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State Seasons Florida: June 11-July 12, with a possible fall season if there is available quota. Alabama: Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from June 1-July 28, plus Thursday, July 4. Mississippi: May 24-Sept. 2 (Labor Day), with a mid-season closure from July 8-28. Louisiana: Opened May 25 on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays until the state’s recreational quota of 743,000 pounds is met. Harvest is also allowed on the Monday of Memorial Day and the Thursday of the Fourth of July. Texas: Open year-round in state waters. State waters extend from the coastline out to the 9-mile mark for Texas and Florida’s Gulf coast. State waters in Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana stretch out to three miles from the coast. The daily bag limit is two fish per person with a 16-inch minimum length, except in Texas, where there is a four fish per person daily limit with a 15-inch minimum length requirement. A state-specific license is needed for whichever state waters an angler plans to be in possession of red snapper. Each state is also collecting its own red snapper harvest data. Reporting requirements and self-reporting for each state can be conducted through the following apps. See the state websites for information on how to obtain these apps. Florida: iAngler Guld Red Snapper App Alabama: Snapper Check Mississippi: Tails n’ Scales Louisiana: Recreational Offshore Landing Permit App Texas: iSnapper App Federal Season Federally permitted for-hire vessels have 62 days to fish the Gulf of Mexico in federal waters. The federal season is June 1-Aug. 2.
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Once you throw in the drag-screaming thrill of a big king mackerel, you’ve found yourself smack in the middle of the C-quarters Marina Kingfish Shootout in Carrabelle, Fla. Anyone capable of making it Carrabelle in August should participate. It’s a great tournament, and anyone has the potential to bring home the gold. In the world of competitive fishing, it’s anybody’s game on any given day. This event has a Spanish mackerel division, giving competitors more chances to win and more species to chase. Obviously, due to their smaller size, the Spanish mackerel won’t burn the bearing out of most reels like a king can, but on light tackle these fish put up as much fight, pound-forpound, as any of them! These toothy critters demand wire leaders and smooth drags. A 40-pound skyrocketing king will cut through mono effortlessly, and if your reel has a sticky drag, forget it; they strike with incredible speed! Live or dead bait will get them to strike, as will a variety of trolled plugs or duster rigs. When trolling, try to target different depths and vary your speed. Some days they want their targets moving fast, and on others, they want it slow or dead still. This is where one of my favorite ways to catch them comes into play. Anchor up or drift with several flat-lines out with an offering of live or dead baits such as cigar minnows, Spanish sardines or even pinfish. Enjoy a cold beverage and a snack, bask in the warm sun and take in the beauty of the Gulf of Mexico. When that peaceful moment is interrupted by the sound of a screaming drag and a bent rod, you’ll be hooked on king mackerel fishing just like me. These fish are incredible fighters, and big ones can peel off a hundred yards of line in mere seconds! C-quarters Marina will host the 16th Annual Kingfish Shootout Aug. 3-4 in Carrabelle, Fla. Inspired by the tragic loss of Lisa Crowder Jackson to leukemia, the volunteers who run this event have, to date, raised $1,000,125 for the Leukemia Research Foundation. Come support this wonderful event and enjoy all that Franklin County has to offer, I promise, you’ll want to come back. For more information on the tournament, go to www.c-quartersmarina.com. For more on vacationing in Franklin County, go to www.floridasforgottencoast.com.
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We also welcomed Cameron Frowick’s group of Tyler, Texas-based anglers to the blue water. Capt. William braved the mid-month rains and delivered a wide array of meat fish for these hungry folks. Meredith Frowick wrote this post: “The day was amazing! Went out in the Pacific Ocean and we all caught something. Got three yellowfin tunas and one mahi-mahi. Thank you for the fun time.” May was also a time for reunions; back in 2012 we hosted the Ganoe family, of Jacksonville, Fla., as winners of the initial FishingNosara Family Cup kayak tournament. That family trip made a huge impression because Maegan Ganoe chose Nosara as the spot to get married to her now-husband Jose Morales. No trip to Nosara is complete without a fishing mission, and the newlyweds joined the Harvester on May 17 for an incredible day of action. The headliner was a big Blue Marlin (pictured) that snagged three baits simultaneously. Mate Wilson took command of the cockpit and kept all three anglers on the same page. After the fight we safely released this monster alive and well. “Thank you Alex for putting us on this huge Blue Marlin to celebrate Dad’s birthday and wrap up our wedding week here in Nosara! It took Jose, Daniel and me over 30 minutes to reel it in! Blue Marlin off our bucket list,” wrote Maegan. Call Craig Sutton ASAP at 904-591-2161, so they can fit you into the summer schedule. Visit blog.fishingnosara.com for daily catch reports.
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Jake’s Outdoor Adventures By Jake Worthington If you are here vacationing on the Outer Banks and you need to have a day trip away from the ocean, then consider a trip to Wanchese. Just drive to Wanchese and look for the sign that reads Wanchese Seafood Industrial Park. Once in the park, you will be at the hub of the seafood and boat building industry. You will pass by Bayliss Boatworks where some of the finest sportfishing boats are built by legendary fishing Captain John Bayliss. Next is O’Neals Seafood where, if you are here at lunchtime, you can grab an excellent seafood lunch and also buy some fresh North Carolina seafood to take back to cook at your cottage. O’Neals is a popular locals’ spot as well as for those visiting our area. The specials of the day are sure to satisfy your seafood craving and are made with fresh locally caught seafood. When you are done there, then continue around the park and when you make the right turn you will see the Outer Banks Marina “Home of Wicked Tuna Outer Banks.” If you are here in the late afternoon, there are many things to do at the OBX Marina. First you can watch as the boats come in from a day on the ocean and will be unloading their catches on the dock. You can watch as the Doghouse from Wicked Tuna backs in and meet Captain Britton Shackelford. If you like Wicked Tuna, you can head over to the OBX Marina Ship Store and get an official OBX Marina Wicked Tuna T-Shirt. While you are in the Ship Store, you can also check for boat availability and plan a charter fishing trip while you are here visiting. For the adult vacationer, you can visit the Tiki Bar located dockside and grab a cold one and mix with the locals at this popular watering hole. If you pick the right evening the bar also has live music. Located beside the Tiki Hut is the Sooey’s BBQ Food Trailer where you can get some BBQ to compliment your cold beer. For those looking for a family trip, OBX Marina now has Paradise Dolphin Cruises on the Kokomo. If you want to take this Dolphin cruise, then make sure you call ahead and make a reservation because cruises sell out fast during the summer. As you can see, there is a lot happening at the OBX Marina. If you do happen to book a trip with one of the many experienced captains who are located at OBX Marina, the marina also has a fish cleaning service where they will clean and bag your catch of the day to take it back to your cottage to eat or take back home with you. Who knows? While you are visiting, you may even see me when I am returning to OBX Marina after a day on the ocean! This is where I dock my boat “The Sea Donkey.” If you see me, stop by and say hi. Enjoy your stay on the Outer Banks!
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ALL SPADES! by Jim Baugh reporting from Oyster Farm at Kings Creek, Cape Charles VA While it is true that I personally enjoy just about any type of fishing we have done in my 57 years of roaming the planet, the truth is I do have a few favorites and one of them is SPADEFISH! Why? Well for a lot of reasons. Pound for pound not sure anything fights as hard. They are a beautiful species of fish, usually plentiful, and are fantastic table fare. So… what is not to love. We were very excited to head out and film a Spade Fishing show with Captain Jake Hiles. He had been on them big time and this was our first opportunity to fish with Captain Jake. We boarded and had a great crew and first mate. We did not have to travel far before our first and only SUPER spot where we proceeded to limit out of fish pretty quick. This was a great example of when you just can’t do anything wrong catching Spades. The bite was on big time and that is the way I like it! The boat was the traditional cut chowder clams rigged on a long leader and just fished close to the boat without any bobbers. The fish just swarmed the boat the entire time we were fishing. Hooks ups were nonstop. Now fishing is not always like this. There are time when you have to really lighten up your tackle and fish with fish finder rigs and make as natural bait presentation as possible. But today, I think you could have thrown a brick overboard with a hook and these fish would have gone for it. My kind of fishing! I love it when the bite is on like this because at least for me, it rarely ever is. On the way in, the Captain decided to look for a Cobia or two to see if we could get a hook up. Sure enough, it was not long before we had a beautiful 44-inch Cobia in the boat. WOW! What a way to wrap up a trip. Now this type of fishing is fun for everyone, especially the family. Great to take kids because usually it is only a half day trip relatively close to shore and it probably will not take long to get hooked up. Captain Jake’s Charter is a good solid boat to take a group on, plenty of room and very stable fishing platform, again, great for a family outing. Contact Captain Jake Hiles at (757) 749-6008. Matador Sportfishing is his charter. Jake is also on YouTube and Facebook. Jake usually post a lot about his current catches so you can always log on and see what is biting. The fishing has been awesome and so are the shrimp at our home base port at the Oyster Farm at Kings Creek in Cape Charles. C-Pier is open with live music and great food every weekend. Call in advance for accommodations or to book your slip, it is the place to be this summer! The Shuck and Suck and Bash by the Bay are right around the corner so book now! www.theoysterfarmatkingscreek.com Jim Baugh, Jimbaugh.net, Jim Baugh Outdoors TV
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As a young marine mechanic, I worked with an old salt who swore that a good hull doesn’t need trim tabs. He was probably right about some hulls, but generally, adding trim tabs can make a good hull perform even better. Tabs give the skipper much more control as well as the ability to create dramatic changes to ride attitude. By definition, trim tabs are flat appendages, typically fashioned from stainless steel or aluminum, that are attached to the bottom edge of a hull’s transom. By moving them up or down together or independently, using electro-mechanical or hydraulic activators controlled at the dashboard, the driver can adjust the hull’s ride attitude to compensate for changing water conditions or irregular load (more weight on one side than the other, or the bow or stern loaded too heavily). They function and operate much the same as ailerons on an airplane wing. WHAT’S AVAILABLE? There are fairly clear choices, very few different types and actuating systems, and installation is not at all difficult. Many hull manufacturers offer them as factory-installed options or even standard equipment; however this is typically only the case on larger and/or more expensive models. It is rare when a boat under 24’ is offered with trim tabs; usually, this is only on specialty rigs such as flats or bass fishing boats. Trim tabs come in many sizes to fit a wide range of hulls. Typically, most models are about a foot wide by a foot long. They’re fashioned from flat plates of stainless steel; high-performance models are typically cast aluminum. Most popular trim tabs are actuated remotely, but models that use water pressure balanced with mechanical pressure to move them are also popular due to their simplicity and lower cost. WHAT’S INVOLVED? Tabs are mounted on the transom parallel to the boat’s bottom, about 3/8 of an inch above the running surface. The actuators are bolted to the transom, and the hydraulic lines (or electrical wires) are run through holes in the transom. All holes are sealed with marine sealer. With hydraulic tabs, the electro-hydraulic pump motor is mounted inside the boat. The control unit is mounted at the dash within easy reach of the operator. With “automatic” tabs, of course, there’s no pump motor, remote control unit or related wiring. The entire installation is done at the transom. ADJUSTMENT AND PERFORMANCE The driver can use the remote adjustment controls to raise or lower the tabs, together or independently. To correct a “list” (leaning to one side), one tab can be lowered while the other is raised. This feature is great when passengers want to sit together on one side of the boat. When the boat is overloaded to the stern, both tabs can be dropped, thereby leveling the fore-aft ride. Conversely, with a heavy load up front, the tabs can be raised to help lift the bow. Adjusting ride attitude to cope with different water conditions is
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another key feature; in rough water, the tabs can be lowered to force the bow down so the hull rides flatter with more wetted surface. The increased surface contact smoothes out the ride, although at the expense of fuel economy (more wetted hull surface equals more drag). The tabs can be raised in calm water to help lift the bow and decrease wetted surface, boosting speed and increasing fuel mileage. Trim tabs also help pulling skiers; dropping the tabs down, the driver can lift the stern and lower the bow, causing quicker planing. Planing more quickly and in shorter distance also helps anglers fishing shallows. LATEST DEVELOPMENTS Auto adjusting remote-controlled trim tabs are now available. A computer-controlled electronic unit continually adjusts the tabs based on constant sampling of the boat’s ride attitude and speed using GPS and gyroscopes. They combine the advantages of trim tabs without the guesswork and constant adjusting involved with operator controls. Auto-adjusting tabs that don’t require remote dash controls are also available, and these do a great job of controlling ride attitude for changing water conditions and loads without the complexity and time investment of remote-controlled tabs. These tabs can help correct a myriad of performance issues at very little cost. They use a gas-charged shock to apply downward pressure to the tab plate. At lower speeds, this helps the boat plane more quickly. At higher speeds, water pressure on the underside of the tab pushes the tab up, increasing boat speed. This is a great solution for those who need the performance advantages of adjustable tabs, but don’t want the complexity and potential problems of remote-controlled units. INVESTMENT Expect to pay at least $500 for the most basic set of remote-actuated tabs for a smaller (16’ to 20’) hull. Larger and highperformance versions range from $1000 all the way to $12,000 and even higher for tabs built for yachts and high-end ocean performance hulls. However, self-actuating tabs such as Nauticus’ Smart Tabs sell for as little as $150, and installing them takes less than an hour even for weekend mechanics. Those who prefer to let their marina do the work, add at least a half-day’s labor or more (for installation of remote-actuated units) to the “tab”. SOURCES Bennett Marine, 550 Jim Moran Blvd, Deerfield Beach, FL 33442, 954.427.1400, bennetttrimtabs.com Insta-Trim™ Boat Leveler Co., 7305 Natural Bridge Rd. St. Louis, MO 63121 800.386.7470, insta-trim.com Lenco Marine, Inc., 4700 SE Municipal Court, Stuart, FL 34997, 772.288.2662, lencomarine.com Nauticus, Inc., 8080 Snowville Road, Brecksville, OH 44141, 800.233.0194nauticusinc.com
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GETTING DOWN DEEP By Mike Buss
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e have explored fishing the surface in both fresh and saltwater in the last few months. This month we will look at getting our flies down deep where the big fish live. I know we can catch big fish on the surface and in shallow water, but to consistently put our flies in front of large fish, we need to get our flies down deep. To get our flies down deeper than 10 feet we need some special fly lines. If I am targeting fish between 10 to 15 feet deep, I usually use a 350-grain fly line. This line has a weighted thirty- foot head that will sink at the rate of about 6 or 7 inches per second and will have to be allowed to sink for a count of 30 seconds to reach the fifteen-foot level. You will also need to modify your casting stroke to effectively cast a heavier line by slowing down and casting a larger loop. If you are in a boat, it also helps to cast your fly in the direction you are moving. This way your line will be sinking as you are floating toward it and as you pass your line continue to let it sink until you have floated past to the point where it straightens out. This will cause your line and fly to begin to rise just like a wounded minnow. This is often when you will get a strike. If not, continue to strip line in short strips and if no luck, make another cast. If you want to get down faster or go deeper, you can use a heavier line. Lines have improved in recent years and you can get as heavy as a 1000-grain line that sinks at the rate of a foot a second. Use of these heavier lines also requires the use of heavier rods to prevent breaking your rod on your cast. Casting these heavy lines requires a modified casting stroke. As I mentioned, you need to really slow your line speed and use a very large loop to get the distance required to give you the time needed to get your line down deep. I have caught fish along the bottom in thirty-five to forty feet water, but I have had to use these special techniques to do so. Fishing deep also requires some different tactics as well. You need to become very familiar with your depth finder to be able to recognize and spot fish on it. I often cruise an area until I see bait balls or fish on my depth finder. I determine their depth and then select a rod and line combo that will get my fly down to them. If I just see bait balls, I often stay in this area because the fish I am after will find this bait sooner or later. It often is simply a matter of a change in the tide to trigger the action. It is also important to watch for birds sitting on the water and be sure to watch for what they are sitting on as displayed on your depth finder. They seem to be able to sense that fish will begin feeding in an area and they just sit and wait for it to happen. I’ve had good luck doing the same thing. Big fish frequent the shallows on occasion and can also be caught on the surface when they are on a blitz, but they spend most of their time down deep. By becoming familiar with what fish and bait balls look like on your depth finder and practicing casting heavy lines with large loops, you too can get in on this action for the big ones!
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FRIENDS, how important are they. I fish mostly by myself and like the solitude and peacefulness and the time alone to think or just to clear my thoughts, relax. I got the phone call from my buddy Erik Lindstrom. He said, “Grab your yak and lets hit the Eastern Shore for some red drum.” We had tried this last year at this same time with no luck. So again, we got the crew back together to give it another shot. Erik and Jon Baranowski were the early birds and launched early and Jimmy Tran and I showed up around 10 a.m. While we are driving they are texting us pictures of the big citation reds they both were landing in their yaks. We were getting excited which made me drive a little faster. We paddled out to meet our boys and they were jigging some of the shoals along the break. We threw out some blue crabs and paddled around between Smith Island and Fisherman’s Island for the next few hours. We hooked a few rays but again we got skunked. The early bird did get the fish! The crew dismantled around 1 p.m. Jimmy and I hung around for a few more hours but had no luck. I fish a lot alone and it’s hard to get everyone together at the same time with work, kids, and family duties but, when the women let us go and we are able to get the crew together, we do have the most fun. Even though Jimmy and I didn’t catch any fish that day it’s all about the friendship and the valuable time we get to spend out there together FISHING. That is what it is all about
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have opined in previous articles about the value of living by tidal waters. I truly believe that, as a young boy, getting to explore the marshes, backwaters and open water positively affected my future development. At a very early age, I understood the value of these areas and that they were where so much of our food chain had its origin. The times that we had fishing and crabbing as a family, were only eclipsed by the times that we consumed that seafood. Our happy home was small, but functional. We enjoyed having guests and the meals were not only tasty, but usually accompanied by great discussions. It was, of course important to Mom that our guests raved about her latest experiment. While there was a time that they only received blowfish as the main entrée, they continued to join us, but the raving was noticeably reduced. I do think that there was a collective sigh of relief and joy, when she transitioned to Clams Casino and a flounder entrée. Maybe it was just me, but this combination, along with our international side, French Fries, was almost the ultimate dinner. I also loved pizza, but this was a fall back dinner, if Mom was tired. This was a time when the beer and Manhattans flowed freely, though I never saw my parents drunk, they were certainly more talkative. Life was good. We were lucky to have some very good friends, who would come to visit on the weekends. One family had three members, and this was always fun. My friend Bobby and I would always have great adventures and generally remained unhurt. There was another family that we also enjoyed that had four kids. This became a somewhat different logistical issue. Parents always got my bedroom. The kids were gently placed in sleeping bags in the living room floor. This was not an issue, in fact, was generally kind of fun. “Sweet dreams!” Now while this was a nice sentiment, this was a small house and the distance from the kitchen table to the sleeping pods was about ten feet. I do think that the parents attempted to keep the conversation to a moderate level, as the night wore on, they might as well have used a bullhorn. Finally, they had enough, got up, turned off the florescent light and went to bed. I thought that finally I could stay asleep. Not gonna happen! This was when their oldest son, Peter, began snoring. I had always had my own room at our main home and enjoyed quiet, blissful sleep. Suddenly, I was awakened by what
I thought was a thunderstorm, earthquake - explosion. Nope, turns out that Pete had sinus issues. There I was in a sea of sleeping bags, listening to a mixture of chain sawing and agonal breaths. I was in nocturnal hell. Sometime in the night, I drifted off and caught some sleep, but I was still traumatized. Fortunately, it was not so bad that I couldn’t eat a lot for breakfast. I had lived through a warzone and needed to keep up my strength for the day’s expeditions. However, the fun that we had during the day, even when Mother Nature didn’t cooperate, still outweighed the machine noise coming from Peter, et al. So, we lived blissfully in our 2-bedroom cottage, complete with asbestos – containing linoleum tile and pink (Yes, Pink!) asbestos shingles. The Bay was only two homes away and we didn’t get flooded, usually. However, in March of 1963, that all changed. The Nor’easter that hit the island was massive. We were on the bayside and the ocean was 5 homes away, past the road. While there was a large dune system, it did nothing to stop the waves. All five homes on the seaside were wiped out. Our neighbor had completed enclosing their screened porch in September. As the homes from the seaside washed down our lane, one of them hit the neighbor’s house and spun the porch. This created a perfect shield for our home. As a result, we only had a crack in the foundation, that was not serious. One of our neighbors, an elderly couple, fortunately evacuated, prior to the storm hitting. Their house sat out in the Bay, about fifty feet. It was a real curiosity for the kids and adults, alike. The dishes were still in the shelving. The silverware was sill in the drawer. The kitchen table was sitting against the living room wall and the sofa. While there were a few items askew, it looked like someone had picked up the house and dropped it in the Bay. So here I was in the neighbor’s home, with knee deep water and minnows. It was surreal. Once the stuff that could be saved was removed, the house was torched by the local Fire Department. I always wondered what happened to that couple, as they were like grandparents to all of us kids. We were so blessed to still have a home, as others lost everything. I would point out that usually I talk about our marine adventures, but this storm would change our lives and seafood harvesting, forever. So many memories, so little time.
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wo Minneapolis anglers can now claim the longest fish ever caught on record in Minnesota. Darren Troseth and John Kimble pulled a huge, 78-inch-long lake sturgeon through a hole in the ice on the St. Croix River this winter. MDNR recently certified it as a new catch-and-release state record. Estimated to weigh about 120 pounds, the more than 6-foot-long monster is not only the longest lake sturgeon caught on record, it’s the longest fish - period. MDNR’s Shannon Fisher said the fish could be about 100 years old, which is not unusual for this long-lived and slow-growing species. It is, however, unusual for a sturgeon of this size to come from Minnesota waters, where the species had nearly vanished by the early 1900s. For decades, lake sturgeon have been protected in Minnesota and many other states. A rebounding population allowed the Minnesota to open the species for catch-and-release fishing in 2013. The IGFA world record lake sturgeon weighed 168 pounds. It was caught from Ontario, Canada’s Georgian Bay in 1982. A larger fish, which is recognized by Wisconsin as the largest lake sturgeon ever caught in the U.S., was caught out of the state’s Wolf River in 2012. That fish was 87.5 inches long and weighed 240 pounds. It was estimated to be 125 years old.
LAKE ERIE WALLEYE ACTION EXPECTED TO BE OUTSTANDING
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ased on recent trends, fisheries managers are predicting a record year for walleye anglers on Lake Erie. If you’ve ever wanted to get in on the action, now is the time to go. According to the Ohio DNR, the summer months typically provide the best walleye fishing of the year, and this summer could surpass last summer’s record success for anglers. In 2018, walleye were harvested at the highest rates recorded in nearly 40 years. More than 40 percent of walleye trips produced a limit for anglers. On average, anglers caught and kept a walleye for every 75 minutes of fishing. “Walleye anglers can expect fishing that rivals a boom that began in 2006 and lasted several years following the exceptional 2003 hatch,” said Scott Hale, administrator of fisheries management for the Division of Wildlife. “The recent procession of good hatches points to an outstanding decade that has just begun.” Four excellent walleye hatches between 2014-2018 point to a bright fishing season for Lake Erie, the “Walleye Capital of the World.” The 2019 walleye population is estimated to be 45 million fish ages 2 and older, with a projection exceeding 120 million fish for 2020.
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“If you have ever thought about going out fishing on Lake Erie, now is the time,” said Capt. Paul Pacholski, president of the Lake Erie Charter Boat Association. “With the recent walleye hatches we have had the past few years, fishing has been incredible.” Walleye anglers are mostly catching abundant 4- to 5-year-old fish that average 19 to 21 inches and are as large as 26 inches. Anglers should release sub-legal fish with as little handling as possible so they can contribute to the fishery in the future. The daily walleye limit is six fish with a 15-inch minimum length limit. Updated Lake Erie fishing reports are available at wildohio.gov or by calling 888-HOOKFISH (888466-5347). For more information, visit wildohio.gov.
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resentation holds the key to catching fish. That cardinal rule proves just as valid for critters that hunker down on the sea floor as it does for more glamorous denizens in the upper level of the water column. If a bait isn’t in the zone where the fish happen to be or if it doesn’t behave in a natural and realistic manner, it will be ignored. Sinkers are a vital aspect of fishing success. Their mission goes well beyond the task of simply dragging a bait to the bottom or some midpoint in the water column. View them as part of the total presentation package. That includes such factors as sink rate, whether it anchors a bait or allows it to drift, and as an aid in casting. If you’re going to troll, sinkers help to adjust the depth at which each bait or lure is moving through the water. With very few exceptions, select the lightest sinker that will carry your offering to the bottom or the desired depth. Don’t assume that if 1 ounce does the job, 2 ounces are better. Not only do heavier weights keep the bait or lure from looking like a tempting morsel, they make the hook-up process more difficult. Remember that when an unsuspecting fish inhales an offering, it must drag the sinker along before the hook will embed in its jaw. Line diameter plays a major role in determining the weight of the sinker you will need. Generally, the finer the diameter of the line you are using, the less weight you need to achieve the same results in a given situation. As an example, the bottom bouncer who insists on using 30-pound test line needs a heavier sinker than someone using 20-pound test. Sinker shape helps to determine sink rate. The fastest, freefalling sinkers have the weight concentrated at the bottom, tend to be very compact and are streamlined. It’s important to note, however, that fast-falling sinkers have a tendency to cause the
hook and tag end of the leader to wrap around the standing part during the drop. In most situations, it proves more effective if the sinker will drift across the bottom rather than anchor the rig in one place. If you’re trolling, sinker choice should include enough weight to keep the bait or lure at the preferred depth. No assortment of sinkers is complete without split shots, bullet weights, pinch-ons, and twist-ons. These can be added very easily to make minor adjustments to the weight of the primary sinker. Sinkers come in many different shapes, and each shape has a specific purpose. It’s important to choose a shape designed to do the job you expect. The right sinker for the task at hand will increase your catch rate significantly, and that’s the easiest way to turn an average day on the water into a memorable one.
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that give fish the best chance of survival. In 2018, anglers fishing waters of the Atlantic from North Carolina to Florida released more than 2 million red snapper. Even a 5 percent increase in survivorship would save 100,000 red snapper a year. All those surviving fish would remain in the stock. The South Atlantic Fisheries Management Council includes bycatch mortality as part of their population estimates that determine seasons and catch limits. Best fishing practices detailed in the tutorial are a great way of reducing mortality, which means there will be more fish in the water for future fishing opportunities. Take the online tutorial and enhance your future fishing opportunities at: https://safmc. net/bestpracticestutorial/story_ html5.html. Complete the tutorial (about 20 minutes) and sign the pledge to be eligible for a free SeaQualizer descending device of you fish the South Atlantic.
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ou don’t see a brown trout like this one every day. This massive and battle-scarred bruiser was caught and released by Paden Flippen on Arkansas’ White River below Bull Shoals Dam on June 14. The 36.7-pound monster was a fitting present for the angler, who celebrated his 24th birthday that day. The White River is well known for producing gigantic trout. This system of hatchery-supported tailwaters has the food sources and habitat for rainbow, brown, brook and even cutthroat trout to reach almost unbelievable sizes. Flippin guides for Cotter Trout Dock and said he and other guides had been tracking this big brown for more than a year. If he had decided to keep it for certification, Flippen’s big trout would have fallen just shy of the state record, which is held by a 40-pound, 4-ounce beast that was caught from the Little Red River back in 1992. That fish, caught by Rip Collins, was the world record up until 2013, when an angler in New Zealand caught a 42-pound, 1-ounce brown trout.
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few inches until it can deliver the fly ever so softly. Always carry extra spools of leader material to meet this problem. Once again, your leader length is often determined by the fishing conditions. If the wind is howling and you are having a difficult time rolling over your fly, shorten the leader. If conditions are glass-slick, the fish will be spooky. You will need a much longer cast, so lengthen your leader and reduce the size and weight of your fly.
THE BASIC SALTWATER LEADER: THE LONG AND SHORT OF IT The leader is the connection between fisherman and fish. If tied incorrectly, not only will it be difficult to cast, it will also be responsible for losing saltwater gamefish. I prefer a 9-foot leader when fishing saltwater, although there are occasions when a 10-foot leader is needed. A good leader can turn over the large, heavy flies used in saltwater fly fishing. I will often start my day with a longer leader, and reduce its length depending on the demands of weather conditions and efficiency in properly delivering the fly. The leader is a simple equation: 4x3x2. I have found this the preferred method to construct a solid saltwater leader: • 4 feet of 40-pound stiff mono; • 3 feet of 30-pound mono, and • 2 feet of 20-pound mono. This system works well with lighter tippets as well. If I need to add a lighter tippet, I shorten the heavy 40-pound butt section to keep the overall leader length 9 feet, adding the light tippet to the 20-pound test on the fly end of the leader. How the fly lands on the water is important. You want the fly to land as softly as a whisper. If, however, your leader is too long, a heavy fly will hit the water as loudly as a thrown rock. The noise will alert every fish in the vicinity. I usually solve this problem by shortening the leader and cutting off a
There are times when a shorter leader is needed. The short leader makes it easier to cast a heavy fly into the wind. I will often shorten leaders to fewer than 7 feet when dealing with very strong winds. It’s good to remember that shallow-water fish are less spooky under windy conditions. Therefore, they will often swim within close range of the angler without being spooked. I believe the wind and the distortion it creates on the water’s surface acts as a barrier to the world above the surface, making the fish feel more secure. I’ve witnessed this on many occasions when tarpon, redfish and permit swim within a rod’s length of me while the wind was blowing 20 knots.
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Man and nature collaborate to create a glamorous green ring guaranteed to rock her world! Own it today for ONLY $99 plus FREE studs with ring purchase!
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jewelry. “It’s just recently that luxury jewelers have fallen in love with helenite,” says James Fent, GIA Graduate Gemologist. “Clear green color in a stone this size is rarely found in emeralds but helenite has come to the rescue.”
Created from the superheated volcanic rock dust of the historic Mount St. Helens eruption, helenite has become the green stone of choice for jewelry and fashion designers worldwide. Helenite’s vivid color and immaculate clarity rivals mined emeralds that can sell for as much as $3,000 per carat. Today you can wear this 4-carat stunner for only $99!
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