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Off The Marathon Bottom

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Darcie Arahill’s biggest mutton snapper to date came from 200 feet of water off Marathon in the Florida Keys.

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ottom fishing is about hard-pulling fish and filling the cooler with some delicious table fare. With grouper season in full swing, there may be no better way to get your daily workout than floating over a reef or wreck. And you’d be hard pressed to find a better place to do it than off of Marathon in the Florida Keys.

Darcie Arahill, host of the YouTube channel Darcizzle Offshore, spent a day with Capt. Dave Schugar and the crew with Sweet E’Nuf Charters out of Marathon and absolutely loaded the coolers with mutton snapper, amberjack, blackfin tuna and yellowtail snapper. It was the kind of trip that bottom fishing is supposed to be.

Capt. Dave spent the early part of the day hopping from wreck to wreck and patch reef to patch reef, briefly prospecting each one with baits before moving on in search of hungry fish. He eventually found them over structure in about 200 feet of water.

“You gotta keep moving to find those bites,” said Darcie, understanding the searching it takes to find productive bottom.

But after setting up a drift on this spot, the whole boat knew they were on the fish. The action started quickly and it was fast, with multiple double and triple hookups. They caught some fish vertical jigging, but Darcie’s largest mutton snapper ever—a beautiful 13.6-pounder—was battled off the bottom after it ate a live pinfish. The live-bait rig consisted of a pinfish hooked through the lips with a circle hook, which was tied into 25 feet of leader and a three-way swivel. A 10-oz. teardrop sinker was deployed off the other arm of the swivel to get the bait down to the bottom.

The group hauled several muttons up from the depths, and they also caught amberjack, jack crevalle, bonita and blackfin tuna off the same spot. Capt. Dave took the opportunity to give a quick demonstration on how to properly bleed a blackfin to deliver better tasting fillets to the table. Instead of cutting the fish’s throat, use your hands to tear the gills beneath the gill plate.

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“You don’t want to cut the heart,” he said. “You want to cut the gills so all the blood can drip out… The heart’s still pumping, but it breaks the circuit so all the blood will pump right out.”

With the fish boxes filling up, Capt. Dave decided it was a good time to head for shallower water to pursue grouper and yellowtail snapper. They ended the run in about 100 feet of water over the sunken center swing span of the original Seven Mile Bridge. In the 1980s, 4,500 tons of concrete and steel from the bridge were sunk as a part of Florida’s artificial reef program.

Constructed in 1912, the Over-Sea Railroad bridge connected the Florida Keys to the mainland and to each other for the first time.

Now pieces of the railroad make great fish habitat.

With a couple heavy-duty grouper rigs deployed with big live grunts, Darcie went to work on the yellowtail. Yellowtail fishing with light tackle offers fast action and delicious fish. It’s a lot of fun and a perfect style of fishing for families, Darcie said. With chum out, it’s as easy as flipping out a piece of cut bait on a lightweight spinning rod and allowing it to drift with the chum until a fish picks up the bait.

As the boxes continued to fill, this time with yellowtail, there was a vicious takedown on one of the grouper rods. A grueling struggle to haul the fish up was rewarded with a big 25-pound black grouper. It was the exclamation point on the end of a fine day on the water.

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t all began with a hungry Finnish guy and a carving knife. It was the 1930s when a simple fisherman made an observation of simple genius: Big fish eat little fish, especially little fish that are wounded. So began one of the greatest fishing stories ever told. As Lauri Rapala fished the waters of Finland’s Lake Paijanne, he quietly rowed and watched. And what he saw was how hungry predator fish would dart into a school of minnows and attack the one that swam with a slightly off-center wobble.

Lauri realized that if he could craft a lure that mimicked the movements of a wounded minnow, he could catch more fish, earn more money, and not spend time constantly baiting lines. So Lauri set to work. He whittled, carved and shaved. Eventually a lure took shape. Using a shoemaker’s knife and some sandpaper, he created his first successful lure from cork in 1936. Tinfoil from chocolate bars formed the lure’s outer surface. Melted photographic negatives were the protective coating. It perfectly imitated the action of a wounded minnow. Legend has it that Lauri sometimes caught 600 pounds of fish a day with that new lure. And as word of his abundant catches spread, the lure’s reputation grew. The rest, as they say, is history. That first lure was the forefather to the lure that has helped more fishermen experience the thrill of more big fish than any other: the legendary Original Floating Rapala.

As fishermen around the world began to catch more and bigger fish with Rapala’s lure, it became clear that what triggered them was the lure’s tantalizing

wiggle and wobble. Even though fish throughout the world are different, predators and baitfish always acted true to form. Big fish hammer wounded little fish. That’s why Lauri tested each lure to make sure it swam true to the unique “wounded-minnow action.” It wasn’t the fastest way to make a fishing lure. But it was the only way to make a Rapala. To this day, Rapala lures are hand-tuned and tank-tested to swim perfectly right out of the box. It’s an action as distinct to a Rapala as a fingerprint is to a person.

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ne of the most prolific inshore species available to anglers on any coast, spotted seatrout come in two varieties: eaters and gators.

Eater trout—those measuring in the 15-inch range—are extremely popular, due to their affinity to gather in big schools and chase down lures. Gator trout, however, are a whole different ballgame.

Targeting big trout requires a different approach. Most resources suggest moderate-sized artificial lures, like imitation shrimp, for seatrout of any size. Yet, on numerous occasions, I’ve had big gators run down and attempt to swallow smaller trout while I’ve reeled them in.

As seatrout grow larger, their diets shift from small crustaceans to almost exclusively fish—the bigger the better. Live baits are my preference for targeting big fish. Mullet are a favorite, as are pinfish and croakers.

With big baits in the livewell, it’s time to find gator water. While it’s common to find schools of smaller trout in deeper channels adjacent to shallow flats, trophy trout spend more time around subtle depressions and breaks. If you’re catching large numbers of eaters, a change of areas is usually required to find gators.

Most of my fishing is done in super-skinny water in heavily pressured areas with tough fish. Fishing these small, shallow areas requires stealth and patience. For big trout, I move into an area as quietly as possible, put the Talon down, and wait.

As things settle down, it’s important to assess the area. Flooded oyster bars or current-swept mangroves are always worth a shot, but don’t overlook inconspicuous spots. If an area is relatively shallow, with one washout or depression that’s just a foot deeper than everything else, that spot can be key, especially at low tide.

Before the first cast is made, it’s important to select proper tackle.

Line and hook size should be greater than what’s considered routine.

With a mainline of 20-pound braid, I attach a long leader of 25-pound test fluorocarbon. It’s my only hope against razor-sharp oyster bars. I tie on a 5/0 to 7/0 VMC circle hook that’s super strong. A small float helps keep track of a hard-swimming mullet.

It’s important to lob baits delicately toward the target. However, once a fish is hooked, any delicacy is tossed aside, as big inshore fish don’t play nice. Here, the proper rod becomes key to the equation. I like St. Croix’s Mojo Inshore rods for gator trout hunting.

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Celebrating 25 years as an innovator in their industry, Blue Ridge Log Cabins have been featured on “Extreme Makeover,” HGTV’s “Amazing Log Homes” and were recognized as America’s Favorite Log Homes 2017 in a survey conducted by Log Cabin Hub. Editor’s Note: the logs used by Blue Ridge Log Cabins are engineered in their state of the art, 110,000 square foot, temperature-controlled production facility in South Carolina and are kiln-

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he Texas summer surf can spoil a newcomer in a heartbeat and is what the seasoned surf angler awaits each year.

Vacation days are set aside well in advance and excuses to come in late to work are ready and often recycled. Spoil a newcomer, addiction, you might ask, what is so special about the surf?

My fastest limit, 10 trout from the upper Texas coast, came on 12 consecutive casts. One was a dud, a lost fish, and 10 were solid trout, 19.5 to 24 inches. After I caught my limit, I continued to catch and release solid trout up to 5 ½ pounds. If that doesn’t spoil you, nothing will. Days like this are not uncommon when the conditions are right. The key to a successful morning in the surf is to remember you don’t plan a trip when you want, you go when the surf calls you.

Green incoming tides rising with the sun paired with a calm surf are my favored conditions. May and June routinely provide the best odds of landing the larger trout with Independence Day marking the arrival of masses of school-size fish.

I like to start my day before the sun’s rays illuminate the horizon. Standing on the sand, tossing topwaters or suspending baits parallel and as close to the sand as I can effectively work the lure.

I have caught many trout pushing 7 pounds along with large flounder and snook using this approach. It is amazing the size of fish that will feed in mere inches of breaking water.

As the blanket of darkness no longer conceals my presence, I will begin to gradually angle my casts towards the open Gulf. I will broaden my search area and structure type until I find where the fish are feeding, never overlooking the shallow water where I began my day. As the sun climbs, the trout will typically find comfort in the guts, chasing mullet, shrimp, shad and other baitfish. When this occurs, I still vary my cast from parallel to offshore, covering the deep guts and not overlooking the structure, which is the bar. As you would do while fishing the bay, don’t overlook the drop off. Casting along it can produce great catches.

White water and waves crashing is an often-overlooked hot spot. I seldom see surf fishermen casting into the whitewash, which can be a huge mistake. The turbulence disorients the baitfish which are easy meals for the thick-bodied, strong-swimming surf trout. I can remember one day in particular when most, if not all, of my trout were caught in the white water on top of the bar. A solid trout inhaled my slow-sinking lure as it tossed and turned in the froth. After that, I made repeated casts into the turbid water to end a successful day that up until that point had been quite slow.

Let me check the forecast, is it calm yet?

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aving been actively involved in the sunglasses industry for over 20 years and having sold over 25,000 pairs of sunglasses last year, I’m often asked, “What is the most important thing to consider when choosing a pair of sunglasses?” My answer is always, “the way they fit your face; comfort is the most important consideration.” I’m surprised at the number of people who choose their sunglasses based on brand. For anglers, and I am one, the next consideration can be offshore or inshore. The blue mirror lens models hold the best lens clarity for offshore while the green mirror/amber lenses produce the clearest lens visibility for the inshore angler.

I’ve been a big fan of Revo’s Blue Crawlers for my offshore sunglasses, and I switch to my ambers as my go-to inshore glasses.

Another big consideration for some is OSHA-approved eyewear. The correct approval body is ANSI approved. This ANSI validation of the sunglasses is the only accepted approval

by OSHA’s requirements, however, few brands actually possess the ANSI approval. If OSHA requirements are important for your choice of sunglasses, make sure you’re seeing the ANSI approval in writing and not simply relying on your representative’s assurance.

Finally, if you’re a prescription eyewear user, ensuring that the lens you receive when you request your prescription sunglasses from your favorite brand is not always apples to apples. Make sure that the exact same lens technology

is available for your prescription sunglasses as their nonprescription lenses. Otherwise, you could own an expensive pair of non-angler-friendly sunglasses. Believe me, it happens all the time.

There are many new entries in the sunglasses field these days.

Lens technology advancements continue to improve the quality of the angler’s viewpoint. If you’re in the market for a new pair of sunglasses, I recommend you do a little research before you make your purchase. Don’t just go buy XYZ sunglasses. Find the pair, regardless of brand, that’s best for you.

If Fowler’s can be of any assistance in helping you make that decision, please feel free to call or email us. We’re happy to help ensure that you’re completely satisfied with your next sunglasses purchase.

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SUNGLASSES NATIVE EYEWEAR SIGHTCASTER Native Eyewear’s Sightcaster is all about giving you the right tool for the pursuit of a good catch. Color enhanced, high-definition optics cut through glare on the water allowing you to see deeper and farther.

Native’s premium polarized lens technology also blocks up to four times more infrared and protects against harmful UV rays, helping your eyes stay fresh even after a long day on the water. The full-wrap, X-Large frame comes with nonslip grip material along the temples and nose pads to ensure all-day comfort with a lightweight and secure fit.

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Costa Del Mar was born on the water and is committed to protecting it. This summer, Costa will celebrate its tradition of conservation by launching its OCEARCH Limited Edition collection.

Costa is a primary supporter of OCEARCH, a research organization that generates critical scientific data on keystone marine species like great white and tiger sharks. Its vessel, the M/V OCEARCH, is an at-sea laboratory that puts science on the side of sharks to help protect our oceans worldwide.

One of the models in this OCEARCH Limited Edition collection is the Remora, a brand new frame that features all of Costa’s signature performance technologies. This particular pair features a brand new lens as well!

The Gray Silver Mirror lens is great for all-day wear. It is a polycarbonate lens with silver mirror on a gray base. The frame color is called Tiger Shark, and reflects the patterns of its namesake. Think of it as the popular tortoise shell in a more shark and ocean-inspired colorway! MSRP: $169. These glasses also come with a limited edition cleaning cloth and C-MASK. For more on OCEARCH, go to www.ocearch.org.

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With two new frames, the Guide II and the Guide S, Revo seeks to fill the needs of those seeking the best in performance sunglasses. Both frames feature HighContrast Polarized Serilium lenses that are lightweight, shatterproof and formulated of polycarbonate. Revo’s 8-base lens technology offers a more curved fit relative to your face, and elastometric nosepads provide a more secure fit for active wearers.

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TARPON TIME: THE TWO HANDED STRIP

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t’s tarpon time! Many of you will be headed to tarpon waters this summer looking to hook one of ocean’s greatest gamefish on the fly. When you go, consider altering your fly retrieval technique from the standard one-hand strip to the two-handed stip. If you do, you might be surprised at how effective a two-hand strip can be at catching this great gamefish.

There are some saltwater fish that react to a fly that is stripped as fast as possible. Tuna, barracuda, roosterfish, amberjack and yellowtail are all good examples. These guys prefer a fly that moves like an Indianapolis racecar. If the fly isn’t imitating a fleeing baitfish, and suddenly stops, this group of gamers will turn and swim away.

The two-handed strip is also a wonderful technique for feeding a well-presented fly to a tarpon. But there is a difference. The twohanded strip is slightly different for tarpon than it is for offshore and nearshore species. Where offshore fish like tuna want the fly to burn through the water without pause, a tarpon often wants to see the fly move through the water at a slower pace while still keeping the fly’s continual motion.

An advantage of the two hand strip technique is the angler has total control of the fly’s pace through the water, making it possible for the angler to speed up or slow down the fly depending on the reaction of the tarpon to the fly. For example, if a tarpon reacts aggressively toward the fly, the angler might speed up the retrieve to initiate a strike. If the tarpon’s reaction is less aggressive, almost passive, the angler can manipulate the fly’s speed and try to turn on the tarpon’s “light switch” to instigate a strike.

Another advantage to using the two-hand retrieve is that the rod is placed under the arm rather than in the hands, making it almost impossible to lift the rod tip on a strike. This combats the urge of freshwater converts to set the hook by lifting the rod, a big no-no

in tarpon fishing.

With the rod under and arm, the only way to hook the fish is with a solid stripstrike.

For a successful twohanded strip do the following: • After the fly has been cast, place the rod under the arm (right or left).

• Point the rod tip down, keeping the tip on the water at all times.

• Begin the strip by pulling the fly line with your hand at the first stripping guide. Repeat this with the other hand.

• There should be a continual motion, changing hands with each strip.

• Vary the speed of the fly as you strip it through the water.

• Strip the fly all the way to the boat and repeat. If you feel a strike, give your line a solid strip-strike.

Use the two-handed strip, and I guarantee you will never go back to the one-hand strip again. Good luck on the tarpon grounds this season!

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orth Carolina’s Oconaluftee River has a multiple personality disorder. Its headwaters fall from an elevation of more than 5,000 feet via a little creek called Beech Flats Prong high in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Beech Flats gains flow from multiple tributaries and becomes the Oconaluftee in a more than 8-mile run through the national park.

With the influx of Bradley Fork at Smokemont Campground, the “Luftee” is one of the larger flows in the GSMNP. Above Bradley Fork, the river is small and steep and home to small and beautiful wild trout. Below Bradley Fork, it is one of the most easily accessible and overlooked opportunities in the park.

Downstream of Smokemont, a buddy and I once stood on the elevated bank and watched a pod of a half dozen 10- to 12-inch rainbows in a flat blue pool feeding calmly on caddis. That was enough to get us excited. I dropped in downstream of them and began a slow approach, gently moving into casting range to avoid spook-

ing fish in glass-slick water. I was stripping line to cast when my buddy, who was still spotting from above, began pointing and making strange muffled sounds. I didn’t find out until later that I had kicked up a very large brown trout, which moved to the head of the pool and then disappeared. It had scattered the smaller fish in the process.

It taught me that it pays off to be patient and watch the water before making a move in the Oconaluftee. U.S. 441 is hard on its banks, making for extremely easy roadside access, yet big fish live there. They are smart due to the fishing pressure they receive, which is pretty limited considering how easy it is to get there.

The ’Luftee flies under the radar for a couple reasons. A lot of anglers drive right up the river in search of more secluded destinations. And, the Oconaluftee within the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians’ Qualla Boundary draws attention away from the Oconaluftee on the national park. The river takes on its next personality when it is joined by Raven Fork and enters Cherokee lands.

By this point it is a big river. Cherokee maintains some of the highest fish densities in the east through extremely heavy stockings of rainbow, brook and brown trout. The fishing pressure can be enormous. Still, fishing can be good, and it’s a great place to introduce a youngster to trout fishing.

Flyfisher’s Guide To North Carolina & Georgia is 218 pages of extensively researched information on the area’s best trout fishing.

It includes more than 40 full-color maps, driving directions, GPS coordinates to access points and tips and tactics. It is available on Amazon, and signed copies are available by contacting the author at nsc8957@gmail.com.

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By CAM Staff • Photo courtesy of Hightower Marina/Facebook udging by the size of this bruiser’s belly, it’s not too hard to imagine it eating a lot of McDonalds.

The story of this Texas largemouth has been making the rounds on the Internet lately. At 10.802 pounds and 24.5 inches in length, it is certainly an awesome fish. It’s a new record for 3,138-acre Lake Bardwell, just south of Dallas near the town of Ennis, Texas.

But the reason this fish went viral has to do with the bait. Mathew McNellis and his girlfriend caught the bass in May on a McDonald’s Chicken McNugget. They were jugging for catfish, which is a technique that involves setting out numerous floating plastic jugs with lines, hooks and baits suspended beneath them. They weren’t having much luck, and that’s why McNellis’ girlfriend suggested they try the nugget, according to KDFW Fox 4 News.

After boating the fish, the couple took it to Highview Marina, where it was weighed, photographed and declared the new record by the marina. The fish was then released.

It bested the previous Lake Bardwell record of 10.44 pounds. The previous record, held by Artee Lewis since February 2006, was caught on a more conventional bait… a minnow.

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“Everyday, everyday, everyday, everyday I have the blues” — B. B. King

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I hope you don’t have the blues. But if you are a trout angler, I do hope you have some blue flies in your boxes. You will be hard pressed to see any blue trout flies in the bins of your local fly shop or in many fly pattern books. This is understandable, since so many trout anglers are strict “match the hatch” believers and trout do not feed on any blue prey items. Despite this, blue flies are very effective. Here are a few you should consider.

John Barr ties a blue version of his very effective Copper John nymph. Just replace blue copper wire for regular copper wire in the fly’s abdomen. A few years ago, Atlanta guide Dave Johnson requested that his friend Scott Abernathy design a blue nymph for his clients. Abernathy said the fly, which became known as the Blue Assassin, is based on the Rainbow Warrior nymph but with a really bright touch of blue. He speculated that its effectiveness might be because blue is the most visible color in deep water, as scientific studies have shown. This nymph is an extremely hot fly for Georgia trout.

Pennsylvania angler Charles Meck included two blue dry flies and one blue egg in his book, “Fishing Tandem Flies.” Meck wrote that he began tying blue flies because of studies that showed that blue and purple flies “are the last to disappear as the fly sinks deeper in the water column.” The Blueberry is an egg pattern Meck ties with a brass bead and white or cream Glo Bug yarn, which is dyed with Rit evening blue dye. Meck swears by his two dry flies, the Patriot and the White-Winged Bluebird.

Although uncommon, blue is a very effective color for trout attractor flies. Give them a try.

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hile rock hopping and prospecting with dry flies for brightly colored brown trout, it’s easy to imagine the upper end of Wilson Creek as it was more than 250 years ago.

But the forest is younger than it was when Native Americans likely pulled native brook trout from the creek. Logging began in the 1750s, when pioneers settled this remote area of western North Carolina’s Caldwell County. For nearly two centuries a timber operation and the communities that grew around it thrived in the shadow of Grandfather Mountain.

Mortimer was the largest settlement on Wilson Creek. It was home to the Ritter Lumber Mill Company sawmill as well as a small textile mill. The ruins of Mortimer lie near what is now a stretch of prime trout water.

The story of Mortimer is one of nature reclaiming itself. Beginning in 1916, and probably exacerbated by the clearance of the land, a series of fires and floods twice destroyed the narrow-gauge railroad used to haul out timber. A final massive flood in 1940 swept away both the sawmill and the textile mill, and without industry the surviving residents abandoned their homes.

Since that time, a good portion of Wilson Creek’s more than 23mile corridor from its headwaters on Grandfather Mountain down to its confluence with Johns River has regenerated to a mostly wild state.

In 2000, the stream was designated a National Wild and Scenic River, which provides special ecological protections.

Trout anglers should delight in the transformation. On its upper end, Wilson Creek plummets cold and clear as a small to medium sized stream through a steep wooded valley on Pisgah Game Lands.

There is access by foot to miles of creek that offer anglers one waterfall and plunge pool after the next. Small but bright stream-born brown trout dominate the fishery. In this stretch it is managed under catchand-release, artificial-only regulations.

Downstream, after flowing through roughly 4-miles of private property, Wilson Creek emerges again to the public as a larger flow.

The mouth of Lost Cove Creek is the upper boundary of delayed harvest waters. October into June each year, this beautiful 3-mile stretch is managed under catch-and-release, single-hook, artificial-only regulations. The state stocks it heavily.

And for anglers who’d like to keep some trout for the table, Wilson Creek is open under regular hatchery supported trout regulations for another 5 miles down to the remains of an old lowhead dam near the Adako community. This section is big water. It is punctuated by a gorgeous rock gorge.

Wilson Creek falls from North Carolina’s high country around the towns of Boone, Blowing Rock and Linville. Fishing it would make for a good day trip or weekend adventure from Winston-Salem, Asheville or any of the towns on this eastern edge of North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains.

For GPS coordinates to access points and detailed maps of Wilson Creek and all of North Carolina’s and Georgia’s best trout water, check out “Flyfishers Guide to North Carolina & Georgia.” It is available at fly shops, on Amazon, and signed copies are available from the author by emailing nsc8957@gmail.com.

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grew up fishing lakes well-known for large schools of bass spending the summer months offshore. When we get to mid-summer and the water temperature starts hitting 80 degrees, it is safe bet that fish are going to be on offshore structure like ledges, humps and drop offs.

I start looking on main-lake areas, on the lower half of the lake from the dam, where most good summer ledges are on the lakes I fish. Using the mapping on my Raymarine electronics, I search for places that top out from 12 to 20 feet and drop down to anywhere from 50 to 60 feet.

Bass will start heading out there when the water gets to 70 degrees and at 80 they will definitely be out there. They spawn with a water temperature of 62 to 64, so as the water warms they will be headed that way. When the water is 80 degrees, the fish in the lake that move (some stay shallow all year) will be out there.

The biggest deal is finding the depth range of the fish. When they first get out to offshore structure, they like 12 to 17 feet.

As they stay longer— it could be weeks or a month—they will then move deeper, from 18 to 25 feet, maybe even as deep as 30 feet. To find the depth range of the fish, I will graph and look for the bait and then the fish. Usually I can see the fish on my Raymarine units, but I will often fish around a big school of bait in case the bass are hiding right under the thick bait. If I don’t see bait or bass, I won’t make a cast. Electronics are too good these days to fish places just because there were fish there at one point in the past.

Gear To Use Offshore I always start with a moving bait, such as a deep-diving crankbait, to see if I can get the fish fired up. The biggest ones in the school will bite a crankbait. I like a Strike King 6XD and 8XD fished on a MHX CB907 cranking rod that I built myself with supplies

from Mud Hole.

I always put new Mustad hooks on the baits. #2 KVD Triple Grip trebles are my preference. For line I use 10- to 12-lb. Vicious Fluorocarbon for the 6XD and 15- to 17-lb. on the 8XD. I like a slower 5:4:1 gear ratio reel to help them dive to their deepest depths.

When those fish start grouping up out on the ledges, you can really have a lot of fun. Hundred-fish days are possible on the Tennessee River lakes, and I get excited just thinking about it. When that water temp gets close to 80, it is time to get out deep and get healthy in a hurry come tournament day.

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Dear Readers, Welcome to July fellow Upstate South Carolinians.

We wish to thank our readers of the “The Angler Magazine-Upstate South Carolina” edition for our continued success.

Our first thoughts are for our Service men and women and our First Responders for keeping our Freedom and Safety forefront in their actions every day.

May we all look forward to each Angler day and appreciate the comfort of our homes and lives as we appreciate our natural world.

Please contact us with any pictures, stories of Angling adventures and inquiries you may have for advertising or help with your marketing strategies.

Special “Thanks” to our advertising partners, guides, editorial writers, graphic designers and most of all the Upstate South Carolina community.

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Summertime Pattern on Lake Hartwell With low water and the water temperature in the low 80s, you better start early or fish late if you want to catch bass on Lake Hartwell. The fish have moved into their summertime pattern, and the fishing is getting more challenging.

With the long, hot days of summertime upon us, the topwater action has heated up for Lake Hartwell bass anglers.

Starting at sunup, the bass can be found holding on the shoals and off secondary points. The topwater lure of choice is a chrome Zara Super Spook.

Start “walking-the-dog” in 30 - 15 feet of water over the gravel points. If the bass only follow the bait and do not hit, speed up the retrieve. If the Spook does not work, try throwing a white Zoom Super Fluke - 5'', Whopper Popper, or silver/white buzzbait.

If the topwater bite starts to slow down, other good lures to use on the points are an umbrella rig or a sinking

chrome Sebile. After moving out from the points, try working the ledges with a dropshot rig with a finesse or Robo worm in green, green pumpkin, or morning dawn.

Sometimes the bite will not start until mid-morning on the long tapering points.

The schooling fish will move on these points and gorge themselves on the bait, blueback herring. Generally the fish are in the two – three pound class, but occasionally a “good ‘un” will come up and hit. Do not give up on the topwater action just because it is hot.

After mid-morning the fishing starts getting a little tougher, but the spotted bass can be found in15-25 feet of water and suspend over brush piles or over the tops of trees located off points and shoals. One way to catch these suspended fish is to throw deep running crankbaits like the Rapala DT or Berkley Dredger

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series. Make long casts with shad or herring colored crankbaits and work the tops of the brush piles and trees.

Another way to catch these suspended fish is to drop a shaky head jig with a green or green pumpkin finesse worm over the brush piles or trees.

Watch the depth finder very carefully, and you can see the spots following the lure down.

They will generally hit on the drop and there will be a soft tap. Watch the line closely as the lure drops down.

Road runners or fish head spins with a super or junior fluke worked around bridge pilings can also produce fish. These fish are usually suspended between 15 feet deep in 25 feet of water.

Other summertime fishing tactics include fishing over sunken islands and humps with a shaky head or a Carolina rig with a green or green pumpkin finesse or senko worm.

With Lake Hartwell below full pond and with rising water temperatures, bass anglers are having a harder time catching quality fish. The only good news is that after the Fourth, the boat traffic will start to slow down.

Glenn “Teach” Corley is a retired teacher and fishing guide who has fished the Upstate lakes for over 50 years. He has published hundreds of articles and photographs in numerous magazines and newspapers. (captteachcorley@gmail.com)

It’s getting hot in the mountains of South Carolina and Western North Carolina. The hatches are starting to fizzle out. Ants, beetles, and grasshoppers are starting to show up streamside. There may still be a few hatch's around. Take advantage of fishing early morning and late evening as the water is starting to warm at lower elevations. As summer progresses you'll need to move to higher elevations to seek active trout. Patterns that imitate ants, beetles, and grasshoppers in relative size should produce some fish. Don't be afraid to throw a split shot on one of these as well. They don't always float on the surface.

Remember, hatch's in southern Appalachia are sporadic, some hatches are greater than others. As long as you present the fly well, chances are the trout’s going to eat it. Stealth and presentation are key in summer months. Low water is the norm so long leaders, fine tippet, and stealth are needed to catch trout in low water conditions. The trout will be spooky wither wild or stocked. Stealth and presentation should be your main focus. Thank you for your business and tight lines.

Our fly-fishing guide Ron Arrowood is a South Carolina native. Born and raised in the mountains of upstate South Carolina. Ron has years of experience fishing the local waters and rivers and streams of Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee. Ron is well versed in a wide variety of techniques and enjoys sharing his knowledge with clients. He's known to be able to catch anything that swims, but has a passion for wild trout, especially the Southern Appalachian Brook Trout. It doesn't matter if you're a first timer or a seasoned angler. Ron loves sharing his passion with others. For Trip information, please contact Ron at ronarrowoodjr85@gmail.com

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Stripers have started to fall into there summer patterns. Night fishing under bridges should be good for both Stripers/Hybrids and Crappie.. Try fishing 20-30 ft under the boat with Herring for the Stripers/Hybrids and 10-20 minnows. Trolling the main rivers in 50-100 ft of water, 30 down with lead core should be productive using buck tails for your Stripers. Live Herring should be great used on down rods 30 to 50 foot down in major coves main lake and also in the main rivers. As for bass, I'm still seeing some bass off main lake points 1524 foot of water.

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Lake Hartwell

Forecast by Preston Harden, Bucktail Guide Service 706-255-5622 • www.bucktailguideservice.com Water temp. is 80° and the water level is 5 1/2 feet below full pool

July striper and hybrid fishing should be on fire. They are easy to locate and are usually hungry. Surface activity is mostly over as the fish migrate to deeper, cleaner water of the lower half Lake.

Good electronics are important, as it is as much hunting as it is fishing. Free lined Herring are replaced by down- line Carolina rigged herring. Drop a fresh Herring down to the fish marked on the sonar and hold on! Artificial's will work if you prefer. A large teardrop spoon or a 1 ounce jig head and 5 inch swim bait are productive options to live bait. Don't be afraid to reel fast through the fish marked on the sonar.

The spotted bass are all over the shallow brush piles around points, Shoals, and humps. They will move a little deeper in July but still shallow in the 15 to 30 foot range. They will still relate to brush piles. I like to fish a top water plug from a distance and then a drop shot fished vertically, if I mark fish on the sonar.

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Think Like a Fish

In the real estate world, it’s all about location, location and location. Folks want to put down their roots in an area that is convenient to shopping, grocery stores, good schools, social activities and their workplace. And, they want to live in a climate that suits their particular taste.

When you think about it, the same is true for our piscatorial friends in both fresh and saltwater.

Although they may not be pushing a squeaky-wheeled cart down a grocery aisle, they will find a home where there’s ample forage, and their schools teach more about the benefits of “safety-in-numbers” than quantum physics.

Picking the most suitable location to make a homestead is as important to fish as it is to us twolegged critters. If you keep that in mind as you make your selection on where to fish, and in many cases, how to fish, you’ll find your days will become more productive.

With perhaps the exception of the top predators, most fish base their location selection on the Big Three; Food, Comfort and Safety.

Identify where all three of those factors converge and you’ve got a very fishy spot.

Game fish have to eat, and they have to eat often, whether it’s a rainbow trout dining on tiny nymphs or billfish that will eat a 25 pound tuna in one bite. A yellowfin tuna has to eat nearly its own weight in food every day, because it spends its entire life roaming the ocean currents, and that uses up a lot of energy. On the other hand, large trout will find a spot in a slip-stream behind a rock waiting for a tasty tidbit to float by. They simply tilt their pectoral fins and the current lifts them up, just like airplane wings to grab a tiny midge and then glide back down to their rock again. That’s not a lot of energy expended for the protein they just gulped. So your first task is to find the kitchen. Sometimes it’s pretty obvious when you see baitfish being corralled on the surface.

Sometimes it takes a little more thought and knowledge to locate the dining area. There are seasonal patterns that occur and if you do a little research, or ask around at the local tackle stores, you can get some very valuable information.

The next component is Comfort. Fish will move both horizontally and vertically to find a location that is comfortable. Just like us, they have to breathe. So they will congregate in place in the water column that has the right amount of dissolved oxygen. Ever notice how reservoir-based stripers will move to deeper water in the summertime? Sure, the water is warmer at the surface than it is 50 feet down, but that warm water doesn’t hold as much oxygen as the cooler water does down deep. Fish are cold-blooded, and the actual temperature of the water may have less to do with preferred locations than the oxygen content. Look at how many fish hang around a natural spring upwelling or at a seamount, compared to a placid, sunbaked flat. Remember the old adage about water temperature: “68 and the fishin’s great!” Most of us have experienced the impact weather can have on the fishing, and changes in the barometric pressure, especially quick changes that occur with rapidly moving fronts, can make a dramatic difference in the bite. As the front approaches, the bite can really fire up. When the front arrives, the fish may get lock-jaw for a couple days.

I believe the change in pressure (which transfers into the water) can make fish either lethargic or frisky.

And the third piece of the puzzle is Safety. Why isn’t Safety the number one factor? Well if you are starving to death, or can’t breathe, being in a safe place doesn’t really matter, does it? Safety can come in the form of a good hiding place like a rock outcropping, vertical structure such as pilings or ledges, or it can be exhibited by large numbers like we see in schooling baitfish.The ability to blend into the

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environment or use camouflage is another trait that provides safety from being eaten by something larger. Similarly, predator fish use those same techniques for finding food. Flounder will change their color pattern to match the shelly bottom as they quietly wait on an unsuspecting meal to swim overhead. Speckled trout have unique color patterns on their back that makes them virtually invisible in the grass flats, concealing them from overhead predators like ospreys. And coincidentally, shell banks are great places to fish for flounder, and grass flats are prime locations for catching speckled trout.

Starting to see a pattern?

An inland lake, coastal waters, even a mountain trout stream will usually have places that provide at least two out of the three factors.

During certain times of the year, you’ll find a spot that has all three.

That would be considered the gold

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mine. To find these spots, modern technology has provided us anglers with an assortment of tools. Simrad DownScan will show ledges and drop-offs, structure, creek channels, bottom composition, typical spots that hold game fish. Services like Sirius/XM Marine Weather interfaces with your chart plotter to show contemporary weather systems, sea surface temperature, wave period, and wind speed/ direction, all of which can be contributing factors to the bite, as well as letting you know when it’s time to head for the barn.

So, do a little homework and check out the real estate below the surface before you make your first cast. Find a location that has the Big Three... Food, Comfort and Safety, and you’ll be well on your way to closing the sale on some fine fishing.

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Lake Jocassee

Forecast by Sam Jones Jocassee Charters, Salem, SC 29676 sam@jocasseecharters.com; 864-280-9056 www.jocaseecharters.com On Jocassee in July the trout will be deep and your best chance of catching them is starting at first light with downriggers already in the water around the quarry and water intakes.

The brown and rainbow trout can be caught trolling Apex, Doctor and Sutton spoons 60 to 90 feet deep at about 1.2 to 1.8 mph. They can also be caught trolling large shiners the same depths or even drifting them.

When the day warms up try the Whitewater and Toxaway river channels with the same setup.

Night fishing at the dam is a great way to beat the heat and it will also produce some good catches of both brown and rainbow trout. Try fishing with nightcrawlers, large shiners and herring 40 to 75 feet deep.

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JULY on the FLY

Summer patterns for fishing have settled in. Bass in the local lakes are mostly moving to the deeper holding areas likes humps, points and roadbeds that are offshore. Deeper brush piles also will hold numbers of fish.

These fish will be difficult to access with a fly rod. Best action on the fly rod is topwater fishing early morning or late evening when those fish have pulled back shallow to feed. Large popping bugs, mice and frog patterns will all get it done. Bluegill are still bedding, so if you find them it can be fast and furious catching.

Otherwise concentrate on shady banks and use a popping bug with a sinking wet fly trailing it for best results. Trout fishing in the hottest parts of summer tends to be best in the higher elevation, cooler areas. Dry flies and terrestrial patterns like ants, beetles, and inch worms will catch fish in these areas all summer.

Keep an eye on stocking reports for more local options for catching trout in the lower elevation rivers.

Keep on Fishing my Friends,

Brandon

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As the Vise President of the local Mountain Bridge Chapter of Trout Unlimited (MBTU), I am excited to announce that for the second year in a row our Chapter will be hosting the Fly Fishing Film Tour (F3T) on September 29, 2017.

The F3T has been around for a decade establishing itself as the original and considered by many to be the preeminent exhibitor of fly fishing films. If you have never had the opportunity to experience the fun, exciting, and engaging films presented by F3T, you are missing out on a great evening showcasing adventure angling from around the world for common to uncommon fish species. www. flyfilmtour.com says it best with this description of the event: “Each year fishy folk of all ages gather at premieres to soak up films from around the world, spin a few yarns amongst friends and dream about casts still unmade.”

The F3T is one of the most anticipated events in the fishing community for sportsmen, conservation groups, and industry manufacturers alike. The goal of the F3T is to energize the industry and inspire filmmakers to create new cutting edge films that both entertain and educate outdoor enthusiasts.

In addition to showcasing world-class fly fishing films, The F3T is dedicated to supporting the local fly fishing community and conservation groups that form the backbone of the sport’s educational and environmental efforts. The F3T has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for conservation partners and brought greater attention and support to groups like Trout Unlimited, Wild Steelhead Coalition, Bonefish Tarpon Trust, Utah Stream Access Coalition, Stop Pebble Mine and many more. A portion of proceeds from the 2017 F3T ticket sales will be directly utilized by MBTU to support fishing education and habitat-related conservation efforts.

The F3T will be held again this year at Brewery 85 located at 6 Whitlee Court in Greenville, SC just south of Interstate 85 and west of Laurens Road. Doors open at 5:00PM for a pre-event party consisting of food, games, silent auction, raffle items, and area fly fishing guides and product vendors. The film will start at 7:00PM and tickets cost $15.00 in advance or $18.00 at the door. Tickets can be purchased online through www.mountainbridgetu.org, MBTU Board Members and at Orvis located in downtown Greenville. Don’t miss out on this fun evening and great chance to help support MBTU and their conservation and education efforts.

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Lake Greenwood

Forecast by Chris Simpson, Fightin Da Blues chriss12@embarqmail.com; 864-992-2352 The thermocline can sometimes make fishing a little difficult on Greenwood for channels but once you determine the depth of it and fish at or shallower than it, its fine. In the upper half of the lake its usually gonna be 12 to 15 feet deep, in the lower half it may be 20 or so feet. Anything shallower than that is gonna be the most productive. Drifting with shrimp is a good way of getting fish but anchoring and using shrimp and stinkbait on shallow humps and points will catch a ton of fish also. Using cut bait will up the chances of some bigger channels and live bait will up the chances of a flathead but those will also have the gar pesturing you thru-out the day or night. White perch will be balled up big time and the action can be fast and furious. Mostly in the morning and afternoon but frenzys can also be found in the middle of the day.

Sabiki rigs tipped with worms or small peices of white perch will catch tons of em. Look for them in the backs of creeks and on shallow main lake humps and points at or above the thermocline.

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Chattooga River

Forecast by Karen & Karl,, Chatooga River Fly Shop 864-638-2806 • www.chattoogariverflyshop.com

Summer time on the rivers around us here at Chattooga River Fly Shop are fishing great. Whether you are fishing for Trout or Red Eye Bass and Pan fish, you can have an enjoyable day catching plenty of fish. River conditions are in wonderful shape, as we have received plenty of rain over the past month. Along with the rains, we have had cooler summer temperature conditions, which have kept the river temperatures down. After the rain storms have past us, we have had low temperatures over night and day time temperatures from the mid 70's to 80's. Wondering if you should bring the waders, leave them home and just bring the wading boots, we have been wet wading now for over a month, which has made for enjoyable days on the rivers. Let's hope Mother Nature keeps us on this trend with plenty of rain and lower summertime temperatures.

For the trout fishing, early mornings until 1:00pm have been good along with late afternoons until dark, as day time temperatures fall off, late in the day. Pick your “cup of tea”, as we have had tremendous successful days with dry flies, streamers, nymphs, and terrestrials.

During the sunny days, target the over hanging foliage of the river banks, and the shaded areas of the rivers. Also look for deeper runs, as the fish will seek thermal refuge during the heat of the day.

As for the Red Eye Bass and pan fish, top water and streamers are working great! Fishing the back eddies and slower moving water has

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proven to be the key to successful days. Mid morning throughout the day has been better fishing than very early mornings or late evenings.

This is a great time of year to take the kids fishing! School is out for the summer break, water temperatures are great, and there are plenty of fish to be caught. We had the pleasure of participating, as a volunteer, with the Kid's Fishing Rodeo, at Burrell's Ford Campground this past month, with the U.S. Forestry Department. Introducing kids to the greater outdoors and nature is a wonderful time, and catching a few fish will add to the experience for all. Remember to bring your camera along for your trip and share your photo, you might see your photo in the next edition on the “Brag Board”.

As we are all guests of the the forest, let's remember to “leave no trace”, and pack out what we bring in on our trips to the rivers. Keeping the forests clean, will add to the enjoyable experience for all. We hope to see everyone out on the rivers!

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by Mark White, The Orvis Company

I am writing this report on the eve of my first-born son’s Thirteenth birthday, a milestone in his life and a reminder that I too am advancing in age. It was approximately four years ago when I crawled out of the Rhododendron and Dog Hobble lined banks of a stream in North Carolina and promptly parked myself in front of a local chain pharmacy kiosk to discover that I could no longer focus on near sight without the aid of magnification. Now I carry Clic reader glasses around my neck with the venerable appearance of a curator at a natural history museum or tenured professor preserved in the basement laboratory of a research university.

Getting older is as they say in the eye of the beholder, or something like that.

All is not lost however. As June advances into July and the Mountain Feist of Summer begins to bark, I am excited about the fly fishing opportunities that are ahead of all of us. Chubby Chernobyl’s, Stimulators, Humpy’s, PMX’s, Fat Albert’s, and big thick foam bodied hoppers with rubber legs and stiff elk hair are to me the quintessential harbinger of summer more so than the Perseid Meteor shower. If you struggle with finding a size 18 CDC Comparadun Sulphur or Griffith’s Gnat midge cluster in your box before you even connect it to your fly line, you are not alone. Join a group of unashamed anglers and grab that Sofa Pillow or King Kong Hopper and tie it to your tippet with pride. With age comes wisdom, and macular degeneration.

Most of the time I fish in the summer my fly selection begins with big and bushy over any Hatch Chart, website Stream Report, or tidbit of information overheard at the beer cooler of the local quick stop store. I find that fish are opportunist and a well placed bushy dry fly presented amongst the pocket water of any western NC or remote SC stream will produce fish if given a drag free drift. Absolutely drop a heavily weighted stonefly or Hare’s Ear imitation of the bend in the hook and your dry fly now doubles as a “bobber” that will bite back. Pocket water in the summertime to me signifies long days, mid day streamside naps, and finding large clumps of fur and feathers on the water with ease. Alright, Alright!

Check out the selection of terrestrials or attractor dry flies at your local fly shop and fish them against the bank, smack them down on the surface of the water if the day is windy, or place them in front of that big rock you have been fishing behind most of the year. You may just be surprised at what you see flash to your offering or release from your net. Now go and hook a piece of the Carolinas.

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Fishing Across America

I recently made what has become an annual trout fishing trip to the Green River. Rather than taking air transportation with its hassle of airports and crowded flights, I like to drive via automobile. Traveling through seventeen states in making the round trip from Georgia to Utah, several days driving time is required.

In my travels, I have always been one to look over highway bridges that cross over on-route waterways. On this particular trip, I crossed over many waters within the continental United States.

The United States is a vast country with varied landscapes, terrain and climate. Varied waters are found to include brooks, springs, streams, farm ponds, rivers and both natural and man-made lakes of multiple sizes. My thoughts are that it would be nice to sample these various waters and the fish species inhabiting them.

My son accompanied me on this trip and shared in the driving duties. To pass time in the automobile, as we traveled through a state or observed a particular body of water, I would look up fishing opportunities and descriptions for the state’s waterways. There is much information via the internet describing fish species to target, fishing techniques, water access and optimum time of the year for fishing bodies of water within each state.

Over the course of my travel to Utah, I

was particularly impressed with Lake Barkley, Kentucky Lake, and the Land between the Lakes region of Tennessee and Kentucky. These are large lakes with good fishing for a variety of warm water species. On several occasions, I crossed over the Missouri River as we traveled through Missouri and Nebraska. This waterway ranges from a large river surrounded by high limestone bluffs to a flat urban waterway. In Nebraska and Wyoming, we viewed various portions of the Platte River. This river has fish species ranging from high caliber trout fishing in Wyoming to warm water fishing throughout Nebraska.

As I spent a week in Utah fishing, I was able to travel to a variety of waters within this state. Even an arid state such as Utah has varied waterways ranging from muddy to clear streams and rivers as well as large lakes suitable for angling and other water sports. It is interesting to see small to large streams and rivers traversing through a desert landscape.

Each state through which we traveled had multiple fishing opportunities. These included the rugged, flowing mountain streams, and alpine lakes of the Colorado Rocky Mountains, the large reservoirs of Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas, and the lakes and rivers of Mississippi and Alabama. Even New Mexico has beautiful flowing streams with desert views interspersed among snowcapped mountains.

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This trip through a large swath of south, middle, and western United States impressed me with the fact that fishing opportunities exist virtually everywhere in the United States.

There is obviously more water than one can visit and fish in a human lifetime within this great country. Though I like to sample new waters and catch fish species that I have never or rarely caught, this trip made me realize that I do not have enough years left to sample fishing opportunities available in even the seventeen states that I traveled. Good fishing and be safe.

Dr. Andrew Cox is a contributing writer to outdoor publications. He is a member of the Georgia Outdoor Writer’s Association. Dr. Cox financially supports his fishing habits as Professor Emeritus at Troy University, Phenix City, Alabama. He may be contacted at andrewtrout@aol.com.

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Lake Bowen

Forecast by Corey Alexander, cqacoco@yahooo.com www.lakebowenbigbasstournament.com

Hello folks, it's Corey Alexander with The Angler Magazine!

It's July and getting hot out on the lake. Most Anglers are getting out early to get on some good fish. With the Bass, I've been catching them on docks and some of the various humps that lake Bowen has. The water is getting very warm with the hot temperatures we are having, so the bass are running deep! With the crappie, they are scattered all over!

Brush piles and bridges is where I have most of my luck with them. With the catfish, I have found a few in the depths of about 10 to 20 feet of water in the river channels.

The lake Bowen big bass tournament had a great turnout in June, it took 7.5 pounds to take first place.

If you ever get the chance come out and fish with these great group of Angler’s!

For more info, visit www.lakebowenbigbasstournament.com. Until next month, happy fishing!

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Experience the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse from the shores of Lake Hartwell

at Green Pond Landing & Event Center 470 Green Pond Rd., Anderson, SC 29625.

Green Pond Landing’s unobstructed view is to the Southwest, where the eclipse will occur. An astronomer will be on-site to provide information and answer questions.

The event is free of charge.

Eclipse viewing glasses will be available for $1 while supplies last.

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Let's Talk Gear

By O’Neill Williams

Let’s talk fishing! No, let’s don’t. Let’s talk about our gear.

Think about it. The gear we use for our fishing, hunting, camping, outdoor cooking, etc. is varied, high quality, sturdy, long lasting, priced reasonably and useful. Think too about where we have to shop: Bass Pro Shops, Cabelas, Sportsman’s Warehouse, Dicks, Gander Mountain and so many others. Great isn’t it. Everything you could possibly need for that next adventure is at your fingertips.

Not all that many years ago, trying to get quality gear was a hassle; small little shops with little to choose from. Sometimes you had to order special items and wait and wait, kind of like the scene in “Oh Brother Where Are Thou” when it always took two weeks at the little store to get everything.

Take game cameras for instance. I use a Plotwatcher. I placed it on the edge of a food plot recently. It took over 5,000 photos that pictured for me ALL the activity in that plot 24 hours a day; where the deer and turkey entered and left the plot and how long they stayed there. It wasn’t just up close where movement triggered the shot, no; it was upwards of 100 yards away, the spots where some hunters who use triggering cameras call a ‘dead zone’. If it had been one of those old cameras, I would have missed 60% of what and when the visits occurred and what the animals were. The net effect was that I scouted that food plot for two weeks and actually was there only about 10 minutes, and I have a record of it.

Now, about rod and reels. Remember those old ABU 5000C free spools? Strong, sturdy, long lasting, however, you couldn’t adjust very well the reel to the weight of the lure and size of the line. You had to have a talented and practiced thumb. Now? Affordable reels of many brands that are as smooth as silk, cast like bullets, have reliable drags and braking systems and are small enough to hold comfortably. Rods? Oh, my goodness, you could feel a mosquito light on the end of a 6½ foot rod. Feel a strike?

With a little practice, you feel it just before it happens.

Line? Braid, fluorocarbon? Enough said.

Sunglasses? They are comfortable, clear, optically correct and polarized. If you don’t lose them, they will last you forever, and it’s personal now; they make some with little ‘cheaters’ along the bottom of the lens that allows an old guy like me to see up close.

I could go on and one but won’t. You get the drift. Sometimes, I think we should take a look around and see what a free economy and capitalism can produce.

Finally, over 20 years ago, you didn’t have a big mouth guy on radio urging you to enjoy the outdoors with your family live on WSB on Saturday mornings. Now you do.

Zenia’s Lake•to•Plate Basic Fish Fry with Parmesan Potatoes Wedges

Ingedients * 2 Whole Fish (Croaker or Catfish) * Potatoes (Russet or Idaho) * All-Purpose Flour * Salt & Pepper * Cumin Powder * Garlic Powder * Cayenne Pepper * Lime * 2 tbs Butter (melted) * Parmesan Cheese (shredded) * Dry Basil * Beer * Vegetable Oil Directions - Cut each fish into 3 pieces (keep the head- optional).

- In a medium deep bowl, season fish with salt & pepper, cumin powder, squeeze whole lime juice and whole beer then refrigerate.i - For batter: In a large bowl mix 1 1/2 cup of flour with black pepper, cayenne pepper and garlic powder & mix well with a fork. In a large pan or iron skillet, heat the vegetable oil on medium, not high.

- Meanwhile cut about 3 potatoes in wedges.

- Batter each piece of fish & coat well with the flour mixture then fry until golden brown and crispy (continue flipping each piece to cook evenly).

- Batter potatoe wedges and roll in the same flour mixture, add salt and mix well, fry in the same fish oil for flavor until crispy.

- Serve fish with potatoes wedges garnish potatoes with melted butter, parmesan cheese and dry basil.

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Brag Board Zack Waldon age 13 18 inch 3 lb. Chan nel Cat Ninety Six, SC

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First Confirmed Snakehead Caught in

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he scourge is spreading. In early June, a bowfisherman arrowed Mississippi’s first confirmed northern snakehead from an oxbow lake of the Mississippi River.

The fish was caught from Lake Whittington in west-central Mississippi’s Bolivar County near the Arkansas border. Bow fishermen Brad Baugh and Bubba Steadman, of Cleveland, Miss., shot the fish on June 5. They kept the fish, photographed it, and immediately contacted the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks (MDWFP).

“Snakeheads have been present in the White River Basin in Arkansas since 2008 and have been steadily expanding their range towards the Mississippi River,” said MDWFP Delta fisheries biologist Nathan Aycock. “The Mississippi River provides these fish with access to connected oxbows like Lake Whittington as well as the Yazoo and Big Black Rivers.”

Northern snakeheads are native to China, Russia and Korea. Established populations have been found in Arkansas, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia, where their impacts to native fish populations remain unknown. Northern snakeheads are typically found in shallow, backwater areas and can breathe air, which allows them to survive for extended periods of time out of the water.

Northern snakeheads appear similar to the Southeast’s native Bowfin, also known as grinnel or mud bass. MDWFP and other state wildlife agencies encourage anyone who thinks they have caught a snakehead to keep the fish, photograph it, and contact wildlife officials.

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n appropriate Florida fish for July, when we celebrate our independence on the fourth, is the flagfish, also called the American flagfish, a small fish that is usually found only in Florida. It takes its name from the male fish’s resemblance to the American flag: a large black or blue dot and red-and-white stripes on its body that resemble a flag.

The Latin name (“Jordanella floridae”) honors an important zoologist, C. Basil Jordan, who ran a fish research program for the U.S. Fish Commission and for the Smithsonian Institution in the late 1880s.

He was also the U.S. Commissioner for Fish and Fisheries, as well as the author of many publications and scientific reports.

The fish, which fish stores sell for aquaria, takes its other common name, “pupfish,” from the seemingly playful mating habits of the male fish, habits that look like puppies at play. The fish were originally found in Florida drainage ponds, as well as the Ochlocknee and St. Johns Rivers. They seem to prefer slow-moving water with a lot of vegetation and are usually found in swamps and marshes. A sharp-eyed observer may see them even in brackish waters, for example in estuaries where river water mixes with

seawater.

The small fish, which may grow to only 2 1/2 inches in length, are actually in the Guinness Book of World Records as the fish with the fewest eggs. The fish usually produce only about twenty eggs over a span of several days, although the female fish have been known to lay many more eggs in aquaria, where the fish are very productive at eating algae in the aquaria.

In the wild, flagfish feed on crustaceans, insects, plants and worms. The males do their part in taking care of the eggs, which the female has laid over algal-covered rocks. The eggs will adhere to the rocks because of a sticky thread that connects the eggs to the rocks. The male adults will guard the newly laid eggs and fan them with their fins in order to keep them clean and aerated. The life span of the fish is two to three

USA Fields First-Ever Ladies’ Team For Match Fishing World Championships

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atch fishing… chances are it’s a style of competitive fishing you’ve never heard of. While match fishing is hugely popular throughout Europe, its seemingly bizarre tactics leave even experienced American anglers scratching their heads. But don’t confuse something unfamiliar with a sport that’s simple or unsophisticated. To the contrary, a quick search of the Internet will reveal a world of highly evolved angling complexity.

Match fishing competitions find participants confined to small areas, or pegs, along a bank, with the goal of catching the heaviest combined weight of fish during a prescribed time period. Equipment and tactics vary depending on the venue and available species. Top competitors catch six fish or more per minute over a three-hour period—all the while managing

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years, but – with care – they can live for five years.

This column usually deals with much larger fish, the kinds that can be found in our oceans and rivers, but it seemed appropriate on this Independence Day to honor the American flagfish.

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delicate tackle, adjusting presentations and continually metering precise quantities of ground bait into the water to attract fish and keep them feeding. Competitors often employ tiny size 16-20 hooks to target fish less than four-inches long, but must be ready to battle larger fish like carp on the same gear.

Six accomplished female anglers will represent the United States at the 24th Annual Ladies’ Match Fishing World Championships in Szolnok, Hungary on Aug. 26 and 27. The first-ever ladies team was assembled by the United States Angling Confederation.

The team consists of Barb Carey, Hannah Stonehouse Hudson and Kristen Monroe, all of Wisconsin, Elise De Villiers and Penelope Smit, of Florida, and Shelly Holland, of Minnesota. De Villiers and Smit are veteran match anglers, while Carey, Holland, Hudson and Monroe will be competing for the first time in Hungary.

“We don’t expect miracles,” said Team Coach, Attila Agh, a lifelong match angler from Hungary who moved to the United States 17 years ago and has since become a U.S. citizen. “Our competition has been fishing in this way for their entire lives. But I am very encouraged by the spirit our ladies are showing, their angling ability and their competitive nature.

They are learning the necessary skills that are new to them and progressing quickly.”

Agh warned the competition not to count the Americans out, and the team agrees.

De Villiers, who started her match-fishing career in the U.S. nearly 20 years ago, coached and fished on South Africa’s ladies team in the FIPSed World Championships in 2012 and 2013. “I’m very excited that the U.S.A. will have a team competing in Hungary this summer,” she said. “I’m enjoying getting to know these other wonderful ladies and helping to prepare them however I can. I’m extremely proud to be representing Team USA.” In addition to maintaining a rigorous training schedule, the USA Ladies’ Match Fishing Team is raising money to offset significant costs leading up to the competition. Individuals and businesses interested in helping financially are invited to make tax-deductible donations of any amount at www.gofundme.com/team-usa-ladies-match-fishing.

Visit www.teamusafishing.org for more information, or join the conversation on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/TeamUSALadiesMatchFishing/.

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By Dustin Stanberry

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here are few things that can ruin a fishing trip quicker than poor fishing etiquette. Good decorum would seem like something an angler would tune into and develop fairly quickly. Yet, negative and/or awkward situations and experiences are becoming more the norm for me.

Maybe it’s my location or perhaps bad luck, but I feel that more anglers are affected by poor stream etiquette than let on. An angler that is new to the sport may not even recognize the effects of these actions until someone points it out. Poor etiquette on the water could be a product of many scenarios. It could be an angler with a poor attitude, a sense of entitlement or someone that just doesn’t know what the acceptable behavior is. I feel all anglers, and especially guides, are responsible for setting a good example and teaching the skills of proper fishing etiquette.

There are several occurrences that come to mind when thinking about poor stream etiquette, and the majority of them are caused by anglers crowding one another. The fact that there is finite amount of fishable water is something that everyone should recognize. This is especially true for my geographical location, a place where the fish seem to be outnumbered by the anglers, 10 to one. If we are fishing a familiar river, we generally have those spots we dream of the night before. A place we feel will produce fish. We get up early; cram breakfast down, throw the bags in the vehicle and off we go. As we approach our favorite “honey hole,” we begin to get excited and nervous at the same time. As we turn the bend, we are quickly deflated as we see an angler’s vehicle, which is easily spotted by the fishing-related stickers and rod racks. It’s what happens next that will define who we are as anglers.

Do we jump out in frustration and stubbornness and rush down to the water and try to jump in front of the angler without giving thought to their space and plan of movement? We should take into account the things that pulled us to the sport of fishing, mainly peace and tranquility while on the water. Let’s face it, for most recreational anglers, fishing is about being out in nature or spending time with a friend on the water. My dreams of fishing are not filled with me prying open a spot to fish in a small stream full of anglers that are glaring at one another or yelling nasty comments across the river. That’s just not my idea of fun.

Giving an angler their space should always be at the forefront of good stream decorum. How much space? This is a gray area and depends on the size and popularity of the water. To make things simple,

I always ask myself how much space is reasonable for the given situation. I have fished rivers where there was an angler every 30 yards and was happy to have that amount of space. I’ve also fished rivers with a half-mile, or better, between anglers. In general, always try to give the widest berth possible when you can. Another factor is the angler’s plan of migration while on the water. Are they fishing upstream or working downstream? We don’t want to assume they are headed in any one direction before it is established. One option is to take a moment to watch the angler another is simply to ask.

I am sure this next bit may ruffle some feathers, but it needs to be discussed. A guide represents more than themself. They operate at the forefront of this sport, tasked with educating upcoming and experienced anglers alike. As a guide, one may have “home water” that they feel is “their” water. This mentality often dictates the actions and attitudes toward fellow anglers in a negative way.

Some guides are just blatantly rude about it. A close friend once had a “guide” approach him while fishing and explain to him that he couldn’t fish a particular stretch of water on certain days during the week because he guided there. Bear in mind that this water is on public land. That is simply unacceptable behavior from a true guide, especially someone who chose the job as his/her profession. I have kayaked several miles to fish a grass flat only to have a guide pole his boat so close to my location that I could smell the sunscreen from the anglers on board. Much of the time I believe this behavior happens out of spite. From a paying customer’s point of view, being with a guide with a negative attitude and not respecting other angler’s space is a very undesirable trait. Most importantly, it sets a bad example to someone new to the sport. There is simply too much water for a situation like this to occur.

There is a flip side to this coin, one that must be acknowledged by all anglers, and that is to respect the guide’s and their client’s space while on the water. Guides are working hard to provide a memorable experience for their clients. When an angler invades the space where a guide is working, it takes away from the experience they are working so diligently to provide. If we all participate in this type of activity, where are we headed as anglers? Where is the sport headed?

And most importantly, where is the sportsmanship in that way of thinking?

Perhaps a few years later, you are in the river and hear that car approaching. As the doors shut, you wonder if they will ask themselves “Am I too close?”

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f you ever thought about visiting beautiful Lake Nottely in the mountains near Blairsville, Ga., and you think you might want to experience some terrific fishing, keep reading.

We had the pleasure of joining The Angler Magazine fishing team a few weeks ago. The participants were our two professional fish guiders, Shane Goebels and Darren Hughes. Two other Angler Magazine officials, Bob Rice and Nick Carter were also on board.

We gathered at Hughes General Store very early and soon had the big flat bottomed boat out on the water heading for Ivy Log Creek. It was spring, the mountains rose all around us, and the stripers were on the move into the creeks. We were advised to expect either feasting or fasting by the big fish, and hopes were high we would find them looking for herring and shad for breakfast.

Soon the electronics indicated baitfish and stripers at 30 feet.

Sturdy rigs were baited and inserted in the rod holders. There were planer boards with blueback herring out each side and a monster gizzard shad on a rig with a bobber the size of a softball trolling behind us. It didn’t take long for the rods start bending, and we all grabbed the nearest one. Jimmy Jr. was closest to the big one in the back, and an epic battle began as he tried to land his first striper ever. This was a very big fish, and it really didn’t want to be caught, so sadly it got free somehow. We could only imagine setting the lake record with that monster that still swims in the Nottely depths. The record, by the way, is heavier than 53 pounds. Nottely is known as a big-fish lake.

While this was going on, we landed four other beauties that were quickly released. Soon the kid had another one on a light spinning rod that tried relentlessly to avoid the net. Got ’em this time… a good one! This was an event and a picture memory to last a lifetime.

Did I mention this was all going on at the same time? In a spree that lasted maybe 20 minutes, we had doubles and triples on. It was pandemonium.

As the sun peeked through, a few more beauties were boated. Then something extraordinary occurred. The rod nearest me doubled over and we netted the largest crappie I’ve ever seen, 2 ½ pounds worth of beautiful crappie… on a blueback herring! Quickly checking the smartest phones ever invented, we discovered it was one of the largest caught in Lake Nottely. The record belongs to a lad who caught a 3.09-pounder.

If you too wish to experience this wonderful action, get in touch with Big Ol’ Fish Guiding Service, www.bigolfish.com or call Shane Goebel at 828-361-2021. They also run trips to lakes Chatuge and Blue Ridge. Also, if you are in the area needing gas, bait or supplies, stop in at Hughes General Store on Murphy Highway in Blairsville.

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n early summer, as the weather warms and the bugs become more active, one of my favorites bugs starts jumping around and finding its way into streams where fish wait eagerly for a big nutritious meal. I am talking about grasshoppers. Hoppers are prolific around the world, and they thrive in grassy areas like the ones next to many trout streams.

One extremely effective way to fish hopper flies is to rig what is called a hopper-dropper—also known as a western rig. This rig is set up by tying a 12- to 24-inch piece of tippet to the bend of your lead fly’s hook. Then attach a nymph to this piece of tippet.

When fished, this rig allows you to cover a lot of water and works great as a searching pattern to locate and catch fish when there is no obvious hatch, because you are offering a large meal on top and a smaller—more sensible—subsurface nymph.

The hopper-dropper is one of my favorite searching rigs for summertime fishing and is especially good during the late morning and into the afternoon. Hoppers are very active in the midday sun, so that is a prime time to fish a hopper. And, if you’re going to fish a hopper, why not tie on a dropper?

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he first time I heard the term ‘shallow-water blackout’ my family had already been freediving and spearfishing for 24 years. My 19-year-old son Robert had taken a course and began describing this phenomenon of how a freediver could blackout while breath-hold diving. I waved my hand dismissively. “That happens to people who don’t know what they are doing,” I said. “We’re experienced.”

Three months later, I got schooled in just how wrong I was.

April 19, 2008 dawned with beautiful calm seas and clear skies—a spearfisherman’s dream. It was Robert’s 20th birthday, and he wanted to celebrate it by diving with his 16-year-old brother, David, and three other friends: Carson, 20; Nicky, 16; and Richard, 15, who were not experienced freedivers. The boys left early in the morning to freedive together, and we planned to join them in the afternoon with friends and family who were coming out with us on our larger boat.

After a successful dive of 50 feet, the boys decided to do a deeper dive. They put the anchor out in 92 feet of water, and Robert headed down first with David behind him. At the bottom, they both grabbed some sand before heading back up. Robert was 15 feet from the surface when he looked down at his brother and saw David motionless 30 feet below him. Robert swam down and grabbed his unconscious brother around the chest before heading for the surface. That’s the last thing Robert remembers.

Their friends on the boat suddenly noticed my sons’ bodies drifting face down in the current some 30 yards away. Carson dived off the boat and swam out to them with Nicky right behind him. They turned the boys over. My sons’ faces were blue with swollen purple lips and open staring eyes. The color of their eyes had faded. They were not breathing and were bleeding from the mouth. Their three traumatized friends— engulfed in a nightmare—worked together to bring them onboard and start CPR. And then I got the call.

“Hello?”

“There’s been an accident.”

“Which one?” I asked as fear enveloped me.

“Both.”

I clung to the table. My heart felt like it was going to explode. I took deep breaths trying to ease the pain in my chest, but it didn’t work. I started praying, with Carson’s girlfriend, that my sons would be spared.

My husband Walter and I met the helicopter at the hospital. The boys’ arterial blood gases (oxygen levels) were so low—32 and 54 per-

cent—the ER doctor did not believe the report and had it verbally repeated five times.

The pulmonologist told us our sons’ lungs presented as drowning victims. Yet, after three days in ICU, Robert and David were sent home to finish healing. It was a miracle.

Soon after the accident, concerned freedive experts contacted me and encouraged me to use my story to make a difference. I felt a strong desire to respond, and so two months after the accident, I founded DiveWise to further freedive safety education.

Tracking fatality reports is vital in understanding how accidents happen and how we can prevent them. Divers Alert Network (DAN) maintains an online Breath-hold Incident Database, so divers can report fatal and non-fatal blackout events easily and anonymously. This can be accessed at DiveWise.org.

Through much effort and single-minded dedication, Terry Maas has given a gift to freedivers everywhere with his ingenious device, the Freediver Recovery Vest (FRV).

This unit is designed, through the diver’s preset depth and time setting, to deliver a blackout victim to the surface face up. You can read more about it at oceanicss.com. My sons now wear the FRV when they freedive and spearfish.

There are other ways freedivers can mitigate the risk in this sport: 1. Dive with an evenly matched partner and conform to the level of the least capable diver.

2. Weight yourself correctly by being positively buoyant at the surface after a full exhalation.

3. Do not hyperventilate to excess.

4. Dive one up/one down maintaining constant visual contact.

5. When conditions allow, each diver should have a dive flag; if a boat is involved a dive flag should be conspicuously displayed.

6. Maintain close, direct supervision of a freediver for no less than 30 seconds after they surface, even if they have signaled “OK.” 7. Make your minimum surface interval twice the duration of your dive time.

8. Do not take every dive to its limit; maintain a reserve.

9. Review, practice, and discuss how to recognize and handle blackouts and near blackouts.

Never before has more effort from more groups created a greater combined potential for saving lives in the sport of freediving and spearfishing. We are hopeful this will correspond to a lower fatality rate.

DiveWise isn’t my organization. It’s yours. We are here to serve the freedive community. Please help by donating online at our website DiveWise.org, a 501 c(3) nonprofit organization, or by offering your suggestions on how we can better help the freedive community. We offer a big “thank you” to the organizations and individuals who have given generously these past nine years in support of our work. We couldn’t have done it without you.

Julie Richardson lives in Miami, Fla. with her husband and their three sons. She and her family are avid boaters and spearfishers. In 2010, Julie won the National Award from the Coast Guard funded National Water Safety Congress for her work in promoting water safety. To learn more visit DiveWise.org.

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By Frank Geremski t The St. Lawrence produced a tie for the state record smallmouth last August when Patrick Hildenbrand caught this 8-lb., 4-oz. fish that was just 21.5 inches long.

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he St. Lawrence is a majestic river that combines a world-famous historic seaway with breathtaking scenery. Countless islands speckle the St. Lawrence, coining the area’s moniker as the 1000 Islands Region. The area’s beauty must be witnessed first-hand to be truly appreciated.

Most important for anglers, this deep-water channel that connects the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean creates countless fishing opportunities.

The 1000 Islands Region of Upstate New York offers world-class fishing for huge and plentiful northern pike and tasty walleye, and for as long as anyone can remember it’s been the musky capital of North America. But it’s the St. Lawrence’s bass fishing that will take center stage this summer, with the Bassmaster Elite Series coming to the 1000 Islands Region for the third time in five years.

This fishery has always offered tremendous bass fishing, with countless shoals and sunken ships that create textbook structure for smallmouth bass, and myriad bays and weedy backwaters that offer phenomenal largemouth opportunities. A full day of bent rods on 2- and 3-pound smallmouth has always been the norm. In the last decade, an invasive baitfish species, the goby, has populated this and other Great Lakes. Their spread has been like steroids for the smallmouth population. The goby’s desired habitat aligns perfectly with the smallie’s dinner table. Evidence of this is the pot-bellied New York record 8-lb., 4-oz. smallmouth landed last August. This trophy smallmouth fishing has lured the highest level of tournament bass fishing to small, yet quaint Waddington, N.Y. from July 20-23.

Bassmaster recently polled its professionals and found that the St. Lawrence ranks among their favorite destinations. Five fish bags over 20 pounds are expected. The Angler Magazine field expert and Bassmaster Justin Walts predicts about 75 percent of the professionals will target smallmouths. In smallmouth waters, pros often ensure a five-fish bag of 2- to 3-pound smallies before seeking out bigger largemouth.

On the St. Lawrence, the dynamic changes because of the possibility of scoring huge smallmouth. Walts, who fishes the St. Lawrence often, favors drop-shotting deeper shoals in 25 to 50 feet of water with watermelon, shad or perch colored V-tailed shad or casting crankbaits and swimbaits on shoals 25 feet or shallower. Flipping weeds or tossing frogs in back bays is the ticket to score largemouth.

Spectator participation is also a factor for the Elite Series return to Waddington. In 2015, the town hosted over 30,000 fishing fans, breaking an Elite Series record. Waddington hosts a four-day event to entertain and feed visitors, with music and fireworks provided by local sponsors. Waddington is easily reached via a picturesque drive from Syracuse, or via airports in Massena, Ogdensburg, or Watertown, N.Y. Visit www.waddingtonpartyinthepark.com for more details. For more on fishing St. Lawrence County, visit www.fishcap.com to receive a free St. Lawrence County Anglers Guide and information on other tremendous fisheries, specifically Black Lake which is loaded with bass, crappie and pike.

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Every spring Okeechobee is invaded by thousands of anglers loaded down with cases of live crickets. I prefer to use artificials. For this reason, I look for them in open water instead of around heavy grass.

Okeechobee bream spawn in big groups. When you find them, you can catch your limit quickly, and they’re easy to spot on the edges of the grass when the sun gets up.

The only lure I use is a modified black Beetle Spin. I take a 1/32-ounce Beetle Spin and replace the arm and blade with an Arkie Jig Spinner, which is a slightly larger blade that makes the lure easier to cast and feel.

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club members are there because they are sociable and willing to help others. They remember starting out and are often willing to take you out and give advice. Just remember to return the favor by being a good buddy; help pay for the gas, bring snacks and water to share, and help clean the boat. That will hopefully get you invited back. Learning from others who already do it is probably the most valuable step you can take. If you are lucky, you will share many great experiences, have a new AJ Hally and Sheri Daye with dinner. set of lifelong friends, and maybe even find a mentor or two.

ummer is here! What better time to learn to spearfish? Many people have gotten into it because they were already “divers” and wanted to try another activity while underwater—as happened to me. A few fishermen, who weren’t yet divers, have asked me where to begin if they wanted to learn.

My first piece of advice to anyone is to be sure you are comfortable underwater, whether scuba diving or freediving.

One must be so comfortable underwater that it becomes second nature. If scuba diving, achieving proper buoyancy should happen without even thinking about it. If freediving, it’s best to have many dives under your belt before picking up a speargun. Fortunately, there are many dive agencies and dive shops that offer scuba certification and freediving instruction. Beyond that, I recommend at least one year’s worth of experience diving under different conditions before attempting to spearfish. It is a very good sign if you are so calm and collected in the water that fish which are normally “spooky” will let you swim near them instead of running from your presence (such as mutton snappers and black groupers). This is the sign of an experienced diver and will help you to properly hunt fish.

When ready to begin, it’s important to have the right equipment— and I’m not just talking about a speargun. Get advice from a reputable dive shop that specializes in spearfishing. They will guide you toward the right wetsuit, mask, knife, gloves and speargun. Dive shops are familiar with local conditions and will give good advice.

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Here are a few more tips: 1. Always remember that safety comes first. Don’t do anything that is risky or beyond your comfort zone.

2. Learn what size and species to target in order to maintain quality and selectivity.

Keep it honorable and ethical. Consider setting even higher standards than the law allows.

3. Spend more time observing in the beginning. Watch the more experienced hunters; you can learn a lot just by watching them.

4. Consider starting with a polespear instead of a speargun in order to refine your stalking skills, as this requires that you get closer. This is especially good for young divers.

5. Enjoy the experience, keep it fun and consider being a mentor to someone else as you improve.

Sheri is a world-record holder, host of Speargun Hunter and producer of “The Blue Wild Ocean Adventure Expo” in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Follow “Sheri Daye” and “The Blue Wild” on Facebook and Instagram.

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t’s summertime, and shallow-water fishing for reds is kicking off this month. It will last through mid October on the Atlantic Coast, and to mid February along the Gulf Coast. Before you “see” your first tailing redfish, you really feel like everyone is just making this up. You see nothing during an eight hour shallow-water expedition, and others come back speaking of tails “… like a used car lot, flags everywhere,” as Capt. Chuck Uzzle of Orange, Texas would say.

But why aren’t you seeing this?

There are several factors involved in seeing tailing redfish, redfish swimming in shallow water; they are not easy to see. If you are fishing shallow seagrass, marsh or even flooded spartina marsh in areas where redfish roam and you’re doing it during a season when shrimp are abundant in those areas, then there are tailing redfish there. Let’s take a look at what you should be looking for with your eyes.

Both Capt. Steve Soule of Galveston, Texas and Chuck McKinney of Portland, Texas say you should be looking for the horizontal line of the redfish’s back. Everything in the marsh and on seagrass flats tends to be either vertical or irregular shaped. Grass is vertical, potholes are irregular, even oyster reef edges are irregular. See a redfish cruising the flats, and the first thing you will notice is the horizontal line of it’s back.

A good pair of Costa 580g lenses is what you want for this. The only difference between a cruiser and a tailer is that the tailer is probably nose down into the mud and a little bit of his tail is sticking out of the water.

You’ll probably only see a little dark triangle at the end of the horizontal line of the redfish’s back. You typically won’t see the big blue tail and black dot rising out of the water waving at you like a little red flag back and forth. So begin to look for the horizontal line, the small triangle, and the glow of coppery orange. This should help you to see what’s been in front of you all along.

Let’s talk about something else here that’s also a problem for most people. These environments are very grassy, and throwing an open-throated jig head during summer low tides is asking for trouble.

Might as well go ahead and throw the lunch salad on a hook, because that’s all that fish is going to see. You have to throw something weedless that you can cast accurately, no matter the wind, something that can get the fish’s attention with action or accuracy, and sinks naturally so they can’t pass up such an easy meal. The troutsupport.com lure solves many of the frustrations sight casters have to put up with. Both reds and speckled trout love it. It casts far and accurately, walks the dog, wobbles like a big slow spoon, but is buoyant enough to sink slowly right in the fish’s face.

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Choosing Colors

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By Darrell Primrose, Ballyhood Lures

“M

atch the hatch” is an old adage fishermen have used for ages.

It comes from freshwater fly fishing, in which anglers seek to match, with an artificial fly, the insect life hatching off the water to fool feeding trout.

The same concept applies across the fishing world. Offshore, this can mean taking the time to examine the stomach contents of the first fish you catch to see what it was feeding on. Cut that fish open and check the length and size of the current forage as well as its color.

Then use that information to choose your lures accordingly.

I get to talk to anglers worldwide on a daily basis.

I ask them all, “What colors are most prevalent?” What I’ve learned from them goes into our Ballyhood trolling lures, and the best color combinations change from location to location.

On the West Coast, where anchovies, sardines, mackerel and squid

are the most prolific forage species, the most popular trolling lure colors are used in our Mexican flag, which is green/yellow/red/white. Black/ purple is another color scheme proven to produce in a trolling spread.

Squid turn purple, and that could be a reason it is such a successful color.

Zuchini is also a very popular color used on the West Coast. It’s a green/ orange/yellow lure.

Now, taking a look at the northeast—in the Atlantic off New York, Massachusetts and New Jersey—they catch more tuna than most places in the world. Their top must-use colors are solid green, green/yellow and black/purple.

In Florida, the Bahamas and the Virgin Islands, the No. 1 color is light blue. Colors known as Bally Blue and Flying Fish Blue are quite productive. I’ll assume you caught the baitfish reference in those color names.

Pink/white and black/red also see a lot of time in the water, but anglers in these southern waters very rarely use anything green. Their water is very clear, which I think has something to do with it.

In the Northeast, as on the West Coast of the U.S., the water is fairly dark. When you start to get farther south in the Pacific around Cabo San Lucas and down to Cancun, the colors used tend to lean toward the same choices as those used in Florida, the Bahamas and the Caribbean. The southern Pacific has the same type of clear water as they enjoy off south Florida.

I can tell you the most overlooked color on the southern West Coast is pink or pink/white, at the same time pink/white is the No. 1 color for albacore off Oregon and Washington. Another guideline to color choices is to use dark colors on dark days and bright colors on bright days.

Now some of this information has to do with matching the hatch, some of it is based on water clarity, but all off it is gathered from onthe-water experience and reflects what produces fish the best. Color is an absolutely critical factor in choosing which lures to include in a spread.

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This allowance, the result of negotiations between the five Gulf states and the DOC, comes on the heels of the shortest recreational red snapper season in history. Private recreational anglers were originally allowed just three days of snapper fishing in federal waters June 1-3.

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ishing is about being in the right place, at the right time, with the right gear.

One bit of gear nearly every angler uses yet may take for granted are sunglasses.

But when it comes to fishing sunglasses, what separates a good pair from a great pair?

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20% OFF

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$ 99 1" x 25 FT. TAPE MEASURE

VALUE

ANY SINGLE ITEM

ITEM 69030/69031 shown LIMIT 1 - Cannot be used with other discount, coupon or prior purchase.

Coupon good at our stores, HarborFreight.com or by calling 800-423-2567.

Offer good while supplies last. Shipping & Handling charges may apply if not picked up in-store. Non-transferable. Original coupon must be presented.

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900 PEAK/700 RUNNING WATTS 2 HP (63 CC) 2 CYCLE GAS GENERATOR

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8 GALLON, 2 HP SAVE 125 PSI OIL LUBE $59 AIR COMPRESSOR

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$ ITEM 69667 68740 shown

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$149.98

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3-IN-1 PORTABLE POWER PACK WITH JUMP STARTER

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Includes hook, mirror, magnet accessories, and video-out cable.

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ITEM 61253/62326/61282 shown

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ITEM 62515 66911 shown

• Powerful 15 amp motor • Makes precision cross, bevel and miter cuts • Laser guide

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• Weighs 73 lbs.

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1500 WATT DUAL TEMPERATURE HEAT GUN (572°/1112°) Customer Rating

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SUZUKI DEALS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ALL THREE SUZUKI DEALS FOR MORE SUMMER FUN

Six Years of Protection at no extra charge on all new outboards 25 to 300 HP.

Cash Rebates on select models.

See your dealer for details.

REPOWER FINANCE

Rates as low as 5.99% on new Suzuki outboards (OAC).*

For details and the name of your nearest participating Suzuki Marine dealer, visit www.suzukimarine.com Gimme Six Extended Protection promo is applicable to new Suzuki Outboard Motors from 25 to 300 HP in inventory which are sold and delivered to buyer between 7/01/17 and 9/30/17 in accordance with the promotion by a Participating Authorized Suzuki Marine dealer in the continental US and Alaska to a purchasing customer who resides in the continental US or Alaska.

Customer should expect to receive an acknowledgement letter and full copy of contract including terms, conditions and wallet card from Suzuki Extended Protection within 90 days of purchase.

If an acknowledgement letter is not received in time period stated, contact Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. – Marine Marketing via email: marinepromo@suz.com. The Gimme Six Promotion is available for pleasure use only, and is not redeemable for cash. Cash Rebates apply to qualifying purchases of select Suzuki Outboard Motors made between 7/01/17 and 9/30/17. For list of designated models, see participating Dealer or visit www.suzukimarine.com. Customer and participating Dealer must fill out the appropriate rebate form at time of sale. Customer will have the choice to either apply the cash rebate against the original dealer invoice (Suzuki will credit Dealer parts account) or have a check sent directly to the customer. There are no model substitutions, benefit substitutions, rain checks, or extensions. Suzuki reserves the right to change or cancel these promotions at any time without notice or obligation. * Financing offers available through Synchrony Retail Finance. As low as 5.99% APR financing for 60 months on new and unregistered Suzuki Outboard Motors. Subject to credit approval. Not all buyers will qualify. Approval, and any rates and terms provided, are based on credit worthiness. $19.99/month per $1,000 financed for 60 months is based on 5.99% APR. Hypothetical figures used in calculation; your actual monthly payment may differ based on financing terms, credit tier qualification, accessories or other factors such as down payment and fees. Offer effective on new, unregistered Suzuki Outboard Motors purchased from a participating authorized Suzuki dealer between 7/01/17 and 9/30/17. “Gimme Six”, the Suzuki “S” and model names are Suzuki trademarks or ®. Don’t drink and drive. Always wear a USCG-approved life jacket and read your owner’s manual. © 2017 Suzuki Motor of America, Inc.

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