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hile mystic grouper can be caught year-round in the Bahamas, the winter months are our favorite time of year. Whenever a weather window presents itself, we point our bow east across the Florida Straights in search of these deep-water bottom dwellers. Mystics are one of the lesser-known grouper species, simply because anglers don’t fish deep enough to target them. Like all grouper, they are excellent to eat and usually weigh from 15 to 50 pounds, although they can grow much larger. It takes special gear to fish the 800- to 1,200-foot depths where we find mystics. Armed with Shimano Tiagra 80 WAs and Shimano Tiagra 50 WAs equipped with Hooker Electric Autostop drives, we string up 65- to 100-pound Power Pro braid on Crafty One Custom’s Deep Drop Rods. We begin by paying close attention to our Humminbird Solix sonar with CHIRP HD digital technology to locate bottom structure. We look for cones, holes, drop-offs, ledges and deep-water ridges. Once viable structure is located, we position the boat above it with engines out of gear to judge how wind and current will manipulate our drift. Then the

boat is repositioned up-current from the structure and the deep-drop rigs are readied. When targeting mystics, we use our www.ThreeBuoysFishing.com grouper deep-drop rigs made with three 8/0 VMC 3x Circle Hooks on 100-pound branch lines off of 12 feet of 150-pound main line. For bait, we prefer fresh-cut 8-inch strips of dolphin, tuna, wahoo or barracuda. Many deep-drop anglers claim, “no light, no bite,” but our experience has proven that, especially with mystics, we catch more and bigger fish without lights. We deploy two rods on opposite sides of the boat. Lead weights in the 10-pound range are the rule of thumb, but weight can be adjusted to the current. After the weights hit bottom, the reels are left in freespool to lay the rigs straight down on the bottom. The engines should be used to decrease the boat’s drift to a standstill, if possible. If the boat drifts, let out line to keep the rigs on bottom. When the rod tip bumps and shakes, resist the urge to lock up the drag and retrieve line. Wait a minute or two for additional fish to sense the commotion. They’ll often eat the remaining baits. When it’s time to strike, lift the reel’s drag to strike (pre-set to 20 pounds of drag) and slowly start your retrieve. Big mystic grouper put up quite a fight at first, and you might even think you’ve hung bottom. Be patient and slowly gain as must line as possible. When fish are about halfway up, their air bladders expand and create lift. They will begin to float your rig up to the surface. For more tips and tactics on deep-dropping and the tackle and rigs to get tight, see www.threebuoysfishing.com. Also, keep up with all of the offshore action @ Team Three Buoys on Facebook and Instagram.

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Finding bait becomes more important than at any other time of year. Goebel likes to get out well before dawn in search of shad or herring flickering near the surface, especially when a big moon keeps baitfish active all night. Diving birds are also a dead giveaway. They are likely feeding on baitfish pushed by stripers from below. “A lot of times if there’s bait there, I won’t even worry about marking fish on the graph,” Goebel said. “I’ll just put out my lines and start fishing where the bait is.”

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here aren’t many anglers willing to endure the frigid early morning temperatures of winter on a large reservoir. But for those who can handle a little discomfort, right now is the best time of year to hook up with the striper of a lifetime. Around the Southeast, in reservoirs where striped bass were introduced, falling water temperatures spur changes in behavior that make the largest fish in the lake susceptible to anglers. Those 30- to 50-pounders are feeding up right now. They’re storing up reserves that will take them through the spring spawn. “It’s trophy striper season,” said Shane Goebel, of Big Ol’ Fish Guiding Service. “The bigger fish are participating a little better. This time of year, we start going after those big ol’ hogs that are chasing the big baits.” The large summer schools broke up months ago. Stripers are spread out and on the move, following baitfish into the creek mouths and up into the backs of the creeks. Big fish move shallow when water temps hit the mid to low 50s on the lakes Goebel guides in the mountains of north Georgia and western North Carolina. It might take some searching to find them, but the rewards can be huge.

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Capt. Carlos Arguedas (left) shows off a huge cubera snapper caught aboard the Los Suenos charter vessel, Wingman, with Lindor Jimenez. Photo courtesy of Wingman Charters, Los Suenos, Costa Rica.

Los Suenos roosterfish come big aboard Capt. Carlos Arguedas’ charter vessel, Wingman. Photo courtesy of Wingman Charters, Los Suenos, Costa Rica.

f Costa Rica isn’t already on your bucket list, it should be. Famous for both inshore and offshore fishing, it’s also a country with incredible biodiversity and exciting eco-tourism opportunities. In short, there’s something for every sportsman and adventure seeker here. From a fishing perspective, the west coast of this Central American country is most favored with several significant cities and ports including Jaco, Quepos and, of course, Golfito. It’s Los Suenos, however, where

my wife, Felicia and I found outstanding action on a trip last April. We worked the inshore grounds, catching huge roosterfish, rainbow runners, grouper, jacks and even mahi. We also decked a big cubera snapper. Of course, we did have an edge. Coastal Angler’s very own Costa Rica inshore reporter Capt. Carlos Arguedas and his first-mate son, Christopher, were our charter crew. “This really is a terrific place to fish,” said Arguedas, “We have access to a lot of different spots ranging from very close to the marina to 50 miles away. The roosterfish action is unbelievable here but we also catch big cubera snapper, amberjack, groupers and huge red snappers, too.” Arguedas loves to take clients for roosterfish because they fight so hard, are found close to port, and grow big. He’s had a 90-pounder grace his deck. For these, he’ll slow troll live baits like blue runners, herring, sardines or bonita. All of these baits, impaled on size 8 circle hooks, also attract other large predators; so you never know what to expect when the rod doubles over. “Roosterfish are very impressive when you first see them,” said Arguedas. “They are exotic-looking with big dorsal rays, a huge mouth and striped flanks. They are stunning to see for the first time. They are also exceptionally strong. Fight a 20-pounder and you’ll think you have a 40-pounder at the end of the line. They jump, too, and shake their head, so remember to lower your rod tip when that fish comes up or you’ll tear the hook free.” Among the other big fish that hit the deck for Arguedas’ crew on a regular basis are goliath grouper that can top 400 pounds. These are targeted around local reefs. If you want to run offshore, sailfish, tuna and marlin abound within 10 miles of port. Dorado, sometimes topping 30 pounds, can be tempted within sight of the coast. Costa Rica’s tropical climate makes it a year-round destination. Most travelers prefer to visit during the dry season, which runs from December through April, but you’ll find lighter crowds and lower travel prices during the “green” or rainy season from May to November. Whenever you visit, it really helps to work with a travel pro that deals frequently with Costa Rica to customize a trip here. Blue Water Sportfishing Charters (http://bluewatersportfishingcharters.com) specializes in setting up trips to Los Suenos. They can put you in the right place at the right time for the fish you want to catch, sights you want to see or adventures you want to experience. They’ll also book you with Capt. Carlos—or you can contact him yourself at www.wingmancr.com.

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ahoo Smackdown X, hosted by the historic Bimini Big Game Club Resort and Marina on Nov. 8-12, saw 23 boats competing for more than $25,000 in cash and prizes. Out of the 23 competing boats, 22 teams landed fish, bringing 152 wahoo to the scales in the process. Team Who’s Your Daddy took top team honors with 16 fish weighing a total of 231.5 pounds and took home $15,000 in cash winnings. Second place was Team Blitzsea, which earned $7,500 in cash for their 21 fish and a total catch weight of 206.4 pounds. Team Murderize, out of Freeport, Grand Bahama, finished third, taking home $2,500 in cash winnings for a catch of 11 fish with a total catch weight of 193.6 pounds. Team Little Giant caught the largest wahoo of the tournament at 50.7 pounds. Tournament festivities included live local entertainment nightly, a cocktail reception poolside for the captains’ meeting, a cookout on day one of the tournament, and a closing awards party on the great lawn, featuring a buffet, live entertainment and a full open bar. Sponsors for this year’s tournament include American Beverage Marketers (www.masterofmixes.com) as the Title Sponsor, Bahamian Brewery and Beverage (Sands), artist David Dunleavy, Tropic Ocean Airways, Caza Offshore, Live Wire Tackle, Flanigan’s, CS Custom Lures and Bimini Big Game Club. With more than 50-record-setting catches in the waters around the island, Bimini has often been referred to as the Sport Fishing Capital of the World. The Big Game Club opened for business in 1947. Owner Neville Stewart saw the promise and allure of fishing and personally developed and encouraged tournaments. He sold his interest to Bacardi, which over 30 years grew the tradition with many memorable tournaments. The current owners, the Southern California-based Hankey Group, put the iconic fishing resort back in play in 2010 and are completing a multi-million-dollar renovation, that includes numerous capital improvements to the rooms, restaurant and lounge, landscaping, new pool and a renovated 75 slip marina, including docks and seawall.

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FISHY RESOLUTIONS Be Prepared This could almost be a corollary to the first resolution. I don’t know why, but I get frustrated when I see people arrive at their fishing destination unprepared and waste 15 – 20 minutes of a hot bite to rig up their tackle. Rig up your rods the night before so you are ready to go as soon as you get on the water I’ve never written a New Year’s resolutions article. It would be easy for me to just say “fish more”, but I’m going with the premise that most folks are like me, working a full time job and raising a family. In other words we’re busy and have to squeeze fishing trips into whatever free time we can scratch out. With that in mind, here are a few resolutions that will hopefully help you get the most out of that precious time on the water. Fish the Magic Hour I call the first hour of daylight in the morning, from first light until about sunrise, the Magic Hour. Most days this is the best time to fish, especially during the warmer months. Much of nature is active during the Magic Hour, winds are usually at their lightest, and most humans are still in bed. If you are willing to give up a little sleep to get out early, you’ll face the most active fish, the nicest weather and the least competition of the day.

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Learn How to Tie a Few Good Knots Speaking of tying lures to your line, I don’t know why so many anglers don’t bother to learn how to tie a decent fishing knot. Poor knots are weak knots that lead folks to use heavier line than necessary. Heavy line kills casting distance and diminishes lure action. Learning fishing knots is not difficult. There are plenty of online videos to teach you any knot you want to know. I recommend the Uni knot, Clinch knot and Rapala (loop) knot for starters and the Bimini Twist, Snell and FG knot for a little more advanced anglers. Practice the knots before you try to use them in real fishing situations. Simple knots like the Uni and Clinch can be mastered in a few minutes. More complicated knots like the Bimini and FG may take an hour. Learning and mastering a few good knots will not only give you strong tackle connections you can trust, they will enable you to re-tie quickly should you have to recover from a

break off. Practice Casting Nothing else in fishing matters if you can’t get your bait or lure in front of the fish. Elite anglers have a variety of skills, but one thing they all have in common is they are good casters. The only way to become a good caster is to practice. You can scatter a few five gallon bucket lids in your back yard and practice casting to themDon’t just blindly fling you lure out there. Pick a target, a mullet swirl, a piece of floating grass, a dark spot on the bottom, a ripple, anything, and cast to it. Try for both speed and accuracy. Don’t just practice hitting a target on the cast, also practice retrieving your lure into targets. Wind will put a bow in your line so a lure doesn’t always make a straight track back your rod tip. Learn how to account for that so that when a fish shows up near the boat you can get your bait in front of it before it spooks. There are plenty of things you can do to be a better angler and this article just touches on a few of them. Resolve to improve your skills so 2019 is your best year of fishing ever. By Paul MacInnis

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Lyle catches a respectable spotted seatrout using a Z-Man Curly Tailz on a recent trip with Capt. Mark Wright.

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New Year gang! I’m happy to report surviving another trip around the sun and looking forward to fishing my way through year 2019. I hope you’ll join me through the adventure! We should now be in the midst of actual winter fishing patterns with predictable fish behavior. As we move through our cold season and the typical weekly cold fronts it’s not too difficult to plan when to venture forth into the shallows and target redfish, trout and black drum. Water temperatures play a much bigger role in fish activity than air temp; which plays a huge role in human activity. I find water temps below fifty-two degrees exceedingly tough to catch fish here and I much prefer water temps to be fifty-seven degrees or higher. Many, many times last winter we watched fish activity increase with the rise in water temperatures. Often the fish, especially laid-up spotted seatrout, became super aggressive as the temps climbed beyond fifty-six degrees. 4 BREVARD

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As a fishing guide I/we don’t always have the luxury of waiting for the right day. We must make do with the conditions Mother Nature gives us no matter how cold it is. We can, though start our day later than usual and let the sun warm the water’s a bit with the hope of better, if not ideal, conditions. Think small and slow as well as light and thin in your tackle and gear selection. I’m talking about two, three and four inch soft plastics worked slowly and six or eight pound braided line with twelve or fifteen pound leaders; long leaders. In winter’s clear water the downsizing of these critical components will increase your catch exponentially! My favorite lures are Z-Man Curly Tailz, Minnowz, Deizel Minnowz and EZ Shrimpz.

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Redfish should strike live or cut baits on a standard bottom rig along the beaches outside of the port this month.

Slot sized redfish are most likely to be found on banks with a southern exposure which are protected from a northerly wind.

December showed us what a great fishery the beaches outside of Port Canaveral have to offer. Pompano, whiting, redfish, snook, tripletail, jack, Spanish mackerel, flounder, and many other species were practically jumping into the boat. If the water temperatures stay around the 65 to 70-degree mark, we can expect more of the same from this body of water. Spoons, Sea shad and goofy style jigs, Rapala X-Rap and Subwalk plugs, and even topwater popper were working on most days. For live baits, pilchards or live shrimp should work for these species. This area should also expect our annual arrival of weakfish in

the main shipping channel and along the 20 to 40-foot contours this month. Weather will be the key to catching fish. If we get light winds all of these fish should stay around to play. If the north winds blow it will push many of these fish south in search of warmer waters. Capt. Jim Ross W-321-636-3728 Book your fishing trip at FinelineFishingCharters.com Catch a Memory Outdoors Radio show host-Live shows Saturday mornings from 7:00 to 9:00 am on 1510 am, 99.9 fm and 100.7 fm

The waters should be clearing up somewhat with the colder temperatures we are expecting to see in January. Anglers can sight cast to redfish and speckled trout on days when the winds are down and the fish are out scouting for a meal in the shallows of this lagoon. One of the best options is a free lined shrimp rigged on a 1/0 or 2/0 sized VMC circle hook. Everything eats a shrimp, so if you cast one in front of a fish in search of a meal it shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t last long. Small jigs, spoons, and soft plastic jerk baits can also be effective when targeting fish in the shallows. Anglers searching deeper waters

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in the residential canals and dredge holes can add a split shot for weight or even rig their live shrimp on a jig head. Find the areas with sun lit banks that are protected by the wind and you should find good numbers of fish feeding there. Capt. Jim Ross W-321-636-3728 Book your fishing trip at FinelineFishingCharters.com Catch a Memory Outdoors Radio show host-Live shows Saturday mornings from 7:00 to 9:00 am on 1510 am, 99.9 fm and 100.7 fm JANUARY 2019

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PORT CANAVERAL OFFSHORE I hope everyone’s holidays and New Years was awesome and safe! Just want to say thank you to everyone who helped me out this past year. Without our fishing community being so friendly to one another all the time, fishing would be way more difficult at times. Part of doing well out here is knowing where they’re chewing and sometimes relying on the help from fellow captains. Thank You! I am asked to have these reports in a month ahead of time so it can be hard sometimes to give an accurate forecast almost two months away. If I have been off, I am sorry. I definitely try my best to go by what has been running, what should be running and what was running a year ago to come up with the best report I can. Besides the weather being the biggest factor in January, fishing is normally pretty good. The king run should continue to do well. This is also usually the time the sails and wahoo get a little

better for us. We don’t have the run that down south gets but it is normally pretty decent if you can target them. I looked at my pictures from last year and I remembered we had a few good days of mahi too. Don’t forget grouper closes this month. Please be sure to follow up on all the regulations. I know its tough when they are constantly changing and normally the enforcers don’t know the rules themselves. If the wind allows you to at least fish the beach, you may come across sea

trout, whiting and croakers to keep you and the kids occupied. Take advantage of the few good days we’re going to see and get out there and kill a few fish! I look forward to an awesome year and I hope y’all do too. This report has been brought to you by Captain Chris Cameron of Fired Up Fishing Charters, your premier fishing guide charter of shark fishing Cocoa Beach, offshore fishing Port Canaveral, near shore fishing Cape Canaveral, Orlando charter fishing.

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SHRIMP REPORT

The 2018-2019 season has everyone on edge ever time the temperature drops below 60 degrees. This is not the one variable that makes for a strong shrimp run. So, relax and take comfort in knowing January is when we start seeing some decent sizes. Personally, I start my shrimping season hunting on the January moon events (I stay home on 8 BREVARD

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actual full moon night). In December Edgewater was catching small shrimp off private docks. History shows the middle of Jan to middle of February is when the big run begins and continues through May/June. Titusville has had some success via boat at Railroad Bridge. The sizes are nice and these were caught back in November.

Shrimp grow about 2 inches a month so imagine how big they will be this month. January is a tough month to shrimp because the run is lean. We do not expect see full pulls this month. It will be ¼ to 2 gallons at best but the sizes are priceless.

The Titusville pier is open, new restaurant and bait store. The pier is restored from 2016 hurricanes and all new electrical wiring and breakers. Reports will be daily this month, and you can monitor the intel. Please do not use monofilament frame nets, they are illegal. You can dip while your underway but you cannot drag a box/frame net.

Typically the earlier the season the larger the shrimp. This is why we hunt this month thru February aggressively, so we can get quality shrimp over quantity. Come March the dinks come out, and 5 gallons is real easy. January and February shrimping takes a lot more skill to dial into the big ones. Plus, the stream is smaller so you really have to drop your boat right in front of the runners. The water is warm which means unless we have some cold fronts, the bait and catfish are going to black out the lights.

Please check your navigation lights and carry a back up if you blow one out. We are seeing kayak and paddleboarders dipping, and they need to see us when we move around. Keep an eye on barges, they will strike your vessel if you do not move, they have no choice. For daily intel come to our Facebook group, “Florida Shrimping Academy – Tips & Tricks”.

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SEBASTIAN INLET TO EAU GALLIE Jacks, Bluefish, Sharks and Tarpon. Lures like the Rapala XRap 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.. Anglers drifting live bait between the fenders will have plenty of snook action as well as redfish and tarpon. The Flounder will still be in the inlet and anglers can catch them from shore and boat with live bait or ½-3/4 ounce jigs with strip baits or soft plastics like the DOA Paddle tails or 4” jerkbaits.

January is normally our coldest

month of the year but the cold fronts will fire up the fishing along the beaches, and in Sebastian Inlet but will generally slow things down in the lagoon. If the weather stays warm, the Snook and Redfish will stay active in the inlet and the Lagoon bite will be good too. The colder temps clean the water in the Indian River Lagoon quite a bit and the fish are lethargic. The trout will move to deeper wa-

ter and even into the inlet to get the bait flushing out along with warmer water. Long casts are the key to success in the Indian River Lagoon as the fish are wary due to the visibility. No need to get out early as the bite is better when the water warms up and we normally fish around the tides. Anglers fishing the jettys and drifting the inlet on outgoing tide in the evenings during or after a strong NE coldfront should have steady action with Snook,

If the rains aren’t strong and the locks stay closed, the trout, drum and redfish will move into the Sebastian River, Crane Creek and Turkey Creek. Live Shrimp and finger mullet are great live baits or you can fish the Rapala Twitchin Mullet or Shadow Rap Shad around docks and oyster bars and catch some very nice trout as well as Snook, Jacks, Ladyfish and the occasional Redfish or Tarpon.

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KAYAK REPORT

January can be a tough month

for Central Florida anglers, but those with kayaks gain the advantage. With the our lagoon water levels low, and the ability to “launch quickly” when the conditions look just right, the kayak crowd will get plenty of chances to score fish that the boat crowd can’t. The winter sight fishing season is here. Your two main targets will be the Redfish (Reds) and Black Drum (Drum) that invade the Indian River, Banana River, and Mosquito Lagoon flats. All of these bodies of water are different, but

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the Redfish and Black Drum inhabiting the flats share the same needs and comforts. Due to the cooler water, metabolisms have slowed. Couple that with the lack of “bait” fish, and you have Reds and Drum keying in on shrimp, crabs, marine worms, clams, and snails as their main food source. The days that see sunny skies and calm winds will give you the best chance at some hot fishing action, but be sure to have a good pair of polarized sunglasses, and hit the waters from 10am to 2pm. For the best sight fishing move excruciatingly slow, and be prepared to cast at fish that are less than a

rod length from you. The Black Drum is very interesting fish with poor eyesight, and a mouth designed for foraging the bottom. Its primary foods are shrimp, crab, marine worms, and snails that Drum key in on by scent and small movements detected with sensitive chin barbells (soft whiskers). Black Drum of 10 pounds or less will have vertical black and white stripes resembling those of a Sheepshead. However, larger individuals will have black to brassy coloring that fades to light on the bottom. They can be seen slowly cruising, “laid-up” stationary, or tailing as the root the bottom for a snack. Drum are typically found on the lagoon flats (1-3 ft.) in the cooler winter months then move deeper around bridges in the summer months. Typical river tackle will manage most Space Coast Drum, but heavier tackle may be needed for bruisers that can top 50 lbs. Due to the Drum’s poor vision, 3 ft. leaders of 30-40 lb. test will work well. Natural baits, like the quartered blue crab, fresh shrimp, or fresh clams can be

used with a 3/0-5/0 circle hook and a few split-shot weights to get the line down. “Dead stick” (sit motionless) these baits in a likely area or where you see tails. Actively sight fish Black Drum with a live shrimp and a 1/8 oz. jighead threaded in the tail, be sure to pull the flapper fins! For artificial, an 1/8 oz. jighead with a Slayer Inc. SSB(molting) or Gulp shrimp in natural, glow, and molting can be slowly worked across the bottom. Larger Black Drum tend to be found on the bars and edges of flats with a relatively quick drop from 1-3 ft. that the Indian River, Banana River, Mosquito Lagoon have in abundance. Smaller Drum prefer flats 1 ft. or less, and are commonly found with Redfish. Fish all Black Drum slowly as they are not used to their food moving fast or far. Capt. Alex Gorichky LocalLinesCharters.com Space Coast fishing guide Kayaks By bo team paddler Contact Capt. Alex @ 321-480-3255

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Nick Galati, from a recent trip on the Mosquito Lagoon. Nick was able to feed a tailing redfish about 30 feet from the boat using a D.O.A. Shrimp, rigged weedless with an Owner 3/0 twist lock hook. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! I am honored to begin another year of sharing tips for successful fishing here in Brevard County! For those of you who are just joining us, welcome! My name is Capt. Jonathan Moss and this is January’s Pro Tip! Winter is here, temperatures are dropping and fishing patterns have changed. So let’s talk about

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