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By CAM Staff A truck load of kayaks from Confluence Outdoors was overnighted to Texas for use in water rescues.

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t was an historic hurricane season. With Harvey battering the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast and Irma strafing the length of Florida, damage from high winds and flooding was catastrophic.

It is in such trying times that the American spirit shines. Harvey slammed ashore near Rockport, Texas on Aug. 25 and stalled out over southeast Texas, dropping up to 52 inches of rain over the next five days. The flooding was cataclysmic. Major highways turned to rivers and much of the Houston area was under water.

Even as floodwaters rose, lines began forming on the sides of the highway. These were volunteers headed into the deluge to launch boats from freeway off-ramps. It looked like the launch line for the world’s largest fishing tournament.

It was a proud moment for the fishing community. Anglers from all over the region rushed to the rescue pulling bass boats, jonboats and skiffs. Dubbed the Cajun Navy, this rag-tag bunch of heroes— along with official emergency response—conducted thousands of water recues.

And response from the fishing and boating industries was strong as well. The following are few examples of how the fishing industry stepped in with a helping hand.

Confluence Outdoors leaped into action as the magnitude of the flooding became clear. They overnighted a semi-truck load of Wilderness Systems and Perception kayaks to Houston. The boats, as well as paddles and PFDs provided by Confluence, were used in high-water rescue by Houston authorities.

Honda went to work moving needed products like generators and water pumps to affected areas. And while Honda dealers went to work in rescue efforts, Honda Marine went to work making sure those dealers were stocked up to serve their communities with vital equipment. Additionally, Honda pledged $100,000 to the American Red Cross. The pledge will consist of a corporate contribution as well as a dollar-for-dollar matching gift program for Honda associate contributions.

Evinrude immediately donated a boat and motor to a volunteer fire department in Lockport, Texas. The second phase of their relief effort was to deploy a wave of engines to area boatbuilders as well as food and clothing. Evinrude also agreed to match dollar-for-dollar donations to the American Red Cross made by employees.

Suzuki, through its Texas dealers, donated boats, motors, ATVs and time to the rescue efforts. In addition, Suzuki provided two outboards to rescue efforts for Carolina Skiff boats that were on their way to Ron Hoover Marine, which has multiple locations in the affected area.

Orvis recognized an immediate need for rain gear and wading gear. As well as supplying as many as they could, Orvis put the call out for individuals to ship waders, boots and rain jackets to the San Antonio Orvis location for distribution to rescue personnel.

Platypus Fishing Line pledged to donate 100 percent of its website profits in September to the Red Cross Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund.

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ur grandfathers used old-school bamboo fly rods to create some of the greatest fishing stories of all time. That most of these stories took place on famous trout streams still influences what people think about bamboo’s place in fly fishing.

Caleb Turner, of Turner Bamboo Fly Rods, has a different take on bamboo rods in the modern world.

“Bamboo has a special place in the very heart of fly fishing, from the great western streams to the small streams of the Appalachians, but they don’t come to mind when people are talking the salt flats,” Caleb said.

According to the Turners, there’s a misconception that there are no fast action bamboo fly rods, and that only the fastest action rods can be used in saltwater. Most rod makers and bamboo enthusiasts know this isn’t only untrue… it isn’t even the point.

“The feel found in bamboo rods is often confused with action for people picking up a bamboo rod for the first time,” Caleb said. “When they feel the action in the rod, they often over accelerate their forward cast causing them to lose energy in the line.”

Caleb’s recommendation is to let the rod do the work, and to concentrate on technique.

“It’s easier to feel when the rod is loaded with bamboo, and this really comes more into play for us on the flats than trout streams,” he said.

What the Turners do differently than most other bamboo rod makers is cater to saltwater fly fishing. They are located in Mississippi right next to some of the most technical redfish flats on the Gulf Coast.

“We design our saltwater fly rods with a fast action for stiff winds and quick-moving redfish that spook way more easily than their Louisiana counterparts,” Caleb said.

With water the same color as the redfish, wind, and the need to have eyes of an Osprey, fly fishing the Mississippi Gulf Coast is more like bonefishing.

“Bamboo gives us the action we need, the feel we need, and it’s able to load up at short distances but also extend a long cast to extremely wary redfish found around here.” Caleb said. “Tonkin cane grows in a 30-square-kilometer area in the Orient’s Sui River Valley. It is praised as the strongest species of bamboo with the greatest thickness of power fibers. These power fibers are what give bamboo rods what they have more than other material used in crafting fly rods, their touch. Despite what action you desire, bamboo rods offer a certain touch you just can’t get with anything else. If a rod is designed correctly, you can have all the action you need and still have that great feel. The rod lets you know when it’s loaded instead of having to figure out the timing for that individual rod.”

In short, bamboo fly rods definitely have their place in modern performing fly rods. Accuracy, touch and presentation are things bamboo rod makers strive for in crafting their rods. If you get a hold of a quality rod, you’ll be pleasantly surprised by all the things it can do.

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With the sun only slightly hitting the horizon and a brief glimpse of darkness for what seems like only minutes, the days are filled with subtle takes of the fly, followed by sips of Brennivin, cast and repeat. We ended the trip in the same fashion as it started. Another sleek salmon peels line and leaps. At the end of the run, Raven dips the net and we release the fish to bid farewell for what is hopefully only another year until we return.

With Raven being the pilot, Brian, Kyle and I explored areas that have been experienced by few. Targeting trophy fish in such a landscape with close friends only solidifies the need for one to explore, be bewildered and experience life events that shape you as a person. Iceland will leave your soul fulfilled but still wanting more.

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With three trips in three consecutive years, I can use the all-too cliché fishing phrase, “I am hooked” on Iceland. Page after page can be written about the acrobatic Atlantic salmon, the headstrong pull of a sea-run brown trout, the rocky canyons, waterfalls, and the art of fishing a hitched tube-fly.

There is so much that pulls an angler to Icelandic rivers.

For the past three years, I have spent the end of July fishing the Laxa i Kjos, a smaller river in southwestern Iceland about an hour from the capital city, Reykjavik. The river allows an angler to experience much of what Icelandic topography has to offer. From the large pools in the coastal beats, where an angler can’t help but stare out toward the Atlantic Ocean, to the meandering turns of the pastoral meadow sections, and deep narrow-cut canyons that carve the hillside until you reach Thorufoss, the impassable falls, home to a famous scene from the popular series “Game of Thrones.”

The landscape, at least to me, is secondary to those that accompany you on the journey. On this year’s trip, I was fortunate enough to return to the river with good friends: Brian, who has made the trip with me before; Kyle, a friend who would be experiencing this fabled land for the first time; and our guide Hrafn (Raven), who brings an entire new appreciation to the fly fishing guide world with a persona that is somewhat mythical, just like the waters we were wading in.

Arriving in Iceland, most anglers have aspirations of watching a tube fly skate across the surface of crystal waters, witnessing the careful eat of the fly and the line going tight with the initial run of one of the fly world’s most sought after quarry, an Atlantic salmon. We were fortunate enough to be those anglers. The first fish of the trip was caught soon after arrival. It

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A Wade-Fishing Pilgrimage To South Texas

By Chris Bush • Photos by Kyle Johnson

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or the majority of my life I have traveled all over the Gulf Coast in search of trophy trout. As a self-proclaimed “purist,” 25 miles east of Raymondville, Texas is as good as it gets.

Port Mansfield is a small sleepy coastal town that sits on the Gulf of Mexico south of Corpus Christi and about an hour’s drive north of the Mexican border. From salt-stained road signs to “town deer” nibbling clover in the nearby empty fields—this town exudes simplicity. In this wade-fishing heaven, anglers seek trophy trout immortality.

I schedule visits here annually.

A pilgrimage to a fishing holy place, I immerse myself waist deep in its waters, fishing for absolution. So, as we met with long-time friend and charter captain, Mike McBride, his welcoming embrace immediately eclipsed the awkward interval since our last visit. Better yet, a quick command of “Let’s go get ’em” made its way through the smoke of a Marlboro Light, sending us scurrying for our gear.

The tremor of the motor echoed the near physical vibration brought

on through anticipation, and the idle out of the canal seemed like a lifetime. Thankfully, in typical south Texas fashion, Capt. Mike paid tribute to the cowboys of old and cattle-called his 250 ponies into a full gallop. Now entering Laguna Madre, Mike precisely guided us to our spot, despite a stiff southerly breeze.

As we arrive, I step off the boat and remind myself of why I love this place. From “trout-green” water to scurrying mullet dimpling the surface, it’s an easy lure selection of a MirrOlure Soft-Dine to emulate their clumsiness. A hundred yards into my wade, I also notice shadowed potholes outlining the existence of my quarry. Despite the fading light, I’ve found my target. Twitching my rod with great emphasis, the bait’s surface retreat is attractive to me, and the intent I desire. A half hour later, my intuition proves true.

As a purist, the gentlemanly handshake of a trout “thump” reverberating through the rod is an age-old acknowledgement to the purity of fishing. This cordial greeting not only merges the two worlds, but it becomes even more personal through a headshake and eventual caress. After a few quick photos and an easy release, I noticed my dad’s offering of a 5-inch KWiggler Willow Tail being greeted with the same hospitality. It was beautiful. Arched rod way up high, I could no longer distinguish his mature outward appearance. Instead, his youthful excitement transported him to an earlier time.

It was gratifying, but a retreating sun told us it was time to head in.

As we were making our way back, I couldn’t help but notice the silence. Each angler huddled around the grab rail of Mike’s console and never spoke. Instead, we all sat amazed at nature’s tranquility. It was evident we were all at peace. So as the hum of the motor gave way to a “No Wake Sign,” we came to rest under a stately but worn water tower with the inscription “Port Mansfield.” Another pilgrimage was complete to this wade-fishing heaven.

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But take heart! While we are looking to winterize our boats and, sadly, stow them for the season, it is show time! At this writing, the Newport Boat Show is under way (check out that beast of a Regulator – 41 feet!!) to be followed by Norwalk next week and many more boat and fishing shows to keep the dream alive.

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t’s 2:35 a.m., Sunday night, and I’ve been sitting at my computer for no less than three full hours trying to figure out how to raise a few current fisheries issues that warrant immediate public scrutiny at a time when any topic carrying the faintest whiff of national politics will trigger a fresh flood of toxic wrath from the two increasingly polarized ends of the spectrum.

How do I level a fair criticism at President Trump’s Administration--or at the far left in environmental politics--when both sides are on high alert, coiled up and ready to melt the face off anyone with a dissenting opinion?

The whole exercise is starting to feel like running a marathon while two-dozen hornets build a nest in my boxer shorts.

For most of us, fishing’s what we do to put the veritable thunderhead of real-life bullshit a few miles astern of us, reground ourselves in the tangible world. Where we cast, the mission is simple--kill dinner--and there’s a predictable order to things that have run more or less the same for eons.

As the “Document1” cursor blinks the seconds away into deadline oblivion, nary a word on the screen, I do the only thing that makes sense.

I launch out of my chair, pull on a sweatshirt, grab my headlamp, pliers, smokes, lighter, wallet, car keys, and a bottle of cold water, and rummage through the junk drawer for a Post-It note and a pen.

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Casting for a Fall Slam

BY TOM SCHLICHTER

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he scene was one of pure fall fishing mayhem. In the rip that rounded the end of a prominent point, anglers from shore were heaving long casts toward breaking fish while several boat crews used light-tackle and fly rods to cast toward the beach. Terns and gulls were diving on the bait from above as stripers and blues pushed up from below, ripping into the frantic mixed schools of spearing, sand eels and peanut bunker. When several pods of false albacore exploded onto the scene, the action reached a furious peak.

For nearly an hour, rods were bent, reels were screeching, anglers were whooping it up with unabashed joy and all was right with the fall blitz. And, then, as suddenly as it all began, the action came to a halt. Whether the fish were driven away by the assault from all directions, the bait managed to slip away or the predators simply decided to move on, the bite was over.

Such is the feast or famine nature of fall blitz fishing, and there was no complaining to be heard. Some anglers, in fact, relished the break, taking time to retie lines, rest weary arms, and trade tales of the ones that got away and a few that didn’t. Many would stay until the tide ran out; hoping for the fish to reload, but most departed the area, trying to figure out where the bass, blues and Fat Alberts might regroup. Several departed with the ultimate Northeast inshore feather in their caps - slams consisting of bluefish, stripers and false albacore caught in the same day. It’s a feat most likely accomplished during the fall run, and right now is prime time.

BRING ON THE BLITZ

For Rhode Island, Connecticut and New York saltwater anglers, the stretch from mid-October through November is the period when blitz fishing conditions reach their zenith. As water temperatures quickly cool, baitfish spew forth from protected harbors, bays, rivers and tidal creeks

Bruiser bluefish simply can’t pass up a tin. Often they fill in between the fast moving schools of false albacore. Photo by Tom Schlichter.

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to begin their migration toward warmer, southern climates. The massive exodus draws predator species tight to the surf or into the rips where they pin panicked baitfish schools against the sand or attack them in strong currents that provide the big and the strong with a significant maneuvering advantage. Follow the fishing reports and you can actually track the action from north to south as the blitzes spread from port to port down the coast.

Back in the spring, flooding tides often ushered in warming water and steady action. At this point in the season, however, outgoing water tends to bring on the best of the bite. With each receding tide, more and more baitfish flush out into open waters, adding daily to a giant, living chum slick that can stretch for miles along open ocean and sound beaches.

Where this living slick meets up with stiff currents or roiled surf the action can explode at any moment.

Smart anglers maximize their efforts by trying to be in the right place at the right time. Veterans of the fall blitz tend to favor prominent points, beaches adjacent to inlets, strong near-shore rips, and coves and pockets where predator species can pin the bait against the beach. While there are times when the fishing will be hot throughout the day, the most intense action is generally tide specific. Stumble across a blitz, and there is a good chance it will repeat the next day in the same area, although perhaps 40 minutes to an hour later as the tide advances from one day to the next.

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are valid. Still, the quickest way to a slam of bluefish, stripers and false albacore is to come armed to the gills with a selection of thin profile tins. With a single small to mid-sized diamond jig or spoon, you can cast a mile, work from top to bottom, vary your retrieve rate from fast to slow, and imitate a wide variety of baitfish.

Since many blitzes are short and sweet, speed is of the essence and no lure cast farther, requires less maintenance and covers water as quickly as a tin. Among my favorites are Charlie Graves tins, tubeless Ava 007, 27 and 47 diamond jigs, Hopkins’s Shorty hammered spoons, Deadly Dicks and SI Epoxy jigs, the latter being lead based but covered with a double-thick layer of epoxy for a more natural light reflecting surface.

All of these lures possess slender profiles compared to bottle plugs, poppers and swim baits, a trait which the albies find especially appealing and the bass and blues don’t seem to mind. Any of these lures can be matched to spinning gear in the 17- to 30-lb. class, with a six-and-a-half to seven-and-a-half-foot fast-action stick preferred when casting from a boat and an eight- to ten-foot rod a nice match from the beach. With either setup, attach the lure to the main line using a four-foot length of 20- to 30-pound test fluorocarbon leader material headed by a barrel swivel and terminated with a heavy-duty snap.

DON’T WAIT

The season for scoring your first slam is all to short as the albies often depart by late October, so make your move right away if you hear the blitz is on. Be aware, however, that this is only the first step in this addiction. Toss those tins to get your first slam and you’ll be hooked on this challenge forever. Next, you’ll be looking to score a slam on lighter and lighter lines, with more than one type of lure and, finally, on the long rod. Like most other kinds of fishing, the possibilities for fun and challenge are limited only by your imagination.

Bob Cavagna - Kenneys Beach - 1: Thin profile tins will put you in the game for a fall slam of bluefish, stripers and false albacore like this beauty about to be released by angler Bob-Cavagna. Photo by Tom Schlichter.

Bruiser bluefish simply can’t pass up a tin. Often they fill in between the fast moving schools of false albacore.

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“Fishing. Back in about an hour. (It’s 3 a.m. now.) Love you both.

XOXO, Zach/Dad”

I stick it to a kitchen chair, then create a “chair sculpture” to be sure they won’t miss the note.

Two minutes later, head congested with fluke, great whites, marine monuments, gray seals, black sea bass and at least two hurricanes, I roll up to the stop sign where my dead-end street meets the main drag. I click on my headlamp and rifle through a stack of CDs until I spot the familiar graphics of Hendrix’s “Axis: Bold As Love,” cue that up, turn on my headlights, and ease out into the wee-hours stillness.

I bought a rod and reel for small bucks about a week ago from a friend of mine. It’s an old custom surf stick, one of those super-whippy old fiberglass (probably E-Glass) blanks with the old foam fore- and split-butt grips, guides from fully two decades before braided line forced innovation in those components. Armed with a Penn 450SS, the 8-foot set-up weighs just an ounce or two less than my hickory-handled splitting maul. But none of its drawbacks--or the old blanks’ limitations in the sensitivity department--have diminished my kid-on-Christmas-Eve excitement to take ‘er for a test drive.

As I tack toward suitable water, the pounding in my temples starts to ease for the first time in 48 hours. I’ve learned this lesson before--enough times that I’m wondering whether it’s the thing I’m doomed to repeat endlessly a la Greek mythology, until I get it right. There’s a reason it’s one of the core truths in more than one major religion: The harder you try to muscle your way toward enlightenment, the further away enlightenment becomes.

Or: The harder I try to twist ideas into submission, pound the ill-fitting pieces into an argument, the worse things get. Usually, it’s only when I backburner the whole wreckage-in-progress, focus my energy on something mindless, let my hands work on autopilot, that things will start to fall into place.

I pull into the turnoff, park, and hop out. Gazing across the roof of my car at the dark water and horizon beyond, I detach the bungee cords that lash my new weaponry to the racks. Rod in hand, I peer down into the shallows where a street light throws its orange glow on the advancing waves. A school of small bait, probably spearing, breezes along a few yards outside the break, and occasionally a small predator (squid I think) will dart through and send them scattering. Clearly, there’s life here. But, from the look of things, it doesn’t seem like any predators--bass or blues--know this.

Fortunately, tonight’s hair-brained exercise requires no cooperative striped bass or bluefish, just a little overhead light, calm seas, and not another human in sight.

An added bonus: Preliminary observations have made it clear no one in the fisheries management world has come here tonight to discuss the future of our besieged fluke resource. No one from the chamber-ofcommerce realm has shown up to discuss “mitigation” strategies for the great whites along outer Cape Cod beaches, where Marine Mammal Protection Act provisions have brought the seal herd into a state of staggering overpopulation.

I trudge down to the water, find what looks to be a solid patch of gravel in which to plant my flip-flopped feet. After unhooking the rear treble of my well-worn Gibbs Pencil Popper from the reel seat, I give leader and knots a quick inspection, then check to see that the spool, which I loaded with fresh 20-pound braid a couple nights ago, is packed on tightly and evenly.

The last two falls, in my second act as a leisure-oriented fisherman, I’ve been working to apply various lessons I picked up from friends and colleagues who pursued surfcasting the way I did fishing from boats.

Notably, I’ve spent hundreds of hours refining pencil-popping technique.

Indeed it was that lure that put me on a long search for the rod I’ve just picked up.

For the uninitiated, bringing a pencil to life requires constant, rapid, push-pull action created with the rod hand, and a s-l-o-w, steady retrieve with the other. It’s labor-intensive under ideal conditions, an exercise in masochism when your gear’s stiff and heavy. The first challenge is mastering the walking/gum-chewing coordination between rod and reel hands.

The method also requires a sense of the lure’s position and running speed, and some attention to line-lay on the spool. Few methods can rival the wild side-to-side slashing and darting action of a pencil for wind-knot production. If you don’t keep your wits about you, you’ll spend half your casting session picking horrible snarls out of your running line.

For all its challenges, pencil-popping is one of the few surface-plugging tactics that will pull big, wary bass to the surface, even from significant distances, in deep, hard-running water--one reason many sharper surfmen use pencils as go-to “search” plugs.

Having made the mistake before of buying a rod before I fully understand which jobs I’ll need it for, or how well it will match up against my bass-ackwards ways of doing things, I’ve taken my time choosing this one, which is the logical conclusion of a hunch I’ve been working out for a couple seasons, namely that I’ll do better with my next plug rod if I go through technology in reverse, rather than going state-of-the-art, buying a $400 composite stick.

My first cast lands a bit shorter than expected. But the plug comes to life immediately, and the action, highly erratic, splashy, and noisy as hell, is excellent.

The key is that the stick’s long, slow bounce requires w-a-y less energy than any other rod I’ve used, and as the plug comes back into the wash at my feet, I’m psyched to note the shorter stick lets me work the plug all the way home. The composite rods I’ve used in the past were 10- to 11-footers that made it hard to maintain proper action in close quarters--a major drawback, considering how often fish will strike inside one rod-length, literally right at my feet.

By the third cast, It’s becoming clear that one trade-off for my new rod’s easier action will be casting distance. No way around it: Blank construction and guide innovations the last decade or so have delivered quantum gains in the energy-transfer department, adding serious yardage to casting range.

A dozen casts later, I’m drifting into autopilot, and all that tension that had jacked my shoulders up next to my ears back at my desk is dissipating into the black distance. By the time I strap the set-up back on my roof rack 15 minutes later, I’m struggling to remember why I’d gotten myself into such a dither over the latest scattering of bad news for fish and fleet. Like it or not, another winter’s coming. I’ll get around to it soon, hopefully when we’ve all, as a country, unloaded some piss and vinegar, unclenched our jaws and fists.

That’s the lesson tonight and every other night: Whatever the two-week or five-year prognosis, the thing with fishing is that you go anyway, go often, and keep your focus nearer your feet than the horizon. Going begets more of same. More of same bends the rod. Bent rod makes fisherman happy. And if not for happiness, why the hell keep doing this, anyway?

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WORD ON THE BITE TOM SCHLICHTER

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ll the excitement about anglers catching blackfish on jigs over the past few years has many bottom bouncers rearing to go this fall with some fresh perspectives. The technique, in which anglers simply tip a jig designed especially for tautog with a small crab and lower it to the bottom without a sinker, allows for a more sensitive feel and direct tussle once the hook has been set. In short, it makes blackfishing even more fun than usual because anglers can use spinning and lightweight conventional gear with braided lines to really feel the power of a bulldog in depths of 30 feet or less.

With today’s improved braided lines, increasingly powerful reels and super sensitive, super strong spinning rods, blackfish has never been more fun. To really up your game and put both your skills and tackle to the test, here’s a couple of radical blackfishing approaches to consider once you’ve already put a few fillets in the cooler this fall.

SIGHT FISH THE INLETS!

Sight fishing for blackfish? You bet. It works along the rock jetties and rip-rap edges of inlets, and along rock-lined Long

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A blackfish jig baited with a whole crab will helps defeat bergalls and sub-legal tog while offering an appealing meal to larger fish.

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Island Sound harbor mouths and break walls as well.

The key is to this approach is to notice when the water becomes gin-clear as cooler temperatures begin to kill off summer algae. Usually, this happens during early to midOctober. With visibility that allows a good look at the bottom in water depths of six feet or more, you can stake out a likely looking section and wait for blackfish to arrive in search of crabs, mussels and grass shrimp. Generally speaking, the ‘tog edge into these areas during the last hour of rising water and hang around through slack tide into the first hour of the ebb.

If you can combine that tide slot with dawn or dusk on a quiet mid-week day when boating and jetty traffic are minimal you can come away with some surprising success.

This is really a bait and wait game. Look for submerged outcroppings among the rocks, grab a seat and watch quietly to see if any blackfish find their way to the edge. At first you might see a few shadows along the bottom near the deepest rocks or boulders. Stay put, keep still and, after a few minutes, the blackfish should begin working their way up along the edge, picking at crabs and tidbits at a casual pace. I’ve caught keeper blackfish using this technique in water as shallow as three feet and have frequently connected in four- to six-foot depths over the years.

As you see the fish working up the edge, gently cast an unweighted crab well beyond the rocks, then reel it in slowly to lead the fish by several feet. Allow the crab to settle in against the rocks and then watch as a blackfish casually strolls over to check it out. Because you can see the bite (polarized sunglasses help,) make sure to give the fish a second or two to get the crab deep in its mouth before striking. While crabs are my favorite bait for this because they hold up well if smaller fish are also on the edges, a whole chowder clam body is something no blackfish can pass up.

Try to target a specific fish when you use this technique,

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Flipping baits to near-shore boulders resulted in this chunky blackfish for the author. because the ‘tog can grow cautious after one or two have been picked from the rocks. If the fish suddenly vanish, wait five or ten minutes and it is likely they’ll return. Always target the biggest fish first.

FLIP THE BOULDERS

A challenging technique that works from kayaks or small boats - and occasionally from rocky beaches - is to flip for blackfish around boulders. This is pretty-much a Long Island Sound approach, and it works best when working around large boulders that breaks the surface in six- to 20-foot depths.

As with working jetties, this technique is best applied at the top of a flooding tide, during slack water and at the very beginning of the ebb. Tie a standard bottom rig with a #2 Virginia style blackfish hook and one-ounce bank sinker. Approach the boulder from upwind or up-current, and simply flip a crab bait against the rock. Let the bait settle to the bottom and be ready for a quick strike. If no hit ensues after a minute or so, reel up, and flip the bait a few feet further along the perimeter of the boulder.

Most of the blackfish you’ll score with this approach will come from the up-tide side of the boulder, but probe the sides and down-tide pockets as well. It’s important with this technique not to allow the rig to drift with the boat to avoid snags. In fact, it’s best to leave a little slack in the line and watch for twitches rather than keeping a tight line that will eventually drag the sinker into a pinch-point. If you see the line twitch, tighten slowly, feel for weight - and then set the hook hard.

Be aware, too, that blackfish will often swing from one side on an obstruction to the other as the tides change. If you’ve been catching them on one side of dock on incoming water, expect the fish to stack up on the opposite side as the ebb begins to flow. It’s not a hard and fast rule, but it holds true more often than not.

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Great Fishing on the Western Sound – October

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ctober in New York waters means the Blackfish season is ready to start! Blackfish, also called Tautog are very challenging to hook, fight hard and taste great. Blackfishing is very addictive; you can never seem to get enough bites, no matter how good the bite is. All of your tackle is tested to its limit with every fish, so you need to be prepared.

To catch Blackfish you need to be fishing over heavy rock structure or a wreck; if you miss the piece by a few feet, the bite might be nonexistent. In fact anglers on one side of the boat could be catching one fish after another, while anglers on the other side just watch and try to figure a way to get closer to the fish. It can become very frustrating, but you can’t let these fish get into your head, it’s all over if you do. It’s important to move your bait around a little, until you find a nice hard bottom and start getting bites; then you concentrate on hooking a big “TOG”!

Bait is very important; you will need Green Crabs and Asian Crabs, if you can get Hermit Crabs or Fiddler Crabs they will work also. Green Crabs are readily available and reasonably priced at any tackle shop. Most shops will also have Asian Crabs (a crab from the Pacific North West, that was most likely carried here by a ship and loves the shallow waters of the Western Sound), but they will be a little more expensive. Some shops will get Hermit and Fiddler Crabs at times, but your best source for these would be having a commercial lobsterman friend. You can also trap your own crabs; buy a crab trap, bait it with some oily fish, let it soak overnight next to a pier or jetty

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and check your traps the next day. If you want to get Asian Crabs, buy a trap with a tight mesh, if you just use a Green Crab trap all the Asian crabs will be able to escape.

When fishing in the Western Long Island Sound for Blackfish, you can get away with much lighter tackle than you would use on the South Shore or out East. One of the most popular methods of fishing is a technique called “Jigging”; it’s not jigging in the strictest sense, but it works very well in the shallow waters of this part of the sound and is a lot of fun. I use a 6 ½ feet Medium Heavy, Fast action spinning rod, paired with a Shimano Stradic 3000 reel. I use forty pound braided line, connected by a barrel swivel to three feet of fifty pound fluorocarbon, tied to a Tidal Tails Blackfish Jig. This jig was invented by John Knight of Hudson Park Bait & Tackle in New Rochelle, NY. Although there are many Blackfish jigs available on the market, I believe the Tidal Tails jig is the best. The jigs come in sizes from 1/4 up to a few ounces; I usually only use up to 1 1/2 ounces; after that I switch to conventional tackle. I fish these jigs from seven feet of water to about forty feet; if going deeper I switch to conventional tackle also. Use the lightest jig you feel comfortable with; “it’s so cool to have a Big Blackfish come up to take your falling jig”!!

Ok you’ve anchored over your “honey hole”, bait your hook with either a whole Asian crab or piece of Green Crab. Push the hook through one of the crab’s leg sockets and out another making sure to leave the hook point exposed. You must crack or take off the top shell of your Asian crab, exposing some of crab’s guts, the same with a Green crab, although in cutting the Green crab, some guts are exposed. Drop your jig to the bottom, bounce it a few times and hold it still waiting for the bite; if no life, bounce again and wait. If there are Blackfish around, you will soon feel them pecking at your

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bait, be patient, wait for the Blackfish to pick up your bait and swim with it before trying to set the hook.

Watch the tip of your rod, when it starts to bend, hit the fish hard, keep your rod tip up and reel; you must not let the fish get back in their hole, it will break you off on the structure.

Then it’s just a slow, steady retrieve, keeping your rod tip up, if it is a big fish it would be wise to net it, although most fish can be flipped in the boat. It is almost impossible to hook a Blackfish on pecks and small bites when using a jig; BE PATIENT! Wait for your rod to setup, and then swing hard!

Trying to catch Blackfish will drive you nuts! Is the bite on the incoming tide? Only Asian Crabs today? What size jig? Swing early?

Just don’t let them get in your head; we are supposed to be smarter!

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WORD ON THE BITE (Continued from Page 9) To be sure, none of these techniques are as productive as setting up at anchor over a high profile mussel bed, wreck or reef.

They are, however, challenging, fun and different enough to pique the curiosity of blackfish fans with a hunkering to try something new.

Early October is prime time for these shallow water techniques, so spool up with some 30-pound test braid, grab a lightweight rod with decent backbone, and head out to give these new tricks a try. You may find the thrill of the hunt to be even more fun than the nearly guaranteed catches of more traditional approaches.

For the ultimate blackfish treat, combine half a green crab with a hermit tail on the same hook.

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Fishing participation in the U.S. is up nearly 20 percent over the last 10 years.

This comes from the recent release of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s initial report of the 2016 National Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation national survey. The survey, conducted every five years in partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau, also shows that anglers also increased their overall spending by 2.4 percent during the past five years.

Overall, fishing participation increased 8.2 percent for individuals 16 to 65 years of age over the last five years. This is the highest level of participation since 1991. Revenue from equipment purchases to all trip expenditures also increased from $45 billion to $46.1 billion in the last five years.

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“We sell fishing tackle and pride ourselves in giving the customer what he wants,” the senior executive insisted. “Each of more than the two hundred rods in front of you was built with a special store-action. When the fisherman picks it up and waves it around like a fencing foil, it feels right to him and he buys it.”

Suggesting that the true test of any fishing rod takes place on the water seemed like an exercise in futility at the time. It was painfully obvious that his designers lacked long-time experience of casting to bluefish or bonefish or tangling with tuna and tarpon.

These shortcomings did not stop this company from becoming an important factor in the industry. The thought of trying to educate the consumer was as foreign as another language.

Fishermen fall into the rut of comfort and convenience, with most anglers responding less than enthusiastically to any type of innovation that strays from the norm. I would be remiss if I did not point out two exceptions. With the advent of graphite as a rod building material rather than glass and all the publicity, rod buyers began to accept the newer material. Since then, there are even more material changes that make rods stronger and lighter. With the new materials, the need for metal ferrules becomes obsolete, and it is now possible to make multi-section rods.

To this day, the party boat fisherman saddles himself with a short, stiff rod that can be tucked under the arm while bellying up to the rail. It’s been like that for decades. The thought of a slightly longer rod that allows one to flip a bait or lure away from the boat or battle a fish so it doesn’t wrap around several lines doesn’t even enter the picture. Anyone who deviates from the norm is looked upon as an angler who has little knowledge of the sport.

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fter a two-hour run into the open Gulf of Mexico, there they were on the horizon. Two shrimp boats marking the spot like an X on a secret treasure map. As they sat culling their catch, the shrimpers created a feeding frenzy of silver and black missiles exploding on the surface like a Fourth of July fireworks finale. We could see the tuna bite was in full force from quite a distance, and with virtually no wind the fishing gods were giving us the perfect chance to trade our conventional tackle for fly rods.

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to choosing the right rod for your needs lies in ranking the factors such as the ability to present a bait or lure effectively or the desire to fish light lines or the power to battle heavyweights of the sea where lifting power is a necessity.

More than 50 years ago, a small group of light tackle pioneers custom built rods to battle big fish. The butts on these rods were never more than 10 inches long. If you saw one in a store, you would instantly think someone did not know how to build a rod. The short butt let you keep your elbows at your waist when fighting a big fish.

This reduced fatigue dramatically during a lengthy battle. Your arms and back did not hurt.

No matter what anyone claims, the only meaningful test of a rod’s performance takes place on the water under combat conditions. If it does the job for you, it’s a good rod. If it fails in the war zone, explanations or excuses are meaningless.

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www.COASTALANGLERMAG.COM As I began casting, fish after fish came racing up to my fly only to turn away at the last second. “I need to strip faster,” I thought. On my next cast, I put the butt of the rod under my arm and used both hands to work the fly as fast as humanly possible. From under the white-feathered fly came my quarry sky rocketing some 3 feet in the air before streaking 200 yards into the depths, taking my fly and plenty of backing with him.

That’s when the real work began. For the fly fisherman, the lack of lifting power gives the fish a distinct advantage. It becomes a game of inches, and he already had the edge. But persistence paid off, and 20 minutes later the tuna came over the side of the boat.

If you’ve ever caught tuna, you know they are a blast with explosive strikes and blistering runs. On a fly rod, the thrill is ten-fold, and the process is not that difficult. Unlike sight casting to a skittish permit, these fish are not boat shy and when in a frenzy will hit anything that is seemingly trying to get away. Also, adding a little chum to the water to pull the fish closer will eliminate the need to make long, accurate casts.

You will need to strip fast… really fast. Tuck the rod under your arm and use both hands. Sweeping the rod to the side at the end of a retrieve will also keep the fly moving and give you a more time with the fly in the water.

The gear: A 20-pound tuna needs a 12-weight rod to give the angler any chance of lifting the fish after a sounding run. I find a G Loomis GLX and NRX rod with a Galvan Torque Tournament reel works great.

You have enough lifting power, backing and retrieve rate to get the job done. For flies, any good baitfish profile works well and even poppers elicit jaw-dropping strikes. I’m partial to all white, but white with a blue or green back works well too.

When it comes to fly fishing, don’t get caught just thinking about inshore species, there’s a lot of fun to be had offshore too.

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h, the fall. It brings us colorful foliage, football, fresh apple cider and big ornery brown trout. When the mercury begins to take the plunge and daylight starts to dwindle, big mature brown trout start their yearly routine of procreation.

What follows is a feeding binge of mature trout. Fish that have been uncatchable all summer throw caution to the wind. This is not the time for small flies and delicate presentations. Big gaudy nymphs and large streamers are the name of the game in fall. Large stonefly patterns like Girdle Bugs and Pat’s Rubber Legs are good choices as are the usual generic mayfly patterns like Hare’s Ears and Pheasant Tails, just opt for

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a size 8 instead of an 18. My personal favorite fall flies are streamers, and something with a little bit of color, too. For some reason big fall browns seem to like streamers with a bit of orange in them. Sculpin patterns can be especially deadly this time of year. Whether it be the giant protein-packed snack a big sculpin delivers or a triggered attack response implanted in trout to protect their roe, it should be used to your advantage.

It is also the time for stealth. With overly large trout sometimes holding in ridiculously shallow water, being sneaky pays huge dividends. Wear drab colored shirts at the very least. Even a camouflage jacket is not too far fetched.

I normally work a river upstream, but this is not the case when fishing fall streamers. I’ll work it down. I can be much quieter and more stealthy when walking with the current as opposed to against it. If possible, stay on the bank as much as you can. Most fish will hit on the swing, so the area you expect the take to come will be downstream of your location. If you were working upstream, you could have already spooked a fish. Cast across, swing it down, take a few sneaky steps down stream, think about it, cast across, swing it down.

Walking the river is crucial. Don’t just haphazardly crash through the water on your way to a good run. Hunt the river this time of year.

Take a few steps and watch. This is where a good pair of polarized glasses are worth their weight in gold. Look over the entire stream, not just the typical haunts. You may be pleasantly surprised and amazed by what you’ll see. Trout will still be positioned in good usual runs too, but much more apt to attack your offering.

Instead of heading to the deer stand or taking up a spot on the couch to watch the big game, get out on the stream. Just maybe, a kyped-up, big old slab of spotted butter will end up in your net.

Jerrod Vila is a simple guy from Upstate New York with a passion for fly fishing, cooking and predator hunting. For more tips and videos check out www.downwindoutdoors.com and www.beyondthecrosshair.com.

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he dry brisk November morning air is a welcome change to Florida’s Forgotten Coast residents, but not just for the obvious reasons. The summer heat has lifted, and the mighty red drum is hungry and looking to fill her belly with whatever kind of crustacean or finny fish she can get close to.

As you move stealthily along the marsh, you search for the signs: a wake along the grass line or a tail piercing the water’s surface. Either one is worthy of a cast and, if presented properly,

can result in the silence of the morning stalk being broken by the crash of a topwater plug being engulfed, the scream of a reel’s drag and some enthusiastic expletives.

Stalking the skinnies of the marsh can be a challenging experience. Reds spook easily, so stealth is a must, as are accurate and purposeful casts; all this is what makes the hunt so rewarding. The waters of Franklin County are teeming with reds, making the chance of fooling, fighting and releasing a mighty red an extremely attainable and rewarding experience.

If you come to this area to chase reds, any shallow-drafting boat will put you in a position for success, but some are better suited than others. Ideally, the ability to pole, paddle or scull your vessel will give you the advantage of stealth, but a trolling motor and a well-planned use of tides and wind also works well on the flats.

Franklin County TDC is giving away a free red fishing excursion this month, so enter for your chance to win and make your redfish dream a reality. The reds and so many other fish are abundant in some of the most beautiful places on earth, right here. Don’t let another fall go by without experiencing this amazing time of year along Florida’s Forgotten Coast.

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managed to spear a mangrove snapper, a hogfish and a red grouper that day… and all were head shots! It was a fun and auspicious beginning to his spearfishing life. That day, he became a full-fledged spearfisherman.

Here are some tips on how to introduce your young gun: 1. Take small steps. Teach them snorkeling in the pool, then the here comes a time in a hunter’s life when you’ve ocean, then add the speargun. been through all the stages, and 2. Do not take them out in bad conditions. your satisfaction comes more from Their first few attempts should be fun and the total hunting experience—being in the comfortable. outdoors, enjoying the company of friends, 3. Have a talk about spearfishing ethics and seeing the beauty of nature and perhaps safety. This is extremely important! mentoring a young hunter. Whether it’s 4. Make sure they are properly equipped and your own child or a friend’s, it is both a joy comfortable. The mask should not leak, they and a big responsibility. should have proper skin protection and warmth, First, you must assess whether the and they should be able to load their bands. Start youngster is ready. Can they already dive with three weaker bands until they build strength. comfortably? If not, they should not have a 5. Dedicate the day to them. Commit to loaded weapon in their hand. Do they have them no matter how tempted you are to hunt for “muzzle awareness?” Do they understand yourself. the concept of never letting the speargun tip 6. Have them watch you first. Over-exaggerate point at anyone, not even for a split second? Nicholas Manganiotis as toddler and 10 years a slow and soft descent, so they learn that slow is Do they have the self-control to listen and later a spearfisherman. Photo by Dr. Angelos better and that fish will not spook if you approach follow your direction?

Manganiotis. them the right way. Beginners have a tendency to If they are ready, there are many benefits. rush, over-exert and get buck-fever. Instill a calm They will learn patience, as not every attempt and reverent approach to the entire experience. will end in victory. They will surely bond with the sea and gain respect 7. Don’t over-instruct. Give them a few pointers and let them fail. for nature. They will grow mentally and physically stronger, as the sea Praise them for what they did right before you tell them what they did will often test their limits. They will learn where food really comes from. wrong.

Here is a recent example, the case of my friend Angelo’s 13-year-old If all goes well, it will be a fun day, and they will always remember child. Nicholas had been exhibiting a keen interest in fish and the ocean their first fish with pride. Photograph it; celebrate it; enjoy it. Their first since the age of 4. He would watch fishing shows instead of cartoons; he fish will only happen once! anxiously waited on the dock for our return and examined every fish we caught. He was a good student, a highly disciplined violin player, and he Sheri is a world-record holder, host of Speargun Hunter, and producer showed comfort and awareness in the water. He was ready, so I gave him of The Blue Wild Ocean Adventure Expo in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Follow one of my smaller Wong spearguns to try.

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Shallow streams with bright sunlight require amber for most people.

Deeper murky waters and overcast conditions need grey or amber.

For offshore with bright sun and the need to see deeper into the blue waters, your best bet is blue mirror or grey.

As an avid angler and someone who’s been involved in the sunglasses industry for over 20 years, my advice is to always try to match the sunglasses to the condition. This requires keeping several different UV’s with you. Most sunglass cases come with clip-on attachments so keeping a few pair of sunglasses with you has never been easier. As the conditions change during your day, you’ll be prepared to match your UV formula with the change. Once you’ve prepared yourself for these UV changes you’ll be on top of your angling game no matter what.

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uring the fall and winter, there is not a better saltwater game fish to target with a fly rod than redfish. Plentiful throughout the Gulf States, the redfish provides a great fly fishing opportunity for anglers of all skill levels who want to sight fish in shallow clear water.

I’ve always considered the redfish to be the perfect saltwater game fish. It offers the angler a perfect venue to hone his or her sightfishing skills. Why? Because of two important factors: accessibility and plentiful fishing opportunity. From a logistical standpoint, most anglers can book a flight for great redfish destinations from most major cities in the U.S. Texas, Louisiana, Alabama and the panhandle of Florida are prime winter redfish spots. Each of these locations has experienced fly fishing guides who are knowledgeable and professional. Access to the marsh flats, where the redfish live in the winter, is quite easy and the number of redfish you see in a day can be mind blowing!

Three factors for successful sight fishing to Redfish: 1) Can you see the fish?

Visibility is the most important factor when sight fishing in shallow water. It’s great when you have a bluebird day and you’re seeing the fish from 100 yards away. However, Mother Nature usually has her own ideas on conditions. So, being able to identify fish even in tough lighting is important. Look for odd shapes in the water, V shaped wakes or even a subtle dimple that breaks the water’s surface. These are all signs of redfish feeding in an area.

TIP: Use yellow polarized lenses. These will provide better contrast under tough lighting conditions.

2. Can I make a short cast?

Many redfish are hooked 20 feet or less from the boat. Believe

me, the short cast is the toughest cast to make when sight fishing to redfish. Why? Because we are so focused on perfecting the 60-foot cast and neglect the importance of dropping a cast less than 20 feet from the boat. The 60foot cast is important, but it rarely comes into play when sight fishing to redfish. Work on your short cast as well.

TIP: Work on a flip cast. Only cast the head of your fly line at targets on your left and right sides at 10 to 20 feet max.

3) Where should I place the fly?

Redfish can see very well. I’ve seen them chase a fly from 20 feet way. However, I find placing a fly a couple feet in front of their noses works best. Once you’ve made the cast, let the fly settle to the bottom. As the redfish moves toward the fly, begin to move the fly with short strips. Once the redfish sees the fly, it will swim over and inhale it. At this point all you have to do is keep the rod tip on the water and strip strike to set the hook.

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