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THEHIGHS OFUNICOR HUNTING
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TACTICS FOR DOG DAYS BASS 4
It’s hot. Te lakes and reservoirs are covered with jet skis, wake boats and party barges full of sun seekers.
Dog days conditions can be tough for bass fshing, but fsh settle into patterns this time of year that can lead to productive days on the water.
Finding cooler water is the key to catching bass when the surface temperatures reach uncomfortable levels, and there are several ways to do this.
Go Deep: Te huge schools of fsh that concentrate on ofshore ledges and river channel bends at many of our large reservoirs have already been beaten into submission by every angler with sonar by this time of year. You might still be able to pick a few out of the school with deep crankbaits, drop-shots or footballhead jigs, but sometimes it’s worth fnding less obvious fsh to target.
Tere are other areas that hold fsh. Tat 30-footwide shell bed of the main channel might not be covered with bass, but there will be some fsh there if there’s some current, and these bass see much fewer lures and are more willing to bite this time of year. Search with a crankbait, wiggle a football-head on the bottom or drag a big Carolina rigged worm over the shells and see what happens.
Cool-Water Tribs: A tributary stream feeding cooler water into the lake attracts baitfsh and bass. Fish ofen stage on points where a feeder creek enters the main body. Eliminate water quickly with crankbaits or spinnerbaits to see if there’s anyone home before
slowing down with a jig or a worm.
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Extend the Night Bite: Bass do a lot of their feeding at night this time of year, and anglers can take advantage of this by fshing the frst couple hours of daylight.
Tis pattern will also show you that not every fsh in the lake goes deep. Shallow rocks and grass edges hold bluegill, shad, crayfsh and all sorts of other tasty critters. Start on top at or before dawn with a walking bait or popper and cover as much water as you can before the sun gets up. Tis is not really a numbers game, and the bites will be scattered, but it’s a lot of fun when a big fsh blows up your lure.
Fish the Shade: When the sun gets high and hot, you’ll fnd fsh hunkered down in the shade. Docks, laydowns, overhanging trees or matted vegetation all provide the shade bass and the things they eat look for. Bank shade is also where you’ll fnd bream beds where bass like to feed.
Skip a wacky rig up as far up under a dock as you can get it. Drop a jig into that blowdown. Work a frog over matted grass or punch through it with a heavy Texas rig. Cover water and pick apart those shady areas. It’s a fun style of fshing that can also be productive under less-than-perfect conditions.
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Coleman Roberts caught his 9-pound, 4-ounce bass in July at Lake Istokpoga, Fla.
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RUN-AND-GUN TROLLING Scout Weed Lines Quickly and Effectively
By Mark Ambert
With summer weed line formation, mahi become a favorite target for the “run and gun” method. A good way to quickly scout if anyone’s home is a modifed version of the troll. I have observed and adopted this method used by professional captains for mahi.
The Setup
Keep a couple of spinning rods rigged and ready with pitch baits that can be trolled. Te rig consists of a 7-foot medium-heavy spinning rod with a 6000-size spinning reel—preferably with a baitrunner setting.
If you’re not familiar with the baitrunner function, it is a free-spool setting that allows line to pull from the spool while the bail is engaged. When a fsh grabs your bait, it can take it without feeling resistance.
My favorite combo is a Penn Carnage III boat rod with a Shimano Tunnus reel. Spool up with 20-lb. mono and add a 40- or 50-lb., 4-foot fuorocarbon leader. Tie on a Gamakatsu 6/0 or 7/0 Octopus hook using a Palomar knot. Insert the hook under the chin of a fresh frozen, small- to medium-sized ballyhoo. Make sure the point of the hook exits directly between the eyes. I like a Squidnation Slammer 3-inch plastic chugger head
with the bait to produce more action.
Cast this behind the boat along a weed line while underway. Position it several yards past the last wakes from the prop wash, and slowly work the bait by twitching the rod tip while holding it above your head. Tis will cause the ballyhoo to skip like a feeing baitfsh. You can work two baits in this manner by staggering the distance. If nothing hits within a few minutes, move on.
Tis method is slower than traditional trolling, and it is deadly for locating feeding fsh on large, scattered weed patches. If you are using a baitrunner reel, allow the fsh to run a few seconds before setting the hook.
The Electric Alternate
An alternate method that’s ideal for long straight weed lines or rips is a more traditional trolling setup. I use the Piscifun Saltfow ofshore rod and a Kraken electric reel with battery pack for this type of trolling.
Te Saltfow is 8-foot, 3-inch rod with a sof tip. It has a unique line guide setup that eliminates rod twist under a load. Te Kraken electric reel is new to me this year and has already paid dividends.
beneft when constantly retrieving lures to clear weeds or move locations. A traditional ballyhoo rig with a teaser and bait spring is my choice for medium-speed trolling. A good premade rig is the Mahi Chaser by Trolling Pro Tackle.
Once you get a hook-up, get some fresh squid, jigs or live baits in the water and hang on. Te Mahi show is about to get started!
Mark Ambert, IG @marksgonefshing_™
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New Hampshire Fishing Forecast
By Tim Moore
August is a hot month with warm water temps. This is typically the month most consider the slowest, but there are still some excellent fishing opportunities to take advantage of. The two species we focus on the most in August are striped bass from kayaks and vertical jigging for lake trout in our boat. Both offer great opportunities for non-stop action if you know where and when to look.
Early mornings will still
offer great surface action for schoolie stripers. Once the sun hits the water the fish will move deeper in search of cooler water. Surface plugs, flies, and shades will all catch fish. Once the fish go down, vertical jigs and live bait will be your best bet, especially for larger fish. In August, our biggest fish almost always come at night using live eels. Drifting or slow-trolling eels in shallow water after dark is a very effective technique, as the bigger fish
will wait until the sun sets before moving into shallow water in search of food.
On the freshwater side of things, lake trout become extremely predictable as they school up in deep water. We look for fish in 100’ of water over deeper holes. I’m even more excited for this year, because my latest signature series lure from Daddy Mac Lures, the Nervous Minnow, is out and has this fishery written all over it. Ver-
tical jigging in August is a numbers game. Our clients can expect to count between 10 and 50 fish in a four-hour trip. The key to this fishery is to get there early. The fish rarely bite in the dark, but as soon as there is some light in the sky expect things to pick up in an instant.
Tim Moore is a full time licensed New Hampshire fishing guide and the owner of Tim Moore Outdoors, LLC. For more information visit www.TimMooreOutdoors.com.
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Summertime, and the living is easy. So goes the old George Gershwin song that later became a jazz standard popularized by Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald, among others.
It could also be the anthem, this summer of 2024, for life on the Marina Bay Boardwalk, where visitors can stroll along the Quincy waterfront, sample a pizza and a gelato, grab a cappuccino, or sit down and take in the views of Boston and the ocean from the outdoor patio at Victory Point restaurant and bar.
For owner Donato
Frattaroli, Sr., there are few, if any, better spots to enjoy a meal.
“It’s one of the most beautiful places to be,” he said. “You’re right on the water, you can see the city of Boston, you can see Winthrop, the islands. It’s a great destination. It’s very peaceful.”
The popularity of the site is contagious. On a recent sunny afternoon, Donato Sr. and his son (and fellow Victory Point owner and operator) Donato Jr. were being filmed for a short video that will air as an “Eye Opener” segment on an upcoming WCVB morning news broad-
cast. A few weeks before that, they and award-winning Executive Chef Pino Maffeo prepared some of their signature dishes for the popular restaurant television show Phantom Gourmet.
Offering lunch and all-day dining menus, as well as weekend brunch, Victory Point features an elegant, elevated take on such Italian classics as Marsala and Parmigiana dishes, scampi, and Frutti di Mare, the magnificent collection of fresh seafood in a tomato broth. But Victory Point also doesn’t forget its coastal New England roots either, as evidenced by its clam chowder, Maine
lobster rolls, and raw bar.
“We try to please everyone,” Donato Sr. said.
That – pleasing everyone – is something that he and his family have done since they came to the United States from the old country’s Abruzzo region in 1971. Donato Sr. was 14 at the time. Three years later, he and his brothers opened their first restaurant, Zia Maria, in East Boston.
In 1977, the Frattaroli family opened Lucia Ristorante on Hanover Street in Boston’s North End, the first restaurant to bring authentic Ital-
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ian cuisine to the city’s oldest neighborhood (and the part of Boston where most Italian immigrants in the late 19th and early 20th centuries settled).
Today the various members of the Frattaroli family own and operate some 14 restaurants. For the last 15 or so years, Maffeo, the chef, has been the driving force in the kitchen. Maffeo was the executive chef at one of Donato Sr.’s former restaurants, Il Molo, and during his time there he was named the 2020 Chef of the Year by the Massachusetts Restaurant Association.
Now at Victory Point,
Maffeo’s menus – a mix of sophisticated coastal fare, Italian standards, and casual bites –change every few weeks, with special seasonal offerings mixed in.
“He’s got a great history,” Donato Sr. said of his executive chef. “He does stuffed lobster, he does a great job with it, he does a great cod Milanese, a fantastic seafood pie. We have a specialty from Abruzzo, agnello allo scottadito –grilled lamb on skewers with polenta and rabe.”
For lighter fare, Frattaroli padre e figlio also operate the recently renovated Boardwalk Pizza and Donato’s Gelato –the latter now offering cappuccino, coffee, and
pastries during breakfast hours in addition to a long list of ice cream and gelato flavors – next to Victory Point on the boardwalk. Tiramisu gelato, anyone?
It bears mentioning that Victory Point is a feast for more senses than just the tastebuds. The restaurant features live music on Wednesday and Thursday nights, usually oldies or jazz, as well as soft rock on Sunday afternoons.
And then there’s the view. On a summer day, Dorchester Bay sparkles, and beyond it, Boston Harbor stretches toward
the Harbor Islands and the Atlantic. Countless boats dot the marina, one of New England’s largest. A stone’s throw away is Squantum Point Park, the site of a former naval air station and the Victory Destroyer shipbuilding plant, which has been converted into a beautiful nature reserve and popular spot for bird watchers.
So yes, it’s hard to argue with Donato Sr.’s assessment of his restaurants’ location as one of the most beautiful spots around. Add in Chef Pino’s inspired menu, a sun-soaked afternoon, and an ocean breeze, and, indeed, it is summertime, and the living is easy, and tasty too.
Striped Bass On Saconesset Shoal In The MorningThe Fall Run is Coming
By Jared Wood
The eighth month is the beginning of what lies ahead. Juvenile bait is going to start making its way out onto the beach front from back in the estuaries and rivers. They will be joining up in large numbers to prepare for their migrations offshore and southward. The far reaches of the stripers range is where this first takes place. Maine and New Hampshire surfcasters see bait congregating in great numbers to prepare to run the gauntlet of hungry bass waiting for them.
The first half of August the stripers are still holding onto their summer patterns. They have windows that feed during and when not feeding they are staging waiting to feed again. The patterns that you have figured out from fishing the previous month and years past have aided in your pursuit. By figuring out the patterns you can spend your time actively fishing
and not guessing. Putting a plan together using wind, current, weather, tide, and bait place you in the best position to catch that cow you have been after.
There is a boulder field my fishing partner and I have named the cow pasture. This specific spot has large boulders lined all along the shore line and drops off into 20 feet of water. The bait year after has been the same pogies, lobsters, and mackerel. When wading out into this spot you can look down and see lobsters in every nook and cranny. After 10 years of fishing this spot we have a pretty good handle on where the bass like to stage and where they come in to feed.
We have figured out that the month of August is our best month for big bass here. The spot has plenty of ambush points with access to deeper and colder water. Two hours into the incoming tide we
have figured out the bass start to come into the boulders. By fishing the highways the bass use to come in and ambush prey we have figured out the pattern. The more time we have spent there we have gathered that the fishing is really good for the next couple hours of the tide. When the tide slacks out the fish scatter all over the place to set up in a new location to ambush bait being drawn out with the changing tide or to digest their meal. It has been many sleepless nights to get to this point.
This time of year I tend to throw larger profile plugs at night. A classic danny tends to be my first plug out of the bag. Crawling it thru the boulders working with the current sweeping it to where I believe a bass lay in ambush. If I get no takers on the danny I switch over to a slow sinking needlefish. My plug bag is rounded out with a pair of glide baits, a darter, paddle tail soft plastics on a jig head, and a fast sinking needle to get down into the deeper water just past the boulders. Using the plugs I bring with me allows me to cover all levels of the water column. Boulder fields have plenty of hang ups to get stuck on so counting in your head during your retrieve will allow you to figure out when to increase the speed of your retrieve to get over
them and where you can slow down your retrieve. The water close to shore this time of year is above the stripers' comfort zone during the day. So locating the deeper colder water with ambush points is a good place to start your efforts. Fishing at night will increase your odds of hooking up.
Take your time when releasing a fish. The water is really warm and puts stress on the fish during the fight. Keep bass in the water so that they can get the oxygen they need to recover. They just fought really hard and needed the time to recover before you took them out of the water for a quick picture. For every minute you fight the fish give it that much time to recover by facing her in the current to revive the bass. Stripers will let you know when they are ready to go. They will raise their dorsal fin, start biting down on your thumb, and they will try to shake loose. Do the best you can to send them back so someone else can catch them in the future.
Jared Wood is a surfcaster who fishes from Maine to Connecticut. Targeting Striped Bass, Bluefish, Albies, and Bonito in the surf. He can be found on Instagram as surfcaster_jared. For any question he can be reached at jaredwood25@gmail.com.
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on high alert, and the noises of the day silenced, the bites can be startling and give the impression that the fsh is larger than it is. Tat’s part of the excitement of a topwater bite! I only use this tactic in areas I know well, for safety reasons, of course.
I know wading isn’t for everyone, and night wading is for even fewer anglers, but there are other methods. Fishing from a dock, boat or kayak are all good options. Focusing on dock lights, causeway lights and lighted piers can provide excellent fshing. Many canal homes have lights, both underwater and above the surface, that attract baitfsh, which attract the gamefsh we target. I’d say trout are the most prolifc, but reds and snook can be found mixed in with trout if you have them in your area. I like to target these areas with smaller lures, either a sof-plastic rattling paddletail or a small, hard, lipped bait with or without rattles. I prefer natural colors in some shade of white or clear with some silver mixed in.
I also enjoy fshing granite jetties at night. Setting up for this is a little more work but can yield terrifc results. When jetty fshing, I bring a generator and two 1,500-watt stage lights. Tese areas typically have more current, so my hard-lipped lures may be slightly larger, but I still go with the smallest lure I can work properly in the current. I stick with the same colors as mentioned earlier. Te channel and surf side of the rocks can both be productive depending on the tide, water clarity and bait. I recommend pointing one light in each direction until you determine which area has the best conditions.
Fishing at night brings new challenges, but it can ofer some of the best catches of the summer. If you decide to give one of these three methods a try, remember safety frst and don’t fsh alone. Enjoy some cooler times on the water and be safe.
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STUD AJ IS A SOUTH CAROLINA RECORD!
Fishing out of Murrells Inlet on May 23, angler James Carroll battled in a 129-pound amberjack that is a new South Carolina state record. Here is the story in Carroll’s own words:
We set out from Murrells Inlet, S.C. at the crack of dawn, heading ofshore to the Winyah Scarp area, about 60 miles out. Our goal was to catch some mahi or wahoo. Afer a few hours of trolling along a weed line and the ledge without success, we decided to move closer in and try bottom fshing.
We relocated to a spot about 50 miles ofshore in 100 feet of water. I switched to a Connley Fishing kingfsh rod paired with a Penn Fathom 40, rigged with 80-lb. Momoi Diamond Braid and a two-hook bottom setup.
At this location, we caught vermilion snapper, black sea bass, grunts and porgies, sometimes two at a time. It was a productive day. I began waiting afer getting a bite, hoping to hook a second fsh. While doing this, something big hit the line without getting hooked.
Finally, I hooked a monster fsh. Afer about 45 minutes of fghting, I told my great friend and captain of the Liberty Call, Gordon Jobe, to put the boat in gear to help bring the fsh up in the water column. Around the one-hour mark, we landed what turned out to be a South Carolina state record greater amberjack.
Using a Garmin InReach, we contacted friends onshore to check the state record weight for South Carolina. Tey replied with 123 lbs. We knew we had surpassed that mark but had to wait a few hours to confrm.
Back at the dock, we went to Seven Seas Seafood Market in Murrells Inlet, S.C., to weigh the fsh on their certifed scales. Te fsh weighed in at 129 lbs. and measured 69 inches in length. Afer certifcation by Kris Reynolds, of the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, the crew at Seven Seas processed the fsh for me.
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The handle is made from genuine natural bone, and features decorative wood spacers and a hand-carved motif of two overlapping feathers— a reminder for you to respect and connect with the natural world.
This fusion of substance and style can garner a high price tag out in the marketplace. In fact, we found full tang, stainless steel blades with bone handles in excess of $2,000. Well, that won’t cut it around here. We have mastered the hunt for the best deal, and in turn pass the spoils on to our customers.
But we don’t stop there. While supplies last, we’ll include a pair of $99 8x21 power compact binoculars and a genuine leather sheath FREE when you purchase the Huntsman Blade
Your satisfaction is 100% guaranteed. Feel the knife in your hands, wear it on your hip, inspect the impeccable craftsmanship. If you don’t feel like we cut you a fair deal, send it back within 30 days for a complete refund of the item price. Limited Reserves. A deal like this won’t last long. We have only 1120 Huntsman Blades for this ad only. Don’t let this beauty slip through your fingers. Call today!
Huntsman Blade $249* Offer Code Price Only $79 + S&P Save $170
1-800-333-2045
Your Insider Offer Code: HBK237-01
You must use the insider offer code to get our special price.
Stauer® 8x21 Compact Binoculars -a $99 valuewith purchase of Huntsman Blade
What Stauer Clients Are Saying About Our Knives
“This knife is beautiful!”
— J., La Crescent, MN
“The feel of this knife is unbelievable...this is an incredibly fine instrument.”
— H., Arvada, CO
Rating of A+
14091 Southcross Drive W., Dept. HBK237-01 Burnsville, Minnesota 55337 www.stauer.com
*Discount is only for customers who use the offer code versus the listed original Stauer.com price.
California residents please call 1-800-333-2045 regarding Proposition 65 regulations before purchasing this product.
• 12” overall length; 6 1/2” stainless steel full tang blade • Genuine bone handle with brass hand guard & bolsters • Includes genuine leather sheath
