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rifting between forested banks over bedrock shoals, it’s easy to forget where you are on the Buford Dam tailrace of the Chattahoochee River. This beautiful stretch of water snakes southwest through densely populated suburbs north of Atlanta, yet riverside development is limited. There are long stretches where this river feels like wilderness— where the sounds of the city are replaced by lapping oars and the soft swish of fly rods cutting air.

Chris Scalley, owner of River Through Atlanta guide service, manned the

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oars. He rowed and coached and again showed us the bounty of the “Hooch.”

The Angler Magazine Atlanta co-publisher Bob Rice and I have fished with Scalley several times before. Our late-September trip was another good one.

The river’s wild reproducing brown trout were active in cooling weather patterns, and they punctuated a steady catch of sleek and feisty rainbows.

The Chattahoochee is one of the best tailwater trout fisheries in the Southeast. It is a success story for fisheries management. Georgia DNR stopped stocking brown trout in the river in 2005 after natural reproduction was discovered. Today, those beautiful butter-bellies still thrive.

It’s a unique situation that has made this 30-mile-long stretch a destination fishery. The Hooch has produced a string of state-record browns, including the current nearly 21-pounder.

But before you get geared up for 30-inch trout, realize that while monsters do exist in the river’s deep holes and log jams, they are not frequent catches.

Over several trips with Scalley, it seems a pretty good day consists of numerous rainbows, a handful of browns in the 10- to 12-inch range and a fish or two in the 14- to 16-inch range. Of course, the opportunity for larger fish is always present. Early in our float, a wading angler hailed us over to show photos of a 20-plus-inch fish he had in his net earlier that day.

It was proof the big girls were eating, and it inspired us to fish our triplenymph rigs more diligently. After bringing several 8- to 12-inch rainbow trout to hand, I hooked into our first brown, a gorgeous 15-incher that took the big black stonefly anchoring the rig. We went on to catch several more good browns and a bunch of rainbows. The bows preferred either the small Baetis nymph in the rig or an egg pattern Scalley called a Stormy Daniels.

While fishing three nymphs at once might sound like a recipe for disaster, it’s actually quite simple. Under Scalley’s coaching, even beginners catch on to the looping lob it takes to cast such a rig. Once it’s in the water, nymphing with an indicator is a lot like the bobber fishing you did as a kid. You just float down the river and watch for a fish to bite.

Those bites should be frequent over the next few months. Water temperatures remain consistent on the tailwater year-round, and fall and winter offer great fishing for wild browns.

Contact Chris Scalley and River Through Atlanta through their website riverthroughatlanta.com, or call (770) 650-8630.

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erhaps more than any other species, king Texas. Some of these fish push farther south mackerel are temperature driven. Kingfish into waters off Mexico’s Yucatan.

Regardless of where you fish along prefer a temperature range of about 68 to 73 degrees, which is extremely specific, and it these migrations, kingfish are looking for the same conditions. They can be found on keeps them on the move.

That magic temperature window also makes ledges, reefs, oil rigs and wrecks, wherever them easier to find. With today’s technology and there are baitfish. They like nearshore subscription services providing daily updates and offshore structure and color breaks on offshore conditions and currents, identifying where plankton-rich waters exist in the prime hunting grounds for kings can be a matter temperature range they prefer.

Trolling or drifting are the most of checking your phone or tablet in the morning effective methods to target kings, and before you head out.

It’s no surprise that general seasonal good live bait is the best way to hook migratory patterns take king mackerel to up with big ones. Blue runners, pogies warmer waters as cold fronts of fall arrive. (menhaden), pilchards, threadfin Tagging and genetics studies have shown that herring, any bait with some silver Atlantic king mackerel push south to waters off flash is good. Switching them out and Florida to overwinter. Their numbers this time keeping them lively is important. A of year thin out the farther north you go, yet fall heavy chum slick can do wonders for can also be the best time to catch big isolated bringing them up near the surface.

Idle speed is about right for smokers off the coast of the Carolinas.

Off South Florida, Atlantic kingfish pulling baits. Stagger depth and intermingle with Gulf kingfish during the winter distance from the boat. Bump the months. This winter mixing zone is primarily throttle into neutral and drift when around the Florida Keys, where the December the sonar shows good bottom or kingfish bite ramps up along with the action for bait. other species like sailfish and wahoo.

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KINGFISH RIGS In fall, they push south in two separate groups.

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Although you might see little sport in utilizing an electric reel, this type of fishing requires an incredible amount of teamwork.

There’s always a job for everyone on the boat.

Good communication is essential, not only to land fish, but also just to set the bait correctly.

Rigging a bait for swordfish is more satisfying than buying one pre-rigged. It’s a chance to flex your creativity and experiment with different styles and baits. After all, you want more than one bait on-hand during a sword trip.

Whether you go with the tried-and-true squid bait or hardier mahi- or bonita-belly strips, the most important factor is whether or not the bait spins. If it spins on the surface, it will spin worse at the bottom, and it must be modified or scrapped.

Personally, I like a glow-in-the-dark squid skirt on any bait, not just for added movement and visual enhancement, but the skirt also streamlines the bait and compensates for rigging errors. Once you’ve sewn the bait, slowly troll it behind the boat to check for spinning.

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on the surface, send it on down. Affix breakaway lights along the wind-on leader near the bait.

About 100 feet up the leader, use rigging floss to create a loop where the clip for the weight will attach to the main line. The clip is attached to about 30 feet of lighter leader, in the 50-pound range, that is then affixed to a weight.

Adjust weight to the current. A reasonable go-to is 10 pounds. Again, ensure you have extra weights on board before investing in a sword trip. The last thing you want is to get revved up over a bite, come up without a weight and have to scavenge a tool box for your heaviest wrenches to toss overboard.

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Regardless of the method you chose, the idea is to keep the weight from free falling and tangling the line. Keep tension on the line while it is going down, take up the slack, and relocate the bottom. Come up off the bottom 100 feet, or so, and continue that process as you drift over varied depths.

Keep eyes on the rod tip the entire time, and find the happy medium between not blinking and not losing your mind. Swordfish might swipe the bait before committing to the hook, or they might hammer it. Sometimes they just start swimming to the surface with it. All the different bites look different on the rod tip. You might see the rod bounce with taps, get heavy and not bounce at all, or just completely go slack. Whether the bite is obvious or subtle, setting the hook or knowing when to reel up to check the bait is a matter of experience.

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It’s all hands on deck boating one of these very aggressive, potentially large fish. If you’re lucky enough to get a swordfish to the boat, you’ll find out very quickly which friends to invite back on the next trip. While the captain remains behind the wheel, ideally someone will be on the rod with another person unclipping the weight and pulling off the breakaway lights as the leader gets to the boat. Once all that gear has been removed, there is the matter of hand-leadering the fish, gaffing it, potential use of tail rope, and heaving that sucker into the boat.

There are many ways to go about this, and many ways the fish could react. Swordfish are well known for stamina and can be quite dangerous to green gaff. Be prepared for the fish to get a second wind boatside. This is where communication and teamwork can make or break the experience.

Go into a swordfish trip with everything you’ve got, but with the intent to relax and hang out. You might sit there all day without a bite, so bring people you enjoy the company of, and leave the “I’m-so-bored” guy at the dock. He is worse than bananas, anyway.

Capt. Quinlyn Haddon fishes with Blue Magic Charters out of Marathon, Fla. Check her out her Instagram @CaptainQuinlyn, her website CaptainQuinlyn.com, or call (504) 920-6342.

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Don’t run out and stock up on heavy tackle just yet. A permit to keep a single fish will come with a hefty price tag, and anglers will only be allowed to keep a smaller one.

These iconic fish, which grow to more than 800 pounds and 8 feet in length, have been protected from harvest in state and federal waters off Florida since 1990. The harvest proposal is at the beginning of the long road that leads to regulation change. The proposal, with changes, must now be brought back before the commission at a future meeting. If approved again, it would then enter into the public feedback and data gathering stage before a final public hearing in March 2022. Regulations changes would take effect in 2023, at the earliest.

Here’s an outline of the limited season the latest draft proposal would create: • Goliath grouper season would run March through May. • A lottery system with a $10 entry fee would issue $500 permits to harvest one fish per person.

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• There would be a slot limit from 20 to 36 inches.

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Commissioner Robert Spottswood said limited harvest should help better determine the overall stock of the fish in the next three to five years.

“This stock is rebuilding,” Spottswood said. “We’re hearing that it can easily sustain this very small harvest of fish. We’re going to learn something from it. And more importantly, we’re going to give some access that we can give safely and sustainably back to the stakeholders that own the resource.”

Goliath grouper were in a bad situation prior to harvest restrictions put in place in 1990. There are numerous factors that make the species susceptible to overfishing. They are a desirable and easy target for anglers because of their size and because they inhabit shallow waters in comparison to other groupers and tend to gather in large numbers in predictable locations.

Since the 1990 harvest ban was enacted, goliath abundance has increased, and that positive trend is expected to continue. A limited harvest, managed similarly to the existing alligator program, would provide both data and funding for goliath grouper research, while allowing expanded recreational angler access to the species. The 200 permits issued are not expected to impact the population or its growth.

For more information, go to myFWC.com.

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f all the non-native fish species that have established themselves in South Florida’s system of freshwater lakes and canals, peacock bass are the only ones that arrived legally. Butterfly peacock bass are a species anglers are glad to have, and Felipe Prieto, of Hialeah, caught a dandy out of a Broward County lake while fishing live bait after work. His 9.11-pound, 23 5/16-inch catch was recently certified by FWC as a new state record.

Prieto’s big peacock bested a mark that has stood for nearly three decades.

The previous state record of 9.08 pounds was caught back in 1993. It is not, however, the largest ever caught in Florida. FWC has record of a 12-pound, 25.5-inch peacock that was not submitted for state record recognition. That fish was not far off the current IGFA all-tackle world record, which weighed 12 pounds, 9 ounces and was caught from Venezuela’s Chiguao River in January of 2000.

Peacock bass are native to South America, and they were intentionally introduced to Florida. The FWC stocked peacock bass in coastal southeast Florida canals in 1984 to help reduce the number of undesirable exotic fishes, especially spotted tilapia. An awesome new fishery was a side benefit of the stocking. Limited low-temperature tolerance normally restricts butterfly peacocks to Broward and Miami-Dade counties, but recent mild winters have allowed anglers as far north as Palm Beach County to enjoy catching this species.

“The butterfly peacock bass is colorful, a lightning-fast striker and a hard fighter,” said FWC Commission Chairman Rodney Barreto. “Anglers from across the country travel here to catch a peacock bass, which only adds to the tremendous economic impact fishing has in Florida. This unique game fish is just one of the features that makes Florida, truly, the Fishing and Boating Capital of the World.”

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To properly certify a new freshwater Florida state record, an FWC biologist must identify the species and an FWC employee must witness its weighing on a certified scale. Anglers can check the current state records at BigCatchFlorida.com by clicking on “State Record” and should notify the nearest FWC regional office if they believe they have caught a record fish.

Anglers are encouraged to be prepared to provide a photograph of the fish on a scale with the weight legible, for expediting the initial verification of the fish species and potential state record status.

Contact information for FWC regional offices can be found at MyFWC.com/Contact by clicking on “Contact Regional Offices.”

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all fishing can be the easiest and best fishing of the year. For me it is the flounder run, schools of trout and reds under flocks of gulls, and the prelim to giant trophy trout time.

The fall flounder migration is definitely a staple of fall fishing, and I know that it goes on wherever flatfish exist. We do have a closed season for the first time, so be sure to check the regs wherever you plan to fish. Most states have changed flounder regulation in the last couple years.

Not only are flounder easier to find when they travel though the passes in their voyage to their spawning grounds, they also feed aggressively as they follow baitfish out of the bays. When I focus on flounder, I change my presentation dramatically. I like to apply scent to my lures, which gives you a great advantage when it comes to catching flounder.

A tandem rig is a popular method to utilize for flounder. Since flounder frequently ambush bait by burying themselves in the sand, I keep my lead lure in contact with the bottom at all times and give the lure a twitch with my rod using a sideways motion. If I am in a boat, I do this with my rod tip down, but while wading my rod moves to my side.

Finding trout and reds smashing shrimp under feeding gulls can really get your heart pumping from the visual excitement. It can also provide nonstop fish on every cast. This is especially true in the fall, when it is more common to find larger trout schooling than in the other three seasons.

When fishing the birds, I use a heavier jighead than I typically do. A ¼- to 3/8-ounce jighead works well. The more skittish the fish and birds, the heavier head I will use. I do this simply to increase my casting distance, so I can reach the schools sooner and stay farther away in an attempt to

not break up the schools or push them down. Using a durable soft plastic and smashing down the barb of the hook are helpful in maximizing the number of fish you can pull off each school. If you can keep the birds off of it, throwing a topwater might pull out some of the larger fish and add to the fun and visual stimulation of the entire event.

By the end of fall, trophy trout become my main focus, and this continues through mid-spring. At this time, the water will have cooled considerably, and the majority of bait will have left the bays. Artifical lures will become a more reliable option for catching trophy trout.

Enjoy this cooler weather, and spend some time on the water. This is a great time to introduce young anglers to the sport.

Capt. Michael Okruhlik is the inventor of Knockin Tail Lures and Controlled Descent Lures, and the owner of www.MyCoastOutdoors.com.

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NOAA Fisheries is considering an exempted fishing permit (EFP) that would authorize the collection of fish with evidence of shark depredation on charter vessels in southeast Florida. The project seeks to collect fish carcasses with evidence of shark depredation and conduct genetic analysis to determine which shark species were responsible for the damage.

If the EFP is approved, fish carcasses collected may be outside of the range of minimum size limit, bag limit, or seasonal closure regulations.

Information collected would be useful in understanding the impact shark depredation has on the charter fishing fleet in South Florida.

Researchers would work with specific captains who fish in federal waters between Sebastian Inlet and Jupiter Inlet, Fla. These charter vessels would continue routine fishing operations, and if a fish is caught that exhibits signs of depredation, the fish would be retained by the researcher, isolated from other catch, and transferred to Florida Atlantic University (FAU), Harbor Branch Laboratory when returned to port.

Signs of depredation from landed fish include: fresh teeth marks and active bleeding; partially removed trunk tissue (scales, skin, and muscle); exposed musculature and/or internal organs; and missing fins. The skin and flesh exposed by the bite wound would be swabbed to identify depredating species from trace amounts of DNA left on prey remains.

Researchers would retain a maximum of 240 individual fish distributed across the following species complexes during the study: snapper-grouper, dolphin-wahoo, and coastal migratory pelagics. Some samples collected may be under-sized, above the recreational bag limit, or caught during a closed season.

Only the captain and crew aboard authorized charter vessels would be permitted to retain species with evidence of shark depredation that may be recreationally harvested out of season, or out of the authorized recreational bag limits or size limits.

The EFP would be valid for two years during the course of the study.

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Schedule of Events Friday Jan. 7th 6:00pm – 8:00pm Captains Meeting All fishing teams must come to register for the tournament at the captains meeting to be able to fish in the tournament on Saturday. Anglers are required to stay for the entire captains meeting. An overview of the contest and rules will be given by the tournament director followed by Q & A for anyone with questions. Registered Anglers will receive a free White Claw at the captains meeting and will receive all the rules and regulations and tournament ruler.

Saturday Jan. 8th 7:00am – 1:00pm - Fishing Tournament Both the Bass and Crappie tournament will start at 7am. Weigh-ins will start at 1:00pm and will be separated out in flights of 25 teams per every 30 minutes.

1:00pm – 4:00pm - Tournament Weigh-in All anglers will be assigned a time slot to for weigh-in at registration at the captains meeting. Slots will be pulled lottery style. A one-pound penalty per minute late for arriving late to weigh in. Angler will be disqualified after 15 min, no exceptions. Anglers must check out if not weighing fish.

Noon – 6:00pm - Seafood Festival All the festivities for friends, family and spectators start at noon. There will be over 30+ food vendors as well as many other vendors and product demos going on from noon until 6pm. A large outside stage will host Bands, DJ’s and the tournament Award Ceremony. Seafood festival will also include Kids Zones and Conservation/Education Zones.

5:00pm – 6:00pm - Tournament Award Ceremony Winners will be announced, and prizes will be awarded. Following the ceremony there will be a performance by The Supervillains at The West End Trading Co. Sunday Jan. 12th 9:00am – 10:00am Conservation and Fishing education seminar We will have space for 150 kids to participate in the conservation class.

All kids that participate will receive a free fishing pole. Parents must be present for kids to participate. Sign-ups will begin Saturday at the Sea Food Festival, but kids will be able to sign up morning of as well as long as there are still spots available. The class will consist of 5 stages including Safety, Conservation, Knot tying, Tackle, and Casting.

10:00am – Noon - Kids Fishing Rodeo All kids will fish the small pond behind the Sanford Museum. All parents must be present while their kids are fishing. There will be volunteers to assist children. Small prizes will be awarded to kids during the tournament.

Noon – 2:00pm - Fish Fry and Wrap Party The weekend wraps up with a free fish fry at Celery City Craft. Celery Citys outside stage will host live music Tournament Pay-out Bass Division 1st Place: $2,500 2nd Place: $1,000 3rd Place: $500 4th Place: $250 5th Place: $125 6th Place: $100 7th Place: $75 8th Place: $50 9th Place: $25

Crappie Division 1st Place: $2,500 2nd Place: $1,000 3rd Place: $500 4th Place: $250 5th Place: $150 6th Place: $125 7th Place: $75 8th Place: $50 9th Place: $25

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November first at safe daylight the 13th Annual Shad and Crappie Derby begins!

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Early season crappie can be found in the big lakes – right now folks longlining Lake Monroe seem to be catching a little more than in Lake Harney. Deep river bends don’t frequently produce big fish until after the second cold front for specks. In Lake Harney, you’ll find folks drifting minnows under a bobber on windy days and limits will happen – same for Lake Monroe and Jessup.

During the full and new moon phases the lily pads near will be the place to find some slabs. For the folks trolling, speed matters.

Longline works best in the 1.0 to 2.0 mph range, a little slower for spider rigging .5 to 1.2 mph.

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Jig colors and depth is also a big factor. Set your baits at different depths and change colors until you find what the fish prefer.

Heavier jig heads and slower speeds will allow the baits to run deeper. Crappie like to hug the bottom and bite upwards - look at their up-sloping head and mouth.

Crappie jigs that work great in the Derby: Roadrunner lures, Mister Crappie, 2” curly tails in all colors, mylar jigs, and ice jigs.

Colors: Pink, green, chartreuse, red/white, black, blue/white, yellow, orange, purple, and combinations thereof. Good luck it only takes one fish to win!

In December we will look for the return of hickory shad, American shad, and blue back herring for their 4-year life cycle returning to the waters they were born.

2019 was the first time a Derby shad won in November – they love small spoons and shad darts. Although the shad are not supposed to eat during their spawning run, they bite!

November brings cooler outdoor temperatures and with it comes cooler water temps. This is the beginning of the transition for the bass population. Bass will be moving closer to shorelines, Kissimmee grass, and lily pads near the flats or canals with deep water nearby. Fish will be feeding on small forage like minnows, bluegill, shiners and shad as they start to fatten up for the un-coming spawning mode.

The males will gather in groups feeding heavily and become very aggressive. This time of the year I throw a lot of lipless crankbaits in 1/2 ounce size. Anything that imitates baitfish above you are more than equipped to catch something good. Another bait I tie on is a small swimbait you can use a 3 to 4 inch. These can make for fun times on the water when you catch schooling bass or hybrids. Another bait to try

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Another bait to use would be a hollow body frog.

Once you locate active fish, slow down and work that area thoroughly, there are usually others close by willing to bite.

Once water temps get into the low 60s or so the top-water bite will get better. The first of the Northern blows will be coming every 7 to 10 days. Get out and fish the 3rd or 4th day after the passing fronts for best results. The big girls will start the spawning cycle late in the month near the Full or New moon phases.

Look for the Crappie bite to get hot as well nearest to moon phases. Jigs tipped with a minnow or a hook and bobber with a minnow are your best bets. Get registered for the Shad & Crappie Derby and catch this seasons’ winner. Best of luck!

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Rattle Traps, Yozuri 3D minnows or Rapala X Raps. If your lure snags in the vegetation make sure to rip it out and shake the rod tip to clear the lure during the retrieve – many times the fish strike when the lure is full of grass coming out of the vegetation. My personal favorite is live wild shiners fished under a float for trophy lunker black bass.

Shallow sandy areas and hydrilla are your best bets.

November means Hurricane season is over, and the ducks are showing up in masses. The bass are getting ready to go into pre-spawning mode. The water levels are up for the winter.

Crappie will still be in deeper water until the first of the year.

Male bass are schooling up Fish open water edges of hydrilla feeding on bait making their way patches. East lake Toho is a good into shallow water to compete for bet for big crappie. Jigs tipped spawning areas. The big females with a minnow are the norm; put will not be far behind, feeding on as many rods out as you can anything they can find. When the manage. Blue gills are scattered water temperatures drop in the all over, use red wigglers fished low 70s and as the cold fronts on the bottom. approach, the fish will keep going in shallower as the water Call to check out duck hunting cools off. The first spawn will and fishing charter dates. Capt. take place in less than 12 inches Randy DuMars can be reached of water - usually in December at 407-908-8498 around the first full or new moon.

Ok, the bait of choice in October on the Kissimmee Chain will be Zoom Vibe worms and flukes. If fishing open water hydrilla, throw 6 ORLANDO

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top water lures; flipping/pitching; shallow crank baits (outside grass edge); spinner baits; swim baits and swim jigs. A lot of what we’ll be using depends on the bite and of course customer preference.

Lake Okeechobee’s water level has been hovering around the 15151/2 ft mark. Fishing daily on this lake, I would say the condition of the water is very good. The bass and crappie are moving into the shallows spawning and the size and quality of both offer anglers lots of fun so now is the time to book your fun and productive time fishing on the big O. I specialize in artificial lure trips for bass and crappie and small live bait for bream is best. I do offer live-bait trips for bass fishing with wild golden shiners. If you only have a 4-hour window to fish, live-bait is the way to go. If you have 6 hours or 8 hours to devote to your day on the water, I suggest fishing with live bait and artificial lures or just artificial lures…all depends on you. Some popular techniques for catching bass here on Okeechobee are frogs; senkos;

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For the Speck (crappie trips) I specialize in the jigging technique with a 10 or 11 ft jig pole tipped with what they are biting best with. Jig fishing for specks is a LOT of fun. For those who don’t know how and want to learn, no problem, a quick 5-minute lesson and your good to go plus you go home with the best tasting fish that Okeechobee offers. That’s why all the Northerners are here for the winter. If you have a group of people, I can accommodate with another guide boat to help out.

We can fish close together, so as to keep an eye on the competition fishing Okeechobee makes lasting memories!

To book your fun, educational and productive day fishing Lake Okeechobee call Capt. Angie at 863-228-7263.

Mr. Dependable - Honoring Wade Leffel I am pretty sure most people know someone or has a special person in their lives that no matter what, they can always depend on. It takes a special human to put others first.

Someone not ever worrying about themselves but always concerned for others and what he or she may be able to do to help. Mr. Dependable is just that kind of person. For more than a decade Wade Leffel has been that guy to a group of volunteers who introduce our next generation of anglers and their families to fishing. Over the last 10 years plus while being a member of Anglers for Conservation, Gumbo Wars Inc. and now Junior Angler Education, Wade has helped introduce more than 10,000 kids and families to fishing.

At the recent “Gumbo Wars” event held on October 9th at Fish on Fire Restaurant in South Orlando, Wade was honored for his years of dedication for efforts with “Hook Kids on Fishing” events and for his efforts helping the Gumbo Wars annual cook-off! Wade at the young age of 75 years has decided to pass the torch so to speak to some of the younger crowd. He has never missed one of the “Hook Kids on Fishing” volunteer events - that the number exceeds 80 events to-date. His job is one of many, he is personally responsible for delivering our loaded trailer to every event, supervising the group of volunteers in the set-up and breakdown of all the tents, tables, signage, installing banners, accessories, equipment, tackle, and anything else required to put on. Once the event is complete Wade manages to gather all the same and reload the trailer for the next event and hauls to the storage yard with his own vehicle.

His involvement has been priceless, and it may take several members to replace him.

Wade has also been heavily involved in our groups’ “Gumbo Wars” event. This annual event is a fund raiser to benefit local youth fishing organizations. Wade has never missed one of these events either. With similar responsibilities, he’s overseen bringing the Hook Kids on Fishing trailer, dragging it across town and unloading it with his volunteers help and setting up. He also is our Volunteer Coordinator in charge of keeping up with our volunteers’ names, phone numbers, contact info, job distribution and for tracking hours for their community service and signing off on their record sheets. He has been Vice-President of our group for many years and has always done what-ever-it-takes to make events go smoothly.

Honoring Wade with a beautiful glass engraved plaque at our recent Gumbo Wars event brought tears to his eyes when Capt. Tom Van Horn who did the presentation while others in the crowd including many of the kids present helping with the event knowing that Mr. Dependable is finally passing the torch on to a younger crowd.

From all our volunteer members, and the many kids and families Wade has introduced to fishing, we all Thank You for your years of unselfish community services. You will be missed moving forward and replacing you will be a task for sure. Best wishes to Wade in his future endeavors. If you’re reading this and would like to get involved with our organization or volunteer your time visit our website Gumbowars.com. or contact Phil Wolf at 407-790-9515 or email phillip@coastalanglermagazine.com.

At these fishing events, usually 100 kids and their parents are introduced to fishing for the first time. They are placed in groups of 20 kids or so and rotate through 5 different workstations, learning about boating safety, how to properly handle the fish they catch, learn about basic tackle, learn to tie on a hook and learn how to cast a fishing rod.

Kids and family are shown best practices of how to safely carry and handle the fishing rod. When the kids complete all five stations, they are given a brand-new rod and reel combo including a small tackle box for “FREE”! Wade says that seeing the smiles on the kids’ faces when they receive their new rod is enough payment. What really makes him smile is when those same kids are old enough to return and volunteer their time to help other kids learn the same thing. Most of us remember your very first fishing rod and catching your first fish, Wade Leffel has been personally responsible for creating over 10,000 of those memories!

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This is the time of the year when all we are anxiously awaiting the kingfish run. Thanksgiving is the time frame that the big king mackeral come in and the fishing really starts to go off.

With that in mind, commercial season starts up as well let’s give the guys doing their “circles” a little bit of room.

Bait has been sketchy to say the least. One day has been one throw of the net and the next day has been a struggle where I want to give up on the net. If you cannot get bunker, try a box of minnows and troll those. Skirts in a few colors help make the baits look a little better. Be sure to use a good swivel while doing this.

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Farther offshore should be firing soon. Mahi should be seen more frequently as the 140-to-160-foot depth has been decent. There have also been some decent weed lines out there and if you can find that “yellow brick road” you will do just fine. I like to use small islander lures and small chuggers. You can tip them with strip baits (bonita) or the trusty ballyhoo. I have noticed that if you use smaller baits the hookups have increased.

Wahoo are normally starting up this time as well. They do better on the early morning bite.

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For a host of reasons, November prevails as one of the most productive months to fish Florida’s east coast. It’s the season of the mullet, with waves of baitfish (black and silver mullet) migrating south through the lagoon and along the beaches. Currently the inlets are jam-packed with bait increasing the diversity of species one can expect to catch. Along with this seasonal migration come the cooler temperatures and an influx of predators on a quest for warmer waters and an opportune meal.

As the water temperatures cool, look for the near-shore bite out of Port Canaveral and Sebastian

Inlet to heat up. When the seas allow it, look for cobia and tripletail along the Port Canaveral buoy line, and on weed lines both inshore and offshore. Also, the cooler waters will trigger the snook and tarpon bite both along the beaches and in the inlets.

On the lagoon flats, redfish and sea trout will begin their transition from finfish to shrimp and crabs as the mullet run wanes near the end of the month. Also, as the water levels begin dropping and the water cleans up, tailing redfish will become more common and sight fishing improves. When you’re in this situation, nothing beats a well-presented DOA Shrimp or 3” DOA CAL paddle tail as these tailing fish are targeting smaller baits.

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Hello Friends of Seminole Junior Anglers. I normally start with a fishing forecast but this time I am going to lead with our student anglers at SJA! We had our second Fall Regional High School Bass Nation Tournament on the Harris Chain October 2nd and 3rd. We knew the fishing would be tough, but most area Florida lakes are all in this transitional period right now. To just catch a 5 fish limit is a great challenge. We have 10 Teams this year and 6 teams are brand new to SJA. It normally takes a couple of years to adjust to competitive team fishing.

At this tournament, we had great success - with Saturday being the Regional Qualifying Tournament and Sunday being the State qualifying tournament - our teams did amazing both tournament days. Bryce DiMauro and Justin Lawrence won the regional qualifier on Saturday with a 5 fish limit of just over 21 lbs. They also won Big Bass honors this day with a nice fish at 7.19 lbs.

On Sunday’s State Qualifier we had 3 teams in the top six. Congratulations again to Bryce DiMauro and Justin Lawrence for their 2nd place finish with over 18 lbs, MacKenzie and Dalton Bailey got 5th place with over 17 lbs, and Thomas Wright and Carter Burdette came in 6th place with just over 17 lbs. The places were so tight...just ounces separated the top ten.

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was always destined to be a fisherman. I recall watching childhood heroes fishing exotic places on Saturday morning fishing shows and dreaming I would be one of the fortunate anglers to make experiences like those a reality.

I watched Flip Pallot fly fishing the Everglades. I saw legendary Capt. Billy Black on the deck of the Duchess off Walker’s Cay. For a young man from up North, Florida was Mecca if your passion was sportfishing.

Imagine the excitement when my wife and I had the opportunity to make a life-changing move. It was only natural that we chose Florida. We wanted somewhere with mild winters and a small-town feeling that was close enough to major attractions.

We decided the Jensen Beach/Stuart area was perfect. Not to mention that Billy Black and the Duchess call Stuart home. I have since met this man. He is not only a great captain and fisherman, he is a very genuine and kind man.

The fishing is all that I imagined. Lake Okeechobee is a short drive to the west, the Florida Keys are just a few hours south, and the Indian River Lagoon is our new backyard.

The Treasure Coast has wonderful offshore fishing, where mahi and sailfish are much sought after. The annual glass minnow run sends anglers roaming beaches in search of tarpon and snook. Most days it does not disappoint.

If you turn on the television during “Shark Week,” you’ll undoubtably see mention of the shark migration through South Florida. It boggles the mind just how many sharks cruise the waters here. But, the granddaddy of them all is the “mullet run.” There are very few area anglers who don’t await this time of year like a youngster on the night before Christmas. The Indian River Lagoon comes alive, as everything eagerly devours this bountiful baitfish. This area has a wide variety of quality fishing, something for everyone, regardless of target species.

The Indian River Lagoon needs no introduction. This world-class fishery has a long and storied reputation and is on the bucket list of any person dreaming of snook, trout and redfish. When the topic of Mosquito Lagoon comes up, visions of monster redfish and goliath trout come to mind. The IRL produced one of the most impressive catches in recent history when in 1995 angler Craig Carson, of Orlando, caught the heaviest spotted seatrout ever recorded. The 17-pound, 7-ounce beast was pulled from a backwater cove in Fort Pierce.

It’s been a few years since we made the move to follow my dreams of fishing.

The Treasure Coast has certainly lived up to its name. I cherish every outing in this beautiful and diverse environment. And, even after all the years, after all the places I have been fortunate to visit, I still have species left on my bucket list.

I can think of no better place to pursue those fish than Florida.

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ooling weather and longer nights make November one of the hottest beach fishing months of the year. Early November still features the occasional late run of mullet trying to catch up with the main waves that already moved through. Yes, the mullet runs are mostly in October, but warmer weather patterns have extended the runs into November.

Look for birds and bait. There are many beach accesses in Martin and St. Lucie counties. If fishing on the Treasure Coast, try different beach accesses between the St. Lucie and Ft. Peirce inlets. Deeper water beach areas have been producing bigger and more fish. Some of the deeper water accesses are Bathtub Beach (walk to the inlet point), Tiger Shores, Walton Rocks and Ft. Pierce Inlet point. Either side of high tide seems to be best (incoming high or outgoing high).

There are still lots of tarpon schooling and large snook, and the bite is hot the whole month. In midDecember and January, the patterns change and both snook and tarpon are harder to catch. Try freelining a 6- to 8-inch mullet or croaker just past the trough and working the outside of the trough during the day.

Early morning or evening, fish are closer to the shore and use the trough as their bait freeway. The trough

is a deep channel carved out by the closest waves (first breakers) and is usually 1 or 2 feet deeper than the sand line. For large fish, use 20- to 40-pound braid (white) with a 40-pound fluorocarbon leader. Besides freelining live bait, try using a jig with a 4-inch paddletail or a silver crocodile-style spoon (1 oz.). Yo-Zuri shallowdiving crankbaits (white) and topwater (Zara Spook/Skitterwalk) will also work for schooling fish chasing bait.

November is also the month when mackerel, pompano and bluefish begin their southward migration. They start showing up around the mullet run, and by the end of November are regularly caught off our beaches. Mackerel and bluefish like shiny fast-moving lures like spoons, while bluefish can also be caught on cut bait. Both have teeth, so be prepared to have your leader cut!

Pompano usually can best be caught on live sand fleas or red Fishbites.

The mackerel bite is best in a small boat around the inlets or in the bull-shark reef area, but surf fishermen can have hot mackerel action, too.

In the morning, the bite is usually near the trough when bait is present. Later in the day, make long casts with silver or gold spoons.

Good luck! May your days be filled with leaping fish and tight lines.

Richard Matteson is a long-time contributor to Coastal Angler Magazine and staff writer for the Stuart Rod and Reel Club.

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t some point you have to realize the where these schools of bait truth about what really holds fish in went, the reds and gags went a certain area and why they show up with them. Find the bait; find the fish. during certain times of the year.

Nowadays, I go to the same areas of “good For example, November is the first “cold” month of the year, and that signal is felt by the bottom,” and I look for stacks of beeliners to fish massive schools of cigar minnows, sardines and on. I have written about this before, but when the inshore baby beeliners (vermillion snapper). you find big stacks of bait, catch one of the baits They are programed to “ball up” for one reason and put it right back down. It increases your or another. The fish anglers are searching for get odds of catching what you came for. Granted, more gags, the same signal, scamps and red and they key in grouper have on these schools been caught of bait. Gags on frozen cigar are now well minnows than established on all the other nearshore ledges baits combined, for their annual but that was spawning run, then, and this and it is not is now. Thirty coincidence years ago, there these are the were so many same traditional grouper it was areas where the a competitive bait stages. atmosphere At one on the bottom, point in my without all bottom-fishing the little dink evolution, I snapper and fished stacks junk bites. That’s of bait on slick why frozen flat-sand bottom On the graph, a stack of bait marks not connected cigar minnows that we referred to the bottom indicates beeliners, cigar minnows worked so well. to as “trash and sardines. Grouper will be under or near a Now, you have piles.”

These school of baitfish like this one. to think a little stacks of bait bit, and put baits were miles away from ledges and wrecks, but they held grouper down that attract the target species, instead of and big snapper just the same. These were giant everything down there. A grass grunt or pinfish stacks of cigs and sardines that were constantly as big as your hand will eliminate all the trash followed by red and gag grouper. No matter bites, and zoom in on the grouper. Nothing is

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a better vehicle to the bottom, creates a better “illusion,” and is a cleaner tackle than plugging one of these live or butterflied baits onto a Decoy Jig. If you find a stack of beeliners, you need to put some effort into catching some of these beeliners, butterflying them and sending them right back down. You’ll feel all the “junk bites” down there ripping chunks out of your bait, but that’s OK. Be patient. When you get the real bite, there will be no question, and it’ll be worth the wait.

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time or two until I get a bite or two in an area. Once you know there are fish around, slow down, make very precise flips and work the bait up and down multiple times with each cast.

I flip and pitch with a craw-style bait. If the water has a good stain, black and blue colors are a must. If you’re working with cleaner water, TYLER WOOLCOTT green pumpkin or brown variations usually do the trick. When you are dealing with pressured fish or fishing in colder conditions, downsize and flip a creature bait like the 13 Fishing Lunch Bug. When the ith fall upon us, it’s time to bring out the big sticks and heavy braid. One of my favorite techniques weather is stable and you are around aggressive fish, flip a full-sized to target bass is flipping and punching grass, and fall is a creature bait like the 13 Fishing Invader. great time to do it. Fish seek heavy cover Flipping/ Punching Gear and vegetation to feed up on forage and get warmth under matted grass. This presents It is important to use the correct the opportunity to place your bait right in equipment to get your bait into the grass front of them. and then winch fish out. I like a 13 Fishing Flipping and pitching grass can be hard 7’9” Heavy Fast Envy Black rod paired to learn, but once you get the hang of it, it up with a Concept A 8:3:1 reel. The long can be one of the most exhilarating ways to heavy-action rod gives you power to get catch a bass. I live in Florida, where grass a hook into fish and then get them out of is always prevalent. It has taught me a few grass. Pairing that rod with a fast-gearthings about how fish position in fall, and ratio reel allows you to make lots of flips I’ve been able to use this knowledge all and to pick up line quickly. over the country.

Heavy braided line is imperative. I Seek out either a clean edge or patches like 65-pound Seaguar Smackdown braid of grass that are isolated away from in grey. I use a Woo! Tungsten weight expansive areas of grass. These areas between 1 and 2 ounces, depending on concentrate fish in targetable places and the thickness of the grass. Hook size varies give you the highest probability of getting depending on the size bait. I use between a your bait in front of a hungry bass.

3/0 and a 5/0 Hayabusa FPP Straight HD When flipping, cover as much water as hook. possible until you run into a group of fish.

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olor mutations occur in a variety of wildlife species—albino whitetail deer, black (melanistic) coyotes and yes, piebald catfish.

To witness, and especially catch, one of those unique creatures, however, is rare. Yet it happened recently for Rocco Mansueto on the Tennessee River.

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His clients had already enjoyed a successful day, including a 27-pound blue caught by Rocco’s brother, Phillip, when Rocco hooked up again on a respectable catfish.

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Piebaldism is the absence of melanin-forming cells (melanocytes) in certain areas of the skin. It is different from albinism, where all cells lack the ability to produce pigment altogether. Hence, piebald creatures do not have the pink eye characteristic of albinos.

The piebald gene is often hereditary. Another Scenic City Fishing guide, Capt. Sam Simons, caught a similar fish in 2019. While it appeared to be a totally white albino, it did not have the characteristic pink eye, hence was probably a piebald as well.

At the time of the catch, Capt. Jellison was drifting chicken breast as bait in the Tennessee River current, what Scenic City guides refer to as their “light tackle technique.” They use standard spinning gear and relatively light line (10-pound mono or 20-pound braid), which allows the bait to drift more naturally.

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Mansueto released his rare piebald catfish back into the river in hopes someone else might someday have the same experience he did.

Richard Simms is an outdoor journalist and owner/guide at Scenic City Fishing Charters in Chattanooga, Tenn. Check them out at www.sceniccityfishing.com.

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First to the dock on Day 1 was Endorfin with a 511-pounder. Keith Jordan, of the Bailey and Bella, quickly set the bar higher with a fat tuna that weighed 700 pounds on the nose. Speeches was hot on his tail, arriving at the scales just 20 minutes later with what would eventually prove to be the tournament winner. He was preceded by Mitch Napalitano’s 598-pounder, moving Mitch down to a third-place position, at least temporarily. Perennial frontrunner Kurt Christensen and the Molly Jane came in with a 373-pounder with Wasabi, High Anxiety and Lion’s den bringing in fish of 478, 311 and 440 pounds, respectively.

Forecasted high winds and thunder showers kept many boats off the water on Day 2, but Backstabber—vying for the cumulative-weight prize—landed their second, a 467-pounder followed by Bailey & Bella’s 582-pounder. Bounty

Hunter II, one of the smaller boats in the tournament went way offshore and after a five-hour battle managed to wrangle in a 422-pounder, and made the scales before they closed.

Despite challenging conditions, the crew of Molly Jane showed their mettle, bringing in a 632-pounder to open Day 3 that would ultimately hold up in the top five. Hot on their heels was Bailey & Bella with a 646-pounder that would take fourth place and secure the overall cumulative weight. The final fish was ANUT’s 698-pounder, which moved them back into third place.

In the end, over $18,000 in prize money was handed out, including a top prize of $7,500 and the Casco Cup for the largest fish. More importantly, the Bluefin Bonanza raised enough money to ensure that 14 students, two from each of Maine’s seven community colleges, will receive scholarships next year.

The Bonanza will also be able to fulfill their endowment to the Foundation for Maine’s Community Colleges, ensuring there will always be scholarships in the future. Furthermore, a new endowment will be established with the University of Maine’s School of Marine Sciences and the Gulf of Maine Research Institute to support vital bluefin tuna research that will ensure the resource and the fishery remain sustainable.

For more information, check out the Casco Bay Bluefin Bonanza on Facebook, visit www.bluefinbonanza.org or email bluefinbonanza@gmail.com.

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