L stainless steel and powder coated for extra protection.

They are affixed on top with ¾” thick high-grade acrylic for quick visual inspection. Stainless steel boxes are simply more durable than the mainstream “X” fiberglass competitor models. Precision tapped seal ring and neoprene gaskets combined with stainless steel fasteners assure a lifetime of use in the corrosive saltwater environment. Hooker Electric’s 2,500-, 4,500- and 7,500-gallons-per-hour pumps are variable flow and can run multiple livewells and tuna tubes through a Hooker Electric manifold.

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he long days of summer are here, and we all know what that means—more time to fish. It also means blazing sun and stifling heat. That’s reason enough to take inventory of your gear to make sure you’re prepared to take on the summer heat. GILLZ technical fishing apparel is designed in Florida, one of the hottest places on the planet in summer. Gear that keeps you cool and comfortable here will keep you cool anywhere!

Constant innovation has led to superior fabrics and designs that push performance to new heights. This gear is designed with the single goal of allowing you to fish longer and harder in total comfort.

Consider the Flex Mesh Woven Short Sleeve shirt. On the boat or at the bar dockside, this shirt is up to the task. The incredibly unique fabric has thousands of micro holes acting as vents, keeping you cool and comfortable.

Performance features include UPF 30+, two chest pockets, snap collar and quick dry. Plus, the shirt comes in three colors: Aquatic Water, Hawaiian Ocean Grunge, and Hi Rise Grey Grunge. So, you don’t have to wear the same one every day, because trust us, you’ll want to.

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HYDRASTEPP’S NEW 18’ FLATS-BOAT

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he new Hydrastepp 18’ is a high-performance flats boat resulting from years of trial and improvement by renowned racing boat designer/ builder Steve Stepp. With 35 years in the industry, Stepp racked up 14 world records with his company, Velocity Powerboats, of Sanford, Fla. His advanced designs achieve performance and efficiency most manufacturers are unable to match. His latest venture, Hydrastepp Boats, manufactures this new vessel in Lake Mary, Fla. As owner and co-publisher of the Orlando edition of Coastal Angler Magazine, I wanted to see if Stepp’s newest production vessel could measure up to claims made in their advertisement with us. Eager to climb aboard, I met Stepp at Lake Monroe and the I-4 Bridge on the St. Johns River.

The boat was equipped with a 140 hp Suzuki 4-stroke with half tank of gas,

Coast Guard-required equipment and a modest amount of gear. Stepp said it would get on plane in less than three seconds with both of us in it. Each of us weighs more than 200 pounds, and it did just that… effortlessly.

Heading into a moderate quartered-sea chop at about 32 to 34 mph, the ride was extremely smooth and incredibly dry. With those boxes checked, we returned to calm water in the river.

This boat has a large gunnel and a 94” beam, extremely wide for an 18’ boat.

It was very stable when I walked around on the gunnel. It has a huge storage compartment up front, with a removable tackle-storage system, and two large storage compartments in the rear. There are front and rear livewells. The custom, divided sport seat with a removable backrest is like those on offshore racing boats. The console is sleek and sports a 9” monitor screen/fish-finder/ GPS and all the normal gauges: tachometer, water pressure, temperature, gas, speed by GPS, all linked to the motor and fuel system. Very cool!

This boat gets up to 10 mpg while cruising between 30 and 32 mph at 3,400 to 3,600 rpms. Back in the river, we cruised at about 32 mph and the monitor read 3,400 rpms. Then Stepp hammered the throttle, and the boat quickly achieved over 65 mph at 6,200 rpms with a little throttle left. It was very impressive for a stock 140 hp engine with a rear poling platform creating drag.

I jumped at the chance to drive back to the ramp. Once acquainted with the throttle and trim, I drove with confidence. Cruising over 55 mph, we only burned about 6 gallons per hour on the gauge.

This boat also floats in 10” or less and has room for four anglers with a huge front deck. If you’re in the market for a flats boat, the new Hydrastepp is worth a test ride.

Hydrastepp is taking production orders, so get in line! This vessel is nicely equipped at around $60,000 for boat, 115 hp motor and custom trailer by Ameratrail. Or, you can upgrade to the fully loaded version with a 140 hp for $75,000.

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On Tuesday, May 4, Thomas Farchione, of Wisconsin, caught this 6.3-pound redear sunfish at Lake Havasu on the Arizona/ California border. The fish, which measured 17 inches in length, with a 20inch girth, is a potential world record if accepted by the International Game Fish Association.

The existing IGFA All-Tackle World Record was caught in Feb. 2014 by Hector Brito. It weighed 5-pounds, 12.8 ounces (5.8 pounds). Brito’s fish was also caught from Lake Havasu.

Wait… it gets better. Before Brito caught his fish, the world record for redear was 5 pounds, 8 ounces. Can you guess where it was caught? You got it. In May of 2011 Robert Lawler landed a 5-pound, 8-ounce record redear at Lake Havasu to set the mark at the time.

Obviously, this 19,300-acre impoundment of the Colorado River has earned its reputation as the best place in the world to catch enormous redear sunfish, which are also known as shellcrackers because they feed on snails, mussels and other mollusks using teeth in their throat to crush the shells.

According to USA Today, invasive quagga mussels were discovered in Havasu in 2007. The fast-spreading mussels have provided an abundant food source to grow the largest shellcrackers in the world.

Farchione caught his monster redear drop-shotting a nightcrawler in 25 feet of water.

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There are many ways to catch these hungry and aggressive bass, and a hollow-body frog is one of the most fun and effective techniques.

A frog duplicates many different types of baitfish, it can be fished through a wide variety of cover, and it flat out puts big fish in the boat!

There are many different styles, sizes and colors of frogs on the market. When choosing, think about the forage, the type of cover and the size of fish you are targeting. My favorite frog is a 13 Fishing Trash Panda. It comes in a walking model and a popping model in a variety of colors.

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These bass are extremely aggressive and territorial and will chase and eat pretty much any fish that gets near the babies. In this scenario, I go down banks through areas where bass have recently spawned. I stay off the cover and cast a frog through it. I like a bluegill-colored walking frog in this scenario, which means the lure will have a yellow or orange belly. Bluegill are a common nemesis to the bass and their fry. This color pattern drives bass crazy when they spot it near their babies.

Often, you can find a shad spawn in the low light of early mornings and evenings. Look for birds lined up along the banks to find spawning shad. The shad often relate to hard cover (rocks and wood), grass lines and slow tapering points. A shad-colored popping frog in a white or silver color is an awesome lure to pick up bass feeding on shad. With the hollow-body frog being so weedless, it can be thrown where many other baits would get hung up. These are the places where shad spawns occur.

A hollow-body frog is an awesome way to cover a lot of water, and it can produce some extremely fun topwater strikes. Whether you’re targeting late spawners, fry guarders or fish that are on the feed, a frog puts fish in the boat this time of year.

Frog Fishing Gear: Typically, you will be fishing a frog around some type of heavy cover, which calls for some heavy gear.

I like to throw a 13 Fishing 7’4H Omen Black rod paired with a Concept A 8.3 reel spooled with Seaguar 50-pound Smackdown braid.

This setup allows you to haul fish out of heavy cover and into the boat!

Tyler Woolcott is a professional tournament angler and guide.

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G o to An ch or Pu lle ri st he W ay or Be lo w ,E -Z D ec k Ab ov e Above-deck on the 3025 GFX or below-deck inside the rope locker of the 35’ Sea Chaser HFC, the Rebel drum anchor winch is included as the standard or optional upgrade feature on these and other 2021 models. The compact design and 316 stainless steel components ensure E-Z Anchor Puller drum anchor winches can be retrofitted into tight spaces and perform in harsh, saltwater environments.

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Widely used anchoring accessories such as hawse pipes, bowsprits, guide rollers and more have been added to the catalog, manufactured specifically to accommodate the Hero, Patriot and Rebel drum anchor winches.

“To offer improved level winding of the rode onto the drum, we now have 4-inch wide flat rollers that let the rode wander back and forth to create a better spooling onto the drum,” said company President Aaron Knopp. “The 4-inch wide flat rollers allow more travel to ensure the rope is not centered onto the drum.”

“We knew our catalog needed to include inventory totally unique to our drum anchor winch dimensions,” said Sara Hitchins, Office & Trade Show Manager. “The standard anchoring accessories you see on the market now cater to the traditional windlass, for example, narrower guides on the roller, however, narrower guide rollers mean pile-up in the middle of the winch.”

Hitchins said the company’s expanded inventory will enhance boaters’ experiences on

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“For a while, we’ve identified ourselves as the drum anchor winch experts, but really, having dealt with various consultations and unique boating experiences over the years, we’ve really become boat anchoring experts along the way,” Hitchins said.

Two other notable products, the Shear Magic galvanized plow anchor and the pontoon anchoring solution are also on sale. The 15-, 22and 35-pound anchors were designed with a shear pin designed to break, so boaters no longer have to worry about cutting away their anchor rope and anchor when they get caught in coral reefs or other obstructions on the seabed. With the pontoon anchoring solution, an under-deck mounted configuration utilizes the structural integrity of the pontoon and is powered by the drum anchor winch. To further compliment the

catalog, the company will begin offering spools of anchor rope in July, 2021, further eliminating guesswork and wait time for customers. Vice President Christy Funk said the pre-cut nylon and dyneema will be shipped the same day as the customer’s anchor winch.

“We’ve offered consultations on winch size and appropriate rope configurations based on boating needs for years,” said Funk, “so it’s exciting to be able to provide them with what they need right off the bat, when they need it, rather than ordering the winch first, then ordering the rope and having to wait for that.”

E-Z Anchor Puller will attend the in-person ICAST boat show, July 20 at Booth 3817 as well as the 30th anniversary IBEX show in late September, Booth 3-2130. The “Trade Only” Tampa-based event caters to marine industry professionals and is “dedicated to advancing the business of boating.”

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n April, the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council approved a slight increase in the annual catch limit for red snapper for 2021. It’s nowhere near the increase some expected after the Congressionally funded Great Red Snapper Count (GRSC) indicated an abundance of red snapper far higher than estimates being used to set regulations in the fishery.

The Gulf Council’s scientific review committee chose not to include GRSC data in its 2021 acceptable catch recommendation.

However, the Gulf Council requested catch level recommendations for 2021 and beyond be revisited with consideration of the GRSC final report.

The Gulf red snapper season for federally permitted vessels is June 1-Aug. 2. Each Gulf state sets its own season for private recreational angling and charter operations without federal permits. Check state regulations for gear and reporting requirements.

The daily limit is two fish per person, with a 16-inch minimum size, except in Texas state waters, where the limit is four fish per person with a 15-inch minimum size.

State seasons are as follows: Florida: June 4-July 28.

Alabama: Four-day weekends, Fridays-Mondays, beginning May 28 and continuing until the private angler quota is projected to be met.

Mississippi: Opened Friday, May 28, with an expected mid-season closure on July 5 to compile data and examine the potential for a season extension.

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