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INSHORE AFTER DARK UNICORN HUNTING VOLUME 29 • ISSUE 353

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hroughout By capt. Qulnlyn Haddon chc year, the Florida KC)'S provide excclltnt billlish oppor1unitics.

Sailfish c.an be foulld year.round and are most reliably targeted in late autumn through the spring when they feast on ballyhoo at the reef.

Swordfishing is grc.1t any time of the year. as lcmg as M!3.lhcr accommodal('S !he l<>ns rnn l() the decpwa1cr JcdgcS. Tai:gcting them during tht:: day re<1uii:cs dropping a bait Lo the bottom. �fariin fishi11g js doable duri11g summer.but it$ certainly Jess than reliable. 'Ihey a.-e often hooked as bycatch while fisltillg for the mahi or tuna on which they are feeding.

I recently had the pleasure of taking a trip solely targeting marlin and swordfish. \Ve had two fishermen on board who were firs1 1liners with both .spl't'i<$. It was intcro:,ting ,vatching them go 1hrough the bipolar swings of bUlfishing. ·n1ey were

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Initially., there was opliini.sm as the su1\ rose a11d we deployed ail elaborate trolling spread. 1he setup must have seemed fantastical to a newcomer, with the giant lures. strange-looking teasers and lines everywhere. like we were captained by a coffoc. fuclcd spider. The day was )'Oung. 1hc spread ,ras a work o( an, and the nc,,·bies had no reason to doubt our chances.

Frustration soo1l followed. As we werewtapping up marlin 1rollillg to head for the swordgrouods.

we pa.ss«1 a gorgeous weed line full of hma birds. It looked like our best chance ... until the right rigger caught grnss. Upon • gentle rc1ricvc 10 dc.1r the line, it popf)OO the rigger, foll 1hrough the spread am.l auempll-'<l l.O mate with the teaser al the worst time. We packed up in the middle of1he giant flock of birds that mocked us for quitting. Ahh, disappointinent It was time co hii Lhe swordgrouncb and begin the cycle again . Our next elaborate setup wo,dd drop to 1,500 feet. and the doe e)'eS of optimism made their next appearance.

1·hc dance belwccn doubt. lx)rcdom and 1 forced oprimism continued.a,,; our firs1 bite didn l occur until after 4 p.m. It was a heavy hit. a reel­ stopping, drag-pulling, set-up-the-harpoon type hit that had us giggling like children. El'eryone was re�1dy to t.1ke on duties when, JOO.feet from the weight, the rod tip popped up and everrone experienced gut.wrenching heartbreak.

On Lhc nc:ic1 drift, we hooked up again, and cvcrrone quietly held their excitement until the tlsh hit the deck. l don't m.�d to cxplah\ the foe-ling in that Jlext moine11t, but with smiles and high fives a1J around > it was the 011e we were all looking for.

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t’s hot. The lakes and reservoirs are covered with jet skis, wake boats and party barges full of sun seekers.

Dog days conditions can be tough for bass fishing, but fish settle into patterns this time of year that can lead to productive days on the water.

Finding cooler water is the key to catching bass when the surface temperatures reach uncomfortable levels, and there are several ways to do this.

Go Deep: The huge schools of fish that concentrate on offshore ledges and river channel bends at many of our large reservoirs have already been beaten into submission by every angler with sonar by this time of year. You might still be able to pick a few out of the school with deep crankbaits, drop-shots or footballhead jigs, but sometimes it’s worth finding less obvious fish to target.

There are other areas that hold fish. That 30-footwide shell bed off the main channel might not be covered with bass, but there will be some fish there if there’s some current, and these bass see much fewer lures and are more willing to bite this time of year.

Search with a crankbait, wiggle a football-head on the bottom or drag a big Carolina rigged worm over the shells and see what happens.

Cool-Water Tribs: A tributary stream feeding cooler water into the lake attracts baitfish and bass.

Fish often stage on points where a feeder creek enters the main body. Eliminate water quickly with crankbaits or spinnerbaits to see if there’s anyone home before

slowing down with a jig or a worm.

Extend the Night Bite: Bass do a lot of their feeding at night this time of year, and anglers can take advantage of this by fishing the first couple hours of daylight.

This pattern will also show you that not every fish in the lake goes deep. Shallow rocks and grass edges hold bluegill, shad, crayfish and all sorts of other tasty critters. Start on top at or before dawn with a walking bait or popper and cover as much water as you can before the sun gets up. This is not really a numbers game, and the bites will be scattered, but it’s a lot of fun when a big fish blows up your lure.

Fish the Shade: When the sun gets high and hot, you’ll find fish hunkered down in the shade.

Docks, laydowns, overhanging trees or matted vegetation all provide the shade bass and the things they eat look for. Bank shade is also where you’ll find bream beds where bass like to feed.

Skip a wacky rig up as far up under a dock as you can get it. Drop a jig into that blowdown. Work a frog over matted grass or punch through it with a heavy Texas rig. Cover water and pick apart those shady areas. It’s a fun style of fishing that can also be productive under less-than-perfect conditions.

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ith summer weed line formation, mahi become a favorite target for the “run and gun” method. A good way to quickly scout if anyone’s home is a modified version of the troll. I have observed and adopted this method used by professional captains for mahi.

The Setup

Keep a couple of spinning rods rigged and ready with pitch baits that can be trolled. The rig consists of a 7-foot medium-heavy spinning rod with a 6000-size spinning reel—preferably with a baitrunner setting.

If you’re not familiar with the baitrunner function, it is a free-spool setting that allows line to pull from the spool while the bail is engaged. When a fish grabs your bait, it can take it without feeling resistance.

My favorite combo is a Penn Carnage III boat rod with a Shimano Thunnus reel. Spool up with 20-lb. mono and add a 40- or 50-lb., 4-foot fluorocarbon leader. Tie on a Gamakatsu 6/0 or 7/0 Octopus hook using a Palomar knot. Insert the hook under the chin of a fresh frozen, small- to medium-sized ballyhoo. Make sure the point of the hook exits directly between the eyes. I like a Squidnation Slammer 3-inch plastic chugger head

with the bait to produce more action.

Cast this behind the boat along a weed line while underway. Position it several yards past the last wakes from the prop wash, and slowly work the bait by twitching the rod tip while holding it above your head. This will cause the ballyhoo to skip like a fleeing baitfish. You can work two baits in this manner by staggering the distance. If nothing hits within a few minutes, move on.

This method is slower than traditional trolling, and it is deadly for locating feeding fish on large, scattered weed patches. If you are using a baitrunner reel, allow the fish to run a few seconds before setting the hook.

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The light electric reel is a benefit when constantly retrieving lures to clear weeds or move locations.

A traditional ballyhoo rig with a teaser and bait spring is my choice for medium-speed trolling. A good premade rig is the Mahi Chaser by Trolling Pro Tackle.

An alternate method that’s ideal for long straight weed lines or rips is a more traditional trolling setup. I use the Piscifun Saltflow offshore rod and a Kraken electric reel with battery pack for this type of trolling.

Once you get a hook-up, get some fresh squid, The Saltflow is 8-foot, 3-inch rod with a soft jigs or live baits in the water and hang on. The tip. It has a unique line guide setup that eliminates Mahi show is about to get started! rod twist under a load. The Kraken electric reel is new to me this year and has already paid dividends.

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ishing under lights at night is a good thing to do 12 months out of the year, but it is especially good during the hot summer months, when daytime temperatures can make standing on the deck in the glaring sun less than appealing.

During the hottest days of the year, snook, trout and redfish follow bait directly to bright light, like moths to the porch light. Being that I sell boat lifts for a living, I suggest installing the biggest brightest lights on your docks that you can. Some systems can be controlled remotely with an app on your phone.

To turn your dock into a fishing Mecca, you must learn to use existing facilities for maximum return on investment. You can also feed shrimp and minnows with cornmeal and keep them attracted with lights at night.

Once you get the bait concentrated, you will have the fish concentrated as well. For more information on this, check out my Youtube channel.

If you don’t have a dock, you can still light up the night with powerful and lightweight lithium battery spotlights or purpose-made fishing lights that run on your boat’s electrical system. Some of these are submersible. Turn the lights on and hang out for a few minutes.

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I like an artificial shrimp jig or live shrimp best.

Live shrimp are the most effective bait out there, but I like artificials because it limits the amount of tackle and hassle. A good technique is to drift down a series of lighted docks and cast to the lights. When you find fish, concentrate on that area with repeated drifts.

A word of advice: Be quiet! Older and wiser snook or trout are not stupid. Use the trolling motor only when it’s needed and not at all when possible. In my humble opinion, fish become wary to the sound of a trolling motor. Remain calm and make as little noise as possible on your drifts. Don’t play music, stomp around on the deck, talk loudly or slam cooler lids.

The light attracts the fish and catching them is up to you. Match the hatch by taking notice of the type and size of the bait you see.

This might require casting smaller jigs or even small shrimp or baitfish flies when the for a perfect example of fishing a well-lighted fish get picky. dock properly.

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find a few bass too. Drifting slowly with the current in the river along the docks you might want to try a small jig with a good hook since both the panfish and bass will attack it with reaction bites. Cast to the shore and keep on casting every nook and cranny as you keep the boat positioned in the drift with Summer temperatures will chalyour trolling motor. lenge anglers - fish the early morning and late evening bite.

Blue channel catfish are ready Nighttime fishing can be fun but and waiting in the St Johns River don’t forget your bug spray or and the Econlockhatchee River.

Thermacell. Largemouth bass, These fish can be easily identipanfish, and catfish are on the fied by the small black specks and menu for August. Fish where the light blue skin - the best eating fish live, and when they are biting. catfish in this habitat. The day after a heavy rain they swim upEarly mornings look for schooling stream looking for a morsel. Try bass near the mouths of the St shiners, shad if you can find them, Johns River where it enters Lake and fresh dead peeled shrimp.

Harney and Lake Monroe. The Circle hooks and 20-pound fluodownstream side of both lakes rocarbon leader with just enough tends to be more productive. weight to hold the bottom in the Don’t neglect checking the mouth current works great. An egg sinkof the Wekiva River and watch er, maybe a half ounce or quaryour temperature gauge as you ter ounce will slowly roll from the travel upstream. Once the water shallow side upstream down into cools you’ll find fish. Sub surface the dropoff in the river bend. Hold slash baits like a Rapala X-Rap, on because there are 20+ pound flukes, Devils Horse, and chrome blue cats out there.

Rattle Traps will all be good. Carolina rigged worms on the sand drop-offs in the river bends will

August is here and it usually brings the hottest days of the year. Both the weather and the bass bite has been very hot lately. Areas with any current from the afternoon breezes or running and moving water from our afternoon rains have been the key.

The best bite has been when the sun is just starting to come up or the sky just starts to turn gray. Get out on the water by about 5 am and in most cases it will be worth it. Top water baits like the trusted Devils Horse, Pop-R or the plastic or hard or soft- bodied frogs have been producing explosive strikes from above average size bass. If you have not experienced a bass engulfing a top-water bait in heavy cover or just off the edge off the vegetation, then you should give it a try. Fishing top water baits in low light is about as exciting as it gets.

Patience is a must as some times the fish will explode on your bait knocking it several feet without ever get the hook into their mouth. If you are fishing the frog, soft or hard you must drop your rod and allow the line to come tight before you set the hook.

Often in the excitement we will set the hook to soon pulling offering away from the fish. Later in the day as the sun gets high, switch to flipping the deepest heavy Kissimmee grass and mats with black-blue creature baits or June-bug colored 7- or 8-inch plastic worms in areas where a breeze or wind is blowing in on. The larger deeper docks located all around the chain have been producing keeper bites later in the day as well, target docks with largest shaded areas.

Pitch or skip your baits back under the structure where the most shade is and be ready. Once you get a bite or catch one make multiple casts or pitches to that dock, usually there are several fish on one dock.

The panfish and crappie bite has been a little slow, but you can still catch them near the shoreline vegetation and scattered lily pad fields near Dead River, around the mouth of Haines Creek at both ends and around the northwest corner of Lake Eustis. Try red worms, crickets or grass shrimp for the panfish or jig tipped with a minnow for crappie. The deeper holes in big Lake Harris have been producing the best bites for crappie. Take a kid with you as they love catching the smaller panfish.

Watch out for the afternoon thunderstorms and stay safe.

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9. Replace your water pump impeller.

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Daytime anglers bug get hit. Daytime anglers are are catching good fishing Doors, Trim, Lumber, Hardware, Service catching Customer good numbers numbers fishing the the shallow shallow bedding bedding areas. areas. Bait Bait of of choice choice is is crickets crickets fished fished under under a a float.

Another good area to fish float. Another good area to fish is is canals canals when when the the water water is is flowing, flowing, trolling trolling will will only only trigger trigger more more bites. bites.

West Lake Toho The summer Anglers are fishing West Lake Toho - The summer Crappie Crappie - Anglers are fishing open open bass bite has been improving water for crappie using jigs tipped bass bite has been improving water for crappie using jigs tipped with the best times to fish in the with the best times to fish in the with with a a minnow. minnow. Anglers Anglers trolling trolling early early morning morning and and late late evening. evening. jigs jigs are are catching catching good good limits limits of of Summer rains have kept the flood The key is to find Summer rains have kept the flood crappie. crappie. The key is to find them them control gates open every few suspended in open water. control gates open every few suspended in open water. days. days. The The water water quality quality is is clear. clear.

Goblins Goblins Cove Cove is is still still producing producing East East Lake Lake Toho Toho -- Bass Bass fishing fishing on on good numbers of bass fishing Lake has been good using good numbers of bass - fishing East East Lake has been good using with live shiners over hydrilla. with live shiners over hydrilla. artificial artificial baits baits early early morning. morning. The The Fish Fish the the boat boat runs’ runs’ entrances entrances at at best best place place to to fish fish will will be be at at the the sunrise for good top water action. of the cattails.

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Fishing Fishing Lake Lake Okeechobee Okeechobee in in August August can can be be challenging challenging but but fun! fun!

Challenging Challenging due due to to hot hot temperatures, temperatures, possible possible afternoon afternoon thunderstorms thunderstorms and lower water levels. and lower water levels. Now Now is is a a good good time time to to brush brush up up on on your your deeper water angling skills whether deeper water angling skills whether its its fishing fishing in in the the Kissimmee Kissimmee River River or or the the Canal Canal system. system. Bass Bass like like the the deeper, cooler water temperatures deeper, cooler water temperatures -tie on those deep diving crank baits. tie on those deep diving crank baits.

Along Along with with crank crank baits, baits, a a CarolinaCarolinaRig Rig (c-rig) (c-rig) or or a a texas-rigged texas-rigged big big worm will produce some worm will produce some quality quality bass. bass.

In In the the early early morning morning hours hours have have a a hard hard top top water water lure lure tied tied on on like like a bang-a-lure or devils horse a bang-a-lure or devils horse and and aim at the edges working the lure aim at the edges working the lure out out about about 20-25 20-25 ft ft as as you you go go along along the the rock-bottom rock-bottom in in the the River River and and Canals.

If you’re fishing the Canals. If you’re fishing the lake, lake, some areas of the lake are showing some areas of the lake are showing signs signs of of algae algae which which is is normal normal this this time time of of year. year.

bass bass trips trips which which are are typical typical for for this this time time of of year. year. The The month month of of September is when to start thinking September is when to start thinking of booking your bass fishing trip, of booking your bass fishing trip, as as the the females females start start to to feed feed up up while while they they make make their their way way into into the the shallows for the early spawn time. shallows for the early spawn time.

It’s It’s also also the the time time to to book book your your fall fall crappie crappie trip trip too. too. Good Good fishing fishing areas: areas: parts of the shoal; Dupree Bar; parts of the shoal; Dupree Bar; Dyess Dyess ditch ditch and and Horse Horse Island Island and and Indian Indian Prairie.

Prairie. Tin Tin house house has has been been solid throughout the season solid throughout the season for for crappie, crappie, bass bass and and bream, bream, work work your your way up towards 3rd and 2nd point way up towards 3rd and 2nd point where where you’ll you’ll find find some some bass bass feeding feeding on on the the bedding bedding bream. bream. A A few few areas areas on Kings Bar have been good on Kings Bar have been good and and the water looks perfect. the water looks perfect.

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TIME OFFSET High +5 min / Low +33 min HEIGHT OFFSET High *1.18 ft / Low *1 ft

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August fishing can be a challenge sometimes, but it’s always a fun time. The cold-water upwelling is 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 especially for your charters.

luck out deep, go to 8A and troll fast through the reef. We catch many fish, even wahoo on 8A. Kingfish should continue to do well, many fish in the 40/50lb class have been caught recently. Pelican flats’ 70-foot line is a great place for kings, as well as 8A.

Nearshore beach fishing is going to really be picking up. Tarpons are there and rolling every day.

You can slow troll them or just drift in the mornings with live bait.

We have caught them on everything. Chunk baits, live baits and artificial. There is not much they won’t eat. Beach fishing in 20-30 feet is a blast. You’d be amazed how shallow all these fish come in. Kings, bonito, jack crevalle and many other extreme fighting fish. Look for the schools of bunker. If you find them, you will find the fish. 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. Bonita Mahi - cold water really pushes and king are excellent bait for the those mahi up in the gulf stream toothy critters, and they will defias well. Get out there and put nitely eat tarpon baits. your best baits out, now is the time to get them. If you have no

However, if you want to catch tarpon it is better to be calm.

Troy Perez 321-607-2033 capt.troyperez@gmail.com Hot days are here, and anglers can expect to catch a lot of redfish and tarpon. Large redfish can be caught in Haulover Canal using live blue crabs and croakers. I use heavier tackle, 20-30# braid tied to 40# fluorocarbon leader with a 4/0 or 5/0 circle hook.

Depending on the current in the canal, use little or no weight. Early in the morning, finger mullet works best freelining them on a 3/0 J hook with 30# fluorocarbon tied to 10-20# braid. Calmer days make the fish spookier, so I pole into areas instead of using a trolling motor. I use lighter rods with 6-8# test and 20# fluorocarbon leader with 3/0 J hook with live shrimp hooked through the tail for more distance on the cast.

If using artificial, use 3/0 worm hook with jerk baits so it can slip through the grass. The Mosquito Lagoon grass is thick right now, so use weedless hooks. On windier days, it is better to fish for redfish and seatrouts on the flats, they tend to be not as spooky.

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This is the best time of the year for tarpon fishing. You can find small tarpon in the canals and ditches and catch as many as you want using small mini jigs or crappie jigs with a decent hook.

It is a good time of the year to find the bigger tarpon out in the center or roaming the shorelines in the Indian River and Mosquito Lagoon. If using bait, I use 15-30# braid with 40-60# fluorocarbon leader with a 5/0 circle hook. I like to sight cast for them because if you let it soak out there the sail cats will get it.

Tarpons eat flies very well, I typically use my 12-weight because they range from 40-150# unlike the Keys tarpon, these fish will eat the flies well. Ocean fishing for tarpon is on fire, use the same methods and tackle. For some reason, the ocean tarpon does not fight as hard as the river tarpon. Tip of the month: Get out early for the best bite and after heavy rains for some of the best fishing.

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Just because you can’t get a they won’t eat. Beach fishing in bottom bite going doesn’t mean 20-30 feet is a blast. You’d be There are many ways to go about catching juvenile tarpon in the bottom fish don’t come up amazed how shallow all these the lagoons. Lures and even well tied flies will get a look on in the water column a little. Get fish come in. Kings, bonito, jack most occasions. However, to take your hookup to catch ratio on the wrecks and chum. You crevalle and many other extreme well into your favor there is one technique that far outshines the will find the cold pushes the fish fighting fish. Look for the schools rest. Small live bait, preferably mullet on a stout light wire circle up. They try to get to the warm of bunker. If you find them, you hook. Though a bit challenging to catch these days, nothing water level. It’s not uncommon will find the fish. Shark fishing beats those mullets in the 3–5-inch size for sheer tarpon strikes. at all to see amberjack, snapper, is about as good as it gets right It’s almost as if the tarpon is unwilling to entertain the thought cobia, mangroves, and many now. If you’re looking for some of one of those little guys loafing around its vicinity. Other live other species not far from the fun with the kids, anchor up in 20 baits work, and in a pinch or if buying bait is your way the mud surface. Picking out the biggest feet off the beach and hold on. minnow is a spectacular stand in. Just be sure to put a small fish can be fun especially for your Bonita and king are an excellent bobber/float on that mud minnow so he can’t live up to the charters. baitbottom. for the toothy critters. name mud minnow and hide at the The top tier bait is

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

Once the day gets hot and the top water bite slows, switch your tactics to live bait (pigfish) or DOA CAL Jigs fished on the deeper edges of the flats, and don’t overlook the large ladyfish schools shadowing glass minnows out in the deeper water.

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Remember snook season is closed in August, so please handle, and release them with extreme care.

The snook populations in our area are elevated this year If the ocean water stays due to the warmer than usual warm (above 80 degrees) winter we experienced. along the near-shore coast, look for pods of baitfish to

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Retailers attend Surf Expo to stock their shelves for adventures on or near the water and find the gear and goods to keep customers coming back for more. Whether it is surfing, paddling, fishing, hiking, camping on the beach, wake surfing, tubing or simply soaking up the sun, Surf Expo has everything needed to cater to customers with a passion for waterborne thrills, outdoor adventure or just the sun-loving beach vacationer.

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Scallops are regionally managed by the state, so different zones along the Gulf Coast have different seasons, with most remaining open well into September. There’s still plenty of time, plenty of scallops and plenty of places to go if you’re interested in an underwater egg hunt. Keep in mind, weather and water conditions can change quickly, and it can dramatically change the prospects for finding bay scallops. Plan your trip accordingly.

Starting down south in Pasco County, the Anclote River area is apparently on fire this summer. Following a mediocre season last year, we’re hearing people rave about quick limits and good-sized scallops coming from shallow water. The season opened July 10 in the Pasco Zone, and early on at least one person called it the best scalloping she’s ever experienced. These are big scallops, too, and we’ve heard talk of throwing back legal-sized scallops to find bigger ones. In mid-July, the shells were in as little as 4 feet of water, and with such a good early season, there should be some left up until the season closes Aug. 16.

Just to the north, Hernando County scallopers were off to a slow start, but a little farther up the coast, the Crystal River to Homosassa area was very productive. We’re hearing reports of scads of scallops in as little as 3 feet, with a majority of boats concentrating in the 7-foot depths. The size has been good, and it has apparently been difficult to find an undersized shell. With good weather and water conditions, good scalloping should hopefully last until the season closes Sept. 24.

We are also hearing good things farther north out of Keaton Beach and Steinhatchee, where the scallops are apparently very thick and close, although they might be trending smaller this year depending on your location. Limits in an hour or less were reported, with scallops hanging out in grass at 3- to 6-foot depths. The Fenholloway-Suwannee River Zone opened June 15 and will close on Labor Day. In the big bend, reports have not been great out of the St. Marks area, where heavy freshwater influx, low salinity and poor clarity are being blamed for scarce finds during the early season. Some are pointing to better days ahead in late summer. As wind and water conditions change, scallops holed up in the 15-foot depths sometimes shift closer in, where they are easier to find. The Franklin-NW Taylor County Zone remains open until Sept. 24.

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With the dog days upon us, night fishing can be productive and very comfortable. Perhaps the coolest strategy is wade fishing. Large trout and reds move unbelievably shallow under the cover of the night sky, and tossing a topwater plug can result in some exciting explosions. I typically use this method in the dark and not around lights, except for a headlamp for changing lures or unhooking a fish. With your vision impaired, hearing on high alert, and the noises of the day silenced, the bites can be startling and give the impression that the fish is larger than it is. That’s part of the excitement of a topwater bite! I only use this tactic in areas I know well, for safety reasons, of course.

I know wading isn’t for everyone, and night wading is for even fewer anglers, but there are other methods. Fishing from a dock, boat or kayak are all good options. Focusing on dock lights, causeway lights and lighted piers can provide excellent fishing. Many canal homes have lights, both underwater and above the surface, that attract baitfish, which attract the gamefish we target. I’d say trout are the most prolific, but reds and snook can be found mixed in with trout if you have them in your area. I like to target these areas with smaller lures, either a soft-plastic rattling paddletail or a small, hard, lipped bait with or without rattles. I prefer natural colors in some shade of white or clear with some silver mixed in.

I also enjoy fishing granite jetties at night. Setting up for this is a little more work but can yield terrific results. When jetty fishing, I bring a generator and two 1,500-watt stage lights. These areas typically have more current, so my hard-lipped lures may be slightly larger, but I still go with the smallest lure I can work properly in the current. I stick with the same colors as mentioned earlier. The channel and surf side of the rocks can both be productive depending on the tide, water clarity and bait. I recommend pointing one light in each direction until you determine which area has the best conditions.

Fishing at night brings new challenges, but it can offer some of the best catches of the summer. If you decide to give one of these three methods a try, remember safety first and don’t fish alone. Enjoy some cooler times on the water and be safe.

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Fishing out of Murrells Inlet on May 23, angler James Carroll battled in a 129-pound amberjack that is a new South Carolina state record. Here is the story in Carroll’s own words: e set out from Murrells Inlet, S.C. at the crack of dawn, heading offshore to the Winyah Scarp area, about 60 miles out. Our goal was to catch some mahi or wahoo. After a few hours of trolling along a weed line and the ledge without success, we decided to move closer in and try bottom fishing.

We relocated to a spot about 50 miles offshore in 100 feet of water. I switched to a Connley Fishing kingfish rod paired with a Penn Fathom 40, rigged with 80-lb. Momoi Diamond Braid and a two-hook bottom setup.

At this location, we caught vermilion snapper, black sea bass, grunts and porgies, sometimes two at a time. It was a productive day. I began waiting after getting a bite, hoping to hook a second fish. While doing this, something big hit the line without getting hooked.

Finally, I hooked a monster fish. After about 45 minutes of fighting, I told my great friend and captain of the Liberty Call, Gordon Jobe, to put the boat in gear to help bring the fish up in the water column. Around the one-hour mark, we landed what turned out to be a South Carolina state record greater amberjack.

Using a Garmin InReach, we contacted friends onshore to check the state record weight for South Carolina. They replied with 123 lbs. We knew we had surpassed that mark but had to wait a few hours to confirm.

Back at the dock, we went to Seven Seas Seafood Market in Murrells Inlet, S.C., to weigh the fish on their certified scales. The fish weighed in at 129 lbs. and measured 69 inches in length. After certification by Kris Reynolds, of the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, the crew at Seven Seas processed the fish for me.

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