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oling his skiff through grass in shin-deep water, Capt. Josh Boyles was the first to spot a big redfish crashing bait about 100 yards away. The vast grass beds around Hilton Head, S.C. were inundated in an especially high tide, and we had been working them for a couple hours with limited success.

Most of the limited success was blamed on a pair of trout anglers with little saltwater fly fishing experience. Boyles had already put us on a couple fish. We had botched both royally.

Conditions seemed right, with plenty of water for reds to push into in search of crabs, but the fish weren’t showing themselves. And we needed to see fish in order to cast to them with one of Boyles’ Swamp Fox flies on an 8-weight fly rod.

“I’m not going to lie. This is pretty slow,” Boyles said. “We should be seeing a half-dozen fish at once and trying to decide which one to go after.”

With classic tailing redfish behavior, fish root around with their noses in the muck. On the other end, their tails wave above the surface like little beacons. Reds are not hard to find when they do what they’re supposed to.

These fish were not cooperating.

Instead of seeking tails, we were reduced to watching for unusual wakes and nervous water. Boyles hypothesized the fish might be eating baitfish or shrimp instead of crabs, which would account for their horizontal position in skinny water.

As we poled slowly to where the fish was spotted in an open pool amid a sea of grass, I stripped line from the reel and onto the deck. There was no additional sign of the fish, but we had to check it out. The tide was beginning to turn out, and it would take all the fish with it.

Boyles had earlier explained why tailing reds are great sport for fly rodders just getting into the saltwater game. Redfish are comfortable in the shallows, so they don’t spook easily. Also, they feed actively and opportunistically in the grass. If they see the fly, they will most likely eat it.

When our redfish reappeared, it was right in front of the boat. So close that it made casting difficult. I saw it for a second, but Boyles could see it clear as day from the platform. He began barking instructions.

“Two o’clock, about 15 feet out,” he said. “See the wake?”

The fish was moving right to left across the bow. I made a timid first cast, which caught the wind and plopped down off target.

“Pick it up! Do it again,” Boyles said, urgency entering his voice. “Play the wind. Put it in front of him.”

The pressure was on, and the second cast was better.

“Strip it… Strip it… Now stop!” Boyles instructed as he watched the action unfold. “Give it a little twitch.”

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Pound-for-pound, nothing pulls like a red, and this was a big one, spending its last season in the marsh before it would move offshore to join the rest of the big bulls.

Capt. Josh Boyles is a veteran Lowcountry guide who offers local and international fishing experiences.

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and relaxed, and “becoming one with nature” will you be part of the tribe. This unlikely fraternity of ocean hunters is made up of men and women of all ages, races and socio-economic status. The only rules here are made by Mother Nature, and the only requirement is an unspoken bond with the ocean and a respect for its resources.

Unlike our mostly predictable lives, every dive is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you’re gonna get. I’ve experienced a school of mantas flying by, a gentle whaleshark ambling along, a sunfish scratching itself on our anchor line. I’ve experienced the exhilaration of being accepted by a pod of wild dolphins. I’ve been bumped by a hammerhead and stared down by a menacing mako. I’ve endured jellyfish stings, sealice rashes, and a crab in my ear canal.

The most thrilling sight of all—after paying your dues—is spotting your prey in the shadows.

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have a friend at work who is horrified by my spearfishing. He asks, “Why don’t you just buy fish at the market? Aren’t you scared of sharks?

What’s it like?” I know spearfishing will never be his cup of tea, but I try to explain why it’s mine.

The simple answer is it’s fun to jump into tropical water and choose a delicious fish for dinner. But the truth is those flat, warm, fishy days are few and far between. The truth is that weathermen are liars, visibility can turn ugly, and fish are unpredictable. The truth is that underwater hunting is hard work in an alien environment.

One of many challenges is to become comfortable underwater—so comfortable that fish believe you belong there. Fish sense herkyjerky motions and aggression, which means you will never be able to stalk them unless you learn to control your movements, and more importantly, your emotions. You must also overcome the primal fear of becoming the hunted, which is ingrained in all of us. And, as a freediver, you must become adept enough to achieve decent breath hold times.

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When hunting tunas, the sight of the yellow finlets speeding under you will make your heart thump. When hunting wahoos, the silver ghost appearing out of nowhere will take your breath away. The realization that your eye has caught the silhouette of a black grouper in the reef will send you into adrenalized stealth mode.

Back at the dock, as you fillet your fish and watch the sun set, you feel a sense of accomplishment and relief to be back on solid ground. But you also feel a sense of longing to be back in the weightless, quiet, unpredictable, beautiful ocean. As cell phones begin to ring, traffic on the way home raises your blood pressure, and thoughts of work invade your brain, you begin to plan your next trip back to the soul-cleansing world beneath the sea.

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James Wirtz caught this 10-pound, 6-ounce beast from an unnamed Florida lake on June 16.

Deep Summer’s Shallow-Water Option

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ere’s some advice for bass anglers sick of the summertime grind.

Instead of dredging out deep ledges or dragging worms on offshore humps, go shallow and beat the banks.

Yes. You read that right. In deep summer, bass that aren’t stacked up deep will scatter to seek out the best water conditions and feeding opportunities they can find. And while you probably shouldn’t throw all your tournamentday hopes into this pattern, which really is hit-or-miss, hitting it right can lead to some of the biggest largemouths of the summer.

Wave action is a key to this pattern. On lakes with heavy boat traffic and on windy days, waves slamming into the banks oxygenate water. While water conditions across the rest of the lake are hot and stagnant this time of year, the shallows offer higher oxygen levels that attract baitfish and bass. By the same token, the backs of creeks with some current often offer better oxygen levels as well as cooler water. Vegetation oxygenates water, also, and provides shade from the stifling sun.

Bait is another reason big fish will be up shallow. All of the bream species—the bluegills, shellcrackers, redbreasts and others—spawn during the full moons of summer. When they bed up in colonies, they do it in the shallows, often in just a couple feet of water. Bream beds are buffets for big largemouths, which hang just off the beds waiting on any strays small enough to fit in their mouths.

Now, beating the banks all day looking for one big fish in the scorching August heat doesn’t sound like much fun. But that one kicker fish you need to bolster a tournament limit is not likely to be hanging out with all those 2-pounders suspended on a deep ledge. These are also great tactics for fun fishing, when you’ve got the luxury to only fish the comfortable morning and evening hours.

In low light, a buzzbait burned around a bream bed or in the shadows of a blowdown can be just the thing to draw a reaction strike from a big girl lazing in the shallows. Running a spinnerbait, bladed jig or square-bill crankbait around and under shallow docks can be very productive.

Resist the urge to slow down and pick apart cover with a jig or worm.

Shallow fish will be scattered this time of year, so it makes sense to cover a lot of water. Hit all the stumps, grass, rocks and any other cover you encounter.

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J.O. Spice, started by J.O. (James Ozzle) Strigle and his wife Dot in Baltimore City in 1945, is celebrating its 75th Anniversary.

A native of Tangier Island, Va., J.O. Strigle brought the seafood spice blend he created in his kitchen on the island to Maryland.

Jane McPhaul, J.O.’s daughter took over operations of the family business in the late eighties while her son, Don Ports, was serving in the Marine Corps. In 1990 Don joined his mother in the family business with a vision to expand.

In the summer of 1991 Don met his spice girl, Ginger, with the pick up line, “you’re destined to be mine; you’re named for a spice,” said J.O. Spice Company president Don Ports to wife Ginger Ports the moment they met.

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lorida is home to some of the best and most diverse fishing on earth. The state also offers unmatched access to its fisheries.

But with easy access comes a great challenge: fishing pressure.

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a population of fish is overexposed to fishing activity. Fish are capable learners with strong survival instincts; they become progressively more difficult to fool and catch as they experience our repeated attempts to capture them. Since they

pass their survival prowess on to their offspring, subsequent generations are empowered to avoid capture.

Therefore, every fisherman should learn to cope with this obstacle so they may enjoy a lifetime of productive fishing regardless of how the future of Florida’s fisheries unfolds.

While the less-traveled offshore waters may not show the effects of fishing pressure, the most accessible waterways in the state certainly do.

This impacts many of our favorite gamefish, including inshore icons such as tarpon, snook, redfish and sea trout. The state gamefish, largemouth bass, is also subject to immense pressure. Fortunately, there are steps every angler can take to ensure even the wariest gamefish can be tempted to strike.

The first is to use stealth when stalking your target species. The best way to avoid spooking fish is to not alert them to your presence in the first place. When fish know you’re there, they instantly become more difficult to catch. Be careful with every move, whether wading, walking a shoreline or positioning a boat.

When you find fish that won’t bite, consider making a move. The problem for most fishermen is they prefer to fish easily accessible locations. The easier the access, the higher the pressure, and this shows

in how fish react to baits. Seek out locations that are more difficult to get to. Give yourself some space, and the results will speak for themselves.

If you find fish that won’t bite and decide not to move, a good alternative would be to show them a finesse approach. Downsize lures and baits, cast quietly, and eliminate components of the rig a fish may find intimidating.

A final remedy for fishing pressure is simply to fish off times.

A dozen or more fishermen in the area around you is not ideal, neither are boat motors, jet skis and loud radios. By fishing the times when others are least likely to be on the water—think late at night and very early morning—you give yourself a tremendous advantage. While graveyard shifts might not be as relaxing as sitting on a beach chair in the afternoon sun, the fishing is likely to be more productive.

Although fishing pressure is a growing problem, it presents an opportunity for anglers willing to take the steps to prepare for it. With a little know-how and proper execution, you can keep your rod bent on any of Florida’s fabled waterways.

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These early results might bode well for late-season trips, as unfound scallops remain in the water. With a few storms from the southwest to push them in shallower, the tasty bivalves should be much easier to find.

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The zone off Dixie County and the remainder of Taylor County is open through Labor Day, and reports out of Steinhatchee went from bad to pretty good within a few days in mid-July.

Everyone’s waiting eagerly for the Aug. 16 opening at St. Joseph Bay. FWC’s scallop-count numbers were off the charts for St. Joe last

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Bag and vessel limits are 2 gallons of whole bay scallops in the shell or 1 pint of bay scallop meat per person, with a maximum of 10 gallons of whole bay scallops in the shell or a 1/2 gallon (4 pints) bay scallop meat per vessel. Vessel limits do not allow an individual to exceed their personal bag limit.

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he rod slammed down. I hit the lever to engage the electric reel. It growled and started winching up something big from the bottom 175 feet below. The rod twitched and bounced as it pulled in line. Then the monster from the bottom almost stopped the electric reel. The rod bent for all it was worth. The reel stopped, and the line broke. We were all speechless.

I was fishing with my friend Andrew and new friends Darrel, Brent and Gene. We were 52 miles out of Panama City Beach on Andrew’s 43-foot Yellowfin. It was one of those nearly perfect days, with the smoothest water I’ve seen in a long time.

It was the first time Darrel had ever been fishing, and it was Brent’s first deep sea trip. On the way out to deep water, we saw a float and circled back to find a school of small mahi mahi hanging around it.

I occasionally forget things when loading the boat, which is hard to believe because I keep everything but the kitchen sink on the boat. Well, somehow 14 rods seemed like enough. Trouble was, all the spinning setups were left behind.

“Well, this is going to be tough, but we can catch these mahi with bait casters,” Andrew said.

He rigged one up with a small hook and weight and cast it out. He handed it to Darrel, who hooked his first fish ever. He was all smiles when that mahi came over the rail. I remembered

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my first bluegill I caught with my dad years ago. I know how good Darrel felt.

At the first drop, we rigged rods with 8/0 Owner Circle hooks and 1.5-ounce weights. Soon we were catching all kinds of fish off the bottom: some red snapper, black grouper and some really nice trigger fish.

Brent hooked one fish that put up a real fight.

He was making ground, when all of a sudden it yanked hard enough to pull Brent to the rail.

Then the line lost all its resistance. There was still weight, but no fight. As it neared the top in the clear blue water, you could see the head of a nice red grouper sheared in half by a big shark.

As we continued our day, we moved around, dropped some live pinfish and caught more snappers, and groupers. We encountered a grass line with a bunch of mahi on it and caught a few small ones before I had a big bull break off right at the boat. I know I had the kid-who-dropped-hisice-cream look on my face.

The last spot was the big fish bottom. Live baits were put down and the bite was on. We all got a shot at some big fish in this spot, but they kept breaking us off. The two electric reels gave it their best shot, but to no avail.

You really couldn’t ask for a better day with friends on the water.

Contact Gary Turner at gary@purgeright.com.

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ade fishing comes natural to me.

It’s the preferred method of inshore fishing where I grew up on the Texas Gulf Coast. And for those willing to give it a try, it’s a great way to catch fish wherever the bottom composition allows.

Wading is a great way to catch fish all year long, and it is a perfect way to keep cool and catch fish during the dog days of August. It also puts you in tune with your surroundings, the bottom contour and structure, and gives you the ability to stealthily cover an area more efficiently. Here are some guidelines I follow on a hot August morning: I start early, and I’m in the water before safe light. Starting under the cover of darkness gives you an edge. Tossing a topwater lure tight to the shoreline is my go-to method. There is nothing more exhilarating than a blow up under the cover of darkness, and amplify that by 10 when the lure is near you!

I start out near the shore and fan cast in all directions to thoroughly cover 180 degrees around me. Start with short casts and gradually increase

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your distance when entering a new area. If you start by casting as far as you can and catch a fish, you will ruin any opportunity of getting a strike from the fish that were between you and the end of that long cast. This is truer in a skinny-water environment than in deeper water. I like to change my retrieve every few casts to see if a particular cadence outperforms others. My cadence is also determined by the type of fish I am targeting.

Trout and reds have no problem hitting a lure on the pause, but snook will shy away from a motionless plug.

As the sun begins to rise, I might or might not change my lure. For bass anglers, keep in mind that while bass might be less eager to hit topwater during a high sun, saltwater fish do not appear to mind. If they are still eating on top, I will not switch, but if

a change is required, I tie on a 4-inch swimbait and continue fan casting toward the shore. If the bites are not there, I ease out a little deeper.

Depending on depth, work from the bottom to the top on alternating casts until the fish are located.

To cover new water on my wade back, I zigzag from shallow to deep. This allows me to cover a wider variety of structure and bottom contour while hitting any repeat areas from a different angle. This can often be productive, depending on how the fish position themselves in relation to the structure.

Be safe and take a kid fishing, even wade fishing.

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ince 2012, Bassmaster Magazine has released an entertaining annual ranking of the country’s best bass fisheries based on data compiled from various sources. With COVID-19 making this year’s data hard to come by, Bassmaster decided to look back and pull together a list of the best bass lakes of the decade.

California’s Clear Lake was the surprising pick for Best Bass Lake of the Decade.

While considered a West Coast powerhouse, Clear Lake has never topped the Best Bass Lakes list until this year. However, in the past decade, California’s largest natural lake has also never ranked below tenth in the country and has been the top-ranked Western fishery for the past three years. Anglers can expect to consistently catch big bass in a fishery where an average bass weighs more than 5 pounds. In fact, a bass over 16 pounds was landed at Clear Lake last year. Combine that production with a pristine setting in California’s wine country, and you have a bucket-list fishing destination.

Alabama’s Lake Guntersville, home of the 2020 Bassmaster Classic, took the No. 2 spot, matching its 2019 rank. Like Clear Lake, the Big G has never been named the Best Bass Lake in the nation, but it is rarely out of contention. Guntersville is known for breathtaking scenery and easy access, but big fish swim there as well. Most big-bass prizes are awarded to fish topping the 8-pound mark, with 10-plus-pounders taking center stage on occasion.

True giants call third-place fishery, Lake Erie, home. While most of the tournament data comes out of Buffalo, N.Y., anglers can expect smallies in the 6-pound range anywhere along the shoreline, which includes New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Michigan. Michigan’s Lake St. Clair, where you can catch the smallmouth of a lifetime, is in the fourth spot.

Rounding out the remainder of the Top 10 lakes are California’s Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta at fifth; Toledo Bend, on the Louisiana/Texas border, at sixth; Texas’ Sam Rayburn Reservoir at seventh; Texas’ Falcon Lake at eighth; Idaho’s Lake Coeur d’Alene at ninth; and Florida’s Lake Okeechobee at tenth.

The rankings identify the Top 25 lakes in the nation based on headto-head comparisons. As for bragging rights on which state has the most fisheries in the all-decade rankings, that title goes to Michigan with seven lakes. Right behind the “Great Lake State,” there is a three-way tie with California, Florida and Texas each placing six lakes on the list.

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Congrats to this pair of brothers and fish catching anglers. These boys have caught them all over the state from Lake Okeechobee, Kissimmee Chain, Harris Chain of Lakes, St. Johns River, Lake Talquin and Lake Seminole. In 17 events this season the pair of brothers had 6 Top-20 finishes, 6 Top-10 finishes including wins at Lk. Okeechobee, St Johns River, and 2nd at Lk. Seminole. Bryce also caught the Biggest Bass of the season at the Harris Chain at a whopping 10.74 lbs. all while competing against 100 plus team per event. Davis is a senior this year while his younger brother Bryce will be a sophomore with 3 more years to compete at the High School level. Bryce wants to continue his education by attending college like his older brother Connor who is already fishing for Bryan College in Southern Tennessee. Connor recently finished in second place at the BASS Nation College Series while going to school with a paid scholarship for fishing. Now that Davis has graduated high school, he has decided to try his hand in the construction trade, training in plumbing and the HVAC trade.

The brothers’ recent finish at the State Championship qualifies them as well as the team of Grady Windham & Justin Lawrence to represent Team Florida at the BASS Nation High School National event scheduled in October of this year in Kentucky.

Only a small handful of young anglers qualify for this prestigious event and to have 2 teams from the Seminole Jr. Angler is quite a feat, not to mention they have sent 2 or more teams the last 3 years. The National Event is a week-long event sending the 2 angler teams as well as their boat Captain to Kentucky for 3 days of practice and up to 4 days of competition and it’s very expensive. The teams are looking for sponsor help, if you, a business you know, or a club is willing to help with support or cash donations it takes about $2,500 per team. Please contact Coach Dave DiMauro at 407-353-4575 or Phil Wolf with Orlando Coastal Angler Magazine at 407-790-9515 - any donation amount will be a great help and dearly appreciated.

Seminole Jr. Anglers’ program has been providing a platform for High School Anglers since 2012 and our staff and local advertisers have been long time supporters of their group. The anglers are from serval local area High Schools in both Seminole and Orange Counties. They are taught how to compete at the next level of competition and are required to get involved in local community service projects and events. Annually the Jr. Anglers’ as well as their parents provide their services to the Gumbo Wars event held at Fish on Fire Restaurant where all proceeds raised are donated to local Youth fishing programs like theirs, water conservation efforts and college scholarship funds for Teen Sportfishing Assocation and F.O.W.A. (Florida Outdoor Writers Assocation). Seminole Jr. Anglers new season starts in August of this year and are looking for High School anglers, if you know so kids that love to fish and have any interest in getting involved contact Dave or Phil for more info. These anglers also need Captains for each of their events t provide a boat to fish out of. If you would like to put a smile on a young anglers face and are into bass fishing it is a great way to mentor these kids teaching them different techniques and spending a fun day on the water. Captains provide the service of driving the anglers around and are not allowed to fish, help with landing bass and are not allowed to run the trolling motor. The anglers pay for the fuel used in the vessel and pay their require entry fees. The group is always looking for sponsor help either from products or donations for expenses for their National events. If you can help in anyway please let us know! Their Annual Fund Raiser “Bass Bash” Tournament to be held in February of 2021 at Boat Tree on the St. Johns River is open to the public and is always a huge success, join us for the weigh-in or get involved by volunteering your services.

Please congratulate these fine young anglers for their success and wish them the best of luck at the Nationals in October in Kentucky. Bring the title back to Seminole Junior Anglers!

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Bass, panfish, and catfish are going to bite if you fish where they live and fish when they feed.

Summer patterns change and the fish eat early in the morning, late evening, and at night.

feeding fish misses the shad, it will take the lure. If the feeding fish eats the shad, another schoolie will take the lure – the key is a fast, accurate presentation. Fishing on a calm night with a big moon and a black-colored topwater Jitterbug or a 10-inch black worm dead sticked on the bottom is sure to draw the big strike.

Panfish are eating crickets and insects on days they have a hatch.

Target them on the downstream bends adjacent to deeper water.

Fish moving water but look for the areas where the flow creates Early means before daylight until eddies and slower water. In the around 9:00 am. Take advantage lakes, use red worms over sandy of schooling bass early at the or shell bottom.

Catfish like mouths of the lakes where the to feed where the water is fast St. Johns exits the lakes. Lipless moving. After a couple days of crankbaits like a Rattle Trap, or heavy rain, target them in deep a shallow suspending slash bait bends with just enough weight to like a Rapala X-Rap will get lots hold bottom and a half a piece of of action. Don’t blind cast or fan fresh peeled shrimp. Try an egg cast – the key is to land the bait sinker to allow the bait to slowly right on top of the surface striking roll. Cast upstream of the deep fish. Wait to see the fish striking holes in the river bend and allow it shad on top and then quickly and to roll down the drop off. accurately place the lure. If the 2 6 CENTRAL FLORIDA

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West Lake Toho - The summer Bass bite has been improving with the best times to fish in the early morning and late evening.

Summer rains have kept the flood control gates open every few days. The water quality is clear. Goblins Cove is still producing good numbers of Bass; fishing with live shiners over Hydrilla. Fish the canal entrances at sunrise for good top water action. Every morning at sunrise, Bass can be found schooling on Shad; anywhere there is flow. It usually lasts 30 minutes after sunrise.

Try big Beetle Spins, and the M-5 Rapala for best action.

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Another good place to check is the canals when the water is flowing; trolling will only trigger more bites. Crappie - anglers are fishing open water for crappie using jigs tipped with a minnow.

Anglers who are trolling jigs are catching good numbers of crappie. The key is to find them suspended in open water.

East Lake Toho - Bass fishing on East Lake has been good using artificial baits early morning. The best place to fish will be at the edges of the cattails. Then move to open water as the morning progresses. Most anglers are flipping open water pepper grass mattes with good success. Fish the deeper edges of the grass; watermelon seed, Junebug, and red colors work best. Panfish – fish the open water shell beds with red wigglers.

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Your better bass bite will be at first light and the latter part of the late afternoon until dark. Lures for bass fishing to use are swim baits worked through vegetation; frogs; swim jigs and slow-moving big worms. On the outside edge you may want to keep your top water lures handy. Some bass schooling has been active in both the am timeframe and late afternoon but sporadic and only lasting a short while on the grass edges. Try throwing a big worm for the bigger bite. Artificial lure colors are June bug; black and blue; crawdad; red shad, white and bream

color. If you’re bream fishing, live red wrigglers and crickets work best rigged with 6 lb. test line on ultra-light spinning gear. Depending on my customers and their comfort level, I will also tip it with a light split shot weight and small bobber or no weight and a bobber with a bobber stop, one at the top of the bobber and one below for your depth. Areas to try on the North-end: parts of Kings Bar; Indian Prairie and Bird Island. On the East Side, some areas around J & S and Hendry Creek. If you want to fish the East Side just be cautious of the shallower areas when coming off plane, then idle to your fishing area.

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The dog days of summer are here on The Harris Chain of Lakes. You can find some amazing fishing both in shallow water and heavy cover areas.

Don’t discount deeper water.

Fishing top water plugs such as spooks or poppers can make for some exhilarating strikes just make sure you wait a second to set the hook or you will be heartbroken when you miss a good one. Hollow body frogs can be skipped under docks or other areas where other anglers would be afraid to get hung up or break their lures off. Don`t forget to vary your retrieves and don’t be afraid to let your bait sit a bit to soak. I have caught some of my biggest catches while talking to another angler on the boat or when I am getting a drink.

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This is a great way to imitate a bream or bluegill that are in prime spawning season. If your electronics have side imaging capabilities, you will see the beds and they look like the surface of a golf ball dimples everywhere.

When you find these areas, you might also be able to smell them too. Fishing a chatterbait in green pumpkin or black and blue color are my two favorites for this area. Also finesse techniques such as a wacky rigged plastic senko is hard to beat for plenty of numbers. Junebug, black and blue or watermelon red would be my go-to colors. I also keep a lipless crankbait tied on to use as a search bait. I like to find areas on computer mapping. Always understanding how to pattern fish and how they relate to time of the year can really pay off for fun fishing or in tournaments. If you’re interested in booking your own guided bass fishing charter on The Harris Chain email or call Captain Mark.

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Hello Friends - I hope everyone has remained safe both on and off the water these past several months. It has been difficult to say the least. I am praying that our fishing community abides by the rules, wears their favorite buff and keeps their distance. Just buy a bigger boat so you can truly social distance - Haha!

Your Seminole Junior Anglers wrapped up their 2019 - 2020 fishing season with a bang! The Florida State Championship was held June 12 thru 14 on Lake Seminole in Bainbridge, GA. There were more than 100 High Schools competing for the title of State Champ. Although we didn’t win it this year, we had two teams come in the top 10 - Temperly/Grace and Lawrence/Windham plus we had another two teams come in the top 20 DiMauro/DiMauro and Kenyon/Ashley. Congratulations to all our teams who competed in this event and thank you boat captains and sponsors.

Please congratulate another great accomplishment by team DiMauro/ DiMauro - they repeated as Florida Bass Nation High School Team of the Year!

To win this award once in four years is amazing but to go back to back.... is nearly impossible. Davis is a graduating senior this year and his younger brother Bryce is just a sophomore. Congratulations to this team! They are also headed to Nationals in October to fish with Team Florida. Grady Windham and Justin Lawrence will also be heading north in October to fish KY Lake with Team Florida. Your SJA team has two teams representing Team Florida in this year’s National Competition. Wish us Luck!

Near-shore fishing along Florida’s Space Coast in August is often governed by water temperatures, which have a tendency to fluctuate from season to season by the influences of cold-water upwelling and tropical weather systems. As long as the water stays warm and calm (above 80 degrees), look for pods of baitfish (pogies) to move in close to the beach. These bait pods are often shadowed by predator species like large tarpon, smoker kings, blacktip and spinner sharks, jack crevalle, bonito and redfish.

Therefore, angling success often depends on locating and fishing around bait school concentrations inshore along the beach.

Near the end of the month as we begin to approach the fall mullet run, look for snook fishing in the surf to improve as they move into the surf break to feed. Hard plastic slash baits like a Rapala X-Rap, or imitation mullet are going to get a strike. Remember, snook season opens September 1st - please handle and release these breeder fish with extreme care.

In August, spotted sea trout and redfish are the primary targets of inshore anglers on the Lagoon flats. Anglers should focus their efforts in areas of mullet schools throwing top water weedless plugs in the early morning and late afternoon hours, or at night.

As the day grows longer switch tactics to live bait (pigfish) or DOA CAL Jigs or soft plastic jerk shad fished on the deeper edges of the flats.

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The cold water is usually still around and causing issues for bottom fishing and finding bait.

By cold water, I’m talking about the yearly thermocline. Just because you can’t get a bottom bite going doesn’t mean the bottom fish don’t come up in the water column a little. Get on the wrecks and chum. You will find the cold pushes the fish up.

They try to get to the warm water level. It’s not uncommon at all to see amberjack, snapper, cobia, mangroves, and many other species not far from the surface.

Picking out the biggest fish can be fun.

out deep, go to 8a and troll fast through the reef. We catch many fish even wahoo on 8a reef.

Kingfish should continue to do well, many fish in the 40/50lb class have been caught recently.

Fast troll is difficult with pogies, use ballyhoos and high-speed lures.

Nearshore beach fishing is going to really be picking up.

The tarpon are there and rolling every day. Beach fishing in 20-30 feet is a blast. You’d be amazed how shallow all these fish come in; Kings, bonito, crevalle’s and many other fun-fighting fish. Look for the schools of bunker (pogies/ menhaden shad). When you find them, you will find the fish – start fishing. Don’t leave the bait schools as the predators will be nearby.

Shark fishing is about as good as it gets right now. If you’re looking for some fun with the kids, anchor up in 20 feet off the beach and hold on. Good luck and we Mahi - cold water really pushes hope to see you out there! www. those mahi up in the stream as firedupcharters.com well. Get out there and put your best baits out. Now is the time to get them. If you have no luck AUGUST 2020

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Thank you to all our current sponsors: Orlando Coastal Angler Magazine, Gumbo Wars Inc., Mud Hole Custom Tackle, Onyx Life Jackets, Airport Chrysler Jeep Dodge, Kysek Coolers, Oakley Sunglasses, Starbrite Products, Lews, Shimano, Collins Dental, American Excavating, Citizen’s Bank of Oviedo, DBG Promotions, Sun Ray Paving, B&B Jigs, Eco Pro Tungsten, ATT Trail Elite Anglers, Tuskawilla Bassmaster’s, AFTCO, Bitter’s Bait and Tackle, and many more! We would also like to thank our Captains who support our High School Anglers. We couldn’t do this without you!

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It has been a fun and exciting year for Seminole Junior High School Anglers.

We start back up in August 2020 and need High School anglers! If you know someone who would love to fish in a competitive team tournament environment, please call me to discuss opportunities on our high school team trail. We are also looking for Sponsors to help get us back to Nationals.

If you know an individual, business, or club who would like to sponsor our two National Teams - contact me please.

Coach Dave DiMauro can be reached via email: dave@dbgpromotions. com.

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The owners Glenn and Karie Adams have been selling preowned boats and yachts for over 2 decades and their sales staff will make buying a new or pre-owned boat a pleasure.

They will be happy to purchase your existing boat for cash or re-sell it for you or make a trade. To upgrade your ride just stop by and see them, ask for Mike. Both salespeople have the same name and will be happy to show you around. Be sure to tell them you read about them in Orlando Coastal Angler Magazine!

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Most years you’d say Captain Lukas Brickweg leads a pretty good life.

During the summer you’ll find Brickweg in Ketchikan Alaska running salmon and halibut charters for Baranot Fishing Excursions (https:// exclusivealaska.com/). The rest of the year he frequents the beaches of east central Florida, taking clients on surf fishing charters (https:// cocoabeachsurffishingcharters.com/).

What have the charter captains been doing with all their down time? The same thing a lot of folks are doing. “I’m mainly catching up on my very long around the house to do list , also keeping my boat and tackle ready to fish as always,” says Savedow. “During this health crisis, I have been spending more time with my Fiance’ on our 150-acre south Georgia farm,” adds Douthit.

Then comes 2020 and COVID-19. Like a lot of other folks, the pandemic slammed Brickweg hard. In March, beaches closed and tourism ground to a halt, killing Brickweg’s prime spring break charter season. It only got worse from there. A bulk of Brickweg’s annual earnings comes during the summers in Alaska thanks to a plethora of cruise ship patrons looking to sample Alaska’s legendary fishing. This bounty disappeared when the entire 2020 Alaska cruise season was canceled.

Guides have also been fun fishing with family and friends with their unexpected free time. “ I have been spending a little more time saltwater fishing in Steinhatchee,” says Douthit. “Having more then usual free time to venture out and explore new waters and the coast, has been nice,” notes Summers.

For many fishing guides, business and money is seasonal, subject to fish migrations, periods of favorable weather, popular travel times for tourist and other factors. An unfortunate event at the wrong time can wipe out much of a year’s worth of income, something guides have had to deal with before. “I started my professional fishing guide service in 2004”, says Captain Angie Douthit, a bass fishing guide on Lake Okeechobee and Bienville Plantation (https://www.southfloridabassfishing.com/). “I dealt with the 2005 very active hurricane season which impacted my entire fishing season in 2006. Then the economy crash of 2009, another entire season lost! Now, 2020 is a 3/4 lost of income due to COVID-19.”

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The timing of the pandemic was particularly damaging to Florida guides who rely heavily on a busy spring tourism season. I asked around and here is what guides had to say about the impact of COVID-19 on their business.

Captain Mike Savedow (https://edgewaterriverguide.com/) “My guide business has been down dramatically as my client base is about 75% visitors and tourists. My long time regulars as well as prospective new clients are staying home, not taking trips to Central Florida.”

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Captain Mark Wyckoff (http://cprbasscharters.com ) “COVID-19 has been a pretty trying time with this being the busy time of the year for charters with families visiting the Sunshine State.”

Captain Glyn Austin (https://goingcoastalcharters.com/) “April was almost a complete shutdown for us and May started very slow.

April is normally our busiest month of the year. Most of my customers travel for spring break and they quit coming down.”

A lot of guides have side gigs. Austin and Summers have made a little money during their down time doing boat maintenance and repairs for clients. Wyckoff’s side gig is a full time job that got busier with the pandemic. “I am a Full time Firefighter EMT here for a small department in Central Florida,” says Wyckoff. “That has been pretty steady with calls, and training for work keeps me busy.”

Brickweg has used the COVID-19 downtime to serve his community. “I have a beneficial skill to be able to provide food from the sea,” says Brickweg.

“I’ve taken responsibility for that role in initiating programs in Florida and Alaska to donate time, equipment and resources to feeding families in the community. Getting local families outside for a fun family experience helps ease the mental and economic burden of this unprecedented situation.”

As the pandemic restrictions relax, bars, restaurants, gyms and other businesses are opening back up. Many folks are returning to work. Fishing guides are also returning to their charters business, but for many, much of their income for the year is already lost. If you have the means, consider booking a local fishing guide, perhaps one of the ones in this article or the ones who write fishing reports for this magazine. If you are not interested in fishing during the hot Florida summer, you can buy a gift certificate and take the trip when the weather is more comfortable.

Rest assured, guides are doing their best to make their charters as safe as possible. “We are sanitizing our boats and gear after every outing even more thoroughly than before,” notes Captain Jim Ross (https:// finelinefishingcharters.com/). Some guides, like Ross, are taking the safety of their clients even further by spraying rods, reels and other touch points with COVID killing sanitizers, like Star Brite Performacide, before every trip.

So if you’ve been thinking fishing with a central Florida pro, now is a great time to hire a local charter captain. They are motivated and ready to help you have a great time on the water, and they could sure use your business.

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Kayak fishing has grown in leaps and bounds over the years with advancements in gear and tackle. With these advancements has come a wiliness to venture far from the traditionally though of safe still waters of lagoons and lakes.

Most notably anglers want to take on large fish in an open ocean setting from a small plastic boat!

Ocean fishing in kayaks has become an immensely popular rendition of kayak fishing and for good reason. Obviously kayak fishing in “big water” has its own set of challenges, but it also has some pretty appealing results. Anglers have bested fish that were once thought to be a challenge even from fully rigged sportfish boats with full professional crews.

Marlin, sailfish, thresher sharks, large tuna, massive tarpon, and more have fallen to a single angler in seaworthy kayaks.

Aside from the inherent safety precautions that must be taken when venturing a couple miles out into the ocean regardless if you are on a boat or kayak an angler must manage their expectations. If you’ve spent your time chasing redfish or bass in still waters don’t expect to drive to south Florida and immediately become the sailfish master without some serious work and most likely some help from others.

Understanding the fish that you will likely encounter and the conditions you are likely to face is paramount to your success and enjoyment of the day. Here in East central Florida the ocean is relatively shallow for miles out, so your pelagic fish like mahi, sailfish, and tuna are not expected to be found.

We tend to focus on the large tarpon, kingfish, triple tail, and even the occasional cobia for our ocean bound kayak adventures. We also have significantly more surf and wave action than the folks that kayak fish off of south Florida beaches. We have a mere few months of good seas that are conducive for beach launch of kayaks where those south of us can target ocean fish practically year round. Over the years kayak guides have sprung up in just about any area you wish to attempt to overcome these more challenging fisheries and they are a great way to get a foothold and start off right. Couple that with endless literature on the subject and one should be able to take on the fish of a lifetime safely and successfully all over our state.

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There will be a ton of good eating sized mangroves in all the creeks and around just about any dock.

Small circle hooks and live shrimp will fill your cooler, they might not be the biggest fish but they sure are good to ea .

The inlet and bridges will have redfish at them, upper slot and oversized. I like the outgoing tide and using multiple baits to figure out what they are eating. Try blue crab, mullet (live and cut), cut lady fish, pinfish, and select shrimp.

The flounder bite should also last through the end of the month. You can find them along the ocean side of the inlet and at both the Flagler Ave and Sunglow artificial reefs. Mud minnows, finger mullet, and shrimp should produce fish. Lastly tarpon should stay pretty thick around the inlet as they wait for the start of the mullet run. Free lining baits like large shrimp or mullet to them as they are rolling will get you a hookup, but you better have enough line and good leader, or these fish will win every time. James Thrappas | Splash Brand Representation LLC | 386-366-3424 splashbrandsllc@gmail.com | NATIVE EYEWEAR 18 CENTRAL FLORIDA

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With this Summer heat, Of course, there are that just may not be the better times to fish for them case. The high temperatures than others and the Summer are sending a lot of anglers can be tough time of the year running inside to sit in the to catch fish, which is why air conditioning, sipping on fishing the tides can be key a sweet iced tea. in your success while out on As for myself, I need to the water. I prefer to fish the be outside fishing daily, so I high tide in the flats. This can stay consistent. Running pushes the Reds up under for air conditioning is no and against the mangroves, option for this lady angler. protecting them from the I need to stay on top of the heat. Sure, it may make it fish, so no matter what the weather conditions, rain, wind, heat, cold, I will more difficult to get these fish to come out from hiding, so that leaves it to be out on the water scouting, tracking down fish learning their bite and you to find the right bait. following those elusive reds to their next location.

With this heat you will find it much more challenging to hook up. Sure, What Baits To Use you may have found that school of Reds but with the high temps they are I am all about artificial baits, so my bait of choice to stubborn and wont chew. start with is a basic paddle tail jig on a weedless hook casting and working it alongside the mangroves and under bridges and docks anything that holds Keys to a Successful Summer Fishing Trip structure you are more than likely to find Snook.

Tarpon have been a bit more challenging but with • Fishing the high tides and deeper waters the right bait and knowing how to work it you are • Working the mangroves bound to watch your hookup do some epic acrobats • Fishing structure, pilings, bridges and docks in hopes of landing that silver king! I prefer to target Tarpon on artificials, if you are a beginner shrimp or • Casting at the first and last light of the day (which are your live mullet will get the job done! cooler times of the day DOA shrimp, Bomber lures such as a • Giving yourself options, by bringing artificial and live baits.

Bodankadonk, popping corks, mirror lures and Super Spooks and Vudu are my go to for inshore species. If all else fails I switch to When To Fish live bait. Free-lining a jumbo shrimp I find that during this time of the year, the works great in the deep waters and early morning and before sundown is when the cooler days out on the flats but fish are biting. Although I specialize in inshore right now you want to throw-out fishing, and most specifically the grass flats bait with a stink! Pinfish or mullet of mosquito lagoon for redfish, and “finger size” will work, cutting their Locally Owned With A the old Florida style Tomoka tails off to release scent in the Chef Inspired Menu water to attract your fish.

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surf fishing. Pompano specifically were always her favorite. It was always an event to go after them.

Whether you are into natural beauty, national history, or some of the finest fishing that the east coast has to offer, Ponce has everything you could want. Boat ramps, marinas, restaurants, gift shops, rental places… but despite all of this, manages to somehow feel like home. It is embedded in a wonderful community of fisherman and outdoorsman alike. You can catch a ride on some killer charters. It’s dog friendly, family friendly, and for the avid outdoorsman has all of the necessary amenities for the perfect day outside. Whether you go for the rippin’ surf, the beautiful cochina dusted beaches, or the world class fishing, just go. The memories forged will make you glad you did.

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ith the hottest part of the year upon us, the fish will be changing their patterns, and the fishermen should too. We sometimes sound like a broken records, but the earlier you can get on the water the better.

Typically, I like to be at my first spot in the dark around 5:00 or 5:30 in the morning, and I am off the water by 10:00am.

Fishing in the Tomoka Basin can be a tough but rewarding venture.

Remember, these resident fish may only feed for an hour or so once or twice a day. While that can make things very tough, that also means if you can pattern the feeding times, you will look like a hero to all your friends when you are boating consistent fish in the hottest months of the year.

A key tactic to remember this time of year is night fishing. Get out there in the dark and scout as many docks and lights as you can. Once you find the areas that are holding fish, you can hit those same docks throughout the night fishing seasons.

Lures & Baits

Early mornings a Zara Spook Jr in root beer is my favorite lure.

However, by 7:00am it is back in the box. After the sun peaks its head above the horizon, I like to switch to soft plastic lures rigged weedless or on a 1/16oz jighead, and the later in the morning, the slower I work it. Once the clock hits 9:00am, its either cut or live bait for me until the dusk hours.

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From the Ponce Inlet to Matanzas and everything in between is great fishing. We wanted to take a few days and see how much of this beautiful stretch of coast we could see (and how many beautiful fish we could catch).

We started at our home beach in Wilbur-by-Sea. The water had warmed up and the fish headed north, so we did too: up to Ormond Beach.

The big pompano and whiting were there, as were lots of sand fleas to be dug. With some great bait (a few fish) in the bucket, we kept on moving.

A few days here and then on to Flagler Beach, with its beautiful

red sand. We go our limit of pompano and whiting, then moved on to Highbridge and Bass Avenue, which are ultimate pristine beaches.

After that we headed to Varn Park and up to Jungle Hut Beach. We didn’t do as well, but caught a few quality fish, then headed up to Matanzas for flounder, sheepshead, pompano, whiting, and bluefish.

At Matanzas Inlet we ran into people from everywhere fishing.

It was great talking to people, and sharing stories back and forth.

Now its time to head home, the fish are heading to the smoker and so am I!

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BY CAPT. JIM ROSS BANANA RIVER LAGOON: Speckled trout will a great way to get hooked be prowling the flats during the early morning into one of these species. These live periods looking for an unsuspecting mullet to offerings should be “free-lined” or fished under feed on. Anglers getting on the water at first light a cork in the 3 to 5-foot depths where baitfish will have the best chance to get are present. Cut baits can also one of the larger “gator” trout on be effective at times on these a topwater plug. The 8 cm sized species, especially in the midRapala Skitter Walk is a very good day periods. choices on most mornings. The smaller sized Skitterwalk plug is PORT CANAVERAL: There deadly on those bigger, more wary are some really good-sized fish, because it doesn’t produce as mangrove snapper holding much noise and splash as the larger around the rock jetties 11 cm model. Saltwater Assassin and piers throughout Port 5-inch soft plastic jerk baits, or a Canaveral’s turning basins.

Smaller top water plugs 5-icn paddle tail Dai Dapper swim Capt. Justin Ross and I like ot like this 8 cm Rapala Skitter baits rigged on a weedless weighted use live pilchards, shrimp, mud Walk often fool speckled worm hook are deadly on big trout minnows, or fingerling mullet chunks like this one Capt. as well. The Gold pepper shiner, rigged on a 1/8 to ½-ounce jig Jim Ross caught in the Banana River Lagoon. silver mullet, Houdini, and native head. We also like to rig with a shiner versions are some colors of VMC 1/0 to 2/0 short shank live these lures that every angler should have in their bait hook with a split shot or small egg sinker on a tackle box. Redfish, baby tarpon, and black drum piece of Sufix 30-pound test Fluorocarbon. These can be found in this portion of the lagoon system types of rigs usually result in plenty of strikes from this month. Live pinfish, pogies, shrimp, crab, the snapper on most outings. Legal sized flounder, and mullet rigged on a VMC circle hook can be plus jack, snook, and the occasional redfish will

round out the species list when targeting the snapper in and around the Port this month. White or chartreuse ½ ounce R&R tackle Upperman style bucktail jigs with Bang or Pro-Cure scent applied to them are another good option. Along the beaches outside of the Port, anglers will still find tarpon, shark, jack, bonito, and king mackerel on most days. The water is hot, and the sun rising in the sky won’t do anything to help this, so get out early and concentrate your efforts around bait pods. Most of these pods will be holding in deeper water than they have been over the last two months, so look for them in the 30 to 40-foot depths. Another good place to concentrate your fishing efforts is along the edges of the shipping channel. The depths vary from 30 to 45-feet of water here and you can find bait along this drop off on most days. The various types of sharks and most of the king mackerel will typically scale from about 10 to 35 pounds. The tarpon will normally run from about 50 to 150-pounds, and the jacks usually run 15 to 25 pounds this time of the year.

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August. Pompano catches continue to impress Using this approach for this seasonal time period. In addition, there’s is the most effective way of been consistent catches of big snook, whiting and targeting the diversity of fish available. sharks. Pick a target Snook fishing species to have the on the beach from proper surf fishing the Sebastian Inlet gear required for the north to Patrick Air task at hand.

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conditions in August, a variety of rods can be easily maintained due to the lack of wind and current. Cast live bait rigs into the deepest part nearest to the shoreline, referred to as the trough. Use of a 40-60 lb. fluorocarbon leader with a 4/0 to 6/0 circle attached is a must. With that being said, always match the size of the bait to the hook size to correlate. These giant snook are out of season currently, so make sure to have a healthy landing and clean release. Don’t take them out of the water for too long and always support their belly with your other hand. Also, be careful of the gill plate on the side of the head, which can act as a serrated blade causing deep lacerations if improperly handled.

There’s no telling how long this exceptional opportunity will persist. Visit your local bait shops for the most recent trends in the bite. If there was any time to attempt a grand slam of surf fishing, it is right now. Prepare surf fishing equipment at home prior to the planned day so everything will be in order for success. Fishbites, sand fleas, and shrimp for the the pompano and whiting fishing have been the ticket. Dedicate the other rods with a fish finder rig with the live baits mentioned.

Then hang on and have fun!

CAPT. LUKAS BRICKWEG Cocoa Beach Surf Fishing Charters cocoabeachsurffishingcharters@gmail.com www.cocoabeachsurffishingcharters.com (321) 205-4672 AUGUST 2020

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I like to focus on the flats, spoil islands or mangrove shorelines loaded with bait in the Indian River Lagoon from Palm Bay to Sebastian.

Try to get out early and use topwater baits such as Rapala’s Skitterwalk. The bite will stay solid if you switch to live bait as the sun comes up and the water warms. If the fish won’t hit topwater early, go subsurface with the Rapala Twitchin’ Mullet Mark with a hefty Inlet redfish.

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and Twitchin’ Minnow. If soft baits are your preference, go with Storm Coastal 4” jerkbaits and paddle tails or the ABOA Dartspin rigged on a 1/8 ounce jighead in the mullet pattern.

Look for bait pods along the beaches from Melbourne down to Sebastian to target tarpon, cobia, snook, jack crevalle, kingfish and sharks. If anglers have live bait, fish the trough for snook and redfish, as well as the occasional tarpon looking for a meal. Looking for snook and redfish in the inlet, use live bait along the jetties in the day and fish Rapala X-Rap Long Cast 14 lures, bucktails, Hogy 7” jigging eels pr ABOA Dartspin on a 2 ounce jighead at night off the jetties for consistent action.

Early morning focus on the creeks from Melbourne down to Sebastian for snook, tarpon, sharks and big jacks. After the heavy rains, fish the spillways with live baits or fish the Storm WildEye Pro Paddle Tails and ABOA Dartspin in the deeper waters. For a hard bait, use the Rapala Twitchin’ Mullet and Minnow for good success on snook and juvenile tarpon. Anglers can also target the shorelines, docks and oyster bars for snook, and may even find a few flounder, too.

CAPT. GLYN AUSTIN Going Coastal Charters www.goingcoastalcharters.com (321) 863-8085 Capt. Glyn Austin and Capt. Jesse Austin are both lifelong Brevard County residents and full-time inshore/nearshore fishing guides. Glyn runs a 23’ Shoalwater tunnel boat and 24’ Wellcraft Bay Boat which are comfortable for up to four anglers and lets them get shallow for inshore fishing and offers a smooth dry ride when fishing the Inlet and nearshore waters of Brevard County.

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altwater fly fishing, in my opinion, is one of the most exciting experiences for an angler. Hello, and welcome to this month’s issue of Pro Tip. My name is Capt.

Jonathan Moss of Go Castaway Fishing Charters and I am thrilled to have you on board! Presenting a fly made of feathers and fur to a fish and watching it’s natural instinct kick in as it eats, is the pinnacle of fly fishing. That is the thrill, experience, and adrenaline rush that all fly fishers seek. And what does it all have in common? Casting fly line. Fly line can be frustrating. It seems to find any and everything to snag. Trolling motors, cleats, casting platform brackets, shoes, whatever it is, fly line will wrap its self around it. These are all things anglers can work on and pay attention to but one easy and commonly overlooked aspect of fly line is it’s cleanliness. Clean fly will always cast smoother and farther as there is less dirt and grime attached which causes friction while casting. Cleaning fly line is very simple and in this article I want to offer a very easy and cheap solution to cleaning fly line.

To get the started you will need the following: 1. Bucket/container with warm water.

2. Mild dish soap.

3. Paper towels or a clean micro fiber rag.

4. Fly line dressing and cleaning pad (Extra step that is worth the expense) Step 1: Strip the fly line from the reel and soak for 15 minutes in a bucket with warm water and dish soap.

Step 2: Rinse the line in the sink and let soak for 15 minutes in a bucket with just warm water. You can reuse the first bucket, just be sure to rinse the soap out well.

Step 3: Dry and wipe the line by pulling the line through a paper towel or micro fiber towel. Be sure to apply tension while pulling the line to dry and wipe as much extra grime residue off the line.

Step 4: Reel the now clean line back on to the spool. It is during this step that if desired, a fly line dressing and cleaning pad may be used. Dressing and cleaning pads do make a difference but are not required.

Pictured is Bob from a recent trip with a nice juvenile tarpon on fly!

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CCA Florida Showcases Successful HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECT

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ast month, Coastal Conservation Association Florida (CCA Florida) joined U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt for a special event commemorating the success of its Fantasy Island habitat restoration project in Tampa Bay. The onetime eroding Fantasy Island, located in Hillsborough Bay near the mouth of Alafia River, suffered severe destruction due to heavy traffic from the nearby ship channel.

In an effort to restore lost habitat to the bay, prevent further erosion and improve water quality, CCA Florida the Building Conservation Trust (BCT) – the national habitat program of CCA – and Tampa Bay Watch joined forces to launch the restoration project in 2016.

“The Fantasy Island project is not just about habitat restoration, but habitat innovation through use of innovative design and science-backed data,” CCA Florida Chairman JD Dickenson said. “In collaboration with our partners, our work has enriched the ecological system for oysters, birds and fisheries while improving water quality and increasing opportunities for Florida’s anglers” To kick off the project, more than 1,000 oyster domes and 40 tons of fossilized oyster shells were placed in two feet of water to allow low and high tide exposure. The development of a thriving oyster reef stabilized 700 feet of the island’s southern shoreline.

Today, planted spartina grass has spread to stabilize the sand, and the placed reef balls and oyster domes are now covered with new oyster growth.

Additionally, the island has become home to various species of fish and sea life, and white ibises can be found nesting on almost every tree.

CCA Florida and BCT secured $50,000 of the necessary $150,000 for the project.

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he Florida mini-season for spiny lobster opened July 29 and 30, bringing out the usual horde of divers looking to get a first crack at lobsters that have been unmolested since April. Chances are the reefs will be crowded with divers again during the first part of the general season, which opens Aug. 6, but the crowds usually taper off as the more easily accessible lobsters are snatched up.

Veteran divers will tell you the best way to fill your 6-bug limit with lobsters much bigger than the 3-inch carapace length limit is to find an isolated rock pile away from the larger, more well-known reefs. A small structure in a vast expanse of flat sandy bottom consolidates spiny lobsters and makes them easy to catch. These isolated areas are also less likely to have been picked over by other divers.

The Atlantic Coast, from the Keys up to about Jupiter typically offers the best visibility and accessibility to an abundance of spiny lobsters. Although they can be found all the way up to the ledges off Jacksonville Beach, catching lobsters in northeast Florida involves deeper dives and limited visibility.

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The FWC’s lake management plans focus on the management of a system’s fish, wildlife and habitat. They are intended to guide the successful management of fish and wildlife on these systems for their long-term wellbeing and the benefit of people. The FWC is committed to designing these plans using stakeholder input and feedback to help guide management activities on individual lakes. Input from the public is vital to the success of these projects. The FWC is actively gathering input on each PHOTO COURTESY OF EXPERIENCE KISSIMMEE plan through multiple methods to ensure stakeholders can be involved in the development of management goals and objectives.

The FWC is currently developing lake management plans for the Harris Chain of Lakes, the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes and Lake Okeechobee. If you would like to get involved in this planning effort, select the lake in which you’re interested, click the “Get Involved” button and send us your information.

Check the webpages for information on the progress of the plans and for completed management plans.

For general waterbody information, fishing forecasts, virtual tours, plant control operation schedules and annual workplans, boat ramp information and more, visit the “What’s Happening on My Lake” website at MyFWC.com/Lake.

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ou might not be allowed to keep snook through the summer months, but that doesn’t mean you can’t catch them. And right now is a good time to target large snook. In fact, this catch-and-release period may be one of the best times for serious anglers to land a fish worthy of a photo to hang on the wall.

In summer, snook are in the spawning mood. They can be caught in the surf, often very close to the shore, and also around inlets and ports leading to the open ocean.

They’ll move in and out with the moon phases through about September, but they don’t generally move too far. If you’ve got a good area for snook during the fall mullet run, chances are the snook will be nearby during the summer months. For the same reason, the best surf locations will be near a pass.

Typically a 15-pound snook is enough to make most anglers very happy. But this is the time of year is when 20- to 25-pounders are caught, and a 40-pounder is not out of the question. The Florida state record snook was caught out of Fort Myers in 1984 and weighed 44-pounds, 3-ounces. But with no way to certify a weight during the summer because fish must be released, there’s no telling how many have topped that mark in the more than three decades since it was caught.

Many anglers chase snook with artificials, as they are a fish that will readily jump on jerkbaits, spoons, soft plastics, topwater plugs or flies while they are not spawning. However, bait can be and fisherman’s best friend when

targeting truly big fish. Snook will eat any small fish as well as live shrimp and crabs. Pilchards and other schooling baitfish make for good chum and bait.

But if you’re specifically after the fish of a lifetime, sink a big hung of cut bait to the bottom.

Large mullet heads and ladyfish heads are known for producing trophy-size snook. Morning, evening and night will be

the best times to fish, as snook are notoriously nocturnal.

Sure, 20-inch snook caught in the backcountry on flies or soft-plastic shrimp are a ton of fun, and you can do that through the fall and winter. But summertime is your best opportunity to land a snook that’ll make your jaw drop and your reel scream. So get your hands stinky with some real bait and catch the fish of a lifetime.

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n over 30 years fishing the flats at Luquillo, Puerto Rico, two of the funniest people I met there were Reggie and Manny, a couple of pals from New Jersey on their first visit to the island. I had waded a few yards from shore, keeping my legs covered with water, so as to stay cool and was having a great time catching and releasing cero mackerel, which are related to Spanish macks.

As Reggie and Manny walked by, I hooked into one and promptly lost it.

“I told you it looked like he was catching fish!” said Reggie.

“So, where’s the fish?” Manny asked.

“Out in the water, where it belongs,” I replied.

“Smart-ass!” Manny shot back as Reggie laughed.

Thus, we became friends.

The first thing my new pals wanted to know was whether there was a reasonable chance I might catch something while they watched. I explained that the rate of an angler’s success was directly related to the number of fish in the water, divided by the number of people taking note of what the angler was doing, divided again by the probability that the angler in question may well have caught the last fish he was apt to encounter for the rest of the day, which in itself was damn near a sure thing.

“That bad?” Reggie marveled.

There was always a chance, I offered.

“Maybe we might be able to get you to give us one for dinner?” Manny asked hopefully.

Now saddled with an audience that expected to be fed, I began to feel the pressure. I got two hits and lost them both at the strike. Another fish took me into a weed bed about 70 feet out before it snapped off. Dinner was beginning to resemble an abstract concept. Still, Reggie was optimistic and he urged me on. I believe I might have eventually met with some success, but for Manny’s query a few minutes later.

“Hey, Pete! You mind if I take a dip? It’s getting hot watching you.”

Manny waded into the channel I was fishing and submerged. He came back to the surface with a smile on his face. He bobbed about in the water, contemplating the clear blue liquid and feeling it cool him down. He paddled about for 10 minutes before climbing out onto the beach.

“We done here?” he asked.

“I dunno,” Reggie remarked. “Are we, Peter?”

They looked at me with a mixture of expectation and mild disappointment.

After all, I had offered the vague promise of a fish dinner, delayed their swimming hour while they waited patiently for it, and then failed to deliver.

If I had possessed a conscience, I might have felt awful about it and offered some kind of apology, which I believe my new friends would have graciously accepted, if only out of pity. Instead, we looked out on the ocean wondering where the fish had got to and laughed like hell.

Peter Cammann has written fishing stories for magazines and newspapers for over 30 years. He is the author of three books: Fishing Vermont’s Streams and Lakes, Ultralight Spin Fishing and a novel titled SlipNot, all of which are available on amazon.com.

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pair of pliers can help you land more fish than you have in the past. Most anglers ignore the logic of that statement, preferring to follow the same rut in the road that they have in the past. The process is simple. All you do is use pliers to mash the barb on the hook or hooks. One squeeze with those pliers and you have dramatically improved your chances of hooking the next fish that picks up the bait or attacks your lure.

Historians tell us that barbs were put on hooks originally to keep the bait from falling off. Conservationists recommend barbless hooks or at least hooks where the barb has been flattened to help prevent injury to a fish that will be released. That’s a valid reason, but a much more compelling one centers on the fact that your ratio of hookups will begin to soar, particularly with species whose mouths are lined with piscatorial equivalent of cinder blocks.

There’s more to the story. Serious anglers choose their hooks carefully, opting for light wire rather than the stout stuff that could lift a truck out of a ditch. The finer the wire, the easier it penetrates. Huskier hooks with oversized barbs bore wider holes in a fish’s jaw, sometimes falling out regardless of how tight the line may be.

Climb out of the trench of tradition and take a hard look at the hook sizes you presently use. Smaller hooks prove more effective than larger ones in terms of hooking and holding a fish.

It’s a gambler’s bet that you’re using hooks that are way too big for the task at hand. Remember that bigger or heavier wire does not mean better.

An itinerant philosopher of questionable fame and barely a wisp of glory insists that whatever most people believe to be true will probably prove false. Try his thinking on these statements.

1) Fish straighten light wire hooks easily.

2) It takes a big hook to catch a big fish.

3) Without a barb you’ll never land a fish.

4) If you use big bait, you need a big hook.

5) The more hooks you have on a lure, the better your chances for a hookup.

Let me share two examples: An extremely successful captain with whom I have fished for years uses very small hooks with live bait on the offshore grounds. His hooks have a shank of just less than an inch and a gap of a half-inch. The fish he lands on those tiny hooks would amaze you.

A captain with whom I fished in Costa Rica uses small hooks for billfish. The first thing he does is mash the barbs on his hooks. Then, he sharpens every hook and triangulates the point.

If you had a chance to fish with him, the first thing you would do when you got home, is buy a pair of pliers.

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CCA Florida spearheaded the reef project, in an effort to honor its late member who unexpectedly passed away in 2017. Sean Gucken, of St. Petersburg, a revered angler, free diver and spearfisherman, was also a devout advocate for protecting Florida’s waters and marine resources. The deployment is a tribute to his passion, and the Gucken Reef will continue his legacy by helping create new fisheries and habitats.

The concrete was deployed on the Manatee County “Bridge Reef,” a pre-permitted artificial reef site roughly a quarter mile square. The concrete reefing materials were donated by Port Manatee and Westra Construction.

The Bridge Reef is located west of Anna Maria Island, 27º°30 55.44 / 82º 49 1.56 central point.

A separate memorial module for Gucken will be deployed on the Bridge Reef in a private ceremony later this year. Thanks go out to partners Yamaha Outboards and Building Conservation Trust (BCT) for supporting this project and continuing Sean’s legacy.

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With a tiered system, everybody can be a winner. The participant who harvests the most lionfish will be crowned the Lionfish King/Queen.

There are two categories: recreational (number of lionfish) and commercial (pounds of lionfish). Participants with an active Saltwater Products License and lionfish sales within the last year will automatically be included in the commercial category. The recreational category is open to all divers who do not have a SPL. The more removals, the more prizes you win. To qualify for the Challenge, harvesters must collect 20 lionfish (recreational) or 20 pounds of lionfish (commercial). Once those initial lionfish have been submitted, the participant will receive a commemorative 2020 Lionfish Challenge Coin and Dri-Fit long sleeve T-shirt.

Recreational – the first 20 lionfish must be submitted to the FWC Lionfish Team via photo of all lionfish laid out so they can be counted. The photo must include the harvester’s name, date of harvest (shown on phone or dive computer) and their signature. After the qualifying tier has been met, the harvester must submit their lionfish tails with their information (harvester name, date of harvest and signature) to a verified checkpoint. A 2020 FWC Lionfish Challenge Submission form must be filled out and sent to Lionfish@MyFWC.com.

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es, summer surf casting on the beach is about big snook and tarpon.

Perhaps overlooked are the smallest table fare on the beach, whiting and croaker, which average 10 to 12 inches in length and weigh less than a pound. Their meat is white and very tasty, and if you catch enough of them you’ve got a fine fish dinner. I always keep a bag of whiting and croaker in my refrigerator and add to it as I go.

Whiting and croaker are mostly bottom feeders unless they encounter schools of glass minnows, which they follow and blast on the top or corral along the shoreline.

Standard techniques for catching them involve sand fleas, live shrimp, cut bait and dead shrimp fished on double rigs with small hooks. You can also use ¼-ounce jig tipped with shrimp. I prefer to use standard jigs (3/8 to ½ ounce) with a 2- or 3-inch plastic body. I shorten the 4-inch D.O.A. paddletails so they are 2 ½ inches long.

The trick is to bounce the bait on the bottom and to jerk it near the top. Sometimes they’ll miss, and you’ll snag them around the mouth.

Whiting and croaker are Sometimes they’ll take the jig in their often overlooked when mouths. When there’s baitfish and fishing the beach. they’re feeding, it’s easy to catch a dozen fish in a few minutes.

Whiting and croaker are an unrestricted species, which means an angler can harvest 100 pounds of fish and there’s no size limit. Smaller fish are harder to fillet.

On light tackle and a spinning reel and thin rod, a 1-pound whiting can put up a fight. They are pretty strong for their size. Because of their small mouths, they flip off jig hooks. The bite to hook-up ratio isn’t great.

So, if the big fish are not hitting, try fishing the bottom for croaker and whiting.

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he population of smalltooth sawfish in the United States experienced a dramatic decline during the 20th century due to overfishing, habitat loss, and the species’ limited reproductive potential. Given the decline, smalltooth sawfish were listed as “endangered” under the Endangered Species Act in 2003.

The ultimate goal of the listing is to recover the population to the point that it no longer needs the protections; therefore, NOAA Fisheries convened the U.S. Smalltooth Sawfish Recovery Implementation Team to develop and implement a plan to recover the U.S smalltooth sawfish population.

One of the best ways to track the effectiveness of ongoing management and conservation efforts is to collect information about sawfish encounters from divers, fishers and others. Because of their countless hours in the water, we are seeking to partner with the diving community to collect information about their sawfish sightings.

Our team developed the guidelines below to inform divers about how to safely and legally enjoy encounters with sawfish: • Keep your distance • Avoid disturbing sawfish • Never chase, feed, or touch them • Share information about encounters Divers should note that advertising expeditions aimed at encountering endangered smalltooth sawfish can be considered “targeting,” which is a violation of the ESA. Therefore, it is strongly urged that the following conservation messaging be included in all advertisements and social media posts regarding sawfish interactions underwater: Sawfish are protected under the Endangered Species Act. Help protect this critically endangered species by following NOAA Fisheries viewing guidelines available at www.

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Although larger individuals of the species (14-plus inches) venture offshore once matured, they return to inshore waters from June to September to spawn.

Weighing up to 10 pounds as adults, they can be found under docks, along rock lines and bridges all over the Florida coast. With delicious white meat and as a highly sustainable seafood option because of their abundance, mangrove snappers make great table fare.

From a boat or from shore, night fishing is the best way to catch mangrove snappers. Cooler waters and darkness result in more aggressive fish.

I prefer spinning tackle for chasing mangoes. A 6- to 7-foot medium-light action spinning rod outfitted with a medium spinning reel is a common setup.

Use 10- to 20-pound-test braid. The abrasion resistance is necessary because big mangrove snappers are known for bulldogging runs directly to rocks, oyster-covered pilings and other structure. The limited stretch of braid also allows for better sensitivity to bites.

A 7- to 10-foot 20- to 30-pound fluorocarbon leader is also key. Mangrove snappers have excellent eyesight, so a tough, low visibility leader can often be a necessity depending on the amount of moonlight when fishing. The additional abrasion-resistance of fluoro as compared to mono can often mean the difference between an unsuccessful trip and one resulting in several offshoresize keepers.

In terms of bait, live shrimp or sardines are often the preferred snapper fare, and mangroves can typically be spotted swimming toward the surface to ambush these prey. However, if live bait is unattainable, large cut chunks of pilchards, mullet, ballyhoo or even squid will suffice. A simple fluorocarbon leader tied to a weightless size 1 hook serves as the best low-profile method of naturally presenting bait. A knocker rig is a good second option when fishing waters exceeding 10 feet.

When searching for potential structure, look for pilings, bridges and docks with protective cover such as rocks. Mangroves also prefer some current. Some particularly good places to look are jetties close to inlets, which commonly hold large schools of snapper.

As ambush predators, mangrove snappers tuck tight to cover and wait for whatever prey might swim by in the current. After locating good structure, cast your bait a few yards up-current, letting the bait drift naturally toward areas where snappers are believed to be hiding. When a mango bites, be patient. They frequently carry a bait back toward cover before swallowing it.

After setting the hook, anglers should put pressure on them quickly, as larger snappers take advantage of structures to sever fishing lines.

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In summary, the 111-page Clean Waterways Act provides: 1) new stormwater regulations that reduce nutrient loads; 2) upgrades to domestic wastewater infrastructure; 3) conversion of polluting septic tanks to municipal systems; 4) improved regulation of sewage biosolids application, as well as; 4) advancements in best management practices to reduce agriculture nutrient contributions.

Senator Debbie Mayfield (R-Melbourne) Rep. The Clean Waterways Act Bobby Payne (R-Palatka) championed Clean Anglers are forced to live with billions of gallons Waterways. It passed unanimously. of sewage spills because local governments that The Environmental Accountability Act own wastewater utilities have raided the utilities’ revenues, called “Enterprise Funds,” to pay for The Environmental Accountability Act is the other government services instead of reinvesting in enforcement arm. Wastewater utilities viewed the infrastructure. By forcing each utility to provide the meager fines for spilling sewage as the cost of the Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection business. Environmental Accountability increases with plans for maintenance, repairs and upgrades, fines by 50 percent to $15,000 per day for sewage and an explanation of how they’ll pay for them, dumping and other point sources of pollution. the Clean Waterways Act should discourage such The fines may go into a trust fund that may only short-sighted behavior. be spent on repairs, upgrades and other efforts to Clean Waterways also makes it the DEP’s improve water quality. obligation to regulate septic tanks instead of the Rep. Randy Fine (R-Melbourne), and Senator Dept. of Health, which many critics accuse of Joe Gruters (R-Sarasota) championed the aiding and abetting the septic tank industry. It Environmental Accountability Act. It also passed strongly discourages new construction that relies unanimously. don’t have to tell anglers that Florida has a major poop problem. Aging, ailing wastewater infrastructure is major culprit that feeds harmful algal blooms and spreads fecal pathogens into an overwhelming majority of Florida waters.

Septic tanks, which pollute by design, represent 30 percent of the state’s wastewater “infrastructure.”

Thankfully, on June 30, Governor Ron DeSantis signed two pieces of legislation into law that will significantly reduce pollution and contamination in waters of the Fishing Capital of the World.

Federal Action Our organization has also worked on the federal level to increase funding for water infrastructure repairs and improvements. Congress significantly increased funding levels. There is also a great deal of bi-partisan support for Covid-19 stimulus packages that include massive funding for water infrastructure.

What You Can Do Reach out to your elected officials to express your concern about sewage pollution. The Clean Waterways Act and the Environmental Accountability Act will now go into the rulemaking process, where the “teeth” get applied, or not. Meanwhile, we need support on all levels of government to fix what is at a minimum a $16.5 billion problem in Florida.

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There were also a couple of big fish caught in the Gulf of Mexico, one of which is a potential Alabama state record.

The near-grander was caught July 4 in the Cape Verde Islands off Africa’s North Atlantic coast by La Onda Mila, captained by Marty Bates. The fish won $464,000 and the 2020 Blue Marlin World Cup, which is open in waters worldwide for a single day.

Another qualifying entry in the Blue Marlin World Cup was 667.2-pound blue, caught by Done Deal and Capt. Jason Buck from the central Gulf of Mexico. Weighed at Cypress Cove Marina in Venice, Louisiana, Done Deals’ big fish earned $339,200 for the optional Big Blue Challenge consolation prize.

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The next day, July 5, Ginger Myers sat in the chair of the Fleur-de-lis and battled a huge 851.9-pound blue to submission during the 2020 MONGO Offshore Challenge.

Weighed at Orange Beach Marina, the fish is a pending Alabama state record and it also puts Myers in position to claim the largest blue marlin ever caught by a woman from the Gulf of Mexico. She’ll have to wait for the results of the MONGO, as the tournament runs through Oct. 15.

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NOAA’s new regulations are designed to decrease mortality rates for released fish and require anglers to have a descending device on board and readily available while grouper or snapper fishing. The new rule also requires the use of non-offset, non-stainless steel hooks when fishing for snapper or grouper with hook-and-line gear and natural baits.

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If you’re dropping cut squid and minnows on a high-low (chicken rig), you’ll have plenty of action, but you are not fishing for grouper. In order to specifically target grouper, you have to put baits on the bottom, and tackle that will accommodate that bait, in order to eliminate the trash bites.

I love to eat grunts, pinkies and sea bass as much as the next guy, but I specifically target the grouper bite with the size and kind of bait I use. From an anchored boat, I typically start everyone out with whole squid and minnows to get the party going on the bottom.

This creates a “chum slick” and gets the fish all excited. After half a dozen drops of sacrificial baits each, we change over to larger live and butterflied baits.

Wherever you fish, the best bait to use is the bait that is there.

That’s why I stay on the sabiki while everyone else is sending down squid. I’m fishing for grass grunts and beeliners (vermillion snapper) to be used live or butterflied. Don’t think for a minute that a 12inch beeliner is too big to use as bait. It’s not. A foot-long butterflied beeliner is the perfect bait for a big grouper.

The idea is to use baits that grunts and pinkies can’t fit in their mouths. If they do eat it, it will take them a long time and a lot of small bites. The angler must be patient with big baits like this. You’ll feel a lot of little “tap, tap, taps,” and then all of a sudden the little fish will stop biting. When the nibbling stops, it’s time to get ready. A lull often signifies the arrival of a bigger fish. It’s getting ready to happen!

Live grass grunts on a Decoy Jig are probably my go-to big gag grouper bait, but a big butterflied beeliner is just as good.

In the past, when we had abundant and inexpensive bait like frozen cigar minnows and sardines in 5-pound boxes, it was easy to take a few boxes of minnows and a couple boxes of squid for these sacrificial “chum” baits. Now, we have to be more creative. I keep a pinfish trap fishing a few days before a trip and butterfly a large bag of the biggest pinfish. You can also sabiki or cast net larger pinfish on any wreck or fish-cleaning station with a little chum. Cast net a few dozen big turbo pogies (menhaden) as a back-up if you can’t find big pinfish.

If you’re interested in catching big grouper, fish big baits on heavy-duty tackle, and be ready for the big bite!

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For trout and angler alike, tailrace fisheries are an oasis in the deep summer heat. While life in all but the highest-elevation free-flowing streams is suffering from heat-induced lethargy, tailwater trout remain active and healthy.

Whether it’s the White River in Arkansas, Maryland’s Gunpowder Falls or Georgia’s Toccoa River, there are some constants when it comes to fishing tactics in deep summer. No two rivers fish the same, but trout prefer similar conditions wherever they live.

• Fish High — When cold water from the bottom of a deep reservoir is pulled through generation turbines under various methods of oxygenation, flows released below the dam offer excellent conditions for trout. This only extends so

far downstream, though. Summer heat and the sun warm the water, which is also robbed of its oxygen content in the absence of aerating shoals. For anglers on most tailwaters, this means the first few miles below the dam will be the best place to fish.

• Fish The Morning — In the depths of winter, sleeping in and fishing the warmest part of the day is often recommended. The opposite is true in summer. Anglers and trout will be more comfortable in the early morning before the sun has had a chance to heat the shallows. Fish are more likely to be up and feeding when the sun is not cooking their backs. Get on the water at daybreak for a few hours of action and then go eat brunch.

• Fish The Shoals — Shoal-broken water has more oxygen. Trout seek out water with higher oxygen content, and their metabolisms also churn when there’s more oxygen in the system.

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• Fish The Holes — Find a good deep hole beneath a turbulent shoal and use plenty of weight to dredge the bottom. Deeper water is colder water. When water temps begin to rise, trout go deep. You might find a pod of hungry trout hugging the bottom, or you might find that one fish big enough to have the whole lie to herself.

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