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fish move in from offshore through the passes to find homes on floating debris. The early spring bite is characterized by plentiful opportunities at smaller fish. By May or June, larger 8- to 12-pounders settle in on trap buoys, floating vegetation and tide lines. Big fish in the 20-pound range arrive in deep summer. They’re there to feed and procreate, said Davidson, which means they are primed to pick up a bait. However, catching tripletail consistently is more difficult than it might appear. THE SETUP: To spot tripletail, you must train your eyes to look beneath the surface. Fish will stay with a piece of floating cover as long as it harbors the small crabs, shrimp and glass minnows tripletail feed on. Cover could be anything, and Davidson recommends checking out everything floating on the surface. You might spot the fish itself, but the first indication is usually the sub-surface flash of a turning fish. When Davidson spots fish, he leaves the boat in gear and noses into the current to point the bow at the fish within casting range. THE CAST: “Do not hit that fish,” Davidson warned. “Pick a spot out past it. I don’t care if it’s the treeline. Just make sure to pitch past that fish.” Casting past the fish with an underhand pitch allows the angler to retrieve the bait slowly through the strike zone. If the tripletail doesn’t take the bait on the initial retrieve, it’s time to flip the bail and allow the tide to carry the bait back past the fish. “It’s a slow dance,” Davidson said. “Retrieve it slow and easy.”

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ith a five-release first day, Michael Jordan’s boat, Catch 23, held on to win the 58th annual Buccaneer Cup Sailfish Tournament Jan. 20-23. This year’s event featured a fleet of 38 boats and a total of 63 sailfish caught. It was a big win for Catch 23. The big, beautiful boat has been making national headlines in tournament circuits the last few years, primarily because of the star power Jordan brings to the deck. But now Catch 23 has a big win to hang its hat on. The Buccaneer Cup is one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious sailfish release tournaments. It was held this year out of Palm Beach and Jupiter, Florida during the traditional heart of the area’s sailfish season. The name Catch 23 pays homage to the jersey number Jordan wore through six NBA championships with Chicago Bulls. The custom 80-foot Viking is wrapped with the elephant print that first adorned Air Jordan 3 sneakers and now also appears on Jordan’s jet. Since 2019, Catch 23 has competed in several high-stakes marlin tournaments in mid-Atlantic. It also saw duty in the last two Stuart Sailfish Club Light Tackle Sailfish tournaments, and placed third in 2019. At this year’s Buccaneer Cup, Capt. Stetson Turney led Catch 23 to five releases on the first day of fishing, Thursday Jan. 21. The action came in spurts. Catch 23 called in its first two releases at 9:11 and 9:31 a.m. Jordan was on the reel for the first one, and angler Jimmy David cranked in the second. The team hung two more release flags just before 2 p.m., when Danny Young fought a sailfish to the boat at 1:47 p.m. and David got his second at 1:53. At 3:28 p.m., Jordan reeled in the fifth release of the day to earn the boat 1,000 points and a solid Day One lead. The tournament awards 200 points for each sailfish release using live bait and 300 points for each release caught on dead bait. Catch 23 did not call in another release until just before noon on the final day of fishing Saturday, Jan. 23. This allowed the eventual secondplace boat, De-Bait-Able, to climb into contention. De-Bait-Able, a 60-foot Viking, captained by KJ Zeher, called in two releases on the morning of Friday’s Day Two. Both fish were handled by angler Cameron Walsh. Saturday saw De-Bait-Able make a big push with four releases between 8:27 a.m. and lines out. Anglers Jay Lanigan, Mike Lanigan, Laura Rassel and Tom Walsh battled in their catches to give De-Bait-Able 1,200 points at the end of Day Three. They were one fish shy of catching Catch 23, which called in releases for anglers Annibal Moya and Danny Young on the final day of fishing. For more information on the Buccaneer Cup, go to www.buccaneercup.com.

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had just returned from fishing in Costa Rica when I heard the swords were biting. I asked my buddy Hunter Irvine to go swordfishing, and he was ready! That evening, I swung by Big Dog Tackle in Pompano Beach where my girlfriend, Jaime Johanson, is the store manager. I bought fresh baits to rig for the next day’s trip. Hunter and I were up at 5:30 a.m. to load his 31-foot center console. Jaime and our other buddy Jeremy Rafferty met us there. At the sword grounds, we got a good bite on our first drop but were confused when the fish didn’t come back. After making three more drops, we heard on the radio there were bites to the south. We picked up and ran a couple miles south to find five boats stacked up in the area. Out of courtesy, we moved south of the other boats and dropped. The rod went slack the second the lead hit bottom. The four of us kind of looked around at each other, wondering if we had gotten cut off. I engaged the electric reel and started bringing in line to check. After a couple minutes, there was weight on the rod tip. “We got one on!” I yelled. The line was slack because the fish had shot straight to the surface. With the rod loaded and the darts ready for battle, the fish came straight up and jumped out of the water! We were all excited, thinking we might have a 400- or 500-pounder on the line. The lead was off within the first 15 minutes, and that fish raced all over the surface for 30 or 45 minutes before going back to the bottom. While she was up, we couldn’t get a dart in her because she was hauling ass all over the place. After two hours of hard fighting on the bottom, there was a nervous silence. We had begun to speculate how big she really was. She came halfway up and back down four or five times. The last time she dove, she was at 2000 revolutions off the LP electric reel. That’s when we think she died. We tightened the drag to gain line. Every time the boat rocked on a wave, we gained a foot. After an hour and a half of rocking, we finally got the wind-on leader back on the reel. Her head popped out of the water and we all freaked out, knowing she was dead and the fight was over. Jaime grabbed the gaff, holding her phone in the other hand to record this epic moment. Jeremy backed the boat to the fish on the surface, and Hunter put a dart in her to close the deal after more than five hours. When we got her tied off, happiness and adrenalin filled us all as we jumped around and celebrated. We spent 20 minutes trying to get the fish in the boat before radioing for help. Rob Doda was out swordfishing by himself, and he left his spot to come to our aid. He left his boat floating and jumped aboard to explain what needed to be done. After 30 minutes of all five of us pulling, we got her through the tuna door. The boat was taking on a lot of water from the weight on the back corner. We dropped Rob off at his boat and drove as fast as we could to the dock. 12 FLORIDA 1 LOCATION

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• Word got out quickly as soon as we reached communication range. The folks at Big Dog Tackle led the search to find an IGFA certified scale. Shaughn Miller of Offshore Anglers of Pompano Beach agreed to meet us with a scale at the Lighthouse Point Marina fuel docks. There was a small crowd on hand. The girth of the fish’s tail was bigger than most men’s waist. As she was hoisted from the boat, the scale climbed 400… 500… 600! Everyone was cheering. When she was finally vertical, the scale stopped at 767.8 pounds. It was insane, to say the least. The fish yielded more than 400 pounds of meat that was given away to family, friends and Filet for Friends charity. Some of it was eaten during a celebration barbecue for the community, where many got a taste of the official Florida state record swordfish.

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n the lagoons silver mullet return from their winter hunts drawing redfish up into the skinny water. For the slot redfish 18 to 27 inches, focus on areas of flipping and jumping baitfish (mullet) in water depths of 12 to 18 inches. Sea trout will continue to hold in the skinny water potholes, and the top-water sea trout bite will improve as the warmer water draws the baitfish up on the flats. Nearshore temperature increases will facilitate Bob’s trophy redfish.

the progression of bait pods (menhaden or pogies) from the deeper water into the near-shore waters bringing the predators with them. Sea conditions will determine the number of fishable days we will experience in March. Also, look for tripletail hanging on floating structure and weeds and large redfish and sharks shadowing bait pods along the beaches and inlets around mid month. When site fishing for cobia and tripletail, consider fishing in the latter part of the day when the sun is high as the water is warmer and visibility is better. On the freshwater scene, spring rains increase water levels on the St Johns River. These rising waters and increased current trigger feeding frenzies at first light and dusk in the deeper river bends. Look for schooling largemouth and sunshine bass busting on surface schools of threadfin shad and large catfish working the schools from underneath.

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arch Madness is here so bring on the cobia! great too. This is the historic time frame here in the It’s fun to watch central east coast that the migration of cobia a cobia go nuts trying to eat a swims by us, well at least they are supposed to. livey. Sometimes there are days that you will see 30 fish and maybe only two Although we catch them actually eat or get “Fired all year long, this is usually Up” on a jig. I haven’t had the best time. The water many cobes turn down is warming back up to a live fish. Some say they the 70-degree mark. Freewill never turn down swimming cobia are the a live choice shrimp or most fun to target in my their magic swim bait etc. opinion. A couple things Fishing is just what it says, must come together fishing. Some days they’re though. One being sunny “Fired Up,” others they skies, you must be able to swim away from whatever see into the water a little you throw at em. bit and two, try to get as My gear of choice is high as possible. Bring 7-foot medium action your 12-foot A frame. rod with a light tip to A hungry cobia is not a jig the lure and enough picky fish nor are they the backbone to stick the smartest. My bait of choice Nice cobia caught on a fun afternoon hook. Line is 50 lb. braid is a buck tail with a whole aboard the Underfire with Capt Zach. and a 50 lb. leader. If I’m squid hooked on it. This using live bait, I use an gives a natural look and smell. There are many different types of baits and 8/0 circle hook and I hook the live fish through lures people use. Including the steel, Tylers favorite. the back of the head and cast forward and past I also like live bait. Bunker and pin fish work the fish.

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o far this has been our coldest winter since 2010 when we had a big snook kill. Fishing has been much different in January and early February with water temps from low 50s in the lagoon to low 60s off the beach. Colder weather has changed our patterns, but let’s hope we have a good warm up in March and our fishing patterns get back to normal. Inshore fishing should be good as well as our spring mullet run heats up. When the schools of mullet fill inside the lagoon and the creeks from Sebastian to Palm Bay and Melbourne, snook, redfish, jacks and trout will be hot on their heels. I like to fish Rapala Skitter Walk topwater baits and Rapala Twitching Minnow suspending baits early in the morning around the bait pods and go deeper with the Storm Coastal jerk bait or Paddletail bait as the sun comes up. Live bait will also work well fishing the bait pods as the predatory fish are normally below the bait pods. Warmer weather will also bring the bait inside along the beaches, and the sharks, tarpon and big jack crevalle will be right with them. We have had small schools of tarpon along the beaches from Sebastian to Melbourne a few times in the last few months and the fish are feeding well. There are also plenty of sharks, bluefish and mackerel on the beaches if the weather allows you to get out and fish the ocean. Fish big topwater plugs for the jacks and sharks and scale down the plugs for the bluefish. For the tarpon as well as big jacks, fish the Rapala Long Cast 14, Hogy Pro Tail Eels or the D.O.A. Bait Buster for good success. The snook and redfish bite in the Inlet had been good on artificials This guy caught his blacktip shark and a at night and live bunch of other species on his charter! bait during the daytime, and will improve as the weather warms up. Live bait is the key in the daytime, with shrimp and threadfins being the bait of choice. At night, artificials will work well. Rapala’s X-Rap 14 and the Long Cast 14 are great plugs to fish from the jettys as well as from the rocks along the west side of the bridge, and Hogy Pro Tail 2 and 3 ounce baits along with bucktails are excellent artificial baits for nighttime fishing.

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pring is finally upon us. Consistent cold fronts give way to warming temperatures and, many times, a bit of a breeze. March is traditionally a very windy month, but March has also become one of our only consistent chances at our traditional sight fishing in the lagoons around our Space Coast. The lack of rain runoff and still, cooler temps allow the lagoons to clear almost to the point of our classic winter clear water pattern. This will afford kayak-bound anglers a chance to enjoy the opportunity of seeing your target before you make a presentation with your lure or natural baits. Redfish and large sea trout are the main targets for this fishing, but don’t ever count out the chance to run across a snook looking to shake the winter cold and pounce on a well-placed cast. Typically, we want a little sun to make this tactic a winner, and it never hurts to find a little calmer water to aid in the ability to see into

the water. Of course, a good pair of polarized sunglasses are a must. I live and die by my copper-colored lenses from RCI Optics in these situations. The way a good pair of shades cut the glare and allow you to look thru the water. Good sunglasses cannot be understated, and being able to pick out those subtle clues to a fish’s position will make you a significantly more productive sight fisher. For this fishing I prefer to stay with an artificial lure tied onto my lite river setup. I will always have some fresh dead or live shrimp to entice any reds or trout that have lockjaw, or to be sure I have a better-than-good chance if we happen across some shallow water black drum. For the shrimp, I like to have a jig head at the ready with that shrimp threaded on the jig tail first. It makes for a great little package that can be cast accurately and at a distance. For my artificial it is hard to beat a soft plastic paddle

tail predominantly rigged on a weedless-style keeper hook. With the still, cooler water and less number of baits around, I will step that paddle tail down from the bigger summer baits to a 3-inch size. The ability for you to stand is great if you have the balance and a kayak that will allow it, but it is not a necessity. Lack of vision can be overcome by the proper working of an area. You must go slow, and by slow I mean painfully slow. This will allow you to react to a sighted fish and present your bait correctly. This is also a great way to find those groups of large trout that will be transitioning to their shallow water haunts from their winter, warmer deep holes. This intel will become especially useful as we get into late spring/early summer and want to be getting those same fish to smash topwater plugs in the early morning light. For my kayak fishing charter clients this sight fishing game is one of the favorites, and it’s not as common of an opportunity these days, so don’t miss out.

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ook for schools of live bait getting crushed by sunshine bass and schooling largemouth bass at the mouths of the lakes and in the deep river bends at first light or late evening. Topwater is the name of the game! Nothing beats that explosive topwater strike—these hungry fish will destroy a Heddon Spook Jr. in bone color, or you can also try your favorite saltwater topwater baits if they are small sized. Second best are rattling crank baits—Rattle Traps and their look-alikes (no rattle works great too). If the bass are finicky, tie on a white jerkbait; first try unweighted and use a walk the dog style retrieve just beneath the surface to get you some fish. Carolina rigged lizzards working a bass on the bed. Lizzards eat eggs, which momma bass cannot tolerate. March means trophy bass in the St Johns River. Large wild shiners are the best bait if you can find some. For giant largemouth, remember these female fish are the breeders for the future;

lift them out of the water supporting their belly and hold them out of the water only as long as you can hold your breath. Avoid holding vertically by the lower jaw. Take measurements of length and girth, take pictures to save and share the memory. Fish measuring boards are the way to go for photo proof. Why ride around with a giant in your baitwell? Practicing catch and release for trophy bass is Spring St. Johns largemouth. honorable! Panfish will readily eat minnows. They love red worms, night crawlers, and crickets. Look for bedding areas in shallow waters. Bluegill and new moons. At other times, try longline trolling shellcrackers will take over beds used earlier by or spider rigging the drop-offs along the river. bass and crappie. Look in those same areas and CHARLIE McCULLOUGH concentrate efforts where there is a shell bottom Coastal Angler Magazine near drop-offs and nearby cover (lily pads). charlie@coastalanglermagazine.com Crappie will be found in the pads during full and

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CaNOVA BEACH

MARCH 2021 CAPE CANAVERAL

TIDES FOR CAPE CANAVERAL

DAY

1 Mon 2 Tue 3 Wed 4 Thu 5 Fri 6 Sat 7 Sun 8 Mon 9 Tue 10 Wed 11 Thu 12 Fri 13 Sat 14 Sun 15 Mon 16 Tue 17 Wed 18 Thu 19 Fri 20 Sat 21 Sun 22 Mon 23 Tue 24 Wed 25 Thu 26 Fri 27 Sat 28 Sun 29 Mon 30 Tue 31 Wed

1st TIDE

2nd TIDE

Miami, Government Cut -0.7 ft � 3.8 ft �

8:58 am � 6:46 am� 6:23 pm 2:42 am � Time Height Time Height 6:45 am 6:24 pm 3:30 am am � AM�2.0 10F 1:21 AM9:42-0.5 � 12:23 1W 6:196:44 AM 0.3 8:15 AM 10:282.5 am � am� 6:24 pm 4:20 am � 12:46 PM 2.1 1:51 PM 0.0 6:54 PM 6:43 am� 0.3 6:25 pm 5:15 am 8:19 PM11:192.3 am � � 2Th 1:12 AM 1.9 11Sa 2:07 AM -0.6 6:25 pm 12:07 am9:01 AM6:15 am AMam� 0.4 2.6 � 6:42 � 7:11 1:30 PM 2.0 2:38 PM -0.1 6:41 am� 6:26 pm 1:12 am 7:22 am � 9:08 PM 2.4 � 7:45 PM 0.3 3F 2:06 AM 1.9 12Su 2:55 AM -0.6 am� 6:27 pm 2:22 am 8:32 am � 6:40AM � 8:05 0.5 9:47 AM 2.6 2:18 PM 1.9 3:26 PM 9:39-0.2 am � 6:39 am� 6:27 pm 3:32 am � 8:37 PM 0.3 9:58 PM 2.4 6:37 am� 6:28 pm 13M 4:35 am 3:44 AM 10:39 am 4Sa 3:02 AM 1.9 -0.6 � � 9:01 AM 0.5 10:34 AM 2.6 am� 6:28 pm 5:29 am am � 6:36 PM 1.9 4:16 PM11:33 -0.3 � 3:10 9:27 PM 0.2 10:50 PM 2.4 6:35 am� 6:29 pm 6:15 am 12:20 pm � � 4:00 AM 2.0 14Tu 4:36 AM -0.5 5Su 9:566:34 2.6 am�0.5 6:30 pm 12:40 am11:22 AM 6:56 am � AM � 4:04 PM 1.9 5:08 PM -0.3 am� 6:30 7:33 am 0.1 pm 1:22 am 11:44 PM 2.4 � 6:33PM � 10:16 6M 4:57 AM 2.1 15W 5:31 AM -0.3 7:32 am 7:31 pm 3:01 am 9:08 am � AM� 0.4 12:11 PM 2.5 � 10:46 4:59 PM 2.0 6:04 PM -0.3 am� 7:31 pm 3:39 am 9:42 am � 7:31PM � 11:03 -0.1 16Th 12:42 AM 2.3 7Tu 5:507:30 AM -0.2 am�2.2 7:32 pm 4:15 am 6:30 AM10:15 am � � 11:34 AM 0.3 1:04 PM 2.4 5:51 PM 2.0 7:04 PM -0.3 7:28 am 7:32 pm 4:51 am 10:48 am � � � 11:49 PM -0.2 17F 1:43 AM 2.3 am�2.3 7:33 pm 5:27 am 7:33 AM11:230.0 am � 7:27AM 8W � 6:40 12:21 PM 0.2 2:00 PM 2.2 7:26 am 7:34 pm 6:06 am 12:01 pm � PM � 2.1 � 6:42 8:05 PM -0.3 9Th 12:35 AM -0.4 18Sa 2:48 AM 2.2 6:52 am � 7:25 am� 7:34 pm 12:45 am � 7:28 AM 2.4 8:37 AM 0.1 1:06 PM 0.1 pm 1:38 am 3:00 PM7:48 am 2.2 7:24 am� 7:35 � � 7:31 PM 2.2 9:07 PM -0.3 7:23 am 7:35 pm 2:40 am 8:54 am � � � Po nce de Leo n Inlet am 7:36 pm 3:47 am 10:00 am � � 7:21 Hig h�Ti de -11 min ute s Lo w Ti de +19 min ute s 7:20 am 7:36 pm 4:49 am 10:59 am � � � Po nce Inlet, Halifax Rive r am 7:37 pm 5:44 am 11:51 am � � 7:19 Hig h�Ti de +5 min ute s Lo w Ti de +33 min ute s 7:18 am� 7:37 pm 12:12 am 6:33 am � � Port Canave ral (Tr i dent Pie r) 7:17 am 7:38 pm 1:01 am 7:19 am � � Daily�Pre dictio ns 8:03 am � � 7:16 am� 7:39 pm 1:49 am Patr ick Air Force Base 7:15 am 7:39 pm 2:36 am am ute � � Hig h�Ti de -1 ho ur, 4 min8:48 Lo w Ti de -38 min ute s 9:33 am � � 7:13 am� 7:40 pm 3:23 am Sebastian Inlet Br i dge 7:12 am� 7:40 pm 4:12 am � Hig h Ti de -48 min ute s 10:19 am � -0.6 ft �

3.8 ft �

-0.3 ft �

3.6 ft

-0.1 ft �

3.4 ft

3.5 ft �

0.1 ft

3.3 ft �

0.3 ft

3.2 ft �

0.4 ft

3.2 ft �

0.3 ft

3.3 ft �

0.2 ft

3.5 ft �

0.0 ft

3.6 ft �

-0.1 ft

-0.4 ft �

3.6 ft

-0.4 ft �

3.6 ft

-0.3 ft �

3.6 ft

4th TIDE

SOLUNAR ACTIVITY

(Approximate Times) 104 very high

3:05 pm -0.8 ft � 9:25 pm 3.9 ft �

Time

Height

3:53 pm -0.8 ft � 10:16 pm3.8 ft �

Time

very high

1 Mon

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3 Wed

3.5 ft

0.0 ft �

3.4 ft

0.2 ft �

3.2 ft

0.4 ft �

3.1 ft

0.6 ft �

2.9 ft

3.0 ft �

0.7 ft

2.9 ft �

0.9 ft

2.8 ft �

0.9 ft �

2.9 ft �

0.8 ft �

3.1 ft �

0.6 ft �

3.3 ft �

0.3 ft �

-0.2 ft �

3.6 ft �

-0.4 ft �

3.8 ft �

-0.5 ft �

4.0 ft �

-0.5 ft �

4.1 ft �

-0.5 ft �

4.1 ft �

-0.4 ft �

4.0 ft �

2:44 pm 2.7 ft � 9:20 pm 0.4 ft �

low

Ft. Pie rce Inlet, S. Jetty 3:55 pm 2.8 ft � 10:23 pm0.2 ft � 40 low Hig h Ti de -31 min ute s Lo w Ti de -18 min utes

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� � 12:38 pm 6:52 pm 86 high � Sewell Pt 1:24 pm 7:42 pm high 100 very Hig h Ti de +1 ho urs, 13 min � ute �s Lo w Ti de +2 ho urs, 9 min ute s 2:10 pm 8:30 pm 109 very high � � � Jupite r Inlet, S.Jetty 2:56 pm 9:19 pm very high 113ute Hig h Ti de -10 min s �� Lo w Ti de -9 min ute s 3:43 pm 10:08 pm 109 very high � � Port Eve rgla de s - Tur ning Basin 4:32 pm 10:59 pm very high 99 ute Hig h Ti de -31 min s � 5:01 pm 3.0 ft � 11:20 pm0.0 ft �

average

Jensen Beach 5:59 pm 3.3 ft � 70 high Hig h Ti de +2 ho urs, 17 min ute s Lo w Ti de +3 ho urs, 4 min ute s

2 Tue

4 Thu 5 Fri 6 Sat 7 Sun 8 Mon 9 Tue 10 Wed 11 Thu 12 Fri 13 Sat 14 Sun 15 Mon 16 Tue 17 Wed 18 Thu 19 Fri 20 Sat 21 Sun 22 Mon 23 Tue 24 Wed 25 Thu 26 Fri

-0.1 ft �

3.7 ft �

-0.4 ft �

4.0 ft �

27 Sat

-0.7 ft �

4.2 ft �

28 Sun

-0.9 ft �

4.3 ft �

29 Mon

-0.9 ft �

4.3 ft �

30 Tue

-0.9 ft �

4.2 ft �

31 Wed

Lo w Ti de

March, 2021

TIDES FOR CANOVA BEACH

DAY

�Height

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CANOVA BEACH

1st TIDE

COEFFICIENT

19Su 3:54 AM 2.2 28Tu 4:17 AM -0.2 9:41 AM 0.1 10:50 AM 2.2 � 4:44 pm -0.8 ft � 11:09 pm3.7 ft � 85 high 4:03 PM 2.1 4:42 PM 0.0 10:08 � 5:41 pm � -0.4 -0.6 ft PM high PM 2.0 7011:06 20M 4:58 AM 2.3 29W 4:55 AM 0.0 � 12:1610:42 � � 3.2 ft -0.4 ft pm pm average 5511:25 AM6:440.1 AM 2.1 5:05 PM 2.1 5:21 PM 0.0 � 1:22 pm 3.1 ft � 7:53 pm -0.3 ft � 45 low 11:05 PM -0.4 11:46 PM 2.0 21Tu 5:57 AM 2.3 30Th 5:35 AM 0.1 � 2:33 pm 3.0 ft � 9:02 pm -0.3 ft � 43 low 11:38 AM 0.1 12:02 PM 2.0 6:03 2.1pm-0.3 ft � 516:01 PM 0.0 � 3:44 pm � 10:06 3.1 ftPM average 11:58 PM -0.4 31F 12:30 AM 1.9 � 4:47 pm � 11:03 3.2 ftAM average 22W 6:50 2.3pm-0.3 ft � 626:17 AM 0.2 12:29 PM 0.0 12:41 PM 1.9 � 5:41 pm 3.4 ft � 11:54 pm-0.4 ft � 73 high 6:55 PM 2.2 6:45 PM 0.1 23Th 12:48 AM -0.5 1Sa 1:18 AM 1.8 � 6:29 pm 3.5 ft � 82 high 7:38 AM 2.4 7:06 AM 0.3 1:17 0.0 1.8 � 1:03 pm -0.2 PM ft � 7:12 pm 3.6 ft � 881:24 high PM 7:42 PM 2.2 7:34 PM 0.1 � 1:42 pm � 7:51 � 912:11 -0.3 ftAM pm 3.6 ft2Su veryAM high 24F 1:34 -0.5 1.8 8:21 AM 2.4 8:02 AM 0.4 � 3:20 pm -0.3 ft � 9:29 pm 3.6 ft � 90 very high 2:02 PM -0.1 2:15 PM 1.7 8:26 PM 2.2 8:29 PM 0.1 � 3:55 pm -0.3 ft � 10:05 pm3.6 ft � 86 high 25Sa 2:17 AM -0.4 3M 3:12 AM 1.8 9:01 2.4pm3.4 ft � 809:02 � 4:30 pm � 10:42 -0.2 ftAM high AM 0.4 2:44 PM -0.1 3:13 PM 1.7 � 5:05 pm � 11:19 -0.1 ftPM 9:07 2.2pm3.3 ft � 719:27 high PM 0.0 26Su 2:59 AM -0.4 4Tu 4:15 AM 1.9 � 5:42 pm 0.1 ft � 11:59 pm3.1 ft � 61 average 9:38 AM 2.3 10:02 AM 0.4 3:25 PM -0.1 4:16 PM 1.8 � 6:24 pm 0.2 ft � 49 low 9:47 PM 2.2 10:24 PM -0.1 27M AM -0.3 5W 5:16 AM 2.0 � 12:453:38 pm2.8 ft � 7:13 pm 0.3 ft � 38 low 10:14 AM 2.3 10:59 AM 0.3 4:04 -0.1 � 1:39 pm � 8:14 1.9 2.7 ftPM pm 0.4 ft � 315:18 low PM 10:26 PM 2.1 11:19 PM -0.3

-0.2 ft �

Lo w Ti de -24 min ute s

3rd TIDE

MARCH 2021

March, 2021

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2nd TIDE

3rd TIDE

4th TIDE

SOLUNAR ACTIVITY COEFFICIENT

�

� 6:46 am� 6:23 pm

3:00 am -0.7 ft � 9:11 am 3.8 ft � 3:23 pm -0.9 ft � 9:38 pm 3.9 ft �

104 very high

� 6:45 am� 6:24 pm

3:48 am -0.6 ft � 9:55 am 3.7 ft � 4:11 pm -0.9 ft � 10:29 pm3.8 ft �

very high

� 6:44 am� 6:24 pm

4:38 am -0.4 ft � 10:41 am3.6 ft � 5:02 pm -0.8 ft � 11:22 pm3.7 ft �

� 6:43 am� 6:25 pm

5:33 am -0.1 ft � 11:32 am3.4 ft � 5:59 pm -0.6 ft �

� 6:42 am� 6:25 pm

12:20 am3.5 ft � 6:33 am 0.1 ft � 12:29 pm3.2 ft � 7:02 pm -0.5 ft �

� 6:41 am� 6:26 pm

1:25 am 3.3 ft � 7:40 am 0.3 ft � 1:35 pm 3.1 ft � 8:11 pm -0.3 ft �

� �� average �� low �

� 6:40 am� 6:27 pm

2:35 am 3.2 ft � 8:50 am 0.4 ft � 2:46 pm 3.0 ft � 9:20 pm -0.3 ft �

low

� 6:39 am� 6:27 pm

3:45 am 3.2 ft � 9:57 am 0.3 ft � 3:57 pm 3.1 ft � 10:24 pm-0.3 ft �

� 6:37 am� 6:28 pm

4:48 am 3.3 ft � 10:57 am0.2 ft � 5:00 pm 3.2 ft � 11:21 pm-0.4 ft �

� 6:36 am� 6:28 pm

5:42 am 3.4 ft � 11:51 am0.0 ft � 5:54 pm 3.4 ft �

� 6:35 am� 6:29 pm

12:12 am-0.4 ft � 6:28 am 3.5 ft � 12:38 pm-0.1 ft � 6:42 pm 3.5 ft �

� 6:34 am� 6:30 pm

12:58 am-0.4 ft � 7:09 am 3.6 ft � 1:21 pm -0.3 ft � 7:25 pm 3.6 ft �

� 6:33 am� 6:30 pm

1:40 am -0.4 ft � 7:46 am 3.6 ft � 2:00 pm -0.3 ft � 8:04 pm 3.6 ft �

� 7:32 am� 7:31 pm

3:19 am -0.3 ft � 9:21 am 3.6 ft � 3:38 pm -0.4 ft � 9:42 pm 3.6 ft �

� 7:31 am� 7:31 pm

3:57 am -0.2 ft �

10:18 pm3.5 ft �

� 7:30 am� 7:32 pm

4:33 am 0.0 ft � 10:28 am3.4 ft � 4:48 pm -0.2 ft � 10:55 pm3.4 ft �

� 7:28 am� 7:32 pm

5:09 am 0.2 ft � 11:01 am3.2 ft � 5:23 pm -0.1 ft � 11:32 pm3.3 ft �

� � high �� high �� high �� very high �� very high �� high �� high �� high �

� 7:27 am� 7:33 pm

5:45 am 0.4 ft � 11:36 am3.0 ft � 6:00 pm 0.1 ft �

average

� 7:26 am� 7:34 pm

12:12 am3.1 ft � 6:24 am 0.6 ft � 12:14 pm2.9 ft � 6:42 pm 0.2 ft �

low

� 7:25 am� 7:34 pm

12:58 am3.0 ft � 7:10 am 0.8 ft � 12:58 pm2.8 ft � 7:31 pm 0.3 ft �

low

� 7:24 am� 7:35 pm

1:51 am 2.8 ft � 8:06 am 0.9 ft � 1:52 pm 2.7 ft � 8:32 pm 0.4 ft �

low

� 7:23 am� 7:35 pm

2:53 am 2.8 ft � 9:12 am 0.9 ft � 2:57 pm 2.6 ft � 9:38 pm 0.4 ft �

low

� 7:21 am� 7:36 pm

4:00 am 2.9 ft � 10:18 am0.8 ft � 4:08 pm 2.8 ft � 10:41 pm0.2 ft �

� 7:20 am� 7:36 pm

5:02 am 3.0 ft � 11:17 am0.6 ft � 5:14 pm 3.0 ft � 11:38 pm0.0 ft �

average

� 7:19 am� 7:37 pm

5:57 am 3.3 ft � 12:09 pm0.3 ft � 6:12 pm 3.3 ft �

high

� 7:18 am� 7:37 pm

12:30 am-0.2 ft � 6:46 am 3.5 ft � 12:56 pm-0.1 ft � 7:05 pm 3.6 ft �

� 7:17 am� 7:38 pm

1:19 am -0.4 ft � 7:32 am 3.8 ft � 1:42 pm -0.4 ft � 7:55 pm 3.9 ft �

� 7:16 am� 7:39 pm

2:07 am -0.5 ft � 8:16 am 3.9 ft � 2:28 pm -0.7 ft � 8:43 pm 4.2 ft �

� 7:15 am� 7:39 pm

2:54 am -0.6 ft � 9:01 am 4.0 ft � 3:14 pm -0.9 ft � 9:32 pm 4.3 ft �

� 7:13 am� 7:40 pm

3:41 am -0.5 ft � 9:46 am 4.0 ft � 4:01 pm -1.0 ft � 10:21 pm4.3 ft �

� 7:12 am� 7:40 pm

4:30 am -0.4 ft � 10:32 am4.0 ft � 4:50 pm -0.9 ft � 11:12 pm4.2 ft �

9:55 am 3.5 ft �

4:13 pm -0.3 ft �

high high

average average

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low

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TIDE CHARTS

Sebastian inlet

DAY

March, 2021

TIDES FOR SEBASTIAN INLET 1st TIDE

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2nd TIDE

3rd TIDE

4th TIDE

SOLUNAR ACTIVITY COEFFICIENT

�

� 6:45 am� 6:22 pm

3:02 am -0.5 ft � 9:16 am 2.4 ft � 3:25 pm -0.6 ft � 9:43 pm 2.4 ft �

104 very high

� 6:44 am� 6:23 pm

3:50 am -0.4 ft � 10:00 am2.3 ft � 4:13 pm -0.6 ft � 10:34 pm2.4 ft �

very high

� 6:43 am� 6:24 pm

4:40 am -0.2 ft � 10:46 am2.2 ft � 5:04 pm -0.5 ft � 11:27 pm2.3 ft �

� 6:42 am� 6:24 pm

5:35 am -0.1 ft � 11:37 am2.1 ft � 6:01 pm -0.4 ft �

� 6:41 am� 6:25 pm

12:25 am2.2 ft � 6:35 am 0.1 ft � 12:34 pm2.0 ft � 7:04 pm -0.3 ft �

� 6:40 am� 6:25 pm

1:30 am 2.1 ft � 7:42 am 0.2 ft � 1:40 pm 1.9 ft � 8:13 pm -0.2 ft �

� �� average �� low �

� 6:38 am� 6:26 pm

2:40 am 2.0 ft � 8:52 am 0.3 ft � 2:51 pm 1.9 ft � 9:22 pm -0.2 ft �

low

� 6:37 am� 6:27 pm

3:50 am 2.0 ft � 9:59 am 0.2 ft � 4:02 pm 1.9 ft � 10:26 pm-0.2 ft �

� 6:36 am� 6:27 pm

4:53 am 2.1 ft � 10:59 am0.1 ft � 5:05 pm 2.0 ft � 11:23 pm-0.2 ft �

� 6:35 am� 6:28 pm

5:47 am 2.1 ft � 11:53 am0.0 ft � 5:59 pm 2.1 ft �

� 6:34 am� 6:28 pm

12:14 am-0.3 ft � 6:33 am 2.2 ft � 12:40 pm-0.1 ft � 6:47 pm 2.2 ft �

� 6:33 am� 6:29 pm

1:00 am -0.3 ft � 7:14 am 2.3 ft � 1:23 pm -0.2 ft � 7:30 pm 2.2 ft �

� 6:32 am� 6:29 pm

1:42 am -0.3 ft � 7:51 am 2.3 ft � 2:02 pm -0.2 ft � 8:09 pm 2.3 ft �

� 7:31 am� 7:30 pm

3:21 am -0.2 ft � 9:26 am 2.2 ft � 3:40 pm -0.2 ft � 9:47 pm 2.3 ft �

� 7:30 am� 7:31 pm

3:59 am -0.1 ft �

10:23 pm2.2 ft �

� 7:29 am� 7:31 pm

4:35 am 0.0 ft � 10:33 am2.1 ft � 4:50 pm -0.2 ft � 11:00 pm2.1 ft �

� 7:27 am� 7:32 pm

5:11 am 0.1 ft � 11:06 am2.0 ft � 5:25 pm -0.1 ft � 11:37 pm2.0 ft �

� � high �� high �� high �� very high �� very high �� high �� high �� high �

� 7:26 am� 7:32 pm

5:47 am 0.3 ft � 11:41 am1.9 ft � 6:02 pm 0.0 ft �

average

� 7:25 am� 7:33 pm

12:17 am1.9 ft � 6:26 am 0.4 ft � 12:19 pm1.8 ft � 6:44 pm 0.1 ft �

low

� 7:24 am� 7:33 pm

1:03 am 1.8 ft � 7:12 am 0.5 ft � 1:03 pm 1.7 ft � 7:33 pm 0.2 ft �

low

� 7:23 am� 7:34 pm

1:56 am 1.8 ft � 8:08 am 0.6 ft � 1:57 pm 1.7 ft � 8:34 pm 0.3 ft �

low

� 7:22 am� 7:34 pm

2:58 am 1.7 ft � 9:14 am 0.6 ft � 3:02 pm 1.6 ft � 9:40 pm 0.3 ft �

low

� 7:21 am� 7:35 pm

4:05 am 1.8 ft � 10:20 am0.6 ft � 4:13 pm 1.7 ft � 10:43 pm0.2 ft �

� 7:20 am� 7:35 pm

5:07 am 1.9 ft � 11:19 am0.4 ft � 5:19 pm 1.9 ft � 11:40 pm0.0 ft �

average

� 7:18 am� 7:36 pm

6:02 am 2.0 ft � 12:11 pm0.2 ft � 6:17 pm 2.1 ft �

high

� 7:17 am� 7:36 pm

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arch is here and spring is right around the corner. One of my most favorite thing about March is the variety of game species to target in our waters. The inshore game will be on fire from the flats to the inlets, and the offshore folks will be chasing a myriad of sportfish species that will be cruising our coast during the Ides of March. Another great thing about this time of year is it will finally start to warm up! While we will still have some windy and cold days in this month, but we will see some respite from the every day cold temperatures and should start to see stretches of time above 75 degrees! With the increase in temperatures it is the perfect time to start getting those kids back out on the water! Whenever fishing with kids both comfort and action are the key. With the warmer weather kids will

be much more comfortable which will help you stay out longer with them. So grab some bait and some local kids and get out there! We have been getting some questions here about the Volusia franchise being for sale. Yes the Chibbaro family has put this franchise up for sale. We have enjoyed putting this magazine out just as much as you have enjoyed reading it. We hope to find a buyer who shares our passion for not only the outdoors, but also this area. We are also fully committed to training and aiding the new owners in the transition. No one as of now has purchased the franchise, but we will definitely keep all our wonderful readers in the loop. Tight lines, The Chibbaro Family

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esssss!! It’s my favorite time of the year. Over the last ten plus years of fishing this area, March always seems to be my most productive month. The mullet become very active and the rising water temps begin to send the reds into the creeks feeding the banks. Tarpon flood the river and the snook will become very active as well. I have found that this time of year throwing live mullet is a no brainer. Artificials also become a regular choice and my personal go to lure would be a mirrodine. First and last light you won’t catch me without a Zara Spook. The dock lights will be hot as the trout find a home in the river. I would like to take a minute and talk about a new lure hitting the market any day now. If you follow me on Instagram you will have seen I have been fishing a new paddle tail from LunkerHut called the Baitshifter. This lure has been hammering the reds, snook and even had a monster black drum. Be sure to check them out. This month’s notable mention goes to David Walsh with a 30” trout fishing with me along the roads of Highbridge. Great job David. Have a great month everyone and tight lines. Big V’s Bail Recovery & Investigation Eleventh Step Charters 137 MT.Vernon Avenue, Patchogue,NY,11772 631-256-5338~office 631-662-5029~cell 631-256-5339~fax

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reach is ideal. You will find me in my Pelican yak or polling around in a Skiff. What’s Hitting Right now ,the three main species you will hookup to in the Lagoon is Redfish, Trout and Black Drum, are here. You can find those larger fish in the shallow waters and large grass flats, to where your smaller species fish around mangroves, bends, islands, canals and dropoffs. Right now, the Trout bite is on fire with the right baits and techniques will certainly makes for a happy angler.

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his month you can expect more consistent fishing. With the last of cold fronts moving out and water temperatures warming up. Although we have had some winds pushing through you will find tails in this stirred up water. Some of my best days in Mosquito Lagoon and the Tomoka Basin were spent just this past week being Redfish and Trout to my yak and skiff Or I just may stop off on a drive in town to cast at those school blowing up from the shore line! Yup, that was my old big white f250 parked on the side of the road reeling em in! Knowing Your Waters and Vessel This lady angler goes from wading the shorelines, kayak, skiff to offshore. Most of these areas are super shallow grass flats. So, anything that will allow you to get skinny and hit those muck holes that others can’t

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• The most fundamental rule is to fish brightly colored baits in dingy or muddy water and light, subtle colors in clearwater. • Know how to work your lure, that can be more crucial than the color you use • Work your bait in a upward twitch and pause in between Locally Owned With A allowing it to hit the bottom (when typically most fish Chef Inspired Menu strike) • If you are in an open flat, cast towards those light and Millie’s offers sandy holes. Fish hang around fresh the edges. Again, those LOCAL seafood, holes are structure.

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arch can be a super productive month in our area, and its the start of the spring weather pattern. With Cold fronts still possible they will most likely be spread out a little further and provide us with a few nice warm days to get some fish in the boat! I will be focusing in on getting my customers on the sheepshead bite that should still be strong. The same tactic as other months we target them with sand fleas, shrimp and fiddler crabs being the trick. If you really want to increase your chances try chumming for them. Bait shops like Your Rod and Reel in South Daytona sell chum specific to what sheepshead like. For me I like to mix wet sand and crushed up sand fleas together and make a ball and slowly drop it in the water. This helps the chum make it to the bottom where your bait will be waiting. I will also target big black drum and redfish at the inlet on outgoing tides. In the spring I like to use a combo of halved blue crab or cut blue fish to get those tough bites while the water temps are still cold. The creeks should have a fair share of pompano in them and the trout should also be chewing, find some current and at least about 4+ feet of water and

float some shrimp on a popping cork for best results. Lastly if the weather doesn’t get to chilly in march and you can find a flat day it may be worth a beach run to check for rays and their tasty sidekicks, the Cobia, plus keep an eye out for a surprise triple tail while you’re out there. Good luck this month and if you see us on the water say hello! James Thrappas | Yellow Dawg Fishing Charters | 386-366-3424 splashbrandsllc@gmail.com | NATIVE EYEWEAR

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