Coastal Angler Magazine | September 2022 | Palm Beach & Ft. Lauderdale Edition by Coastal Angler Magazine

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There are a few different styles of baits you can use on the drop shot, depending on what your fish are feeding on. This is what I usually base my bait and color choices off of. I usually throw a small finesse worm like the 13 Fishing Joy Stick Ultra Thin or a baitfish-style bait like the 13 Fishing Vertigo minnow. Both baits are small in size and can really pick up some bites when the fishing is tough.Bait color is important, but I like to keep things fairly simple. I typically throw a green pumpkin or a black-and-blue worm style bait. For the baitfish-style lure, I stick with whites or natural baitfish colors. Remember, you are trying to be as finesse as possible to trick a bass that’s not hungry into biting, so something simple and natural will excel. This technique has worked wonders for me all across the country. From down South in Florida all the way up to New York, bass eat this rig up everywhere. Next time you’re on the lake and the bite is tough, downsize your presentation and drag a drop shot around. It will pick up a few more bites.

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The water can be a little warm this time of year, and it makes bass finicky. When the bite gets tough, a drop shot flat out gets bit. It catches fish everywhere I go, and every angler should have the technique in their arsenal.There are a few reasons a drop shot can out-perform other techniques this time of year. The first of these is because of how versatile you can be with it. I have thrown a drop shot around rock, wood, grass and even in completely open water. Smallmouth, largemouth and spotted bass will all pick up a drop-shot rig, so it’s a great option regardless of what part of the country you fish or what species you target.Another factor that makes this technique excel when other things aren’t working is it’s effective on heavily pressured and sluggish fish. Sometimes getting these fish to bite calls for light line and a smaller profile bait. The dropshot rig consists of a fluorocarbon leader leading to a hook of your choosing then, below the hook, about 12 inches of line tied to a drop shot weight on the end. This creates a rig that keeps your bait up off the bottom and drives finicky bass crazy.

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“They’re not smart fish. If they’re turned on, they’re going to eat. If they’re not, it may be five hours before they do,” he said. “But there’s going to be 30 to 40 minutes on the tide when those snook are eating. There’s not a lot of thought that goes into it. If one is interested, they all are.”

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Throughout the summer, snook are catch-and-release-only to protect spawning fish. On the Atlantic side, snook harvest opens Sept. 1, with a 28- to 32-inch slot limit. Capt. Smith said the spawning pattern lasts well into September most years, but the big females are over the slot and must be released, anyway. He is more concerned with the beatings these fish take all summer long. His solution is to limit the number of fish he targets and to gear up heavy. Smith fishes 10,000 size reels on 50- to 100-lb. rods. He runs 80-lb. braid to a 60-lb. fluorocarbon leader and locks down the drag. The weakest link is an 8/0 thin wire circle hook, which is easier on the fish but must be changed out Heavyfrequently.gear combats a big snook’s propensity for bulldogging into structure. It also shortens the length of the fight to lessen the likelihood of fish succumbing to exhaustion or sharks. Smith said these large spawners can be 25 years and older. He urged anglers to handle them carefully for release and never to hold them vertically by their mouths.Ifyou’re looking for a snook to eat, there’s plenty of opportunity for that also. Between the moons some of the snook spread out to the bridges, docks and deep holes. The smaller, slot-sized males become more interested in feeding. Also, the mullet run will kick in toward the end of September. When mullet schools show up, everything from the fish to the anglers switch over to chasing bait. Contact Capt. Patrick Smith through his website www.swamptosea.com.

Agiant snook should be on every angler’s bucket list. They’re big, they’re strong and they’re aggressive. Southern Florida boasts the most prolific snook fisheries in the world, and Capt. Patrick Smith, of Swamp to Sea Guide Service, operates in the heart of one of the best. Swamp to Sea fishes throughout Palm Beach County up to Stuart, Fla. At times, the snook fishing can be so good that the prospect is almost mundane for Capt. Smith. “If I’ve got clients who want to catch the snook of a lifetime, we’ll go out to the inlet and let them catch one or two. Then we’ll go do something else,” he said. “It’s cool to check a big snook off the list, but light tackle is moreCapt.fun.”Smith’s nonchalance about catching snook 35 to 43 inches long and up to 25 pounds is an attitude geared toward conservation of a species he loves. When big females congregate in the inlets to spawn around the full moons of summer, they are easy targets for anglers armed with big live baits like perch and croakers.

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Although the temps are still high, you can have a successful day on the water if you modify your techniques. Remember to apply sunblock before you leave the dock, wear appropriate protective clothing and drink plenty of water. Stay safe and have fun!

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Work with what Mother Nature gives you. Here on the upper Texas coast, we’ve had about seven years of excessive rainfall which, in general terms, made some of our bays unfishable for most of that time. Due to excessive fresh water, those of us who like to fish where the tributaries enter into the bays had to seek new areas where the salinity levels were suitable for speckled trout. This year, things are back to normal, and we need to relearn old patterns and work with what Mother Nature is giving us.

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The Texas heat and drought are one for the record books and can make a day on the water unpleasant if you plan to stay much past noon, but there are some methods to help you be productive until things start to cool off. Many of the estuaries that were impacted by the floods are some of our deeper bay systems, and that is a good thing this time of year. Heading out early will greatly increase your odds and give you more time on the water while it is cool, relatively speaking. I have found these bays have been forgotten by some, and they’ve never been fished by those new to our sport, which makes for less crowds on the water. I target the deeper reefs in the upper stretches of the bay near the rivers. Locating new washouts can also pay off, and those are not on the maps or public knowledge, so doing a little recon before you head out on each trip can make for a more productive day.

As always, the jetties are a favorite. The high current and cooler Gulf water attract every fish species that swims in our bays and nearshore waters. It’s not uncommon to catch some offshore fish there as well; it happens every year.

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Although I prefer lures over bait, success rates lean toward live shrimp or finfish this time of year. Depending on conditions, these can be free-lined, Carolina rigged, or fished under a loud popping cork. A free-lined shrimp tossed near a granite jetty is a good bet on any day. Stepping away from the live version, cut mullet or shad can be winners for a big pull from a red, black drum or shark. A circle hook Carolina rigged on the bottom can entice those large predators to strike. This is a great method if you have kids aboard.

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n September, with the famed mullet run in full swing, big bull redfish will be following schools of mullet and feeding heavily. It’s one of the best times of year to hook up with a bull red, and my favorite place to target them is in the Sebastian Inlet. Red drum, more commonly known as redfish, are a familiar species to most saltwater anglers. With beautiful coppercolored scales fading into a white belly, their distinctive mark is an eye spot at the base of the tail. Catching a red with multiple black spots is a true honor for many inshore and nearshore anglers. This eye spot is not merely a decoration, it also serves as a defense mechanism to confuse predators into thinking a redfish’s tail is its Reds can be found on the coasts of Mexico all the way to Cape Cod, Mass. Their habitats can vary widely due to redfish being euryhaline, which means they tolerate a wide range of salinity. Redfish are typically a nearshore species, meaning they can be found in estuaries, bays, mudflats, oyster beds and off of beaches. Young redfish prefer estuaries, where there is an abundance of prey as well as protection from larger predators. Once they reach about three years old, they tend to move off of the beaches into coastal areas. Once redfish reach maturity, at three or four years, they begin spawning. Their spawning season usually takes place from mid-August to mid-November; however, this may vary due to temperatures and other factors. Redfish usually congregate to spawn near or inside tidal inlets or fast-flowing water to ensure as many eggs as possible are fertilized. Males produce a drumming sound to attract females by contracting their muscles to vibrate their swim bladders. Females produce one-half to two million eggs per season. Most eggs do not make it to the safety of bay areas. During the mullet run, large schools of redfish follow migrating mullet. The easiest way to target these fish is to drop a live mullet below the main school of mullet. If you’re specifically targeting bull reds, you’ll want to give it a go at night. Drifting large chunks of ladyfish on an outgoing current will almost always produce a large fish. Occasionally, you will come across large schools of redfish feeding on the surface at the mouth of the inlet on an outgoing tide. When this occurs, use topwater plugs, swimbaits and large jigs. In the backcountry around the mangroves, gold spoons, live shrimp and small crabs work best.

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T hose looking for some new numbers to fish off Mexico Beach now have them thanks to CCA Florida, Duke Energy and the Mexico Beach Artificial Reef Association. In May, the organizations teamed up to deploy four 38,000-pound and four 5,000-pound artificial reef modules off Mexico Beach. They are calling the new honeyhole “The Duke Energy/CCA Florida Reef.” The eight reef modules were deployed by Walter Marine at the prepermitted Sherman Site, an area known for attracting red and gray snappers, amberjack, king mackerel, Spanish mackerel, gag grouper and cobia. These specific reef structures, ranging in height from 8 to 25 feet, provide greater habit diversity while attracting fish and appealing to recreational anglers. The reef site is located offshore 11 miles west of Mexico Beach at approximately 29º 55.384, -85º 40.765.

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E verything offshore will start to notice when water temps drop a little at the end of the month, and even more obvious will be shorter daylight hours. All the fish we pursue will start thinking about one of three things: spawning, gorging to fatten up for winter or migrating back south. I’m most concerned with the grouper/snapper complex and the wahoo, so this puts my fishing in overdrive for the next few months. Groupers and snappers will be hot as a firecracker until after Christmas. Wahoo fishing will be at the peak by then as well. Another species I like to stay tuned into are the beeliners (vermillion snapper). When you stay in touch with these guys, you pretty much stay in touch with everything, because everything out there loves to eat a beeliner. The full moon is going to be on Saturday, Sept. 10. This will be a good time to spend the night at the break and have the livewell full to fish just before dawn. Beeliners will chew hard during this full moon, and the bite will shut down as soon as the moon disappears on the western horizon. If you can keep the bright lights going all night, the squid and the biggest, fattest beeliners will be readily available for the taking. When you have these two things gathered up in mass, you definitely have the wahoo and grouper there also. This is a good reason to keep the light line out with a fresh squid or a Boston mackerel just past where the light disappears into the dark water.

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The only problem is the kings are there too. You may like to catch kings, and I apologize for that last sentence, but if I catch a king, it’s accidental. A lot of folks don’t even consider fishing at night, and certainly not fishing the light line at night, but it can be extremely effective for wahoo and kings. The first wahoo I ever caught from an anchored boat was at night, and it was a heck of an experience. We saw the fish swim under the lights, and I quickly put out a live beeliner. The beeliner swam away from the boat, and just as he got to the dark water, we saw the bite. I was instantly addicted to this style of bottom fishing and light lining versus just trolling for wahoo, tuna and dolphin. Dolphin will not eat at night, normally, but the night bite for tuna can be good. The stack of beeliners is the main thing I’m looking for as a good starting point for a place to fish. Gags and scamps will definitely go with the food (beeliners) until the beginning or middle of October. Then the gags will leave the beeliners to migrate inshore in search of cigs and sardines and to spawn. For more information, see www.barefootcatsandtackle.com.

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“Now, on top of a short red snapper season, it is our understanding that there are discussions about broad area or season closures of all bottom fishing to stop red snapper encounters altogether,” reads the letter. “This decision would be crippling economically for our states that rely heavily on our coastal Legislatorseconomy.”havecalled on NOAA to hold off on area closure consideration until data from the ongoing South Atlantic Great Red Snapper Count can be considered. Results of this study, which began in 2021, are expected by 2025.

It’s worth noting that last year’s data from a similar study, the Gulf of Mexico Great Red Snapper Count, indicated there were up to three times as many red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico as the numbers federal managers were using to make management decisions. On that note, Gulf legislators are not pleased with how “more accurate” state data is being calibrated into the “fundamentally flawed” MRIP data that federal managers have used to set regulations for years. The “data calibration framework” included within proposed rule changes would result in reductions of the state annual catch limit for some states and increases for others. State annual catch limits would increase for Florida and Louisiana by 100,000 and 50,000 pounds, respectively. Texas’ limit would remain the same, while Alabama and Mississippi’s limits would decrease by 586,000 and 95,000 pounds, respectively.Theproposal would also increase the overall red snapper overfishing limit from 15.5 million pounds to 25.6 million, while increasing the acceptable biological catch from 15.1 million to 15.4 million. That might sound pretty good for anglers; however, legislators pointed out that this would reduce allowable catch from 97 percent to 60 percent of the sustainable limit.

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“By requiring the states to calibrate their more accurate—and NMFS certified—catch data to an outdated and fundamentally flawed MRIP, NMFS has failed to find an effective solution and is not making decisions based on the best available science while refusing to appropriately integrate the new data,” reads a letter from legislators. For more information on the continued political wrangling over red snapper, visit coastalanglermag.com.

Here we go again. The hubbub over federal management of red snapper seems never ending. Most recently, Southeastern legislators penned a letter asking NOAA to suspend consideration of area closures in the South Atlantic. Meanwhile, legislators from states on the Gulf of Mexico are pushing back against new proposed federal regulations. Both groups contend the federal government is not using “the best available science” in management decisions.

The South Atlantic fishery seems to be in a situation similar to what the Gulf fishery faced a few years ago. Following years of ridiculously short red snapper seasons to rebuild the stock, anglers on the water report red snapper so thick that it’s the only species they can catch. These fish must be released, despite the high likelihood they will succumb to pressure-related injuries. Ultimately these discards count against fishermen.

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The first key element is the rod. When it comes to casting for distance, you want a fast-action rod. This is true if you are a surf angler, a boat angler targeting fast-moving tuna, or an inshore angler targeting shallow-water reds and trout that are easy to spook. The more flexible your rod is, the less momentum it will impart to the lure. Make sure your blank is stiff. Rod blanks come with a lure weight range. Most of the time the optimal lure weight for casting distance is between 1/2 and 2/3 it to be too long. For surf-casting rods, about 1 ½ times the length of your forearm seems best. High-quality guides also make a big difference in how far you can cast. Typically you’re going to have to spend more for quality guides, but consider it an investment that results in consistently longer casts. Proper guide placement makes a difference, as well. On some rods, the first guide is too close to the reel and/or the legs holding the rod to the blank are too short. This creates an angle at which the line hits the guide and adds drag to the line and lure. This simple detail can reduce casting distance as much as 10 percent. If you find a rod you really like, but the first guide is not seated properly, consider moving the guide. On the reel side, I prefer a slightly conic spool that dumps and winds line evenly. That is pretty much all you need from a reel dedicated to long distance. For line, stick to braid for its smaller diameter. I prefer braid with a smooth finish without coating. When distance is what matters most, do not hesitate to drop 25 to 50 percent lighter line than what you would normally use. For example, 40-lb. braid is common when surf fishing for striped bass. If you need longer casts to reach the fish, it is worth dropping to 30- or even 20-lb. test. If you’re using a heavy lure, tie in a shock head 50 to 100 award-winning designer of innovative lures and fishing gear. Check out his creations at abandofanglers.com. The very best hunting knives possess a perfect balance of form and function. They’re carefully constructed from fine materials, but also have that little something extra to connect the owner with nature.

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Okuma’s new Salina spinning reels are lightweight, ready for battle, and designed for inshore and offshore duty. These reels are constructed of Okuma’s LITECAST body material which is 15 percent lighter than die cast aluminum. They are built for everything from light inshore to heavy offshore, and they’re perfect for high-speed vertical jigging or all-day casting.The Salina features a 6HPB +1RB corrosion-resistant stainless-steel ball bearing system with a full grease pack and waterproof seals. Salina’s Hybrid Carbonite and Japanese felt Dual Force Drag system puts out over 33 pounds of drag. With Okuma’s HDGII: High-Density Main Gear and precision machine cut brass pinion gear, you will get a smooth retrieve cast after cast. Okuma also uses a machined aluminum, screw-in handle arm with a machined aluminum twotone anodized ball handle knob. The three larger size reels feature a manual bail trip Therefunction.aresix models of Salina. The 4,000, 5,000 and 6,000 size reels feature high-speed 5.8:1 gear ratios. The 8,000, 10,000 and 14,000 size reels feature standard gear ratios of 5.4:1. All models have an interchangeable screw-in handle system that can be changed from left to right-hand retrieve. For more information on Salina Spinning reels, visit your local retailer.

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For the past three decades the West Palm Beach Fishing Club’s charitable affiliate, the Palm Beach County Fishing Foundation (PBCFF), has been introducing area youth to fishing through its Kid’s Fishing Day program. It’s more than just a day on the water, it’s a first-time offshore adventure for many of the kids involved. The PBCFF’s 34th annual program ran earlier this summer with more than 200 kids participating and well over 14,000 since its inception.

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Kid’s Fishing Day targets children throughout Palm Beach County who don’t normally have the opportunity or means to experience saltwater fishing aboard a big boat. It’s hard to understand the importance of the unique marine environment without getting out on the water. Sea turtles, flying fish, sharks and other sea life were a sight to see for the wide-eyed young participants. Sardines and fresh cut squid produced yellowtail snapper, trigger fish, muttons and other species for the kids to wind on while drift fishing; some were even lucky enough to catch their first fish.

This is truly a community program and a special thank you goes out to the presenting sponsor, The Marine Industries Association of Palm Beach County, and of course the many businesses and individuals who supported this heartwarming event. A special acknowledgement also goes out to the dedicated volunteers who gave up their time to help with this meaningful cause and the crews on the Living On Island Time and Miss Blue Heron for taking the kids offshore on an adventure they’re surely not to forget. There’s something special about taking kids fishing!

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Kid’s Fishing Day continues to broaden children’s horizons as they experience what makes Palm Beach County so special. Not only do participants walk away with fishing know-how and a new rod & reel combo, they hopefully also leave more invested in our saltwater resources.

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For the anglers that prefer reef/wreck fishing, this month should also produce a good bottom bite. I would suggest using a ‘sinking line’ which means a 15ft, 60 to 80lb leader on a swivel, and a heavy sinker to hold the bottom. The hook you use depends on the type of bait you prefer to fish the bottom with. When fishing on one of these structures, you will catch big amberjack, assorted snapper including nice sized mutton snapper, along with a few grouper, or even a wahoo.

Massive reef donkey aka amberjack I caught on the bottom with a live cigar minnow! Estimated to be 60lbs.

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Bottom shing and jigging the deep water wrecks o Boca, Boynton, or Palm Beach will yield big sh; ajs, kings, mutton snapper, Spanish mackerel, grouper, and wahoo are all on the list. In the IWC and rivers, there will be plenty of inshore action for anglers to enjoy. Snook season has been open for a month already so get out there for your slot sh (28-32” on Florida’s Atlantic coast). Live bait is shrimporpilchards,canmulletbest—ifyoundthem,justlivefroma

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September will bring much needed changes to the water conditions in South Florida! Time is of the essence; when you’re planning a fishing trip this month, get out there as early as possible to catch the dawn bite! The surface water temps warm up quickly during the first hour of daybreak, therefore it is important to have lines in the water before the fish swim to deeper water to escape the heat. Within the next few weeks, the mullet run/fall bait migration will take place, which will be a fairly easy bait to cast net in the ICW. In the meantime, look for threadfins and pilchards, they can be found usually around the mouth of Boynton Beach and Palm Beach Inlet.

Inshore fishing should be on FIRE with the mullet run right around the corner! You can use mullet to fish for snook, tarpon, jacks and trout. Small finger mullets are also perfect for snook, which are being caught and released throughout the day around the inlets right now as the spawning season comes to an end. Good luck, anglers!

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Another exciting fish to target this month will be the wahoo! August and September are prime months to target wahoo. Targeting wahoo on the troll is a nice change of pace and you cover a lot of ground. The impending September full moon will give you another opportunity to catch one if you haven’t already. If you like to highspeed troll (12-14 knots), I would recommend using Ballyhood Lures such as the Banshee Cowbell or Wahoo Express Lures. When the conditions are favorable and wahoo are thick, they will attack any lure you are pulling past them. Wahoo fishing gives you an incredible adrenaline rush, especially when you feel the head shakes while reeling in the fish and hand lining them through the transom door.

Anglers, March madness has arrived which means the shing should o er plentiful action for a variety of species inshore and o shore this month! e sea temperatures will be warming up and cool fronts will begin to zzle out as the month progresses. e wind will be your biggest rival because March is considered a transitional month as we head into the beginning of spring. O shore, sail sh will be a likely catch in the beginning of March, but large numbers of migrating sails are already south of Palm Beach waters. On the bright side, the mahi mahi bite should improve. If we have a steady easterly wind, this should prompt you to rig some ballyhoo and head o shore. Look for conditions such as edges, temperature breaks, rips, and debris. On the beach, spinner sharks will be relatively easy to locate. Scan the beach and drive your boat along the coast especially between Palm Beach Inlet and Jupiter inlet looking for jumping sharks. Once located, start chumming and get some baits out. Live bait is great, but big chunks of bonita and barracuda will work. You should be looking for sea turtles and large sharks in shallow water too, cobia will be following them!

local shop. Find some moving water or current, and throw that live bait or arti cial under the docks, against seawalls, pilings, bridges, etc. For snook and tarpon, I like to use Yo-Zuri Crystal Minnow Lip Divers; trolling or just casting around structure. If the water is dirty, use dark colored lures and if the water is clear use light colored arti cial lures. Ask me questions about ﬁshing & see my recent FISHING VIDEOS on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/darcizzleoffshore

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2022 Date High Low AM ft PM ft AM ft PM ft Rise Set Moon 1 Thu 12:45 2.3 1:29 2.4 7:18 0.1 7:50 0.4 6:59 7:41 2 Fri 1:30 2.2 2:24 2.4 8:08 0.1 8:48 0.5 6:59 7:40 3 Sat 2:23 2.1 3:26 2.4 9:06 0.1 9:51 0.5 6:59 7:39 4 Sun 3:25 2.1 4:34 2.4 10:10 0.1 10:58 0.5 7:00 7:38 5 Mon 4:35 2.0 5:45 2.4 11:17 0.1 7:00 7:37 6 Tue 5:48 2.1 6:51 2.5 12:06 0.5 12:25 0.0 7:01 7:35 7 Wed 6:57 2.2 7:49 2.5 1:11 0.4 1:30 -0.1 7:01 7:34 8 Thu 7:59 2.3 8:42 2.6 2:12 0.3 2:30 -0.1 7:02 7:33 9 Fri 8:56 2.5 9:29 2.6 3:05 0.1 3:24 -0.2 7:02 7:32 10 Sat 9:47 2.5 10:13 2.6 3:54 0.0 4:14 -0.1 7:02 7:31 11 Sun 10:36 2.6 10:55 2.5 4:39 -0.1 5:01 -0.1 7:03 7:30 12 Mon 11:24 2.6 11:36 2.4 5:22 -0.1 5:46 0.1 7:03 7:29 13 Tue 12:10 2.5 6:03 0.0 6:31 0.2 7:04 7:28 14 Wed 12:17 2.3 12:56 2.5 6:45 0.0 7:16 0.3 7:04 7:27 15 Thu 12:59 2.2 1:44 2.4 7:28 0.1 8:04 0.5 7:04 7:25 16 Fri 1:44 2.1 2:35 2.3 8:14 0.2 8:54 0.6 7:05 7:24 17 Sat 2:34 2.0 3:30 2.2 9:04 0.3 9:48 0.6 7:05 7:23 18 Sun 3:30 1.9 4:29 2.2 9:58 0.3 10:44 0.6 7:06 7:22 19 Mon 4:31 1.9 5:29 2.2 10:55 0.3 11:41 0.6 7:06 7:21 20 Tue 5:34 1.9 6:25 2.2 11:52 0.3 7:06 7:20 21 Wed 6:32 2.0 7:14 2.3 12:36 0.5 12:47 0.3 7:07 7:19 22 Thu 7:24 2.1 7:57 2.3 1:27 0.4 1:37 0.2 7:07 7:18 23 Fri 8:10 2.2 8:36 2.4 2:13 0.3 2:24 0.1 7:08 7:16 24 Sat 8:52 2.3 9:12 2.4 2:55 0.2 3:07 0.1 7:08 7:15 25 Sun 9:32 2.4 9:47 2.4 3:34 0.1 3:49 0.1 7:09 7:14 26 Mon 10:12 2.5 10:22 2.4 4:11 0.0 4:30 0.1 7:09 7:13 27 Tue 10:52 2.6 10:58 2.4 4:48 0.0 5:12 0.1 7:09 7:12 28 Wed 11:35 2.6 11:37 2.3 5:27 0.0 5:56 0.2 7:10 7:11 29 Thu 12:20 2.6 6:08 0.0 6:43 0.3 7:10 7:10 30 Fri 12:21 2.2 1:11 2.5 6:54 0.0 7:36 0.4 7:11 7:09

HelloIt’sanglers!that time of year again as it’s finally lobster season and I couldn’t be more excited. We couldn’t do too much during mini season because my dad was busy with work, but I had to give it a go. My friends and I went to the beach in Manalapan, a little north of the Boynton Inlet, and planned on just drifting with the current all the way to Lantana Beach. We went right at high tide, and to my surprise the current was not pulling us north at all. This made it a little difficult, but with our fins, we dove in and checked under every rock we could see. We didn’t find a single lobster. It was still early in the morning, so we decided to grab our spearguns and pole spears and maybe hope to get dinner with a different method. There were many snapper but we only shot the big ones that we were able to identify and that were legal to harvest. While I was swimming back in, I happened to see some nice rocks, dove down and saw two lobster antennae poking out. I was so excited, but I ran across a problem- I didn’t have my tickle stick and net since I took a pole spear instead. I peeked under the rock, and he was a nice size, so I reached under and tried grabbing him. He was NOT happy to come out! I still have scratches all over me, but what matters is I got him. The boys had a successful day and good dinner that night! Lobster and snapper, nothing beats that, right?

Welcome to the inshore and freshwater forecast for September. We have almost made it through another Florida summer, a few more weeks and one of the most famous fish migrations on the planet will start to make its way through our area. I am talking about the mullet run; that magical time of the year when bait is more than plentiful and giant predators are going out of their way to eat them. When you find a big black cloud of mullet moving down the beach you are almost sure to see sharks, tarpon, jacks, snook and even bluefish. All going crazy and gorging on mullet! Sometimes it’s easy to get caught up in all the action and forget that your baby just won’t stand out in a school of 1 million that look exactly like it. So, if you’re going to fish around the main schools, you will want to try different things. A couple suggestions would be cutting your mullet in half and throwing it on the bottom under the live school, putting on weight on a live mullet to keep it down and struggling, or you could also try clipping the fins off so that it has some erratic movement. My plan is normally to net the bait and then drive away from the schools and go find the fish that are staged and waiting for the mullet to come by. The fish that I find are normally pretty enthusiastic and willing to eat the bait that I toss them. My rig is pretty simple; 6 feet of 60-pound flouro within 6/0-8/0 circle hook I set my drag where I want it for the fight and hang on. It usually doesn’t take very long before a nice tarpon or snook find the mullet. Freshwater is pretty hot this time of the year and I don’t mean the fishing. It’s literally hot! The water temps will be in the 90s a lot of times so most of my fishing is very early in the morning and the first couple hours really seem to pay off. Mostly live baiting peacock bass and largemouth bass, they will both be cooperative pretty early. The clown knifefish bite should be good close to the full moon. Live bait or deep diving crank baits are both great options and since clowns are nocturnal, it’s fun to target them in the dark when they are more than willing to eat. Good luck out there!

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September has always been a great month for wahoo in the kayak. Concentrate on live baiting large goggle eyes deeper in the water column. The best time of the month will be a few days before and after the full moon. Kingfish will be in decent numbers with 1015 pound fish the norm. Sailfish will be in the mix as well. Smaller goggle eyes and blue runners on a flat line will work to lure them in. Finally, blackfin and skipjack tuna will come through in small schools. Look to target them with smaller vertical jigs and trolling feathers.Check us out Pushin’ Water Kayak Charters on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube for all the latest adventures my clients and I get into. See you on the water!

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Fishing early or late in the day is going to be your best option this time of year. The flats and inlets are holding large amounts of glass minnows. Using lures to imitate these baits will be your best bet. Fishing the inlets, docks and bridges will continue to be a great option. Try using a D.O.A. TerrorEyz or Jerk Bait bounced near the bottom around the inlet. Fishing the bridges at night with a mullet imitation will work great as well. Fish the shadow line that is being put off by the lights on the bridge for a successful night.

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Find your nearest drop-off at oldRecycleSWA.org/HCRCyourboatsupplies. PBC Residential Disposal Only. For commercial disposal, call 561-687-1100. Boats and vessels are accepted at the landfill for a fee after all fuels, flares, batteries and other hazardous materials are removed by the owner or hauler. Removing under-floor fuel tanks, when possible, is recommended. Boats will be inspected by SWA staff prior to disposal. September Reminder! The SWA does not accept sharps or medications at any facility. To dispose of sharps, call the Florida Department of Health in PBC at 561-837-5900. To locate your nearest Operation Pill Drop box, visit pbcdrop.org.

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If you’re catching undersized fish, try fishing deeper water. Deeper means water from 150’ to 250’. Believe me, monster muttons live in the deep. You will need heavy lead and a long leader. I use 30’ of 60 lb. to fool the big boys. The bait of choice is a fresh cut goggle eye. Also, if you’re looking for a trophy wahoo, try fishing at the crack of dawn. Fast troll any lure that looks like a bonito. Speeds of 10 to 12 knots is best. Good luck!

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If you’re looking to land a West Palm Beach Gladiator (aka swordfish), you will need to head east 20 miles. The mighty swordfish will be lurking deep below. Daytime swording is an option that not a lot of anglers are taking advantage of. Swordfishing is not hard. Think of it as bottom fishing on a bigger scale, but it’s always a great idea to hire a pro to show you the ropes. For you inshore anglers, the Palm Beach Inlet will still be holding plenty of tarpon, snook, and jacks. Light tackle is the way to go. Inlet fishing is all about tides, so plan your trips accordingly. The weather plays a major role in sportfishing. Storms can pop up fast and ruin your day. Please take care and beware. If you are looking for some pro tips, visit reelintensefishing.com for your next fishing adventure.

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Welcome to the Coastal Angler fishing report for West Palm Beach, Singer Island, and Palm Beach Shores. The bite the last couple of months has been good but expect things to pick up for the month of August. Offshore… the snapper bite will be on. Muttons will be hanging under the kingfish schools waiting for a free meal to sink to the bottom.

September snook action is fantastic as snook can be found in inlets, along beaches, on flats and along seawalls and docks. Top water lure fishing is a blast during the bait run. Rapala Skitter Walks are an excellent choice for surface strikes. D.O.A. C.A.L. 4” Jerk Baits and D.O.A. Bait Busters entice snook to strike near surface and sub surface. The mullet schools bring in predator fish like snook, typically morning and evenings are the best times to fish. Bridges and docks provide plenty of action. Channel edges produce plenty of drag screaming action as well. The snook may gather in pods at times, many of the bigger female snook are on the outside of these pods. The average size of the snook ranges from 5 to 25 pounds. Tarpon fishing is excellent in September. Tarpon can be seen exploding on bait schools leaping into the air as they strike mullet. Many of the tarpon are schooled up averaging in size 10 to 100 pounds. The best bait to use for the tarpon is live mullet. Artificial enthusiast, topwater Rapala Skitter Walk or Sub Walk and D.O.A. Bait Busters are great baits for the silver king. The flats and ICW are great areas to target snook, tarpon, jacks, sharks, drum, and many other species for rod bending action. Structure areas or potholes along grass flats, hold bait schools where predator fish will follow. For those anglers who want steady action, nothing beats a live mullet, just cast one out along drop offs or structure and hold on tight. Nothing beats seeing a predator fish explode on a live bait, it puts a smile on everyone’s face. Well, that is the fishing report for September, hope you all enjoyed! Remember any day on the water is a good day. Tight Lines! Jake with his first tarpon.Ca PT. Craig kor C zyn S ki

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September has arrived! Favorite month for some anglers due to the migratory mullet run. The mullet run brings explosive action for anglers targeting a plethora of species.

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Starting ONLYat$55perperson into September now and the fishing is starting to get good. Dolphin are starting to show up offshore. Last year, the dolphin didn’t really start getting hot until September. We had a relatively slow month for dolphin in August, which makes me think this year will follow last year’s pattern of a late-in-the-season dolphin run. Seaweed lines, formed from colliding winds and current, are areas where seaweed is bunched up along a long track. These ‘weed lines’ form up anywhere from 3-20 miles offshore depending on the day. Trolling lures parallel and near to these weed-lines is considered the best method for finding dolphin. Tuna, wahoo, sailfish, sharks and even marlin are possible big game species that can be caught trolling along these offshore weed-lines too. When you hook into a dolphin, watch for others in the area as dolphin are seldom alone. If you spot any others, do not boat the fish you are fighting. Leave the fish in the water and quickly cast out a couple pitch baits. The other dolphin will stay nearby as long as you keep the dolphin on the line. Catch ‘em up quick! Dolphin fishing is a lot of fun, especially when you get a school of them around the boat. On the reefs and wrecks, 100300ft of water, bonitos and kingfish are still very active. Trolling is a good way to bend the rod and catch everyone some fish. Occasionally, we’ll hit a wahoo or large tuna trolling the reefs too. Sailfish are starting to get rolling as this is the start of the sailfish season in Lauderdale. Sailfish are the most sought-after gamefish in the ocean and every year thousands of game fishermen flock to South Florida for our epic sailfishing. There is nothing to match the exhilaration and sheer joy of catching a sailfish. No other fish puts on such a fight and such a show as a sailfish does, leaping high into the air trying to shake the hook. Sailfish put the “sport” in sportfishing. From September through February, we’re lucky enough to have some of the world’s best sailfish action just a mile off our coast. Kite fishing is the preferred method to go after sailfish because of its high hook-up ratio. It involves flying kites which are used to suspend the baits high on the surface of the water. This keeps the baitfish alive and splashing on top, making vibrations and fish-in-distress signals, which draws in inquisitive gamefish. Kite fishing is great for catching sailfish, sharks and just about any surface feeding gamefish. This is an awesome month for sportfishing in Fort Lauderdale. Have fun, be safe, and Tight Lines! D S 707-2147

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One of my favorites is Gumbo Limbo Nature Center in Boca Raton. Located along the west side of State Road A1A, the nature center is about a mile north of Palmetto Park Road and stretches along the Intracoastal Waterway and Lake Wyman. The center is right next to and across the street from Red Reef Park, which offers beach and intracoastal access, swimming, snorkeling, picnicking, fishing, play areas and more. But if it’s a quieter outing you’re looking for - a shady stroll through a tropical hardwood hammock, an easy jaunt along an elevated boardwalk, or a peaceful walk through a native butterfly garden, Gumbo Limbo is your place. Of course, Gumbo Limbo has other attractions as well. It’s one of the premier nature centers in South Florida, and they excel at interpretative exhibits that explain how the many different parts of coastal ecosystems all fit together. Their staff is eager to help answer even the trickiest of questions. And if they don’t know - they’re happy to go find the answer. There are aquariums with native marine species, a sea turtle rescue and rehabilitation facility, a sea turtle sculpture garden, and a marine science lab operated by Florida Atlantic University.Almost all of the center is easily accessible for mobility-limited guestsask about trail conditions as there are a couple locations on the Ashley Trail that can flood with high tides or heavy rains.Keep in mind that this is a nature center so there are restrictions on some activities. They don’t permit bikes, rollerblades, skateboards, scooters, smoking, pets, sunbathing etc. But there are plenty of other places nearby that do, so just relax and soak up the little slice of tranquility that is Gumbo Limbo. It’s one of the most unique spots in coastal Palm Beach County. Hope you enjoy and hope to see you outdoors and on the water!

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Well, its kickoff time. Not football season but hunting season! The first sign of the season is a very traditional seasonal activity, and that is dove season. If there’s a season which could be labeled as a “ Southern Tradition”, it is dove season. Hunters wait all year for that opening day on the dove fields they are going to hunt with their shotgun and faithful dove seat. Two of the most important items to a dove hunter are these. Dove seats have become very advanced. Everything from top quality padded seats to storage for shotgun shells, and compartments for rain gear, hats, cellphones, snacks, and muchYoumore. don’t need to go out and get a fancy shotgun, almost any will do; a 12 or a 20 gauge will work. I would go with a semiautomatic one though because of the volume of shooting you might get into. That semi will take up some of that recoil. They have plenty of dove loads to choose from. Any good high velocity 7.5 or 8 shot shotgun shell will work just fine. It doesn’t have to be fancy. The state has plenty of dove fields available if you don’t have access to any fields to go and use. The state’s website MyFWC.com has all that information plus the actual dates, shooting times, and regulations. Get out there and enjoy the first hunting season of the fall! C hu C k Pa PP on the range with www.USHarbors.com

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Here in Palm Beach County, it’s easy to get outdoors and into nature and the various habitats that make up South Florida’s local environment. There are hundreds of outdoor parks, biking trails, hiking trails, boardwalks and many thousands of acres of public lands available to explore on your own. Many of these spots are out of the way and uncrowded even in the height of our winter tourist season, offering a little break away from the rest of the Thereworld. are also some excellent parks and nature centers located right in the midst of our most developed coastal areas! With local kids back in school, and the start of the annual snowbird migration from up north still a couple months away, now is a great time to explore some of these excellent facilities without having to battle in-season crowds and parking.

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Hope everyone had a great summer. As the kids return to school, there are still plenty of afternoon and weekend opportunities to get them on the water and fishing. Even if it’s just a small container of worms or a dozen shiners after school, the evening can be the best time of the day to goSeptemberfishing. typically has windier days than July and August, and I find myself having better topwater action with a little bit of “chop” on the water. My top 2 choices for topwater baits for peacock bass and largemouth bass are the Yo-Zuri 110mm Pencil Popper and the Heddon Jr. Spook. Another type of topwater bait that works exceptionally well are prop baits. Companies from Yo-Zuri to Rapala, make them. Fishing urban areas such as The Lake Ida Chain has proven the best areas to target the bigger peacock bass. One surefire way to catch peacock bass in September is using live bait such as shiners. Cast your shiners up under structure like docks or derelict boats, and if it isn’t too windy, I’ll leave the bail open. If live bait isn’t your speed, you can also use small bucktail jigs, D.O.A. TerrorEyz, or smaller jerk baits. The Everglades fishing has made a comeback of good fishing since the tropical depression that pushed over Florida in late May. It turned the fishing off for a while due to large amounts of rain dumped on the Everglades. The water has slowed down, and fish are targetable again. Artificial is my go-to in the Glades, and if I could only bring one lure, it would be a Crappie Jig, white in color. The Crappie Jig is one of the most versatile lures on the market.

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Targeting snakeheads first thing in the morning or late evening is the preferred time to target these powerful and aggressive fish. When it’s raining, I like throwing topwater frogs since frogs typically move around after a good rain. You’ll catch a fair amount of largemouth bass doing this as well. You can fish for snakeheads during the day also; I prefer to throw a big spinnerbait with higher sun. Don’t be afraid to fish for snakeheads at night also. If you know of a place that holds snakeheads, come back at night with a flashlight, light them up, and cast right past where you saw them. They will be right up on the banks at night, so make sure to run your bait right along the bank for best results. Johnny S Ta B

Night shing is a great alternative for snook fanatics; target dock lights with a D.O.A. Deceiver Flies, live shrimp, crank baits, and top water plugs. Fall weather drives tarpon into back bays and canals o ering excellent shing for the silver king. Tarpon are prevalent inside the ICW, mangrove shorelines, docks, and deep dri ed with the tide is the best bait, other baits like mullet, pin sh, well. Arti cial enthusiasts, the deeper passes o er plenty of shots on D.O.A. Bait Busters or D.O.A. C.A.L. 3” Shad in Arkansas glow or alewife with a jig head.

Tarpon this time of year range from 10 to 60 pounds. November o ers great action for big jack crevalle on the ICW water ways. Jacks will pounce on Rapala Skitter Walks or live bait in the vicinity of seawalls, docks, or open water ats. e jacks are schooling sh averaging 5 to 25 pounds. Battling jacks on light tackle or y is something an angler will never forget, come experience the tussle yourself. Well, that is the shing report for the Palm Beach and Jupiter area. I hope you all enjoyed, so get out there and get hooked up. Tight Lines!

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AnglerofRoadThetheSavvy — Lessons Le AR ned — This mahi was the prize of the day. A family of porpoise were accompanied by a nice bull mahi. Do not underestimate the importance of zooplankton in a healthy food chain. This was found in the stomach of a mahi. By Mark Ambert

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We all make mistakes. Even the tried-and-true battle-scarred captains. It happens. Let’s just say the good ones learn from these mishaps and try never to let them happen again. Case in point. We were fishing offshore using the traditional “run and gun” method and had made our way out to 1100 feet. We had been chasing school mahi all day using a mix of live and dead baits but could not find that elusive bull that cruises and preys on these smaller fish this time of year. Finally, we saw something different -- a pod of porpoises leisurely swimming in formation and I decided to investigate knowing the nature of things.Igot within twenty yards and killed the motors to drift along with the pod. Sure, enough and within minutes we sighted our solitary bull! They are a curious and opportunistic fish and will often be seen following porpoise, whales and even sea turtles out in the gulf — especially when there is no other prevalent structure like weeds or debris. We quickly got positioned and I opened the live well to pull out a pre-rigged live pilchard. The bait was dead, and I knew I had to quickly net and reload using a fresh live bait. These bulls can be extremely finicky this time of year and only a live bait will attract them. By the time we re-rigged the bull was gone. Try as we might casting and bump trolling live baits in ever widening circles, he neverThereturned.hardlesson here? I know pilchards can be a delicate bait and therefore not good at keeping alive in a well pre-hooked. I had brought along a few goggle eyes for just this purpose but had decided to use the baits we had been casting to schoolies as they were already on the hooks. Big bulls love goggles, and they are very hearty baits. They will stay alive and frisky all day pre-rigged in a live well. I broke my normal routine and did not have a goggle eye loaded and ready to go. If we had pitched a gogg in front of that cruising bull, we would have most likely hooked up. It was the only nice fish we saw all day. I say lessons learned because I will never make that mistake again. Be prepared for these situations! Never deviate from your tried-and-true routines. Always stay alert and capitalize on a developing situation. It may be the only chance you get. On this day it cost me a shot at a nice bull, and they are scarce this time of year off The Palm Beaches. We put six nice sized schoolies in the cooler and left them chewing for the next crew to find. We legally could have kept ten but five seemed enough. Practice sound conservation for these wonderful fish so we can enjoy them all year long off the Florida coast!

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Hosted by the nonprofit Ladies Let’s Go Fishing Foundation, the “No-Yelling School of Fishing” offers classroom presentations, two networking events, hands-on skill practice, and optional charter boat fishing. Classes will be held at the waterfront Elks Lodge in Tavernier FL. No equipment or experience is necessary.

Keys Saltwater Weekend Seminar, Fishing and Fishing Fever Tourney Islamorada, FL Nov. 19-20 St. Augustine Surf Fishing Academy and Night of Lights Additional:Tour Check the website for Virtual Meetings and more events. Contact: LLGF, phone 954-475-9068, email: learn from the pros in Islamorada and Tavernier, Fl plus fishing, rigging, conservation and a fun Fishing Fever competition for beginners!

Julie Duncan of Pinecrest, Dawn Miller of Punta Gorda, Lori Limberg of Odell, IL, and Donna Langston of Satellite Beach, on board Capt. Chris Hanson’s Scales2Tails.

Aspiring anglers can learn, practice skills and go fishing at the award-winning “Ladies, Let’s Go Fishing! ®” Keys University and Fishing Fever Tournament, Oct. 7-9 in the Sport Fishing Capital of the World.

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Sea Horse Sun/Capt. Rick Rodriguez: Holly Smith of Key Largo, Donna Langston of Satellite Beach, Diane Odell of Cocoa Beach, Meghan Brunelli of Islamorada, Lizette Leiter of Miami, and Dawn Miller of Punta Gorda. Doghouse/Jesse Cromer: Robin Christian of Sanibel, Robin Hinote of Avon Park, Sherry Strickland of Punta Gorda, Lizette Leiter of Miami, and Shelley Hughes of North Fort Myers. about “ladies, let’s go Fishing!”

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Optional offshore or inshore charter fishing out of Islamorada, FL is offered on Friday and Sunday with prizes awarded for the LLGF Fishing Fever tournament. Participants can also choose to fish from their own boats.

Activities launch Friday evening with a networking social 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Saturday morning indoor presentations begin at 9 am, covering offshore, inshore and bottom fishing, plus fishing basics and conservation.

Founded in 1997 by Betty Bauman of Ft. lauderdale, Florida, llgF has generated more than 9,000 graduates from around the country, representing the largest organization of its kind. The effort is supported by sponsors and donors. Both Bauman and the university series are known nationally in the fishing and marine industries. The organization has earned rave reviews from media including inside edition, The early Show, nBC nightly news, CBS, good Morning america, outdoor life network, uSa Today, the Wall Street Journal, Southern living and more. More details are on hyPerlink “https://ladiesletsgofishing. com” https://ladiesletsgofishing.com.

The ladies, let’s go Fishing Foundation (llgF) is a nonprofit 501C3 organization dedicated to attracting women and families to fishing while encouraging conservation and responsible angling. known as the “no-yelling School of Fishing,” llgF conducts weekend, immersionbased educational programs in multiple regions of Florida with classroom presentations, handson practice, networking and an option to fish from boats or land, depending on the venue. no equipment or experience is necessary. The organization also offers fishing experiences, virtual meetings and international trips.

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Speakers include Captains Lee Lavery, Jeanne Towne and more. Setting this program apart from typical fishing classes are the hands-on fishing activities taught by several guides for releasing, knot tying, dehooking, bait rigging, spin casting, cast netting and more until 4:30 pm. A second networking party will be held afterwards at Seaside Glassworks. 269 fish were caught at the 2021 Fishing Fever event, including mahi, tuna, wahoo, snook, redfish, trout and a first-ever sailfish release.Featured on national network television and more, the series is supported by major partners including Recreational Fishing and Boating Foundation, Take Me Fishing, Vamos a Pescar, Mercury, Magic Tilt Trailers, Shearwater Boats, Power-Pole, Penn, TACO Metals, Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida and Fish Florida. Largest Annual Sponsors are Freedom Boat Club, ICOM, CCA Florida STAR, Lowrance, Bob’s Machine Shop, AFTCO, Costa, Smith Optics, Frogg Toggs, Hubbard’s Marina, Star Brite, Big Rock Sports Conservation Foundation and Future Angler Foundation. Annual and classspecific contributors are listed on the website. Local sponsors are Breezy Palms, Jeanne Towne of Fidelity Real Estate and the Monroe County Tourist Development Council. Class-specific contributors are listed on the website. Online early registration rate is $125 per person. Regular entry is $145. VIP registration of $180 offers special gifts and discounts. The registration fee includes instruction, the use of equipment, a welcome reception, lunch, Saturday party and $20 in gifts. Reservations made far in advance are recommended. The host hotel is Breezy Palms Resort, Islamorada, FL. The Tavernier Elks Club is located at 92600 Overseas Hwy, Tavernier, FL 33070, MM 92 Bayside. Ladies may register a male guest or teens to include the family.

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Another Successful Jr. Angler this Summer!

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After fishing, the fun kept rolling with an awesome prize-packed raffle and great food trucks from Little Moir’s Food Shack, Chick-fil-A, and Pop Shack. We had approximately 250 people attend the award ceremony and festivities. Participants went home with amazing swag buckets filled with items from our generous tournament sponsors. Winners of the competition were awarded cash prizes, with a grand prize of $500! We are so proud to work with an organization like the AustinBlu Foundation and we are looking forward to next year’s tournament!

By Sara Duggan Environmental Education Coordinator

Some kids enjoyed fishing from the lake in their backyard for trophy bass, while others preferred heading offshore in hopes of reeling in snappers. It was important for our tournament to cater to each angler’s preferences. The excitement of the tournament culminated in the return of our fish fry and award ceremony on August 5th, where the winners were announced.

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Contestants in the harvest competition weighed their largest catch at our AustinBlu weigh-in station. Anglers could submit fish for four different categories: jack crevalle, snapper (any species), grunts (any species) and sheepshead. The competition was steep, but Lilly Lasater managed to catch a 15-pound jack crevalle, which brought her into the Grand Prize position. This is the second year we have had a girl win grand prize! Fish on ladies!

Land & Sea Fishing

Returning for its ninth year, our Jr. Angler Fishing tournament was a great success this summer. We had 65 registered anglers participate this summer for our 5-week competition. The young anglers were hooked, and the competition exceeded our expectations again this year. We are thrilled to report that the tournament more than achieved its goal of helping contestants to explore the diversity of local fisheries and learn more about the area’s unique aquatic habitats, all while honing their fishing skills. The tournament lasted five weeks and participants reeled in over 6,630 fish and 134 different species! In hopes of accommodating all interested participants, both fresh and saltwater photo submissions were accepted.

A hearty congratulation goes out to the grand prize winner, Jr. Angler Zac Zimmermann who managed to reel in and photograph more than 570 fish and caught 53 different species! After collaborative efforts from our ever-growing list of sponsors and partners, we are proud to announce that the completion of our ninth Jr. Angler Tournament was just as successful as the first. With such tremendous turnout and interest in the tournament, The River Center hopes to continue building on this accomplishment. We are already looking forward to next year’s competitive and educational summer adventure. A huge thank you to our sponsors: Fishing Headquarters, West Palm Beach Fishing Club, and Marine Industries Association of Palm Beach County.

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The AustinBlu Foundation and The River Center hosted the 4th AustinBlu Foundation Land and Sea Fishing Tournament. This unique tournament offered two competitions for anglers: a harvest competition and a catch and release tournament. Over 130 anglers were registered to compete in this stacked competition. With lines in the water at 7:00 AM, anglers had until 4:00 PM to submit or weigh their catches inorder to be considered for prizes. Anglers in the catch and release tournament used the Fish On app from Reeltime Apps to submit catches to our River Center judges. The more fish they caught, the better their chances of winning. By the closing of the event, over 1000 catches had been submitted for judging!

AustinBlu Tournament Grand Prize winner Lilly Lasater.

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With a deadline of Sept. 30, eight tagged largemouths worth thousands of dollars are still swimming in Florida waters.In celebration of Season 10 of FWC’s TrophyCatch big bass program, FWC tagged 10 largemouth bass with bright pink tags in Florida lakes. Just two of those pink-tagged largemouths had been caught as of presstime, so eight are still out there waiting for anglers to catch them and collect thousands of dollars worth of gift cards.

The first pink-tagged bass was caught by Florida angler Dale Dew from Lake Griffin on May 22. Florida angler RJ Crawford caught the second pink-tagged bass from Newnans Lake on June 11. Both anglers were awarded $5,000 Bass Pro gift cards and $1,000 AFTCO gift cards. They will also be entered in a drawing for an additional $10,000, which will be awarded at a ceremony this fall.

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The eight remaining pink-tagged bass are still swimming in the following Florida waterbodies: Lake George, Lake Talquin, Lake Walk-in-Water, Tenoroc Fish Management Area, Lake Trafford, Lake Istokpoga, Lake Rousseau and Johns Lake. With the 10-Tag promotion ending Sept. 30, FWC is dropping hints by way of online maps showing the area where each of the remaining bass were tagged. These new tagging maps of the remaining lakes could lead lucky anglers to the pink-taggedThroughbass.Florida bass telemetry and tagging studies, FWC biologists have found that where a largemouth bass is tagged and released can frequently coincide with where an angler catches the same bass weeks, months or even yearsDewlater.caught his 10-Tag bass within yards of where the fish was released with its pink tag in Lake Griffin. Of course, these hints come with a caveat: while bass can be predictable, there are many exceptions to their typical home range patterns and some bass are not homebodies at all. In contrast to Dew’s catch, the second reported 10-Tag bass caught by RJ Crawford in Newnans Lake was more than 3 miles from where it was tagged. These hints don’t eliminate water in which a 10-Tag bass might be found but should be treated as higher-probability areas. View each of the ranges on the maps located on the 10-Tag Celebration web page. For more information, go www.trophycatchflorida.com.to Bass Worth Thousands in Lakes

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The Florida Sport Fish Restoration R3 Fishing Grant will award up to 40 high school fishing clubs or teams $500 to assist with club expenses and the purchase of fishing licenses or gear for participants. Participating clubs and teams will receive an updated educational curriculum comprised of lessons and activities on fisheries conservation and resource management, plus a chance to win prizes by completing the program’s Conservation Project.“The School Fishing Club program is an important program for teaching the next generation of anglers about ethical angling and conservation in Florida,” said Director of Marine Fisheries Management Jessica McCawley. “I look forward to seeing the hard work and creativity each club puts into their conservation project activities each year to help preserve the health and quality of aquatic habitats.”

B ack-to-school season is underway and Florida parents, teachers and school staff can apply for funding to support school fishing clubs for students. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) 2022-23 School Fishing Club Program, previously named the High School Fishing Program, offers school fishing clubs or teams the opportunity to apply for the Florida R3 Fishing Grant. The application period is open until Sept. 16. This grant program is focused on engaging youth anglers to ensure the future of fishing in Florida.

Apply for a Grant to Support School Fishing Clubs

The grant program is open to new or existing freshwater and/or saltwater fishing clubs or teams at public, private and charter schools throughout Florida. To be considered for the grant, school fishing clubs or teams must have a minimum of five members and be represented by a school faculty member or parent who will follow the provided instructor’s manual.Thedeadline for submitting applications is Sept. 16, 2022 at 5 p.m. The application can be found online at MyFWC.com/SFC by scrolling down to “Florida’s R3 Fishing Grant Program.” Applicants can complete the form online or download the application to submit by mail or e-mail. Submit the downloaded applications to R3Fishing@MyFWC.com or mail them to: FWC’s Division of Freshwater Fisheries Management Attn: School Fishing Club Program Grant 620 S. Meridian St., Tallahassee, FL 32399. The 2022-23 School Fishing Club Program is supported by partners including Mud Hole Custom Tackle, Pure Fishing, Coastal Conservation Association and Baitstick Fishing. For more information, contact Brandon Stys at Brandon.Stys@MyFWC.com.

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• Be Sure to Hydrate and keep yourself greased up with sunscreen. Also, know the seasons, limits and safety regulations for the area you’re scallop hunting.

For more information, including complete rules and regulations, go to MyFWC.com.

• Slow Down: If you find one scallop, slow down and search the area thoroughly. There’s usually another one nearby.

• Find Your Spot: The most common advice on finding a good scalloping area is to look for the boats. It’s good advice. The flotilla bearing diver-down flags is hard to miss when you find it. Be courteous, give everyone plenty of room and drive the boat slowly, keeping an eye out for swimmers.

One trick to finding productive bottom is to pull a keen-eyed diver on a rope at idle speed. This will help cover water quickly, and once old eagle eye spots a few, you can put out the anchor.

Bay scallop season is winding down along the west coast of Florida. In most zones it will continue well into September, so here are some tips to help you have fun on the water and maybe pick up a last-minute limit.

• Hunt the Slack Tides: Finding scallops is generally easiest on a slack tide during calm days when currents are minimal. When the water is still, seagrass stands up straight, and it’s easier to spot scallops at the base of the grass.•Look in the Sand: Pay attention to those sandy potholes on the grass flats. Scallops like grass, but they are easier to see against a sandy bottom. Many times, if you spot one on the sand, there will be several in the grass around it.

• Keep Them Alive: Storing scallops in a livewell is a great idea if you’ve got one. They can also be kept in a cooler of ice, but be careful to drain the freshwater out of the cooler as the ice melts because it will kill your scallops. You want them to be living right up until you clean them.

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• Clean Them Quickly: An alternative to keeping scallops alive is to just clean them right away. There should be at least one person in the boat at all times, and this person can clean the scallops while the rest of the team is searching. Scallops open up when they are put on ice, so chunk them in a cooler and clean them while you’re on the water. You can discard the shells into the bay.

• Search in a Pattern: Some divers search in a grid by swimming a straight line out from the boat and then moving sideways 5 or 10 yards before returning to the boat in a straight line. This way you’ll always be looking at fresh bottom.

THE MULLET ARE COMING!

D epending on where you fish on Florida’s east coast, the mullet schools have either already arrived or they are on the way. Each fall, mullet flood down the coast in an enormous migration to their spawning grounds off south Florida. Along the way, they are assaulted by everything that eats fish. It’s a special time to be an angler. Here are some of the basics of fishing the mullet run to help you get in on the action.

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Find the Bait: Giant schools of bait pull all of the gamefish out of their summer patterns. Tarpon, redfish, snook, jacks, flounder, sharks, Spanish mackerel, bluefish and more transition from whatever they were doing and begin tailing and herding mullet pods. The predatory fish move with their food source. As an angler, you’re wasting your time if you’re not on top of the action.From a boat or from the beach, keep moving until you see fishy looking water. It’s unmistakable when you witness mullet fleeing from leaping jacks and tarpon, but the action can sometimes be harder to spot. Wear your polarized shades, keep the sun at your back and look for diving birds and the ripples of nervous water. There will be gamefish wherever there are huge schools of bait. Also, stay current with mullet activity in your area by sharing information with other anglers and being a regular at the local bait shops.

Check the Pinch Points: Seawalls, rocky shorelines, jetties and any other structure that juts from the shore will consolidate and channel

Bait is Everywhere: Live bait is king when it comes to getting bit. A single good throw of the cast net should provide all the bait you need once you find a good school of mullet. Many anglers prefer fishing 5- to 8-inch mullet, because they’re small enough to cast and they’ll draw strikes from fish of all sizes. However, if big tarpon are pounding a bait school, some anglers swear a foot-long mullet catches bigger fish. Either way, freelined mullet are tough to beat. Gamefish look for isolated and injured baits on the outside of the school. Your mullet, hooked just behind the anal fin, will look like the perfect meal as it struggles to stay near the surface. For more on the mullet run, go to coastalanglermag.com.

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schools of mullet as they move down the coast. These are perfect feeding areas for gamefish because they provide ambush points as well structure to herd mullet against. Loud and Proud: When it comes to fishing artificials, anything that resembles a mullet is likely to get slammed around actively feeding fish. The hard part is getting marauding fish to notice your lure among thousands of real mullet. This is the time to make a commotion. Early in the mornings, loud topwater plugs that pop, walk-the-dog and throw a lot of water around will get noticed. When the topwater bite slows, it’s time to break out sub-surface plugs, spoons or paddletails on jigheads. Cast around the edges of the bait pods, because gamefish often target baitfish that stray from the pod.

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For as much as we do know about the ocean and the species we love to pursue as anglers, it’s amazing the things still left to be discovered. A scientific paper recently published in the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences presents evidence that the Slope Sea off the northeastern coast of the United States is a major spawning ground for Atlantic bluefin tuna. The Slope Sea is an area of the Atlantic bounded to the north and west by the northeast United States Continental Shelf and to the south by the Gulf Stream. Science to this point had identified two populations of Atlantic bluefins. One returns to the Gulf of Mexico to spawn and another spawns in the Mediterranean Sea. A 2016 paper established the Slope Sea as a third spawning ground for the species, and this most recent research suggests the Slope Sea is a good place to be a larval bluefin. Researchers used plankton nets to collect larvae in the Slope Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. They compared larval growth in the two regions by studying larval otoliths, which are small bones found in the heads of tuna. Researchers also conducted larval transport simulations to estimate the movement of larvae floating in ocean currents forward and backward in time to evaluate the origin of the larvae. What they found was evidence that Slope Sea tuna larvae grow at a similar rate as those in the Gulf of Mexico. The paper notes that an additional spawning site likely offers resilience for the species in the face of harvest as well as climate change. For more information, read the research at cdnsciencepub.com.

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Florida angler John Kelly seems to have figured out how to catch big snook with a fly rod. According to the International Game Fish Association, Kelly caught this beautiful 88-centimeter (almost 35inch) snook with a crab pattern on the Indian River Lagoon on July 28. Snook longer than 40 inches are caught pretty regularly from Florida waters, so this one isn’t a true monster. However, IGFA said it could potentially set the all-tackle length fly world record for the species, replacing Kelly’s own record for an 86-centimeter snook he caught in early June. On top of that, Kelly submitted another application for a 91-centimeter snook he landed in early August. These potential records are currently pending and under review by IGFA. Records or not, it’s probably safe to say that Kelly has something figured out about targeting slob snook with fly tackle. For more information, go to igfa.org. a

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Scenic City has three captains who specialize in guiding anglers to catfish. They’ve encountered four of these white catfish since 2018. Simms keeps records of his catches, and he estimated Scenic City catches about 5,000 catfish a year. While one white catfish in 5,000 caught is hardly good odds, it’s a lot better than one in a million. This one stretch of river is producing more of these strange fish than anywhere else we’ve heard of.

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White catfish are rare anomalies that never fail to set social media abuzz each time an angler catches one. In most instances, biologists attribute the looks of these beautiful pinkishwhite fish to leucism, a genetic trait that results in reduced pigmentation and the pale, sometimes patchy coloration they display.

On June 28, 15-year-old Edwards Tarumianz caught a gorgeous, almost pure white blue catfish on the Tennessee River near downtown Chattanooga, Tenn. It was the latest in a string of such fish to come from one small stretch of river. While catching a white catfish has been likened to winning the lottery, it seems the odds are much higher on the Tennessee River below Chickamauga Dam.“It’s become pretty clear to us that we’ve got a little recessive gene floating around in the river right here in the Chattanooga vicinity,” said Richard Simms, owner of Scenic City Fishing Charters. “I actually saw another one just a week or so ago. A guy, just a regular fisherman, caught a piebald. So, yeah, we’ve got a recessive gene floating around.”

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He recommends using a sea surface temperature chart and seeing where the water is hovering in the 70-degree range and starting your day at a reef or wreck in that zone. If you see bait working—and especially if you see kings feeding—give it a serious shot. If you have seen kings feeding in open water, you’ll never forget what it looks like; they skyrocket out of the water like a submarine-launched missile.

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To get an idea of what a day chasing kings is like, I spoke Capt. Matt Paylor, of Sound-N-Sea Charters in Morehead City, N.C. For gear, he likes a 7-foot, live-bait trolling rod with a Shimano TLD reel filled to the brim with 20-pound line. Smaller, school-sized kings eagerly hit trolled spoons and frozen cigar minnows, and you can catch a lot of them.When 10- to 20-pounders are hanging out around a structure, such as artificial reefs, wrecks or ledges, casting to them with swimming plugs and topwaters can lead to fast action. For a challenge, try a 10-weight fly rod rigged with a sinking line and a big streamer fly attached to a wireAleader.20-pound king mackerel can make a fly reel sing, Paylor said, however, if you want to get the big ones, you have to use live bait. His go-to is live menhaden, but he also uses live bluefish in the 2to 3-pound range. For trolling live bait, tie 15 feet of 30-pound fluorocarbon to the end of your main line, and to that attach a double hook live bait rig made with No. 5 single-strand wire and size 4 “quad strong” trebleCapt.hooks.Paylor said kings are very predictable.

“They are so consistent with their yearly patterns that if you caught them in a spot in previous years, they are probably going to be there again,” he said.

Paylor said a rule of thumb is to troll live baits at around 2 miles per hour. When you get a bite, the rod slams down and the reel starts screaming. Make sure your drag is not set too tightly or it’ll be over.You’ll get a nice long run when the fish is first hooked. The smaller fish of less than 20 pounds will run out of energy pretty soon. Bigger ones, from 30 to 50 pounds, won’t tire as readily, and the real monsters may do it a few times before they tire. Keep your drag set light and let the fish do its thing; follow it with the boat if necessary. A fish (besides sharks) that is the bane of king mackerel anglers is the amberjack. If you troll near any high spot, usually the top of a shipwreck, there may be a school of them there. Their detractors call them “reef donkeys” with disdain. When you are trolling with a carefully prepared trolling rig and putting in hours looking for trophy kings, one of these bad boys can mess you up. Tournament anglers especially dislike them. If you are out trolling for kings and a school of amberjacks show up in your trolling spread, don’t get mad. Have fun! These fish are a blast and hit topwater plugs with abandon. Cast soda-bottlestyle poppers in the 5- to 6-inch-long range such as the Rapala Magnum Xplode or the Yozuri Bull Pop, retrieve them with a big pull and a pause to make a huge splash, and be prepared for an amazing display. Often a group of them will come up together and slash at it with reckless abandon until one finally gets hooked. Be prepared with a heavy casting rod. I’ve caught them on 12-weight fly rods with the biggest popper I could make. They can show up at any time over any wreck or reef. You just have to be ready. If you’re not fishing in a tournament, why not go have fun with them instead of cursing at them. They will come in fast, hit hard and then keep you occupied for about 20 minutes while they try to pull you out of the boat. This article was reprinted from CoastalReview.org.

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With their aggressive nature, willingness to hit almost anything, and ability to make drag screaming runs when first hooked, king mackerel are just a bunch of fun. Because of these qualities, there is a king mackerel tournament somewhere almost every weekend. Plenty of boats head out in pursuit of them from every port, and plenty of tackle dedicated to them is sold in coastal shops.

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An angler from New Jersey caught a North Carolina state record for cubera snapper on Aug. 3. Thomas Madsen caught the 58-pound, 8-ounce fish offshore of Hatteras while fishing with Capt. Tyler Fleetwood and Sea Dream FishingMadsen’sCharters.big fish measured 49.5 inches total length and had a 41-inch girth. He caught it using a Shimano jigging rod, and a Diawa Saltist reel with 80-pound test. It replaces the previous record, which weighed 58 pounds and was caught off Beaufort Inlet in 2016.The IGFA all-tackle world record for Atlantic cubera snapper was caught off Louisiana in June of 2007 by Marion Rose. It weighed 124 pounds 12 ounces. For more information on North Carolina state records, find the State Saltwater Records webpage at deq.nc.gov.

“Until I caught this guy, I didn’t even know [xanthic bass] existed,” Chrenko wrote in a Facebook post. “For someone that lives and breathes fishing for smallmouth, this is one I’ll remember my entire life… I can only imagine that this little guy had to overcome crazy odds to survive the first couple of years of his life from predation. Being neon-orange would make for a tough life as a small freshwater fish.” Chrenko released his orange smallie after taking a few photos. For more weird fish, go to coastalanglermag.com.

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Xanthochromistic fish are orange because the red pigmentation in their skin is replaced by yellow pigmentation.

This is not someone’s escaped goldfish; it’s a bright orange smallmouth bass. Angler Josh Chrenko caught the rare genetic anomaly this summer from the Muskegon River in Michigan. Biologists explained that the fish’s odd coloration is due to a rare genetic condition called xanthochromism, which— like albinism or leucism—is usually caused by a recessive gene.

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