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This time of year, you can usually point your boat offshore and eventually run into the mecca.

However, these sought-after pelagic species are moving around through their migrations and finding them isn’t always guaranteed. Sometimes you just get unlucky running and gunning all day, on the hunt for birds, debris and weed lines.

Whether you are out there with no signs of life or just can’t seem to get away from schools of undersized fish, it’s a good idea to have a backup plan to save the day and make the fuel bill worth it.

Having a deep-drop rig ready to go can save a day of offshore fishing. Swordfishing can be an epic day saver, but it takes quite a bit of time, gear and involvement to have a good chance. There are a lot of opportunities for fishing the bottom between the reef and the sword grounds.

With a set-up that can handle fishing between 500 and 1,000 feet, you will have what you need to quickly pepper in some drops during your day, without spending too much time setting it up and packing it away. There are a variety of edible aliens that can be targeted, or even snagged as bycatch, when fishing in the deep, but pretty much all 6 NATIONAL

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of them that come up from those cooler waters produce higher quality fillets.

Ensure that you have a few extra weights onboard, in case you get hung on the bottom, or adjustments need to be made due to the current.

Having the right weight is important, and it is pretty easy to tell after a drop if you have put on too much or too little. I would recommend having 6-, 8- and 10-pound weights to make your adjustments with. These leads can be extremely pricey, so look into some DIY methods if this is something you plan to get into.

Depending on what you want to target, there are a few variations you will want for your rigs.

Utilizing 300-pound mono and sleeve swivels, space out up to five hooks along the leader, making the drop-down leaders short enough that they won’t tangle with each other. Play around with different size hooks and spacing between them. If you aren’t sure what might be living on a newfound bottom spot, drop a rig with varied hook sizes, having the biggest on the bottom. It is also a good idea to affix a 6-inch, 50-pound breakaway leader to the lead to save the rest of your gear when you inevitably get hung up.

Searching for new bottom spots can be one of the most exciting parts about this type of fishing.

You might see ledges full of life on your machine, or you might see nothing at all, and still find fish.

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There is no closed season on yellowfins here, but fishing is best from July through October, with a typical peak season of August and September.

With runs of 36 to 125 miles to reach the fishing grounds, anglers must commit to long days on the water or overnight trips. The rewards can be huge. A low-end average fish Venice, Louisiana: weighs 80 pounds out of Puerto One of the most consistent places in the world for catching yellowfins is Vallarta. Big ones weigh 350 pounds or more. out of Venice, The “Yellowfin Capital of the World.” Tuna are a year-round possibility here in the Northern Gulf, where the Mississippi River produces Outer Banks, rich currents and rip lines that roll out to hundreds of oil rigs and undersea North Carolina: mounts known as lumps.

The Outer Banks get a lot of attention for giant bluefin tuna that move Summertime brings better weather and calmer seas, when getting through in the winter months, but yellowfin tuna are around all year. With the offshore more quickly and comfortably can reward anglers with mixed bags Gulf Stream averaging 30 to 45 miles offshore and all the bottom structure on of mahi, wahoo, snapper and tuna in the 40 to 80-pound range. However, the Continental Shelf, large schools of yellowfins are frequently encountered peak season for giant yellowfins is in winter, and triple-digit fish become along with many other pelagic favorites. the norm when the bite is hot. Fish heavier than 200 pounds are a definite Unpredictable weather makes the deep winter months of January and possibility.

February a crapshoot, which leaves October through December and March through June as prime time for catching yellowfins. They run a little smaller Puerto Vallarta, Mexico: here, with 25- to 65-pound fish being normal catches, but the action is usually On Mexico’s Pacific Coast, where the landmass begins to curve east, fast once you find them. Charters fill limits quickly, with doubles and triples Puerto Vallarta is positioned within range of some of the most prolific tuna coming tight when you troll through a school of them. grounds in the world. Outside of Banderas Bay, a series of islands and deep-sea For more great destination fishing, visit coastalanglermag.com. banks draw in tuna like clockwork at certain times of year. These are some of or many anglers, yellowfin tuna settle right into the sweet-spot of the tuna fishing world. They’re bigger and stronger than blackfins, while being far more approachable than giant bluefins. They’re fast and strong, and they school up, sometimes crashing baits on the surface.

There’s so much to like about this tremendous game fish, and it doesn’t hurt that limits are relatively liberal in most places. Did we mention that yellowfins are made of the delicious meat known as ahi in sushi bars?

Here are three of the best destinations where you can test your strength against a few yellowfins. Win the battle, and you’ll eat like a king.

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I caught my personal best mutton while fishing with Capt. Brandon Storin, aka Capt. Bean. It was a 16.2-pounder on light tackle, and it was such a fun and challenging fight. Muttons will definitely test your endurance. Even with heavier tackle, they will give you a fight to remember!

In fall and winter, muttons can also be caught in shallow waters, and this is also exceptionally fun. When conditions are right, a good inshore/backcountry guide can put you on a few of these skinny-water brawlers, along with the other species found in the backwaters of the Keys.

Mutton snapper make excellent table fare, but it’s important to remember that you should only keep what you plan to eat out of respect for the fishery, especially when they aggregate to spawn. A fully grown mutton snapper could feed five or six people, so keep that in mind when you’ve got a boat load of people throwing fish in the box.

If you want to experience and immerse yourself in the Mutton fishery here in the Florida Keys, I recommend booking an offshore charter with Bud N’ Marys Marina.

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here’s a wide variety of snapper species in the Florida Keys, including mangrove snappers, yellowtails and cuberas. However, the mutton snapper is a distinct and noteworthy member of this group. They are a ton of fun to catch, delicious to eat, and they become easier to target in summer.

During the summer months, typically from May to September, mutton snappers spawn in large numbers, gathering in groups around reefs and wrecks to reproduce. Since these spawning aggregations are typically found in deeper waters, this makes conditions for fighting them more challenging and more fun. These fish are renowned for their impressive power, strength and agility, so successfully reeling them up from deeper water requires good angling skills. Muttons make strong runs and sudden dives, so it’s important to have 20- to 30-pound test and a little heavier gear than you’d need for smaller mango or yellowtail snapper.

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Saturday 15th prizes for Trash Pick-up Our “Team of the Year” and as well, visit CCAFLSTAR. “Big Bass of the Year” will Tuesday 18th COM to register or Presenting more also be Sponsor awarded along with Tuesday 25th info. pay-outs for all teams that qualify after final weigh-in Tuesday August 2, 9 - is complete. More than 5pm till dusk, Jolly Gator $10,000 will be paid out Bass Tournament Series, this season to our qualifying every Tuesday evening teams. Come join us for the Tuesday 1st plus 1 Saturday per month weigh-in and see the huge Tuesday 8th until the Classic on August bags that will be brought 13th. Cost is $40 per event, to our weigh-master from 2 anglers per team. Teams the area’s best bass fishing that finish in the Top 10 in teams! For info or questions CLASSIC Saturday 12th points or win an event and contact, Phil Wolf from at least events will Coastal Magazine at at Wow time flies! It seems like it was just a few weeks ago that we thisfish year’s Classic20championship.

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10Thursday teams in points and those Currently, the big bass of the season is a monster 9.88 pounds and who winthis an event fish atThe least5pm 20 events will all qualify for the fish Bass and Series. to 8pm, “Alive After was part of a 5 bass limit weighing in at just over 23 pounds. The Classic.

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Please follow weekly results on our Facebook page Coastal Angler on August 12th at 3pm to see who comes out on top this season. the weekly weigh-ins. All This event is the second Magazine Orlando. This event has grown to be one of the longest Tuesday events start at 5pm Thursday of each month running and largest weekly series tournaments running in our Central till dusk, Saturday events (1 downtown. Block Party on Florida region. We have averaged over 25 boats at our Tuesday per month) are safe-light First Street! Don’t miss the evening events allowing us to build a huge fund for the classic till 2pm. Launch ramp at chance for a fun night on payout. We paid out over $10,000 last year and are on track for CS Lee Park next to Jolly the town. even more this year. Big thanks to our presenting sponsor American Tackle Company along with Orlando Coastal Angler Magazine for Gator Fish Camp on SR 46 providing a casting rod to raffle off at each event with all proceeds east of Sanford at St. Johns August 7, 15, 17, 23, going into the Classic fund. Every team that qualified and fished in River Bridge. For questions 28 - “Happy Birthday” to our Classic last season walked away with a cash pay-out including or more info contact Jim Orlando Editor Charlie last place finishers - putting smiles on our teams faces.

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Hello to the friends and family of Seminole Junior Anglers. We wrapped up our 2022-2023 Florida Bass Nation High School tournament schedule in April on the St. John’s River in Palatka. Once again, we had several teams in the top 10. Our Florida Bass Nation High School State Championship was June 10-12 on the Harris Chain. We have 7 teams that have been awarded qualifying births into this championship.

In case you didn’t know, in tournament fishing nothing is given to you it must be earned. Big congrats to Team Bailey. Dalton and Mackenzie Bailey were our highest finishers in 13th place with over 31 lbs. in two days. Our second-best finishing team was Bryce DiMauro and Bryce Balentine with over 28 lbs. finishing in 23rd place. We have 3 SJA teams that will be heading to nationals on Lake Hartwell out of Green Pond Landing in South Carolina in late July. One of these years, we will produce a National Champion, you mark my words.

Our squad this year also won the Club of the Year Award for the second year in a row! I can’t begin to tell you how hard this is to do. Winning it once is huge but winning this award in consecutive years is a massive achievement. I am so proud of this team. We knew it would be hard to do, but we did it again.

And finally, we won the Big Bass of the Year Award. Team Bradstreet, Kam and Drew landed a 9.99-pound bass. Out of 8 tournaments fished from August to April, 2022-2023 - this was the largest fish caught this season. Way to go Bradstreet’s and Team SJA. Our lakes in Central Florida are starting to heat up...not the fishing, but the water temps. Look for the fish to begin moving deeper and deeper.

I have heard of some nice bags still coming out of Kissimmee and Lake Toho and the Harris Chain of course. I would concentrate on the low light conditions in the morning and later in the evenings. Fish will begin to chase bait early and late, but the middle of the day action will be tough. After a big rain, look for moving water areas and run offs. Shell beds will always produce this time of the year and don’t forget about those man-made fish attractors. These are normally placed in 10ft or more of water and fish love them.

A big thank you to Coastal Angler Magazine Orlando, Airport Jeep Dodge, AFTCO, Huey Magoos, Kysek Coolers, Onyx, Boat Tree, Gumbo Wars, Bitter’s Bait & Tackle, Oakley, Power Pole, Lowrance, our boat captains, parents, volunteers, and sponsors. We all do what we can to keep these student anglers on the water. If you know a high school aged angler who has experience in tournament fishing, please contact me: Dave DiMauro, 407-353-4575.

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Hot weather behavior transition for largemouth bass in freshwater fishing means planning your trips early and late for successful trips.

Afternoon rains will make your outing more comfortable, but also will lower the water temperature a couple degrees triggering bass to feed. Match the hatch – top water, stick baits, lipless crank baits, suspended slash baits, flukes, trick worms, swim baits, Carolina rigged worms, creature baits and Texas rigged worms are all baits to have tied on. You’ve got to throw one of them in the water to get a bite.

Bass: Cooler water temps in the morning entice bass to shallow ambush feeding areas; hydrilla edges and lily pads are their hiding places. Points along the river with running water cause bait to be flushed bringing in the schoolies for an evening feed. The springtime panfish and shad hatchlings

June rains brought our lake levels back up to give the fish better access to the heavy cover they love during the summer months. The afternoon rainstorms produce running water, so find some current and usually the bait and bass are nearby. July is not only a hot month in temperature, but for bass fishing as well. If you love to catch them flipping - now is the best time of year to catch a giant largemouth up in heavy cover. Grab your flippin’ sticks!

Pitching small profile soft plastic creature baits like the Zoom U Vibe Speed Craw or the Gambler BB Cricket Sweet Beaver at the base of cattails, flat lily pad pockets, deeper edges of Kissimmee grass, matted vegetation or shaded docks will usually produce a bite in the hottest parts of day. Wind blow backs will also produce current and helps produce oxygen rich areas and may cool the water temps just a degree or two. What’s best is big fish tend to group up this time of year, so when you catch one slow way down

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3W Shrimp, mullet, 12F mud minnows, pinfish, and croakers are all great examples of baits that fare well in the simple bucket and bubbler. White baits like pichards, greenies, and 4Th threadfins can also 3Sa be kept in the simpler well, but you must be conscious of overcrowding and keep the water clean.

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popping bug. I have thoroughly enjoyed hearing the popping bug get hit. Daytime anglers are catching good numbers fishing the shallow bedding areas. Bait of choice is crickets fished under a float. Another good area to fish is 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 trolling jigs are catching good limits of crappie. The key is to find them suspended in open water.

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

It’s also the time to book your fall crappie trip too. Good fishing areas: parts of the shoal; Dupree Bar; Dyess ditch and Horse Island and Indian Prairie. Tin house has been solid throughout the season for crappie, bass and bream, work your way up towards 3rd and 2nd point where you’ll find some bass feeding on the bedding bream. A few areas on Kings Bar have been good and the water looks perfect.

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Challenging due to hot temperatures, possible afternoon thunderstorms and lower water levels. Now is a good time to brush up on your deeper water angling skills whether its fishing in the Kissimmee River or the Canal system. Bass like the deeper, cooler water temperatures tie on those deep diving crank baits. To 321-866-0306 Contact Us Today book you’re next fun-filled, Along with crank baits, a Carolina- productive and educational fishing Pioneer Glasstream Aquasport Stottcraftor log Rig (c-rig) or a texas-rigged big trip call me at -863-228-7263 wormNew will produce some quality onto my website to check Boats Sales - Authorized Yamaha andout the bass. customers and their catches; hotel Suzuki Dealer Parts and Service recommendations; guide rates and In the early morning hours have etc. Capt Angie’s sponsors are: a hard top water lure tied on like Caymas boats and Toho Marine; a bang-a-lure or devils horse and Lews; G-Loomis; BnM Poles; Midaim at the edges working the lure South Tackle; Maui Jim; Gill; Bullet out about 20-25 ft as you go along Weights; Road Runner; Real Magic; the rock-bottom in the River and Tru Turn hooks; Mega Strike; Gene Canals. If you’re fishing the lake, Larew; Pradco Brands and BUFF some areas of the lake are showing USA. signs of algae which is normal this time of year.

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August can be considered a tough time to fish in East Central Florida for several reasons, but that does not mean you can’t With the month of July here, scallop season find plenty of opportunities to bend the rod and do battle is in full swing and runs through midwith some awesome fish.

The most notable September. Its good fun, a nice way to cool factor that effects our lagoon is the sweltering summer heat and how it off, beat thefishing summer heat and something the whole can oh desired yes, the gamefish targets. plays into family the day forenjoy. most And of our best preparing andtoeating them.

Butand stay catching Therepart, is only one way beat the heat just in case you weren’t aware, there are regardless of how hot it gets.

Fishing in the cooler times of only 3 major good areas left in the whole the day is a sure way to keep yourself a bit state of Florida for harvesting these bi-more comfortable valve mollusks.

Port St. of Joesome area solid up in catches. the and achieve your goal Hitting the panhandle, Steinhatchee, Keaton area and in even exploring water very early or late in the afternoon the Big Bend, and Citrus County Scallop your localCrystal night fishing is a spectacular grounds, River, Homosassa area.work around keeping you off the water in those times of high sun and maximum heat.

There was a time when most of Florida enjoyed Scallop harvesting. One of the main reasons there little are only populations is because With tidallimited current until you get to the Ponce Inlet area in of coastal growth, urban development and the north or Sebastian Inlet to the south, we do not have the human population growth in the state which relief of cooler ocean water flooding unfortunately brings with it less habitat the and shallows multiple lesser awater quality. Scallops haveis. In those nontimes day regardless of wheremust the sun clean areas, water the quality andtemperatures vast grass beds to as the sun does tidal water climb populate grow and thrive. These few areas and by midday it is uncomfortably hot.

Just mentioned still have the features vital to like ourselves the fish also react to the oppressive heatspring and look to find some sustaining healthy stocks.

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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.

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 and king are an excellent bait for the toothy critters.

breeze is exactly what we look for to cool down and relax, Here area some guidelines insure maybe little time in thetoAC even.a happy Typically, the last thing trip out for the “white gold of the gulf”. we look for is a giant meal. Fish do the same and look to find deeper water or some out the heat. should continue to do Firstcooler off, it can be quite busy at theshade ramp, to onride the river, and out Kingfish making it difficult to see the scallops.

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If you do and find cautious yourself when looking to catchininand thearound heat, good to have a cooler waiting with plenty of ice to put the these waters. in. Measure them on the way into the cooler using an baits like live shrimp are a good choice as they fit the bill scallops empty gallon milk jug with the top cut off, or something similar of a lite snack and not a full meal.

In the cooler times like Preliminary reports are very good. So it should make for to keep your count. They are fragile and will die very quickly; early morning, late evening, and even you can look however the ice helps in relaxing adequate collections this season.

Fornighttime a successful harvest, the muscle and opening move in close.

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Withyou’ll the summer watersofheavy presence trying to find ‘em. Wait till reports come in, and where people Keep what you’re willing to cleanand that bay afternoon or evening.

So anchovies (glass those topwater plugs will get a look and can even be fished are going to get ‘em, then when you’re ready to go out wait many people get caught up in the collecting, and then don’t all be at with great success.

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Sea troutthe and redfish LEGAL REQUIREMENTS - If you’re – find boats and are findthe scallops! scallops are often and The spinner sharks, jackin between 16 and 65, you must have borderline areas where sand/mud meets primary targets for anglers crevalle, bonito bottom and redfish. a current saltwater fishing license the edge of grasses.

Mostattention bait andontackle on the Lagoon flats.

Anglers Focus your bait unless you are fishing (scalloping) will carry the supplies you need. should focus theirstores efforts podsall where there are visible with a for-hire vessel that has a valid in areas of mullet schools, predators, feeding activity vessel license. Check with the marina, a scallop trip today, and throwing top water plugs Book in enjoy and active feeding. but most marinas don’t allow their rental one bird of Nature Coast’s the early morning and late vessels to go as far out to where the scallop exclusive opportunities afternoon hours, or at night. As we approach theBe endsafe of grounds are. Recreational harvesters are this summer.

Once the day gets hot and the monthand and the scalloping. beginning limited to 2 gallons of whole bay scallops in good the top water bite slows, of the fall mullet the shell, or 1 pint of scallop meat per person, Don’t delay, book run, look per day. In addition, no more than 10 gallons your switch your tactics to live for snook fishing in trip thetoday surf of whole scallops or ½ gallon of meats may with move Capt. bait (pigfish) or DOA CAL to improve as they be possessed aboard any vessel at any Jigs fished on the deeper into the surf break toRick! feed. time. edges of the flats, and don’t Remember snook season is overlook the large ladyfish closed in August, so please EQUIPMENT NEEDED - A “diver’s down” flag schools shadowing glass handle, and release them (20”x24”) must be displayed from your boat minnows out in the deeper with extreme care.

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Tuesday July 4 - Tuesday thru Friday July Independence Day - The 11,12,13,14 - ICAST at staff of Coastal Angler the Orlando Convention Magazine Orlando wishes Center - This is an industry you and your family a safe only event for wholesale and Happy Day! Celebrate and retails buyers and our great country with event exhibitors marketing family and friends. Cook- new products for the 2024 out, watch the fireworks and sales year. Not open to stay safe! the public. “Best in Show” product will be awarded to Thursday July 13 - Alive this year’s winners at “New After 5 - 5pm to 8pm check Product Showcase”. Look out Central Florida’s largest for this years’ winner to be recurring monthly street listed in our August print party in Historic Downtown issue of Coastal Angler Sanford. Festival goers Magazine and our digital come to celebrate the issue The Angler Video community and local Magazine as well as any artistry, and to partake in an cool, new different products evening of music, food, craft for the fishing and outdoor beers, and shopping. Enjoy markets. great local restaurants, art galleries, gift shops, antique Saturday July 15 - Safe stores, nightlife and a variety light until 2pm. Jolly Gator of other unique businesses. Bass Tournament Saturday Free admission!

Series, Cost to register team $40 per event, 2 anglers Tuesday July 11, 18, 25 per team. There will be a - 5pm till dusk, Jolly Gator $20 side-pot for a big bag.

Bass Tournament Series, Saturday events are safe every Tuesday evening plus light till 2pm. Launch ramp 1 Saturday per month until at CS Lee Park next to Jolly the Classic in August. Cost Gator Fish Camp on SR 46 is $40 per event, 2 anglers east of Sanford at St. Johns per team. Teams that finish River Bridge. For questions in the Top 10 in points or win or more info contact Jim an event and fish at least “Squirt” Chaudoin at 40721 events will qualify for the 432-2822 or Phil Wolf with end of year Classic. Some Coastal Angler Magazine of the best river anglers Orlando 407-790-9515. in the area fish this Bass Series. The staff of Coastal If you have an event or Angler Magazine Orlando is meeting you would like the official weighmasters for included in the “What’s this fun tournament series, Hitting Around Town” come out and join us for column, send your details the weekly weigh-ins. All to: Phil Wolf phillip@ Tuesday events start at 5pm coastalanglermagazine. till dusk, Saturday events (1 com. Deadline for inclusion per month) are safe-light is the 10th of the preceding till 2pm. Launch ramp at month.

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ter artificial lakes to fish during the summer. Along the northwest shore fish try fishing open water peppergrass. You should try a zoom vibe magnum worm, Texas rigged. Swim baits are another good choice. Gambler EZ Swimmer on a weighted hook Summer is definitely here, and in the Copperfield color likely will the fish know it. The Kissim- get bit. mee chain is at low pool and the lakes are slowly filling up due to Panfish: Bluegills are spawning the summer showers. The Bass in the canals and any place that bite has been good early morn- is sandy and any type of flow near ing and late evening. Goblets it - bait of choice is crickets. Popcove has been really good. Try ping bugs also work well this time and beat the heat, the bass like of year. Shell crackers are in very shade too. Most bass are being shallow water spawning; this info caught out in open water vege- was tipped off by accident runtation along hydrilla ledges. On ning the airboat up skinny. Best West Lake Toho most anglers bait for the shell cracker is red are using plastics, I have been wigglers. Both can be caught throwing a June bug or pink with cane poles or light tacktrick worm, no weight, working le. Catfish as bycatch is a good it over vegetation and waiting thing, try using 8 pound test – it for that explosive hit. Also try will hold a pretty good sized cat using a Carolina rig with a 1 oz. and still be thin enough that the weight to get thru the vegetation. panfish don’t see it. Watch for the Folks are having good success afternoon storms and be safe! trolling live wild shiners up and down the hydrilla patches. East Lake Toho is still one of the bet-

The lake has been fishing well for both bass and bream. Early morning timeframe is best to beat the heat and afternoon rains and thunderstorms. Live bait and artificial lures have been catching some nice quality bass. For the lure bite, popping frogs, swim baits, slowly working top water lures, worms, senkos and swim jigs in colors white; Junebug; red shad; watermelon red; tilapia and black. Fishing with live shiners on a free line tipped with just a pegged bobber has been producing some great fast action around the bluegill beds.

For bluegill fishing, both live red worms and crickets have been producing limits, but I prefer fishing with crickets vs. worms only because I seem to catch less catfish and gar.

If you’re targeting shellcrackers, use both crickets and worms. The key to getting them to bite quicker is to hook the worm so that both ends wiggle and catching them when the moon phase is just right. Areas on the west and north side has been the areas to

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The Kissimmee River is producing both bass and bream bites and crappies are still being caught around the bridge pilings and on out towards the mouth of the river. I hope this information helps you to have a better, more productive day on the water.

To book your next fun-filled productive day fishing the big O call me at 863-228-7263. I have a new Caymas bass boat that is fully rigged, top of the line rods/reels, and all artificial lures we’ll need for your next fun day on the water. Check out my website www.southfloridabassfishing.com.

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ishing has been fantastic and hopefully it continues in July. Bait has been easy and plentiful with just a few throws of your net; those bunker are thick. Use the right net folks. Still amazes me seeing that blue 6-footer being tossed. Go to the Fish and Dive Center in Cocoa Beach and tell Nick you need a Canaveral bunker net. They are custom made and worth every dime.

Offshore has been “Fired Up!” Kings are chewing hard and every reef has them going off.

The early bite seems to be the best still.

Mixed in those kings are cobia, mahi, cudas and bonitas.

As many of you may have noticed, we had some beautiful clean water all the way to the beach that has brought flying fish to the buoy line—and a few mahi as well. Cool stuff. Along with the clean water we also have the cold-water Brody with a nice amberjack. It was tough thermocline.

This fishing with the ocean conditions, so this happens every year guy was gladly welcomed! and usually shuts the bottom fishing down, but will also push a lot of fish up. Amberjack and red snapper have been awesome. You can almost pick out what fish you want. Sure, you have to throw the reds back, but still fun sight fishing for red snapper. Joke! The thermocline usually only lasts a few weeks or so and the chicken rigging will get back to normal, as will grouper.

Speaking of snapper, they gave us a few days: 2. LOL! Nearshore shark fishing has been great. We are running shark trips every single day and averaging some great numbers. Big blacktips, hammerheads and sharpies. The jewfish (aka golaith grouper) have also been consistant and providing the fish of a lifetime for many. Some trips we are averaging 2 or 3 fish to 300-plus pounds!

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I like to use a wire leader on some of my rods to keep the barracudas and kingfish from cutting me off. I use a double treble hook stinger rig to keep them honest. Slow trolling with the live baits near the Port Canaveral shipping channel, or around the #4 or #2 buoys on the southern edge of the southeast shoal will generally result in quite a few hookups throughout the day.

Tarpon normally don’t strike the wire leader rigs, so I will also have a couple of rods rigged with fluorocarbon leaders in the 60- to 80-pound range attached to a 6/0 to 8/0 sized VMC 7385 circle hook ready to deploy in the areas where I see tarpon. You will lose a few of these rigs to kingfish and sharks, but they typically stay embedded in the tarpons’ jaws without any problems. Most of the tarpon you find out here will be in the 15- to 50-pound range, but a few of the tarpon will run well over the 100-pound mark.

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On most days, redfish can be fooled with a little twitch-n-pause motion of your rod tip, and the right colored soft plastic jerk bait.

most days for those who are fishing around the Thousand Island area of Cocoa Beach or the Grand Canal area near Satellite Beach. Live fingerling mullet are good baits for these fish. Subsurface lures like the X-Rap Twitchin’ Mullet can be effective early and late in the day, especially in areas where puffer fish are concentrated. If these blow fish are not causing problems, try a 4- to 5-inch Saltwater Assassin sea shad or one of the straight tailed shad models in clear with gold flake, Cajun Croaker, Opening Night, or Albino colors. Live hand-picked shrimp are also great live bait choices on most days.

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you find the pockets of life you’re searching for. Diving birds, crashing fish and pogies will be the top clues depicting these areas. Keep moving and casting without hesitation until you position yourself in these lively pockets.

Baitfish means predatory fish, which equals high shark activity as well. Be prepared to have some of your catches grabbed up by the taxman in the gray suit. Heavy drag and proper leaders will ensure you’re not wasting time and increasing the likelihood of losing your catch. Knowing this if you’re in the game of targeting sharks June and July makes a good opportunity. Croakers, mullet and cut bait are the recommended choices for shark fishing anglers.

In summary, we’ll continue to fish through the seaweed-plagued beaches, but will be dreaming of better conditions on the horizon with the confidence and understanding that the fish will be there. A few weeks of calm waters should get the water cleaned up and ready for the top month of big snook beach fishing. Until then there are opportunities available, but it’s been challenging conditions to say the least.

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uly is one of my favorite months of the year to fish the beaches from Melbourne down to Sebastian Inlet, however June brought us North winds and rougher than normal seas early in the month of June which made it tough to fish for tarpon, kingfish, sharks and big jacks like we normally do this time of year. Hopefully the winds are going to subside and let us get out and find the bait and fish we like to target.

July is typically a great month to fish snook from the beaches with live bait, artificials and on fly. Anglers can fish from the beach with live baits as well as their favorite hard baits and soft bait with good action on snook, tarpon, false albacore, jack crevalle, sharks and king mackerel.

Look for schools of baits such as glass minnows, greenies, or menhaden and fish bait pods close to the beach for consistent action.

The islands or mangrove shorelines in the Indian River Lagoon from Palm Bay to Sebastian, should be good early morning as long as we can get more bait in the lagoon. The rains we had in June pushed a lot of out of the creeks and into the lagoon around the spoil islands and mangrove shorelines to keep the predators happy.

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sure bet for trout, snook or redfish. If the fish wont hit topwaters, go subsurface with the Rapala Twitchin’ Mullet or D.O.A. Paddletail or jerk baits. Look for bait pods in the areas you are fishing and work the bait pods, cast under the mangroves and along the deeper parts of the spoil islands.

The creeks from Sebastian to Melbourne will hold snook and tarpon this month and, as the rains push water out, fish the mouths of the creeks or way back in the creeks for big tarpon on live mullet, greenies or pilchards, or go with topwaters early and late in the day. Fish the docks back in the creeks for snook as well as big trout, redfish and some jack crevalle.

Whether fishing the beaches or the lagoon, be aware of the clouds forming and make sure to get off the water before you get caught in a lightining storm or hail storm as they come up quick and can be very dangerous.

Big day for Bill and Mary with a 44” snook (above), along with some big jacks (top, left) and a nice speckled trout!

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uly is a hot month all around for fishing and the weather! On the inshore bite, getting out early is going to be the key; as the day goes on the bite will certainly slack off. Morning bites in the backcountry are some of the most aggressive and awesome ways of catching a fish. I like using MirrOlure Top Dog surface walkers; they swim incredibly with a lot of movement and if you pass one by a snook or a redfish at first light it’s almost a certain hook up. Once the first light has passed, I will switch over to live or cut bait or use a paddle tail. On charters, a lot of times I will use a soft plastic to identify where fish are laying or staging up to feed and then I switch to bait to get more hookups for novice clients. However, using soft plastics in the mid-to-late morning as your main lure will produce a lot of fish. We recently started carrying the NLBN (No Live Bait Needed) brand of soft plastics at our shop, Yellow Dawg Bait in Tackle in Ormond, and they have been a great edition and work great. They have a twist lock jig head system that keeps your paddle tail in place after a strike or hookup. I highly recommend you try them out!

I also love targeting mangrove snapper in the river each July as it is an easy fish to catch.

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fish as big as 18” in the river, and I even will get a couple of cubera snapper each summer targeting mangroves. They are amazing table fare!

Offshore we will target kingfish close to the beach in the morning, and then follow shrimp boats for tarpon as the morning goes on. Close reefs will hold a bunch of nice flounder in July.

If you can get mud minnows or small pinfish, that will be the best bait; if not, live shrimp will also get the job done. Lastly offshore we will continue to troll for mahi on days we can get out to the Gulf Stream and focus on weedlines, rips, floating debris and temperature breaks.

On days we can’t get all the way out, we will be bottom fishing for mangroves, triggerfish and

amberjack. We will also be partaking in this year’s two-day red snapper season; if you are fishing it, please get prepared early as bait will become hard to find.

July is a great month to fish, so get out there!

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Along with grass comes fish. We’re having a great dolphin year, with some nice yellowfins and wahoo in the mix. The grass is a wonderful thing if you know how to take advantage of it.

It’s a well-known fact that the surface trolling bite slows as the sun rises to the 10 to 11 a.m. position. This is the reason to get baits down where the fish are, rather than continuing to troll surface baits while the one “meat stick”—the deep planer rod—gets all the bites. Tuna and wahoo don’t wear Maui Jims. When the sun penetrates deeper into the water, they simply go lower in the water column.

And… who says you have to be moving at 6-8 knots to get bites?

Why not slow down and put several lines down where the fish are? It can result in steady, sometimes multiple hook ups. There are several ways to accomplish this. You can use downriggers with release clips, use heavier trolling lures that fall when you occasionally take the boat out of gear, or use planer lures coupled with a slower speed to get baits down.

For example, a beautiful swimming (frozen) squid or ballyhoo on the downrigger is a ringer for the wahoo and tuna bite. An artificial squid with an attached natural bait on a planer jig head or a deepdiving plug will also get bites. In addition these choices, a spread of slow-trolled live baits down deep is the ultimate offering. We have several videos detailing the options listed above on our website.

With all the sargassum grass this year, this may be an especially attractive alternative to the standard 7 knots. When you’re constantly “shaggin’ grass,” you’re not as effective, and it’s not good for moral when

deck hands fight more grass than fish. If you slow troll down a nice weed line with beautiful baits down deep in the strike zone, chances of getting bites are much better than shaggin’ grass at normal speed.

Find structure and bait near a weed line and you’ll have the scenario for success. With or without structure or marking bait, the weed line is home to all types of life. We’ve cleaned yellowfin tuna with a double handful of file fish in their stomachs the size of a quarter and smaller, along with small bit of grass.

If the weeds are not too scattered, troll as normal to find the fish.

When the sun gets up, slow down and concentrate on the areas you had bites earlier. Remember that the weeds are moving, along with everything that lives and feeds around the mats. Keep an eye out for other items floating in the grass mats to help keep up with your relative location.

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s I write this, the largest mass of sargassum ever recorded is making its way to the Florida coast. For months, forecasters have been bemoaning the mess this 5,000-mile-long weed patch will make on our beaches, but I’m looking forward to what it brings.

Prey species live in the seaweed, and predators congregate around these weed lines. There are going to be many different species of fish moving in closer than we usually get. Many anglers will enjoy chasing the larger predators; however, it’s fun to catch what we call peanuts, which are the small er dolphinfish that school up around the weeds.

The most distinguishing feature of dolphinfish is the bright neon green, yellow and blue coloration throughout their entire body. Dolphin have a long slender body, and the peanuts are typically 2 to 3 feet, with weights from 5 to 15 pounds.

Dolphin get much larger than this, but the big ones don’t exhibit the same schooling behavior.

An amazing feature about dolphinfish is their dorsal fin, which starts at the skull and continues all the way to the tail. To determine gender, male dolphin will have a more pronounced forehead, which almost becomes vertical with a 90-degree angle. Unlike most species of fish, the males tend to be larger than the females and are known as “bulls.”

Dolphin inhabit subtropical and tropical waters throughout the entire world. They live offshore in the 70- to 300-foot depths. Their spawning season runs from April until August, as long as the water is warm enough.

Dolphin broadcast spawn in current to ensure a higher rate of fertilization.

Once the young hatch, they take shelter in sargassum patches or floating debris, which also provides a source of food since other juvenile fish will be hiding there also.

Fish in the big schools hanging around sargassum patches will usually be on the smaller side. So, you’ll want to use smaller baits like pilchards or threadfins and free swim them around the weeds. You might see a school of dolphin swarming your bait and fighting over it. Their bright colors and darting movements make them easy to spot.

Another option is to use small bucktail jigs or even 3-inch swimbaits.

You can grab their attention by working lures like injured baitfish, and this is a great way to lure them out from under the debris.

While fishing these patches, a great way to target larger fish is to sink a larger bait below the school. Larger dolphin and wahoo often feed on peanut dolphin. It is illegal to use peanut dolphin as bait, but you could use ballyhoo, blue runner or even large threadfins.

The IGFA all-tackle world record dolphin weighed 87 pounds. It was caught by Manuel Salazar in the Papagayo Gulf in 1976.

Emily Rose Hanzlik holds 62 IGFA world records in various categories.

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Shoal bass are one of four of Florida’s native black bass species, and this effort marks the second time genetically pure shoal bass have been successfully raised at an FWC fish hatchery. Shoal bass are also a Florida Species of Greatest Conservation Need, which refers to native animals whose populations are of concern and are at risk or declining. The goal of raising and releasing these fish is to enhance the wild population to help maintain genetic purity and aid in the long-term conservation of this unique species of Florida black bass.

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“The mitigation of aquatic invasive species is one of the four pillars of the Yamaha Rightwaters mission,” said Martin Peters, Director, External Affairs, Yamaha U.S. Marine Business Unit. “The Emerald Coast Open helps foster healthy marine environments in the Gulf while educating the public about the damage a large lionfish population can cause. Yamaha Rightwaters will continue to support this tournament and applauds the effort to help the Gulf of Mexico thrive as a strong fishery.”

Lionfish prey on more than 167 different native fish species and can reduce some reef fish populations by up to 90 percent. They are capable of eating fish two-thirds their size, and one lionfish can consume roughly 20 fish in a half hour.

“Since its inception in 2019, the Emerald Coast Open helped remove more than 72,000 total lionfish from Gulf waters,” said Alex Fogg, Coastal Resource Manager, Destin – Fort Walton Beach and Emerald Coast Open Organizer. “The tournament not only yields immediate results and improvement within our fisheries, it also demonstrates that catching lionfish is fun – and they are tasty! We’re glad to have the support of Yamaha Rightwaters and look forward to developing our relationship as we begin to plan for the 2024 tournament.”

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n the Gulf side, Florida anglers are looking at a pretty solid red snapper season this year, with summer dates from June 16 through July 31 and additional fall dates to pursue one of the South’s favorite game fish.

It’s a different story over on the East Coast. With the way the federal government has regulated snapper fishing in the Atlantic over the years, anglers have come to count themselves lucky if there’s any Atlantic snapper season at all. This year’s allowance of two days—July 14-15— for recreational snapper harvest in the South Atlantic has anglers looking for ways to make the most of it.

From all reports, there are scads of red snapper out there. Catching the per-person limit of one fish should not be a problem. The key to a productive day that’s worth the gas is planning. Here are a few tips to help you make the most of the red snapper rally.

Load the Boat: With a limit of one fish per person, it’s time to load the boat with as many people as it will comfortably and safely hold so that you can fill the fish box with as many snapper as you are allowed. This is your two-day opportunity to fill the freezer with delicious fish. So, the more people you bring, the more fish you get to bring home. This is a great time to take kids. Kids love to fish, and they also take up less room in the boat.

Go With a Plan and a Backup Plan: For two days, it’ll seem like everyone with a boat is parked over every wreck and reef in the Atlantic. Get to the ramp early, and plan to be patient, because there will be a bunch of anglers with the same idea. Know where you hope to start the morning, but have several back-ups in case your honey hole doesn’t pan out. When you get there, if your graph doesn’t light up with life, don’t waste your time. Keep moving until you find bait and fish.

Fish Big: With a one-fish limit, and no size limit, it pays to target the biggest fish down there. Fish live baits that are big enough to get past the smaller snapper down to 20-pounders. It wouldn’t hurt anyone’s feelings if a big grouper took the bait, either. This also limits the number of small fish you’ll give a case of barotrauma, which is a good thing.

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It’s also a good option to secure braid to fluoro, and while it might not have the strength of the FG knot for this application, the double uni is much easier to tie and will save you some headache in real-world situations.

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All student anglers participating in the FWC’s 2022-23 School Fishing Club Program were required to complete at least one conservation project to qualify for funding associated with the program. Prizes were offered

by Mud Hole, Toadfish and Pure Fishing to encourage teams to complete multiple conservation initiatives.

The competition awarded points per club participation in a variety of conservation-minded activities aimed at reducing the impacts of plastic pollution.

“Congratulations to these young anglers for their dedication to conservation,” said Tom Graef, FWC’s Freshwater Fisheries director. “They are making a difference by leading the way for the next generation of anglers with these creative conservation projects.”

Punta Gorda Middle School won the second-place prize, and A. Crawford Mosley High School won the third-place prize.

“Supporting youth education is so important to our mission at Mud Hole Custom Tackle,” said Anthony Youmans, Mud Hole’s Education Program Director. “We’re honored to contribute the grand prize in this year’s competition and are always supportive of FWC’s efforts to lead conservation projects here in Florida, our home state.”

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FWC’s School Fishing Club Program welcomed 38 new and 14 returning student angling clubs in Florida to the program last year, supported by the Division of Marine Fisheries Management, the Division of Freshwater Fisheries Management, and the Florida Youth Conservation Centers Network. The clubs committed to complete the provided FWC curriculum and at least one conservation project. Club mentors provided support and hands-on training in knot tying and fishing gear assembly, as well as assistance with the clubs’ local events to increase student anglers’ confidence in the sport of fishing.

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he 2023 CCA Florida STAR competition presented by Yamaha kicked off Saturday of Memorial Day weekend. Four STAR tagged redfish have already been recaptured, but what you won’t believe is that none of the anglers were CCA members and registered in the competition. Those four anglers missed out on their chance at some awesome boats and packages, and that means all the boats and packages are still available.

Registration for the summer-long competition is open until Sept. 4 and invites CCA members, non-members, anglers and non-anglers to take a shot at winning their share of prizes valued at more than $500,000 including boats, motors, electronics, tackle, scholarships and more.

This event is about the fishery winning, too. Participants become citizen biologists and citizen garbologists by submitting photos of their catch or garbage collected during the competition in the STAR app. In order to win, participants must take their entry photo on the 2023 CCA Florida STAR official measuring device, which can be picked up for free in any West Marine store or one of the many other STAR distribution locations throughout Florida. Find them listed on the STAR website.

“Every year we have lots of tagged redfish recaptured by unregistered anglers who are not members. We hope that this year, with more prizes, we will see more winners,” said CCA Florida STAR Director, Leiza Fitzgerald.

“The youth participation has been heartwarming, and to date STAR has awarded $800,000 in youth scholarships, plus in 2021 two youth anglers won a boat motor and trailer package that consisted of a 16-foot skiff, 25hp Yamaha, Minn Kota Trolling motor and trailer. Every year there are over 100 winners In the STAR competition. Get registered and you could be one of them.”

The CCA Florida STAR competition presented by Yamaha has a division for everyone, from the non-angler to the experienced angler. It is comprised of 15 divisions targeting 12 inshore and offshore species, plus the Kick Plastic Trash Division presented by Papa’s Pilar which encourages cleanup of trash from Florida’s coastal waters. STAR’s signature Tagged Redfish Division offers seven winners, five adults and two youth, the choice of a Contender Boats 22 Sport, Pathfinder Boats 2200 TRS and a Carolina Skiff 162 JLS. STAR has additional new Tagged Redfish sponsors with Dek Kat Boats offering a 27 Flatz Kat and Sea Doo and Can-am offering a fun package of a Trophy Fishing Sea Doo and the Can-am Defender. Each boat will be powered by a Yamaha, the competitions presenting sponsor. Be the first winning tagged redfish angler for your choice of all these packages as your prize.

Once again in 2023, we have the ALTA SUPER STAR tagged redfish swimming in Florida waters. If it is recaptured, the winner will receive $50,000 cash! For the first two youth anglers who win in this division, prizes include a tiller boat powered with Yamaha outboard, trailer, Minn Kota trolling motor and Humminbird electronics.

Each of Florida’s coastal counties have on average four tagged redfish for a total of over 160 prize-winning fish. The best opportunity to catch one of this year’s tagged redfish will be in Citrus and Charlotte Counties, STAR’s 2023 Destination Counties, which each have eight tagged redfish in their coastal waters.

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STAR is a family-friendly competition, and CCA Florida youth members (ages 6 to 17) can participate for free. Kids are encouraged to submit entries in the Youth Scholarship Division presented by Realtree Fishing for an opportunity to win one of 12 scholarships totaling $100,000.

Other divisions include the Power Pole Conservation Division, Bonafide Kayak Division and Ladies Division as well as the Yamaha Guides which allows guides to participate when they are not on a charter for hire.

Since most division winners are determined by a random drawing, it is not about catching the biggest fish, any size fish can win. Remember, it is very simple really, every fish you catch between now and Monday, Labor Day offers the CCA member who is registered in STAR the opportunity to win their share of $500,000 in prizes and scholarships. You can’t win If you are not registered.

STAR is also a tool to gather catch data, it creates awareness for conservation, our sponsors and CCA Florida. Launched in 2015, the competition has set the bar for other fishing tournaments to follow by implementing conservation-friendly alternatives such a catch-photorelease format and a trash division. Florida STAR focuses on conservation with its technology-based, CPR format and dedicated smartphone app which promotes the proper handling of species and allows participants who are members of CCA and registered in the competition to upload photos of their catch or trash buckets in the STAR competition and be rewarded for their efforts. CCA Florida also provides access to the data collected to other conservation organizations and universities to help educate the public and for use in their studies on conservation, habitat and stock assessments.

You can still register for STAR 2023. You have all summer and all the boats and packages are still available. To receive additional information on divisions, prizes and more, visit ccaflstar.com or Facebook.

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he surf can be bountiful and as easy as fishing can be when the seas are calm. On a recent trip to the Gulf of Mexico’s calm shores, I was certain I was going to catch them at will. To the naked eye, conditions were as good as it gets, but many fellow anglers fell short of their dreams on this beautiful day. Here are some modifications I made on the fly that allowed me to come out ahead of most others.

This day provided us with glass-calm seas, clear water and bait everywhere, but one key ingredient was missing, substantial tide. What most of us focused on, including myself, were the calm conditions. This is always the draw for trout fishing on the beachfront in Texas, and it is seldom the norm.

I did research the tide, and it was an early high

heading out, which, once again, seems perfect.

However, the slope on the graph was a slow outgoing tide, not one that was going to trigger many bites on its own. Once I realized this and watched others leave empty handed, I decided to search for places that would encourage the slow outgoing current to increase in velocity. I sought out guts in the bars perpendicular to the shore. These same guts have the potential to cause dangerous riptides, and they can also be the best place to fish. You typically see these guts by studying the waves, but with no waves I had to use my polarized glasses. Thankfully, the water clarity made this an easy task. I drove along the beach looking for these, and once I spotted them, I stood on the back of my truck to increase my elevation to identify the best ones.

I’d found my pattern. Now the catching could begin! Keep in mind, as slow as the tide was moving, it did not create a dangerous situation

(always be cautious of rip tides on the beach), but it did speed up the current enough to trigger a good bite. I thoroughly worked all edges of these guts, finding most bites on the back side where the tide pulled bait from the shallow gut to the deeper second gut.

When the tide is slow, I like to try and get a reaction strike by throwing something a little different or working my lure erratically. On this day, I was throwing a rattling soft-plastic paddletail.

I also picked one with a bright green tail to stand out from the millions of baitfish traveling the first and second guts. All of these tactics combined allowed me to salvage a day when most left with empty stringers.

The beachfront can be a great place to fish, and it’s fun for the kids. My boys enjoy wading beside me, and when the fishing is over it’s time to play at the beach!

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laska fishing season started off with a bang for anglers visiting Ketchikan, Alaska. Halibut fishing charters produced great catches of halibut, pacific cod, lingcod and rockfish. Salmon fishing trips resulted in big king salmon while we awaited the arrival of silver salmon and pink salmon.

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Early season typically is more inconsistent than the deep summer months of July, August and September. With that being said, our guests enjoyed better than average fishing to start off the 2023 Alaska fishing summer.

Fishing tours for cruise ship guests and fly-in anglers spent the majority of May bottom fishing. These fisheries consist of fishing near and offshore waters for halibut, cod and rockfish. Deep-water jigging for halibut had guests reeling in keeper-sized halibut as well as oversized halibut ranging from 10 pounds to 120 pounds. There’s nothing quite like the thrill of hooking into these deep sea dwellers, and the delicious white meat holds up well when frozen and shipped back home to the lower 48.

Halibut weren’t the only species caught during our halibut fishing charters. Pacific cod were a staple while bottom fishing for halibut. Cod were concentrated in large numbers on the sandy flats eating a variety of bottom rigs. Traditional halibut fishing rigs with glow-in-the-dark squid and cut herring caught the majority of Pacific cod. We also found great success jigging for cod with metal jigs and soft plastic swimbaits.

Following up halibut fishing with rockfish and lingcod jigging made for a combination catch that had everyone smiling. We do this in shallower water with light tackle. While catching pelagic rockfish such as yellowtails and duskies, we also caught big lingcod. With such a phenomenal bottom fishing area, you’re never quite sure what will grab the end of the line. Giant lingcod make a trophy catch for anyone visiting Alaskan waters.

King salmon fishing opened June 1. Everyone rejoiced at the opportunity to pursue this iconic fish. Big king salmon catches came in throughout the entire southeast Alaska region. Ketchikan is known as the salmon capital of the world, and it didn’t disappoint. Herring Cove and Mountain Point were the first areas to open up. This resulted in large numbers of anglers trolling for prized king salmon. As we look forward for the entirety of the region to open, these were the first areas where big catches came in.

Over the next couple months, the fishing will continue to heat up!

Halibut will continue to show up in larger numbers as the water temperatures increase. In addition, the salmon fishing will see a big burst of silver salmon and pink salmon to combine with the larger king salmon. It’s all happening now!

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ost of the time the saying is true, bigger baits equal bigger fish! Although elephants eat peanuts, a big bait profile is something big fish sometimes can’t resist whether you’re fishing the open ocean or the Great Lakes. I’ve spent a lot of time in the last couple years experimenting with lures that are larger than what my previous comfort zone was for bass. It is pretty special to see what gets curious to come look at or bite these big baits.

There are many different types of swimbaits on the market, but I’ll break them down into two styles to keep it simple. There are hard, gliding-style swimbaits with treble hooks and there are soft-body swimbaits. Each has a time and a place, and both attract some very big fish.

Depending on where you are in the country and the size of the forage in your lake, a normal meal for a bass is usually much bigger than you would think. Bass have huge mouths to accommodate large prey items. A two- or three-pounder has no problem at all swallowing a 6- to 8-inch bluegill whole. I’ve seen 10-plus-pounders eat gizzard shad up to 14 inches long! Trying to exactly duplicate the larger bait fish in your lake with a natural presentation is the key to drawing attention to your artificial lure.

With hard swimbaits, my first choice is a shad imitation. Most of the places I fish are full

over deeper water, I’ve caught some big fish with crappie down in their throats.

With soft swimbaits, I usually go to a bluegill TYLER WOOLCOTT imitation. I like soft baits because they are more weedless, and you can creep them through of shad, and shad seem to be a the grass or along the bottom in places where favorite food source for bass. bluegills live.

Crappie are another forage Big swimbaits can get mighty expensive. If species people sometimes forget about. Lately, when throwing big baits you are just getting started with them, I would suggest sticking with the more affordable baits that get good reviews until you get your confidence up. Then you can dive into some of the larger, more customized lures.

Learning to fish big baits is best done by getting on the water and doing it. Just get out there and experiment with retrieves until you find out what works. Of course, throwing giant lures requires special equipment. I like 13 Fishing’s affordable Defy for a rod. It’s an 8-foot swimbait rod that handles most big lures with ease. I pair this with a 300 sized reel, like the 13 Fishing Concept A3 and some 20- to 25-pound Seaguar Abrazx.

I hope this article sparks someone’s interest to get out there and throw a big bait. Once I stepped out of my comfort zone, I discovered it to be one of the coolest and most fun ways to target big bass all year long. Don’t hesitate to reach out to me on social media if you have questions about these tactics or any others.

Tyler Woolcott is a professional tournament angler and guide. Check out his website at www.tylerwoolcottfishing.com.

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taly’s River Po has done it again.

Last week, MADCAT pro staffer Alessandro Biancardi caught a 9-foot-long wels catfish that will likely replace the IGFA world length record for the species. The monster wels measured 285 centimeters (9 feet, 4.2 inches) in length and stands to beat out the existing record by just 4 centimeters, or about an inch and a half.

Biancardi is a veteran catfish angler who has targeted wels for more than two decades. He landed his potential new record after a more than 40-minute battle while fishing solo in an aluminum

jonboat.

The giant fish ate a soft-plastic paddletail fished on a jighead.

“In silence, I approached the first spot and after few casts a powerful bite arrived. The fish stood still some seconds before starting a very complicated fight, between strong currents and a lot of submerged obstacles,” Biancardi wrote in a blog post. “I calmly managed to fight what I felt to be a prehistoric fish. I followed it for 40 endless minutes. When it surfaced for the first time, I

really realized that I hooked a monster. Adrenaline started pumping hard and the fear of losing it almost sent me into a panic. I was alone, facing the biggest catfish I ever seen in 23 years.

“I tried gloving its mouth two or three times, but it was still too strong,” he wrote. “I decided to go in shallow water trying to land it from shore, and after few tries, I managed to land it! I tied the fish to let him recover from the long fight then I suddenly realized that the boat was not anchored, and it was going away in the current. I was forced to have a swim to recover it with all my stuff.”

Biancardi then called some friends from a nearby fish camp to come help him get a good measurement on the beast. After taking measurements, the fish was released. Without a weight, it will not be considered for the all-tackle world record, which stands at 297 pounds, 9 ounces for a fish caught from the Po back in 2010.

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By Gary Turner

he sun was just cresting the mountains and the moon was low in the west as Capt. Ron Ratlief, of Ron’s Fishing Guide Service, and I began fishing for redear sunfish on Arizona’s Lake Havasu. This trip has been on my bucket list for years. I just never made the time, which is ridiculous considering Havasu is pretty much the Holy Land for bream fishing.

Havasu is a large Colorado River reservoir on the Arizona/Colorado border. In recent years, the lake has produced a series of world-record redear sunfish, with the current mark standing at 6-pounds, 4-ounces. Havasu’s freakishly large redears are due to a plentiful food source of invasive mussels that have infiltrated the system. The lake also holds some enormous bluegills, which I came to find out over two days fishing with Ron and a third day with my buddy Zac Mickle.

You could feel it was going to be a hot one—over 100 degrees— as the cool morning air evaporated with the sun. After all, Havasu is an oasis in the middle of a desert. We started the morning sight fishing coves. Havasu’s water is as clear as the Keys, and I half expected to see bonefish swimming by.

We searched several coves and saw lots of fish, including bluegills, carp, catfish, giant gizzard shad, tilapia, green sunfish and small stripers, just

to name a few. We also found some redear sunfish, our target species, but they were small, a pound or less, and we were looking for big ones!

We moved to plan B and headed to deeper water. Havasu has the most man-made fish attractors and brushpiles I’ve ever seen. There might be a bunch in South Carolina’s Santee, but you would never see them. The crystal-clear water makes everything visible, and as the sun got higher, we could see even more. We saw structure clearly in 18 feet of water with large redears on it. I dropped a night crawler on a jig head down, and BAM! I had a good bite!

We landed a nice redear heavier than two pounds and continued hitting deeper brush, where we saw some big ones and caught a thick 14-incher that was pushing 3 pounds. After several other fish in the 1 to 1 ½-pound range, Ron suggested we move back to a cove for a few last casts before heading in.

In the cove, I got hammered by a good one, which upon landing was about the same size as the 2-pounder from earlier, but it looked more like a caught a world record this year, but I’ve already bluegill. I was thinking it might be a hybrid between booked next year’s trip. the two species, which was later confirmed.

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BLOTCHY BASS SYNDROME IS A VIRUS

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uring the old days of chumming, lots of fishermen used glitter in their chum, but we sure didn’t talk about it. Why? It was a serious fish-catching secret, and it works as well now as it ever did.

Of course, back then we hadn’t heard of microplastics. We didn’t equate those tiny flashy flakes with pollution. Traditional glitter is made with aluminum and plastic, which is a really bad thing to be throwing in the water. Thankfully, today there is biodegradable glitter made of plant cellulose. This more environmentally friendly product enables us to keep using our old tricks without doing harm to the ocean.

When you add biodegradable glitter to your chum, the oils coat

every single small piece of glitter. When it hits the water, each piece of glitter becomes fish attractant. As it slowly spreads through the water column, it catches sunlight and reflects it. The oil onboard each small piece of glitter leaves a trail that only a hungry smart fish would care to follow.

You might ask how do I know that glittering chum works? Well, when you start getting hits and landing fish, open the fish box and take a look. You know how glitter is. It gets everywhere and sticks to everything. Well, your fish box and the fish in it will be coated in glitter. Trust me.

heck out the crazy markings on this Pennsylvania bass!

Recently the American Fisheries Society Black Bass Conservation Committee (BBCC) posted photos of this striking, black-splotched largemouth bass on its Facebook page.

The photos, by professional bass fisherman Grae Buck, show his wife Jessica Buck holding a fish with melanosis. The post goes on to explain that this condition is when something affects the pigment expression in the skin, turning it black. Termed blotchy bass syndrome, it has been found in black bass species in waterbodies across the United States with increasing frequency.

“While a truly melanistic fish would be all black, we more commonly see parts of the fish black, irregular blotches, spots, or fins,” the post reads.

These crazy colored fish show up from time to time, and previously it has been explained as a genetic mutation. In its explanation of this fish, however, BBCC pointed to research being conducted at the U.S.G.S. Eastern Ecological Science Center in West Virginia.

The research found that this blotchy skin condition is actually caused by a viral infection, an emerging novel adomavirus. Researchers have not pinned down a cause yet, but a U.S.G.S. report suggests higher incidences of blotchy bass syndrome in disturbed-water systems, with a potential link to chemicals. There is currently broad ongoing research to try and determine the causes and effects of this infection.

The Return of a Capt. Judy Helmey runs Miss Judy Charters off the Georgia coast. Check them out at missjudycharters.com.

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