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For most of us, the joy and simplicity of bass fishing from the bank has

been lost to glitter boats and sophisticated electronics. But the truth is, all you need to catch bass—and some good ones—is a pocket full of tackle and a willingness to explore.

Here are a few tips that’ll take you back to the good ol’ days.

• Find a Pond: Bigger waters do not always hold bigger fish. Find a farm pond or a subdivision drainage lake with the right forage and habitat, and there’s a good chance it holds some bass pushing double digits. The key is access, so look respectful and be polite when asking, and always leave the place looking better than you found it. Google Maps is a great way to seek out small waters, and state or municipal public fishing areas can also be very good.

• Keep it Simple: Only take what you’ll need. A small backpack or tackle pack should hold necessities like an extra spool of line, some needle-nose pliers and a small selection of your confidence lures. A few packs of plastic worms in proven colors and styles allow you to probe all depths depending on the rig.

Spinnerbaits, bladed jigs and lipless crankbaits allow long casts to cover open water. Take just one rod. A 7-foot, medium-light action spooled with light line will handle most lures and allow for long casts you might need to reach fish.

• Fish The Structure: Fish obvious visible cover like fallen trees and docks, but don’t forget the bottom contours. Depth changes attract ambush predators, and in smaller waters even a drop of couple feet will hold fish. Most ponds are deepest at the dam, and there is usually a wide shallow flat with a channel where a creek comes in. Spillways where water runs from a pipe are hotspots, and so are sunken boulders you can find by searching with a Texas rig or jig. Study the banks. Underwater topography often reflects what is visible above the waterline. Features like steep banks and ditches typically continue into a pond.

One of the main considerations when prospecting small waters is that familiarity breeds success just like it does on large rivers and reservoirs. The same cover and structure will hold fish consistently. Also, a willingness to explore areas others won’t leads to unpressured fish. Wear long pants and boots, scramble through the high grass, woods and muck. Wade into the water where bank brush doesn’t allow for a cast.

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That was the April report from a Venice, Louisiana charter captain who was sitting at home in the midst of a global pandemic. Meanwhile, some of the best yellowfin action in decades was occurring in the Gulf of Mexico. The fish are out there, but no one is travelling to catch them.

Charter captains are suffering, despite the fact that fisheries are still open for business.

“It sucks,” Rigby said. “I fished 20-something days in March. I haven’t fished any this month.”

In March, near the end of what Rigby called “lump season,” the numbers and size of yellowfin tuna being caught at the famous salt domes about 30 miles out of Venice Marina were astounding.

Even in decent years, it’s one of the best winter and early spring tuna fisheries in the world.

Plankton-rich currents from deep in the Gulf swirl around vertical domes that top out at 200 to 300 feet deep. It consolidates baitfish and the big fish that eat them.

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The silver lining to the situation is there aren’t many people messing with the fish.

When the coronavirus frenzy dies down, Rigby predicts the action will continue right through the summer, as the bite transitions to the massive floating oil and gas rigs of the Mississippi Canyon.

More than 70 miles long and 5 miles wide, the Mississippi Canyon is a huge cut in the edge of the continental shelf. The rigs, called “floaters,” sit over depths from 2,000 to 7,000 feet. Every living thing gravitates to these floaters.

Yellowfin might be the primary target, but blackfin tuna, mahi-mahi, wahoo, the occasional blue marlin and others are in the mix. Rigby said a good summer trip might include five or six tuna, weighing from 35 to more than 100 pounds. The bigger fish, those heavier than 200 pounds,

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typically show up in the cooler months.

“I don’t want to raise expectations too high, because every day is different. Sometimes you can really get them, sometimes you can’t,” Rigby said.

“But typically, when you find them, you’re really going to be in them.”

Out of Venice, the floaters are spread 30 to 70 miles out. There’s an hour and a half run aboard Rigby’s 38-foot Empire Boatworks before it’s time put out the trolling spread. Once fish are located, Rigby slows to drift live or cut baits.

Night fishing is a great option in the heat of summer. Usually, night trips depart after lunch and return when anglers have caught their fill.

“Sometimes the fishing is so good, I come back that night,” Rigby said. “Sometimes we’ll stay through the next morning’s bite.”

For more information, visit www.tripletailcharters.com, email Rigby at blake@tripletailcharters.com or call (409) 651-7639.

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he way fish react to live bait is interesting. Predatory fish view struggling or dying prey as an easy meal, right?

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It would seem to represent an easy meal hanging there limp and twitching.

Meanwhile, the bait pulling your popping cork across the marsh is going to get absolutely hammered. This runs counter to the theory that fish innately weigh the expenditure versus reward of chasing down prey.

Seatrout are always looking for something lively. But what about redfish or any of the other inshore species that are as likely to eat a piece of dead bait as they are a live one? They’ll happily pick up a piece of frozen squid off the bottom, so why would they refuse a sluggish mud minnow on a freeline?

It stands to reason that fish, when they are feeding by sight, sound and vibration—rather than smell—don’t even notice a live bait hanging out in the water doing next to nothing. Or maybe it looks unnatural, as if a shrimp that bad off should be bumping along the bottom instead of hanging in the current?

Meanwhile, the bait that’s frantically trying to escape the hook it’s impaled on is drawing attention to itself. Active live bait plays on the predatory instincts of fish just like artificial lures. It works for the same reason your dog would rather you throw a tennis ball than hand it to him.

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Winning anglers have a choice in the signature Tagged Redfish Division of Yamaha-powered boat packages including a Contender Boats 22 Sport, Pathfinder Boats 2200TRS, Hewes Redfisher 16 and Carolina Skiffs 21 LS. “The last five years of competition are proof that tagged fish can be caught, and you would get to pick from the prizes available,” said STAR Director Leiza Fitzgerald. “But remember, any fish you catch can be entered to win something, you just need to be a member and registered for STAR when you go fishing.”

Both the east and west coast of Florida have had their share of STAR-tagged redfish recaptured during the competition by unregistered anglers. Since 2015, 102 tagged redfish have been recaptured, but only six of them by CCA members registered for STAR competition. Three of those winners took home new GMC trucks. The others opted for Pathfinder or Contender boat, motor and trailer packages, each powered by Yamaha.

To date there have been more than a million dollars in prizes awarded, with $500,000 in college scholarships.

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STAR has other great opportunities for anglers who catch non-tagged fish, too. Terrific prizes are lined up for those who catch any non-tagged redfish, snook, trout, tarpon, kingfish, dolphin or grouper. Just submit a photo of your legal catch in the Open, Ladies, Kayak or Fly divisions. Even better, any fish can be entered in the Power Pole Conservation Division for a shot at some really cool Power Pole equipment.

If fishing is not your thing, the Costa Kick Plastic Trash Division presented by Papa’s Pilar encourages people to collect plastic and trash from coastal waters and shorelines. Submit a photo of every full 5-gallon bucket collected and include The 2020 Official STAR Measuring Device in the photo for a shot at a three-day trip to Key West to visit the Hemingway Rum Distillery or $500 cash from Thrash Can Bucket toppers or gift certificates from AFTCO or West Marine.

Kids can also enter their catches. Youth anglers (ages 6-17) can register for free with their current ($10) CCA Florida New Tide membership and are eligible for prizes in the tagged fish divisions as well as the Youth Scholarship Division, Conservation Division and the Trash Division. Prizes for the first two youth anglers in the STAR tagged redfish division include a Yamaha-powered Salt Marsh Skiff, sporting Humminbird electronics and a Minn Kota trolling motor all sitting on a trailer.

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“Our state’s fisheries are here for everyone’s enjoyment, and CCA Florida is constantly trying to improve them while promoting conservation. We understand that smart fishing will preserve these resources for the future,” said Brian Gorski, CCA Florida Executive Director.

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ay is upon us and that means is MAHI TIME! We started our mahi fishing in April and what a month that was for everyone’s favorite table fair.

The great part about mahi fishing is that almost anyone can do it. Just get yourself out to some clean water and FIND SOME DEBRIS!!! The simplest of things can hold mahi this time of year, whether it is a floating log, a pallet, or a weedline, they will all hold fish this time of year. Our preferred method is trolling weedlines, Christian Oehmke with a nice haul but we always have some of spring mahi pitching rods ready because as we all know, when the bite is on, you can load up in a hurry. When bringing mahi to the boat, always leave one in the water to keep the school near you.

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ay is the beginning of summer fishing in my book, meaning I need to get up a little earlier.

Up in the creeks a top water, suspended bait, or even a soft plastic will help you find some hungry redfish at first light. Both snook and juvenile tarpon will be feeding too, so be sure to be prepared for something to hit hard. Flounder and keeper mangrove snapper will be chewing as the day goes on, I would switch over to live bait on a fish finder rig with about 2 feet of fluorocarbon Shrimp, mud minnows , and medium to small finger mullet should help you get a few in the cooler.

On outgoing tides at the inlet, the redfish and snook should also be biting on the bottom. Out there this time of year I prefer using live finger mullet or cut mullet. I also almost always have one rod out with a halved blue crab on it as its hard for a big red to turn away from it.

Lastly, I spend a decent amount of time in May just outside the inlet looking for tarpon. If you see them rolling or catch them swimming near the surface throw a free lined medium to large mullet at them , even if they dive down stay patient . If your certain the fish are still in the area get 2 live baits out of the back of the boat and slow troll . I also like using white Hogy soft plastics for these guys but I’m sure other colors will produce. May is such a nice month so get out there early and catch some fish.

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ay is the transition month leaving spring and starting the summer fishing patterns, time again to start serious trips before sunrise to take advantage of the first light feeding period, more baitfish will be appearing in the ICW including Edgewater Backcountry and Mosquito Lagoon. Finger mullet, pigfish, small menhaden and pilchards (greenies and white bait) in the river, and larger menhaden (aka pogys) sardines and cigar minnows in the ocean.

Early morning is topwater lure time, use smaller and quieter styles when conditions are calm, try larger and louder lures on choppy water, walk the dog types or chugger heads, I like Skitter Walk, Super Spook Jr, Chug Bug, and Zara Puppy, work top waters tight to oyster bars, shorelines, shallow back bays, and grass flats. Redfish schools will begin to break up with the warmer water, small schools and single reds will again be cruising shorelines at high tide, on the shallow side of drop offs on the edge of the channel and near oyster bars in the backcountry and on the shallow grass beds to the south into Mosquito Lagoon. Fish the top waters early, then switch to sub surface lures after the sun is up a bit, like twitch baits, Mirrodines, spoons, soft plastic jerk baits, and DOA or Gulp shrimp. Finger mullet will again be coming into shallow water, fish them free-lined, tail hooked, around the shallow oysters, flats, and shorelines for redfish and trout. On deeper drop offs fish lip hooked mullet, mud minnows, or live shrimp with split shot or ¼ oz sinker.

In May, Tarpon and Bull Redfish return to the intracoastal waterway, backcountry and Lagoon waters, for Tarpon they will show themselves on the surface by rolling and gulping air, as they roll, their dorsal fin and tail break the top of the water, they are notoriously picky so patience is a must, a live shrimp, silver dollar blue crab, live finger mullet, plastic swim baits or lures are good to try, the Tarpon is a top challenge for fly fishers, with the sight casting chance at a silver king hookup.

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With Spring quickly approaching, now is the time to work on tasks that will ensure your boat is prepared.

For starters you should focus on annual maintenance of your engine(s). A tune-up, changing the fluids and battery maintenance go a long way in keeping you on the water when it’s go-time.

Spring cleaning should be your next task with your focus on getting rid of the dirt, grime and mildew that built up but, without causing any damage to your gelcoat, upholstery or isinglass. You should avoid the use of household cleaners because they are typically too harsh for your boats finishes. The pumice found in some bathroom cleaners can really abrade gelcoat and household bleach when overused can cause the stitching in your upholstery to deteriorate quickly.

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These prehistoric fish are migrating in from our inlet. You should start to see them at your local bridges, in corners, cuts, causeways, canals, and in the river. When fishing for Tarpon there is a lot to take in consideration, such as moon phases, tides changes, and what bait to us. Tarpon also known as our “Silver King” is one of the strongest and smartest fish of all fish. When fishing for Tarpon you want to be sure have the proper Rig set up. I prefer to use leader to braid and beef up my rig to a 50 lb. braid tied 80 lb. leader using the “FG Knot” with a 6/O circle hook, tying liter to hook with a basic “loop” knot.

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The moon phase plays a large role in the bite! I find that fishing a few days before and a few days after (not the day of) our new moon and full moon, to be my most productive fishing trips. Did last week’s fishing trip not turn put the best? Where the fish not biting? Or did you go home with no story to tell friends and family of that fish you reeled in.

This is where “fishing the tide” comes in Play. Sure, the fish may be there but, you want to plan to fish the change of the tides.

Fun facts about Tarpon* • Tarpon have been swimming in our ocean since Prehistoric times • They are Nocturnal feeders • Tarpon can reach up to 8 feet and weigh up to 280 lbs.

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Sunshine Bass are stocked by the FWC solely for recreational anglers. Look for the stripers to shadow schools of shad in the lakes. Use the same shad imitation hard baits above.

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Daily panfish catch limits bestow the anglers with patience and a big can of red worms or live crickets. The spawn is on for shellcrackers! Target them along sandy shorelines anchoring before or after the bends in the St Johns, close to the bank in 3-8 feet of water (warmer water, go deeper). Hook size should be #4; weight the wiggler to the bottom with one or two split shots. Fly anglers using poppers will enjoy all day action especially when the love bug hatch occurs. Bring on the rains! One to three days following a big rain, the water begins rushing from the creeks into the St Johns River system flowing north. This signals catfish to swim upstream to spawn.

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Spring is here and summer is creeping up fast. The water tables are steadily dropping down to low pool for the summer rains and hurricane season. The hydrilla is now at the water’s surface making lures snag, but easy to see the edges. The bass are moving to current at the canal entrances and are hanging around the edges of the sand bars. Bait of choice - crank baits like Rapala X-Raps or Rattle Traps. A lot of the bass are heading out to open water hydrilla patches and will stay there all summer. Bait of choice in open water vegetation are plastic baits like Zoom Speed Worms, flukes, Bitters brand vibe worms and the skinny dippers are the hot baits this month. Best colors are June bug, watermelon seed, black and blue.

Crappies are out in open water.

Troll at various depths until you get a bite. Run multiple jigs in various colors tipped with a minnow and when you find which color they like, change them all to that color. Panfish: The bluegills have moved up into shallow water to compete for spawning areas. This is the best time to locate the spawning areas. The males are really aggressive and are starting to fan the beds they will be easy to see. Shell cracker will also be mixed in the same area. They are finishing up and will be spawning in a little deeper water. Both panfish prefer the same type of spawning area but will move out deeper to spawn due to the warming water temps and lower water table. Break out the flyrod with a popping bug.

Another good bait is the trusty beetle spin in red and white, yellow, and black. If you are a live bait fisherman crickets under a float is the best bet for panfish followed by red worms.

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As the length of daylight and water temperatures increase, so do fishing opportunities along the Indian River Lagoon Coast of Florida. May is one of the better fishing months on east Florida’s coastal waters, so make sure your lunch is packed, mental health days are scheduled, and I’ll see you on the water.

On the lagoon flats, redfish and spotted sea trout will provide most of the action for light tackle and fly anglers. For sea trout, fish your favorite top-water plugs at first light in about two feet of water concentrating in areas were baitfish are active. After the morning top-water bite fades, switch to your favorite soft plastic jig fished in three to five feet of water alone the edges of flats or spoil islands. The water has warmed to the point where the jack crevalle, ladyfish, snook,

Good numbers of dolphin have been caught the last few weeks and should only increase this month. Start in the 90-120 foot range as many seem to think you have to go to 300 feet right off the get go. Unless someone is out there telling you to come on, start shallow. Start looking for color changes and temp breaks. Also look for weed lines and currents, as that is a good place to start. I like to use smaller islander lures with small ballyhoo or strip baits.

On bright sunny days go with yellow, pink and bright blue colors.

On darker days go with black, red and purple colors.

Kingfish will continue to do well this month too. Best bait is going to be bunker. Now that the water is warming up, live bait is much more consistent. Some days you may have to ride far south to get it and some days its right there in the

and tarpon will begin to show up in good numbers. In addition, there is a huge showing of finger mullet this season, so it’s time to break out your DOA Bait Busters.

Redfish and other predators find the Bait Busters difficult to resist when retrieved quickly just under the surface of the water in areas of concentrated mullet schools.

Remember when using the technique; keep your lure moving until you feel the fish on the line.

Near-shore along the beaches, concentrate your efforts in the areas of active bait pods (pogies). Typically, when you see concentrated areas of bait with birds feeding on the surface, big fish are just as active underneath.

Species feeding on these pods include tarpon, jack crevalle, redfish, cobia, and sharks. Near the end of the month, you can add kingfish into the mix. Also, tripletail and flounder numbers should be improving around the Port Canaveral buoys. At the inlets and beaches, Spanish mackerel, snook, redfish, jack crevalle, bluefish, flounder, sheepshead, and black drum are just some of the species available this month.

port but at least it’s around. Beach fishing is really starting to heat up as well. We’ve already seen some nice buoy line kings and tarpon.

If the baits around, chances are there will be larger fish feeding. I like to start with 60# mono till I start getting cut off then I switch to #4 wire.

While you’re out there slow trolling for kings, keep an eye out the back of the boat for that cobia trailing you. If your bottom fishing, keep an eye on what follows your fish up to the boat. The sand bar sharks are thick.

Shark fishing has been on fire as well. I know many say I don’t want to deal with sharks, or you can’t eat them. You are completely wrong.

On light tackle they are so much fun, and blacktips are great to eat.

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ith grouper seasons opening in federal waters and Gulf red snapper fishing not too far away, now is a good time to start tinkering with a jigging technique that’s created a bit of a buzz in the charter industry.

Slow pitch jigging has been around for well over a decade, but its effectiveness in U.S. waters is only now being realized. As more captains adopt and adapt the technique to different species and conditions, it has gained traction as a proven fish-catcher. In the Gulf of Mexico as well as in the Atlantic from South Florida, through the Carolinas and up into the Northeast, it’s being used to catch anything that eats crippled baitfish.

Groupers and snappers, amberjack, mackerel and tuna, they’ll all take jigs slow pitched over hard bottom, and so will rockfish and cod.

The technique evolved in Japan and was popularized in a series of Japanese-language videos by Norihiro Sato. Sato promoted it as a way to catch fish even when they’re not actively feeding. With conventional jigging techniques, the idea is to rip a lure off the bottom and let it flutter down, enticing reaction strikes from aggressive gamefish. Slow pitch is slower, more seductive, a finesse tactic to present what looks like an easy meal.

Anyone who has ever fished a jig knows the bite almost always comes on the fall. The idea behind slow pitch is to maximize the time a jig spends in freefall. With specialized gear and a cadenced technique, the jig remains in the strike zone and presents both vertical and horizontal action. A slow pitch jig is supposed to dance like an injured baitfish struggling to stay off the bottom.

The technique requires a specialized rod. Slow pitch rods look like buggy whips when compared to conventional short and beefy jigging rods.

They are 6 to 7 feet long with a slow action. With a quarter or half turn of the reel, the weight of the jig loads the rod, and as the rod straightens the jig accelerates smoothly upward before hesitating and kicking to the side.

The angler then begins the process again, with a rhythm that keeps the jig moving.

By varying rod action and cadence, the angler can impart varied presentations. All of them are physically easier than the grueling labor of conventional deep jigging with heavy tackle.

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The average lifespan of a crappie is five years. An average female will lay 5,500 eggs per season. Less than 5 percent of the eggs will hatch, and only a small number of hatchlings survive predators. That sounds bad, but it is Mother Nature at work.

There are two species of crappie, black crappie and white crappie. It’s pretty rare where I fish most, on Georgia’s Lake Lanier, but there is also a group called blacknose crappie. These are black crappie with a naturally occurring genetic variance that gives them unique markings. They look like you took a black Sharpie and drew a line from the tip of the mouth to the dorsal fin. I caught two this year.

Black crappie have variations in color. In the winter, when they go deeper to escape the colder surface temps, they become much more pale. However, once you put them in your livewell, they quickly regain much of their color.

The same thing happens if you catch them in shallow, muddy water.

In spring, when surface temps reach the upper 50s to mid-60s, female crappie begin to spawn. This does not happen all at once, but over about a month, with some spawning earlier than others. Females hit spawning grounds in the backs of the creeks, lay their eggs and pull out. Males fertilize and guard the eggs. That’s when you see fishermen catching dark black-purple crappie on the banks.

There’s an old Southern myth that “when the dogwoods bloom, it’s time to go crappie fishing.” I actually have my best luck when the daffodils are blooming, which can precede dogwoods by a month. But like any other species, fish have to eat. If you know where to look, you can catch them all year long.

If you’ve ever been to Bass Pro and seen the fish tank, you’ll notice most of the species roam the tank, with the exception of the crappie, which are almost always in the corner hiding by a log. That is the perfect example of how crappie relate to structure. They roam in pursuit of food, but always come back to the brushpile they call home.

Many homeowners live on lakes because they enjoy fishing, and many sink Christmas trees under or near their docks. It is important to find those submerged trees or brushpiles that have bait nearby. That is where you will find crappie. In winter, some crappie move from docks to seek shelter in standalone brushpiles. Electronics play a key role in locating those brushpiles.

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The two men face a variety of charges after being caught by New Jersey conservation officers when they returned to a private Atlantic City dock on March 30. They had been night fishing, and drew attention to themselves by “running their vessel at high rates of speed from various fishing locations under the cover of darkness and fog without any navigation lights,” according to a press release.

The harvest allowance at the time was one fish with a 28- to 43-inch slot limit and one fish longer than 43 inches per person. On the boat, the officers found 66 stripers between 13- and 24-inches.

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he delayed harvest sections of the Tuckasegee River, at Sylva and Bryson City, N.C., are some of the most famous trout fisheries in the Southeast. With regular stockings and catch-and-release regulations through the cool months, the Tuck holds incredible numbers of healthy rainbow, brown and brook trout.

Because it fishes so well, it sees a ton of fishing pressure, but Shannon Messer, of Tuckaseegee Fly Shop, has noticed an interesting pattern from the anglers.

“In April and May, almost every day from about 5 p.m. until dark, fish are rising all over the river. Most people miss the best part of it because they’re off getting a burger and a beer,” he said.

“For people who want to experience dry fly fishing and casting to rising fish, that’s the place to be and

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Early spring brings on enormous black caddis hatches, which give way to tan and then olive caddis as the season progresses. Messer likes a beefy Corn Fed Caddis or a simple Elk Hair Caddis in sizes 12 to 16 to match what he sees on the river. There will also be mayflies and midges mixed in, so a double dry fly rig is a good idea.

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For information, see Tuckaseegee Fly Shop’s website at www.tuckflyshop.com, call (828) 4883333 or e-mail info@tuckflyshop.com.

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His request piqued my curiosity as to why he had the sudden interest, so I ask him.

His response: “I want to catch a redfish and have my picture in a magazine!” Ok, now the pressure just went off the chart! Not only do I need to make this a great catching day, but we have a specific fish and a great photo to capture.

The day began at 3 a.m., and we made the three and half-hour drive to one of my favorite redfish spots. We were on the backside of a full moon, so I knew I had my work cut out for me. We made two quick stops to pick up some fresh dead shrimp and some donuts, and then launched the kayak.

My son was extremely excited and full of questions, which I was pleased to answer. The 30-minute kayak ride felt like hours for my little man, and he wanted to cast a line.

When we finally arrived, the tide was higher than I had anticipated. This area doesn’t generally produce well under these conditions, but we were already there and needed to figure it out. The plan was to bait him up for pan fish, while I get my fish fix with lures. As soon as his cork settled, he was hooked up! He had nonstop action on a variety of fish, but no reds. My rod stayed in the holder because I was busy being the happiest deckhand around.

He had his heart set on catching a big red and started to ask where they were.

We drifted to a shallow bar where the reds typically hang out. We switched to a larger hook and shrimp while we drifted. We fished the bar from different angles, moved to an area with wind-driven current between two small patches of land, and to the area where his older brother smoked the reds on our previous trip. Nothing! At this point, I was contemplating heading home. However, he was determined to stay until he caught a red, so we fished on!

We started to fish our way back to the truck and the wind drifted us to an island that I’ve wanted to try but just never have. Since we already used all of the shrimp, I decided to make long cast with a soft plastic rattling tail swimbait and then hand my reel to my son to work the lure back on a steady retrieve.

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