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See your Suzuki Marine dealer today and get on the water with a powerful, reliable new Suzuki.

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See your dealer for details.

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Rates as low as 5.99% on new Suzuki outboards (OAC).*

Gimme Six Extended Protection promo is applicable to new Suzuki Outboard Motors from 25 to 300 HP in inventory which are sold and delivered to buyer between 9/01/17 and 12/31/17 in accordance with the promotion by a Participating Authorized Suzuki Marine dealer in the continental US and Alaska to a purchasing customer who resides in the continental US or Alaska.

Customer should expect to receive an acknowledgement letter and full copy of contract including terms, conditions and wallet card from Suzuki Extended Protection within 90 days of purchase.

If an acknowledgement letter is not received in time period stated, contact Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. – Marine Marketing via email: marinepromo@suz.com. The Gimme Six Promotion is available for pleasure use only, and is not redeemable for cash. Cash Rebates apply to qualifying purchases of select Suzuki Outboard Motors made between 9/01/17 and 12/31/17. For list of designated models, see participating Dealer or visit www.suzukimarine.com. Customer and participating Dealer must fill out the appropriate rebate form at time of sale. Cash rebate will be applied against the original dealer invoice (Suzuki will credit Dealer parts account). There are no model substitutions, benefit substitutions, rain checks, or extensions. Suzuki reserves the right to change or cancel these promotions at any time without notice or obligation. * Financing offers available through Synchrony Retail Finance. As low as 5.99% APR financing for 60 months on new and unregistered Suzuki Outboard Motors. Subject to credit approval. Not all buyers will qualify. Approval, and any rates and terms provided, are based on credit worthiness. $19.99/month per $1,000 financed for 60 months is based on 5.99% APR. Hypothetical figures used in calculation; your actual monthly payment may differ based on financing terms, credit tier qualification, accessories or other factors such as down payment and fees. Offer effective on new, unregistered Suzuki Outboard Motors purchased from a participating authorized Suzuki dealer between 9/01/17 and 12/31/17. “Gimme Six”, the Suzuki “S” and model names are Suzuki trademarks or ®. Don’t drink and drive. Always wear a USCG-approved life jacket and read your owner’s manual. © 2017 Suzuki Motor of America, Inc.

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a,la,la,la,la,la,la,la,la and Merry, Merry Christmas. If you don’t celebrate Christmas, we wish you Happy Holidays of your choice, and hope that you all have loving friends and family. I love December and I love everything about Christmas. As I write today, it is warm and sunny on the Suwannee River in Dixie County, and even though the weather is delightful, the weather man says that a dry, cold front is on the way. DRY? We desperately need a WET cold front.

Hurricane Irma brought us about 9 inches of rain, but that was two months ago and we have received less than an inch since. November 2017 was pretty much a carbon copy of November 2016, in respect to rain fall. The river is low and clear; great for sight fishing at night?

This month’s recipe on page 16, is a simple mayo/sour cream dipping sauce for yummy Stone Crab, a great appetizer for a holiday party.

In July 2016, our family grew by one, when our son Stacy, married Danielle. In July of this year, we grew by one again, when our beautiful granddaughter, Secelia, was born to Stacy and Danielle.

Our two wonderful grandsons are now teenagers and we are all having soooooo much fun with this little girl.

Do you need gift ideas? See page 19 for Kevin McCarthy’s book Christmas in Florida, a great gift for all lovers of Florida.

I am going to buy a copy for everyone on my list! Kevin writes FLORIDA WATERWAYS on page 3. See page 5 for Capt. Brian Smith’s book Backlash of Monofilament, fish tales from a charter captain, woven with tips for fishing the Gulf Coast of Florida. Capt. Brian writes our STEINHATCHEE forecast. How about gift certificates for a guided fishing trip? Contact our guides. On the subject of gift certificates, all of our advertisers sell them and everyone appreciates a gift certificate.

When you pick up your issue of Coastal Angler Magazine, please thank the business who generously gives us the display space. Without them, we could not give you this free magazine. Also, since this magazine is free, be sure to thank the advertisers. Without them, there would be no revenue to pay for printing, production and distribution. Without our knowledgeable writers, you wouldn’t have those wonderful forecasts and articles to read.

Without Cary, me and our designer Kathleen, there would be no magazine and no need for writers, advertisers or distribution locations. Without the effort of our corporate office and our printer, there would be no magazine.

Without the freight delivery folks, the magazine would not travel from Kentucky to Florida. Without Cary, me, and Rosa, 11,000 copies would not get to the distribution locations in eight counties. It takes a lot of people, and a lot of time and effort to put this great FREE publication into your hands.

I know you will do some fishing during the holidays. Please send me your fishing/boating/outdoor photos, especially of your kids enjoying our great Florida outdoors.

Again, I wish you the Merriest Christmas and Happiest Holiday Season ever.

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The Maple Leaf Shipwreck in the St. Johns River

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ur Florida waterways offer a rich store of natural resources, like many species of fish, as well as man-made objects that can tell us much about the past.

For example, a shipwreck in the St. Johns River near Jacksonville, provides a treasure trove of information about the American Civil War. First launched in Ontario, Canada, in 1851, the 181-foot-long sidewheel paddle steamer began life carrying people and cargo

By Kevin McCarthy from a railway facility. In the early 1860s, the Union Army chartered the vessel to transport soldiers in the United States during the Civil War. On April 1, 1864, as the ship was heading north from Palatka, Florida, carrying three Confederate prisoners and a small group of Union sympathizers fleeing the area, it struck a mine in the river, a mine resembling the one pictured here that Confederate troops had placed in the St. Johns. In the ensuing explosion, four Union soldiers lost their lives in what turned out to be the first mine casualty of the war. The mines which the Confederate troops set in the river near Mandarin Point about twelve miles south of Jacksonville held seventy pounds of explosive powder.

The ship sank within seven minutes, in twenty-four feet of water and was soon embedded in the thick mud of the river bottom. It would rest there until the early 1980s, when Keith Holland, a Jacksonville dentist and descendant of an Alabama Confederate soldier, began researching records and was finally able to pinpoint just where the Maple Leaf had met her demise.

He then began spending as much as $40,000 of his own money, as well as state and local grants, to dive on the site in very murky water. He and fellow divers retrieved over one thousand pounds of the 400-ton cargo carried by the ship.

Today the Maple Leaf is a U.S. National Historic Landmark shipwreck in southeastern Duval County. What is important about this particular shipwreck, which the deep mud has preserved for over 150 years, is the kind of artifacts divers have found on it: utensils like shaving kits, belt buckles, and personal items belonging to the Union soldiers being transported on the ship.

Such so-called “ordinary” everyday items can reveal what life was like for the soldiers, something that historians and archaeologists seldom find.

A plaque on the Riverwalk in Jacksonville, describes the shipwreck and its importance.

Although the public is not allowed to dive on the shipwreck, those interested in its history can view many of the artifacts found on the Maple Leaf in the Jacksonville Museum of Science and Industry.

Kevin McCarthy, the author of Thirty Florida Shipwrecks 1992 - (available at amazon.com), can be reached at ceyhankevin@gmail.com.

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ecember can have many different faces, depending on the weather that shows up. but it is always a fun time to be on the water. A warm December can keep the trout out on the gulf side grass flats and the redfish on the outer islands, while a cold winter can have the spring fed rivers packed with trout and reds. The determining factor of course, will be the water temperature, and 65 degrees seems to be the line that will send the fish towards warmer waters. That being said, the best areas historically have been the oyster bars and sand bars near the mouth of the Crystal River and near the warm water discharge from the Crystal River power plant.

Try looking for redfish scattered around the edges of the bars with gold spoons and soft plastic jigs and the trout won’t be far away, typically hanging in the holes between the oyster bars, with live shrimp being one of the best options to tempt lethargic cold water fish.

On the offshore front, expect the gag grouper to continue to bite well

as the season begins to come to a close, but as the water cools down, the sheepshead will start to show up on many of those same rocks that hold gags in 25 to 50 feet of water.

Fresh shrimp and fiddler crabs will tempt the most wary sheepshead and these fish make great table fare as well. Every year, as fishermen in this state, we are left to wonder when “winter” is going to show up, but some attention to detail can keep you on the fish into the holidays.

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eople ask me all the time how I came to be a captain. Here is my story. I have been around boats and been on the water for the last 15 years. I was always sun bathing on the bow of the boat or trying keep the children entertained. I never really had an interest in fishing or being a guide because it seemed to be a man's sport. A few years ago, my then 11-year old daughter said to me that she wished we had a boat, but only men drive boats. That comment lit a fire in my soul! Two weeks later I bought a 16-foot aluminum boat. I went down to the boat ramp by myself and learned how to back the trailer. There was no one around and I spent 3 hours going back and forth back and forth. I jack-knifed it a couple times; one time the boat was actually next to my vehicle while still attached, but I figured it out. I stayed up all night learning the rules of the water. I looked online to find out exactly what I needed for safety on my boat, and I went to my local big box store and got everything I needed from life jackets to a fire extinguisher. The next day I took my daughter out on the boat for the first time. We went to the local bait store and asked them what we should use to catch bass. I bought two rod and reel combos, and some soft baits the store owner recommended.

He even showed me how to rig it. So off we went. I was scared to death but I just went slow and easy. I found a grassy area right in the middle of the lake, and I thought maybe there would be fish there. We casted a few times and each cast was a nightmare of a backlash; our reels looked like rat’s nests. It took about two hours, but we finally got the hang of casting. We stayed out there all day and got no bites. We decided to head in and I found another spot that looked good. It was the middle of the summer and this was a nice little shady spot. I was right. I casted, and felt this amazing fight at the end of that line like nothing I had ever felt before. I reeled like my life

depended on it, praying I would land that fish. I reeled it all the way in and my daughter grabbed the net and picked up that big 9.11-pound bass. If I would have had the money, I would have had it mounted! We were both screaming our heads off and making such a scene that if there had been any more fish there, they there weren't after that. We were hooked. That was just the beginning. We went out of Crystal River to the Gulf of Mexico. Again, we stopped at the local bait store and started asking questions. It is awesome to me how helpful everybody has been in this endeavor. They told me to buy shrimp and soft plastics. I looked on YouTube and found Jeff Maggio, also known as Lunkerdog. He has videos on rigging, tying knots, what to look for to find the fish, etc. I watched every one of his videos! I caught my first redfish and the fever hit again. Since that day, my daughter and I have caught more bass, snook, redfish and trout than I can even count! The guides in this area are phenomenal. If they see you are grinding day in and day out, they will have your back out there. They want to see women succeed. My goal is to empower women, to see as many women running boats as there are men. Come on ladies. You can do it. I’m living proof!

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The photos are of my 43 and Chips 44 incher.

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fter a crazy hurricane/noreaster fall, things have finally settled down and the fishing is on fire! The pompano run was late getting here and only the water temperature will drive them further south. They will stick around until the water drops below 65 degrees. So go get them now! They may not be back until March, or even as late as April! The go-to baits are fresh clams, live sand fleas, and Fishbites. My friend Scott frequently limits out on pompano and all he ever uses is Fishbites! Our two favorite scents are clam and sand flea.

This is also big redfish time of the year. They are massed up around all of the inlets for their annual spawning run. My favorite bait is one half of a blue crab. That is unless there are still some mullet in the surf. You cannot go wrong with fresh mullet that matches the hatch.

Today I caught a 43 inch redfish at Vilano. Yesterday my friend Chip had a 44 inch one at South Ponte Vedra Beach. Let’s go get them before the water gets too cold and these big fish move offshore to deep water.

The great tasting whiting are very abundant in the surf right now.

You will never go wrong with fresh dead shrimp. Small pieces of bait and small hooks are essential for your success. I drop down in size to a #2, not a 2/0, to increase my whiting catch. Some very successful fishermen go as small as a #4! Cut your shrimp into 1/2 inch to one inch size pieces. By the way, the front half of a fresh whiting is very good redfish bait! Tight Lines!

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ey folks, I surely hope you have been enjoying the outdoors, with the cooler temps we are having, the fishing is on fire.

The trout are just about everywhere, from the inshore flats to the creeks, so if you can to fish in the creeks, I would start at the mouths of the creeks and work in.

The trout that are on the flats are starting to key-in on the flats that still have grass. Even though it’s not been that cold, the grass is still getting thin. The B52 Super Sounder cork matched with a Saltwater Assassin jig beneath it, should produce fish whether you are in the creeks or on the flats.

The redfish bite has slowed down a little around the islands, but it has really picked up in the creeks! They can be targeted a number of ways in the creeks, from artificial, to live shrimp, or cut mullet.

When the tide is low, they will congregate in the deeper bends,

and as it comes in, they will scatter out to feed.

Well I hope y’all have a great Christmas and remember the reason for the season. So get outside and enjoy what God made for us.

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ello everyone! I hope you are enjoying this cooler weather.

I also hope that from the time I am writing this, until the time you are reading this masterpiece, we have had a freeze that knocked these biting bugs way back. Okay enough about that, let’s talk about fishing. As always, at this time of year with the cooler water temps, we have some very nice schools of sea trout. They seem to be just about everywhere, and like to eat a large variety of different color plastics under your favorite color Cajun Thunder. The best bait is a live large minnow, hooked through both lips with around a 3/0 hook. They can't stand it! The redfish are a little tougher to find, but when you find the deep pockets and holes in the back waters and creeks, you should have some fun. A chunk of fresh mullet or a live shrimp seem to work the best.

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appy Holidays Nature Coast Anglers, December is always a great month to be on the water.

This month is the last to grab a gag grouper and the season’s last day is December 31st. With gulf water temperatures typically hovering in the mid to upper 60’s, this “IS” grouper time. From trolling, casting plugs to bottom fishing; if you haven’t hit your favorite grouper spots, you’d better hurry.

With the cooler water temperatures, our inshore trout population changes gears from being spread over the flats, and concentrate over hard, rocky bottom. This can either be a submerged oyster bar, rock flat or an isolated rock boulder.

The good news is, the trout are concentrated and once one fish is located, there are generally more very close to the area. Slow suspending plugs like MirrOlure mirrodines and especially DOA glow jerk baits, are my go- to lures and I encourage you

all to try them as well.

On the days when the NE wind is howling and it’s just too rough to leave the comfort of the river; well, stay in the river. There can be plenty of action along the rocky points, holes and springs. Live shrimp on a jig head is a simple technique to keep the rod bent and red fish, mangrove snapper, trout and black drum will be the winter residence in the rivers for the next couple of months.

I always like to mention too for the fly fisherman or upcoming fly fisherman; the ladyfish are in the headwaters of the river by the thousands. They can be a blast on a 5wt rod and will readily take a white clouser minnow aggressively. I like to pinch the barb down on the fly which makes for an easy release, and it keeps you and the boat clean.

The red fish can be a little tricky to get to during these winter months with the low tides. For those who have a shallow draft boat, the sight fishing can be really fun in the backcountry creeks and bays. Generally, a well presented dark colored soft plastic jerk bait will encourage a red fish strike. The annual winter-time sheepshead migration usually first starts just around the holidays, and myself and several of the other captains really look forward to their arrival. Sheepshead are one of the few fish that really prefer the cold water temperatures. If we’ve had several cold fronts, you can bet they will start arriving on the various hard bottom structures. I’ll be talking more about them in the upcoming months and I wish you all a great Holiday Season...

Capt. Dan Clymer | 352.418.2160 www.crystalriver-fishing.com

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rout and redfish have been plentiful, and my clients are having a blast catching limits of each on every trip. This report comes early this month, as today is November 10th, and so far, the trout have been right on schedule, moving in towards the hill after the recent dip in water temps down to 58 degrees. The Gulf was 78 degrees yesterday, so they have dealt with the yo-yoing of water temps in a week's time, and yet the larger trout are starting to stage-up in front of the rocky areas adjacent to creeks and troughs, as they normally do this time of year, seeking the warmth provided by the shallows.

We have caught most of our fish on live bait, but have had several nice days with plugs and plastic. Look for plugs to take more fish than bait, once the water gets down in the mid to low 60's, and holds there. Lipped jerkbaits such as Bite-A-Bait fighters, Cordell Redfins and Bomber Long A's, will all take trophy trout in those conditions in December. I like the last of incoming, and the first hour-and-a-half of the fal, when plugging in early winter.

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Danny Crider of Valdosta, Ga. with a fine trout.

I expect to throw MirrOdines, Catch 2000's, Softdines, Paul Brown Devils from L&S, later in the month, as the Gulf cools towards 60 degrees.

We will also be throwing Assassin's New "Salty Snacks" in the colder water of December. Try the five new colors in the Salty Snack: Golden Bream, Molting, Plum /Chartreuse tail, Snow Storm and Watermelon/ Red Glitter. I'm planning on catching them on the Golden Bream.

Reds should eat many of the same baits as trout; but don't forsake your Thunder-Spins, Intruder Spoons and Sleighs in December. Gold and Copper are my go-to blade colors.

I jumped a tarpon (150+lbs) on November 9th, so who knows what will show up in December if the water temps stay up?

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be happy to take cut bait, squid or simply a chunk of GULP. It is likely the water will be gin clear so you can peer overboard and see the reef and fish on it. Light tackle adds much to the fun.

With the water temperatures dropping, trout and redfish will be putting on the feedbag preparing for the paucity of true winter. Flats fishing should pick up dramatically especially if the tide is incoming during the warm of the day. If the temperature takes a drop, slow down the presentation. This is good time for a strip of mullet worked low and slow. The pinfish aren't as abundant so the bait won't get picked to the skin.

Blue-bird winter days offer some of the years finest fishing and with many folks in the woods there is less pressure even on the weekends.

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t the time of this writing, winter is creeping in with the second noticeable cold front passing over. However, warmer weather keeps popping through. If the weather remains on the warm side, the Spanish mackerel southern migration may hold into December.

Right now on Little Bank the game is to try and cast and not catch a mackerel. The standard flashy jigs and spoons are making reel drags sing to happy anglers. Remember Spanish mackerel don't free e well, so there is no need to keep more than you can eat fresh.

Gag grouper season will close the end of this month. The good news is gags have moved in shallower water and trolling large Mirror lures, Magnum Rapalas, Mann's Stretch series and such is an effective means to catch some gags and find some new holes.

The local favorites Florida snapper and black sea bass will

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First I gently cooked a couple cloves of finely minced garlic, and finely minced white part of a couple of scallions in 2 tablespoons of butter. I mixed equal parts mayo with sour cream, about 2 tablespoons each. Add ¼ to ½ teaspoon of Old Bay Seasoning, to taste. Mix in the cooked garlic and scallions with the butter. Add lemon juice to taste. Garnish with minced green part of scallions. A great party appetizer.

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This Orange Lake Slab, taken on Veteran's Day, filled up Elliott McDavid's live well.

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he holiday season always brings some nice things to the North Central Florida freshwater anglers, but this year, it’s looking like one of them might be missing, and that’s actually a good indicator of good fishing. Every year when anglers come in the store bragging about their December catches, they make mention too, of how few fellow fishers they saw on the water.

Indeed, hunting season and football season make for uncrowded fishing hotspots and boat ramps--most years. Last winter, things were pretty average on our lakes. We had decent fishing and enough water to launch, but the fishing really wasn’t good enough to lure many folks away from the other big December pastimes.

This time around, on the heels of an historically wet late summer and a hurricane, North Florida lakes are bursting at the seams with water-and too, with speckled perch. It took only a couple of days following the

passing of Hurricane Irma for speck fans to let us know that their favorite fish were feeding like crazy. Out in the mid-lake depths of Newnan’s, Lochloosa, and Orange Lakes, folks drifting or slow-trolling crappie jigs or minnows found the specks apparently celebrating the arrival of all the new water. Working areas that, a week earlier, had been 7 or 8 feet deep, the fish seemed thicker than ever, even though the water was now 10 to 12 feet deep. It has remained so up ‘til now. The boat ramps on all three lakes are pretty busy these days, even during midweek. As the specking heats up further in the chilling water, it seems unlikely that folks will abandon them anytime soon, even with hunting, football, and Christmas tugging them in different directions.

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lright forest fishers, that cool weather we've all been waiting for is finally here. This time of year is when our area really shines. The backdrop view of all the changing colors is worth a fishing trip alone.

Speckled perch are the target species for most of us this winter.

The great thing about "speck" fishing is, you still catch all the other species as a bi-catch. Tiny jigs and/or live minnows will be the only baits you need. To locate productive areas, boaters troll multiple rods along underwater "ledges". Ten feet is a good starting depth on lakes. A fish finder helps mark your depth, find schools that aren't actively feeding, and tell you whether they are closer to the bottom, or suspended up higher. Once you've found them, you can slow down and vertical jig.

Tip: Lightly bumping your rod helps trigger strikes.

The Ocklawaha River is known for it's winter fishing, but Lake Bryant also produced good stringers of specks and sunshine bass last year.

I fished Bryant in the beginning of November, and was surprised when I ended up catching channel cats on pink/chartreuse jigs. Make sure to bring a landing net, because big fish will bend small hooks out easily once boat-side.

Shore-side fishers usually focus on the dams at Rodman and Moss Bluff during winter. Both are great for families and both hold big fish in a small area. Use live worms on the bottom for cats and panfish, and

minnows under a bobber for specks and bass. Note: The new fence at Moss Bluff 's spillway is a couple feet higher than the last one.

On those nasty cold days, just remember that the big ones bite when the little ones don't. So hang in there when the fishing's tough. A day can go from "slow to pro" when you least expect it.

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KAYAKING DESTINATIONS: OZELLO

i once again Yak fans, and welcome to December. Wow, another year bites the dust! Time for Christmas cheer and those great winter tides, and presents! Personally, I’ve received so much coal, I bought a Ben Franklin stove. If my wife reads this, I’d like a new kayak, hint hint!

Alright, enough of this. Let’s talk about Ozello, located just north of Homosassa in Citrus County. You take Hwy 19 to Ozello Trail (turn at the Circle-K) and head west almost 9 miles. Ozello has been featured in just about every fishing show out there, and rightfully so. Ozello is rated as one of the top fishing spots in the state and it’s right in our backyard!

When you go, there are several spots to put in. The first is off Ozello Trail on John Brown Rd. It's a primitive ramp on the left side. This spot will take you on the inside, and provide some great spots for reds back in the creeks. But a couple of words of warning about this ramp; there have been several reports of vandalism in the past. Also, it is recommended that you take a GPS, as this area can be a bit confusing.

If you don’t have a GPS, then watch your compass and land marks. Then, continuing on down John Brown Rd. to the end, you come to a pier on the St. Martins river. This is pretty much a kayak spot with no real ramp. I've found the best bite on the outside and back in the coves.

The next spot is at the end of Ozello Trail and is my favorite spot to put in. This is located by an old ‘den of inequity’ called Pirate’s Cove. While it is now closed, I would have liked to have seen it back in the day. OK, from the parking area, which by the way has always been safe, you put in and have miles of outstanding fishing and touring spots. If you head east, you will find several creeks, islands and oyster bars with nice deep cuts.

The area varies from flats and rocky bays. Again, a good area to take a GPS or compass as it is confusing.

All of the areas around Ozello seem to grow some truly magnificent reds.

They tell me it has nothing to do with the proximity of the power plant.

Going to the west and north, you have the Gulf and some beautiful grass flats, as well as many islands.

Fishing the cuts and channels, as well as the honey holes in the flats, can be very productive, as well as a scenic paddle. So why does one

even go to Ozello? Well, besides the already mentioned reds, Ozello has great trout, cobia and sea bass. It even offers spots to fish for inshore grouper, in the springs, and out in the bays. What more could you want?

So, if you’ve just started kayaking or you’re an old hand, looking for a new spot to try, I would highly recommend a trip or two to Ozello.

This is one of the spots that I guide in, and have some nice pictures on my web site from there as well. I've also filmed these areas with Glen Pla several times for Bright House Networks, The Average Angler Adventures.

I want to take a moment to wish us all a happy and healthy holiday, a prayer for our men and women in harm’s way, and wish each of you good fishing and good luck.

Well once again, time to hit the water for this month. Coming up, more great Nature Coast destinations.

Bruce Butler | "Stumbling Gypsy" (352) 428-5347 Bruce@IndianBayOutfitters.com Web: www.IndianBayOutfitters.com

ONE BIG RED

Caught this in Ozello in April, mid -morning bite on a bone Zara Spook Jr. Dressed ShureSet #6 rear and comparable Owner on front.

Rear hook completely disappeared along with the rear hook mount, landed fish on one-and-half hooks of front hook. I got lucky. stats: 35 inches. Sorry no scale on kayak for weight, but three of my fists in diameter. Tried for the lure at least three times before swallowing it whole. Landed after a 20-minute battle on 10 pound braid with 20 pound Yozuri leader. She swam away after the shot, hopefully no worse for wear. Oh, caught by Bruce Butler of Indian Bay Outfitters out of Hernando County.

Contact info Bruce Butler at indianbayoutfitters.com Phone # 352-4285347.

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ith water temperatures cooling down this month, look for the inshore fishing to heat up. For me, the next few months are the most exciting time of year to target reds on the flats and in the creeks. I’m hoping for a cold-ish winter this year, as much as I don’t like freezing my butt off, the cold temps will kill the algae in the water, resulting in clearer, sightfishable awesomeness. Hopefully the rain will let up enough for the tannins that have our water stained right now, to clear out a bit as well. It’ll be time to go to your favorite flat, put on your polarized Costa sunglasses and start looking for fish. The creek fishing will be on fire as well. The redfish will push into the shallowest areas of the creeks on the low tides to warm up and feed on small minnows and shrimp. This time of year, you'll get to sleep in and wait for the sun to be out for a while to warm up the water.

Clearer water can mean spookier fish, so downsize your baits/lures for a stealthier approach. On extreme low tides the redfish, trout and flounder will get schooled up in area creek holes. A live shrimp or mud minnow tossed into those holes, using a 1/4oz Slayer Inc. jighead, can’t be beat.

When up on the flats, look for darker mud and oyster-laden bottom to be holding redfish, trout, and flounder. These areas will warm up faster than others on sunny days; a few degrees can really make a difference. Another benefit of dropping water temps is the redfish will start schooling on the flats. If you know where to look you can find huge schools of tightly packed redfish this time of year. Locate these fish from a distance by looking for “muds” (discolored muddy water caused by moving fish) and/or pushing wakes made by moving fish.

Redfish singles and doubles can also be found sunning themselves in the shallows, especially along side and on top of oyster bars this time of year.

These fish will be lazy so make sure to present your bait in a slow and methodical manner. When I spot a stationary fish, I like to cast long of him and at least a few feet to either the left or right of the fish depending on which way he's facing. Then, work the bait slowly back to where the fish is (This technique will help to not spook the fish). Sometimes they will like it moving a little faster and sometimes a little slower. It’s always fun trying to find the right approach.

Trout fishing should turn on as it cools down as well. The overabundance of fresh water the hurricane and subsequent rain storms dropped on us this fall, should be moving out, and the trout should be liking that saltier water. My favorite trout lure for this time of year is the Slayer Inc. SST paddle tail in pearl, paired with a Slayer Inc. 1/4oz jighead. The tail has a ton of thump and the trout just can’t resist it. The jig-jig-pause method works best for me. Target creek mouths, ICW banks, and any type of structure with moving water, and you’ll be sure to find some trout hanging out.

Sheepshead fishing should really start to get good this month as well.

Target area bridges, docks, and pilings with fiddler crabs to catch the tasty porgies.

Be sure to check out my Daily Fishing Reports online @www.

InshoreAdventures.net.

Merry Christmas to all and to all a good bite!

Capt. Tommy Derringer www.InshoreAdventures.net 904-377-3734

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