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FLY FISHING By Nick Carter
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ly fishing for bonefish and permit might have originated on the flats of the Bahamas and the Florida Keys, but these islands hardly hold a monopoly on the style of fishing. In the Indian Ocean, about 1,000 miles off the east coast of Africa, there is an archipelago that claims the highest density of bonefish in the world on one of its outer island groups. The Alphonse Group is three small islets on the southwestern end of the Seychelles, a nation of 115 islands in gorgeous tropical waters northeast of Madagascar. Within the Alphonse Group, Alphonse Atoll and St. Francois Atoll offer more 10,000 acres of hard, white-sand bonefish flats as well as a lagoon with channels, finger flats and coral heads where fly fishers sight fish in clear water to more than 60 species of fish. There are characters familiar to Atlantic flats—bonefish and permit—and there are also species exotic to North American fly rodders, like milkfish, colorful triggerfish and seven species of trevally. Instead of tarpon, the Seychelles offer up the giant trevally, which can weigh in excess of 120 pounds. And with a 10-minute boat ride out of Alphonse Island, anglers can access reef species and big pelagics like sailfish, wahoo, dorado, dogtooth and yellowfin tuna. Either trolling or teasing them up and casting flies to them, these offshore species offer a delightful break from the flats as well as a dinnertime treat on the island. “The Seychelles has become known as the best giant trevally fishery in the world and has become the benchmark for anglers searching for an outstanding saltwater flats fishing experience,” said Keith RoseInnes, managing director of Alphonse Fishing Company. “The sheer numbers and variety of fish species has amazed the fly fishing world, with anglers from across the globe queuing up to sample this ultimate fishing playground.” St. Francois is most well known for its bonefish, with ridiculous
numbers of 4to 6-pound fish and the occasional 8-pounder in the mix. “On falling tides, it is often the case that huge shoals of bonefish can be targeted when leaving the flats in what has been described as a continuous river of bonefish,” said Rose-Innes. “You hunt them on foot and not from a skiff, as the sand flats are hard and white.” It’s also as close to a sure thing as it gets for anglers seeking the Holy Grail of saltwater fly fishing. Good numbers of Indo-Pacific permit populate the flats, and Rose-Innes said his guides have near-perfected the art of catching them. Along with natural environs conducive to awesome fishing, a strong conservation ethic ensures an incredible angling experience. Alphonse Fishing Company tightly controls the amount and type of fishing pressure its waters see, and the fisheries are completely closed a minimum of three months per year. That’s the fishing side of the conservation effort. Alphonse also protects the unique flora and fauna of the islands, which makes for a sensational overall vacation experience, with comfortable lodging among beautiful tropical forests and beaches. For more information, see www.alphonsefishingco.com.
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ost people my age buy a house in Costa Rica to retire,” said Craig Sutton, of Nosara Paradise Rentals and FishingNosara. “When I bought my first house in Costa Rica, my life was just starting to get interesting.” Craig first discovered Nosara, Costa Rica on a surfing trip in the late 1990s and immediately fell in love with the people, the culture and the year-round excellent surfing. He purchased a small house near Guiones Beach, bought out his neighbors’ land, and spent the next 15 years building a nature preserve campus of 14 houses plus a pool, common areas and maintenance facilities. One thing was missing from this surfer’s paradise: good fishing. As a native Floridian, Craig’s passion for fishing runs deep. He has been a regular on the kingfish tournament scene for years, with his boat Fishtastic posting top-5 finishes in the several tournaments.
“The problem with fishing in Costa Rica is that fish are so big and so harsh that they will destroy your tackle, plus the costs for fuel is astronomical at $7 a gallon and rising,” said Sutton. “Captains trying to make ends meet would have to choose between new lines, new tackle and a full tank of gas, or putting food on the family table.” After years of struggling to find a captain in Costa Rica who was willing and able to fish aggressively, Sutton realized his only option was to build his own boats and crew them with hand-picked locals. “These guys had the drive and the talent to be great fishermen, they just lacked the tools and the logistical support,” said Sutton. “The team-centered approach allows FishingNosara captains to pursue the fish as aggressively as a professional tournament boat without being distracted by losing lures or running up the gas bill.” FishingNosara launched their first boat, The Wanderer, in 2009 and have added a boat every year since. The results have been astounding. In the 2017 season, the five-boat FishingNosara team ran over 730 trips with over 80 marlin releases and 800 sailfish releases. More importantly, the team inflicted zero billfish fatalities. “Reviving and releasing billfish is a sacred priority to us as conservationists, plus it makes good business sense,” said Sutton. “We have created a market of charter fishermen, which means billfish are worth more money alive and swimming than they are on a scale at the meat market.” As for retirement for Sutton, don’t bet on it anytime soon. Last April he scored a billfish grand slam (blue marlin, striped marlin and sailfish) to win the Ship of Fools Billfish Tournament in Costa Rica. Sutton is looking to up-the-ante again in 2018. Back in the States, a new version of the Fishtastic came online this year. It’s an exact copy of the 32’ Eduardono Harvester currently in Nosara, and Sutton is already amped up for a new challenge. “My goal with the new boat is to snag a tournament winning king mackeral in July then go catch marlin in August… seems like a good way to bring two worlds together.”
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urrells Inlet, S.C. has always been a fishing town. Long before Myrtle Beach and the Grand Strand began drawing tourists to experience the beaches, shopping, golf and nightlife that have made it famous, Murrells Inlet was a fishing village. And it’s no wonder. The inlet itself is an inshore angler’s dream. It’s an enclosed system, one of very few inlets on the east coast free from the influence of the Intracoastal Waterway or coastal rivers.
There’s no dirty water flowing in from upstream, and this system of marshes and backwaters is a completely saltwater environment, with no freshwater pumping in to reduce salinity. The result is excellent fishing and exploration of backwater creeks for speckled trout, redfish and the doormat flounder that Murrells Inlet has gained a reputation for. Another thing the area has a well-earned reputation for is huge red drum, which hang out around the jetties to provide anglers with the bulldog runs only a big bull red can provide. It’s some of the best red fishing on the east coast, with fish in the 20- to 40-pound range arriving in numbers in both spring and fall. For those who don’t mind a short boat ride to fill the cooler,
there are numerous nearshore reefs that can be easily accessed with a half-day trip and a run of less than 5 miles. Mackerel, sharks, black sea bass, reds, flounder, bluefish, spadefish and more make for an exciting outing even for the family, and you’ll come back with a cooler full of delicious fish. Out to 15 or 30 miles, there is also excellent trolling for king and Spanish mackerel, cobia and amberjack, as well as bottom fishing for snappers, groupers and sea bass. But those who want to get serious should look into a full-day trip to the Gulf Stream. From 55 to 70 miles offshore, opportunities for tuna, dolphin, wahoo, marlin and sailfish abound. Trolling the Gulf Stream for big-game species off the lower end of the Grand Strand is tough to beat anywhere. So… it’s easy to see why Murrells Inlet has always been a fishing village, and perhaps the best way to experience it is from a base camp at the Inlet Sports Lodge. Located at the heart of Murrells Inlet, the Inlet Sports Lodge is a comfortable and classy boutique hotel that caters to anglers and golfers with the finest amenities in the area. It’s minutes away from three marinas, works closely with the area’s best charter captains and can accommodate boats up to 25 feet. There’s a fish cleaning room for prep, as well as gas and charcoal grills available in the courtyard to cook your catch. Or, for those who’d rather let someone else do the cooking, the COSTA Coastal Kitchen and Bar on-site offers up fine, fresh Italian and seafood fare. There are also several other restaurants nearby that prepare the kind of delicious right-out-of-the-water dishes that have made Murrells Inlet the “Seafood Capital of South Carolina.” And don’t forget the golf. If days on the water paired with days on the links sounds like the perfect way to relax, the Inlet Sports Lodge has you covered. With golf packages booking a wide variety of the Grand Strand’s famous courses, there’s more golf than you can swing a stick at, including two award-winning courses with the same ownership as the Inlet Sports Lodge. Caledonia Golf & Fish Club and True Blue Plantation are two of the finest courses in the area as well as the nation. For more information on fishing, golfing and the Inlet Sports Lodge at Murrells Inlet, S.C., go to www.inletsportslodge.com/ or call 877-585-9360.
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over rolling hills until we at last reached the bottom. Before the stream met the loch, I assembled my trusty 5-weight, tied on a Prince Nymph and cast. To my delight, a wild brown trout eagerly nailed the fly as I crawled it back to me. Relaying this story gave me a bit of credibility back at the Trout Anglers Club. I received an invitation to join them on their last outing of the year to Loch Leven, home to Lochleven Castle, where Mary Queen of Scots was held prisoner. I went out with club members and fished from a “clinker” – an old wooden rowboat that had been fitted with an outboard. Once a world-renowned brown trout fishery, the loch has fallen victim to farm runoff. Although a majestic place to practice casting, we caught no fish that day. Hungry for more, I recruited my friend Joe Bell from the club, whom I fished with on Loch Leven, to go on a salmon expedition on the River Earn one Saturday. Although not the most expensive river to fish in the area, we were taken good care of by the ghillie Sandy MacIntosh, a short man with rosy cheeks who dressed in green overalls. He treated us to coffee with whiskey in the lodge before walking us along the river, showing us the best spots from which to cast. Even though none of the four people Sandy hosted that day landed a fish, getting A Scottish grayling, prized for brilliant, shimmering dorsal fins—from the River Tweed. the full experience of fishing a Scottish river is something I will never forget. ther the castle nor any museum, but the EdMy greatest achievement fishing in Scotland inburgh Trout Anglers Club, the meeting grounds of a group of likeminded individuals came on an individual trip. Early one morning, bound by a common love of fish and drink. I I boarded a train to the town of Galashiels, in was welcomed by Alex Bell, the president, and the Borders area near England. I hopped off the introduced myself to the members who were train, took a bus for a bit, then hitchhiked the rest intrigued to meet an eager young American of the way to the famed River Tweed—one of the angler. Over a few pints and games of snook- premier salmon rivers in Scotland. Salmon seaer, I listened to fish stories and soaked in the son was over, though, and I was there for graywisdom of how and where to fish in Scotland. ling—a less targeted species and subsequently far All inland water of the United Kingdom is cheaper to get a permit for. I searched the waprivately owned, which means fishing requires ter by Czech nymphing, which is high-sticking written permission—usually at a fee—from heavy flies along the very bottom. With less than the landowner. This cultivates an exclusive an hour of daylight left, I finally felt a tug and spirit for the sport; the best runs are often ex- set the hook in a mouth of a beautiful grayling. pensive to fish for the day. At the same time, There is nothing like the feeling of success on a An arsenal of rods primed and ready for salmon competition for business encourages land- self-guided fishing trip. fishing on the River Earn. Those are the highlights of my time fly fishowners to take good care of their fisheries. Many times a full-time “ghillie” is hired to take ing Scotland, where the sport itself emerged. I made many friends, some with legs and some care of the water. uring the fall of 2016, I had the immense My first catch in Scotland came the next with fins, and saw some of the most beautiful privilege of living in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Apart from whiskey, kilts weekend on a hike on Mt. Roshven, which over- rivers and country in the world. If you ever have and bagpipes, Scottish culture also lays claim to looks Lochailort, a sea loch on the northwest the chance to visit the northernmost nation of the origins of fly fishing. Although historians dis- coast of Scotland. After a four-hour adventure the United Kingdom, leap at the opportunity. agree about where and when fly fishing began, to the summit, my two friends and I found our The people, the land, and the fish there are unlike there is strong evidence to suggest that Scotland way down the mountain by following a trickle anywhere else, and you’ll be sad to leave them. gave birth to the sport centuries ago. Fly fishing of water until it grew is heavily rooted in Scottish history, and the wa- into a stream. It led us For more Fly Fishing in Scotland, go to down the side of the ters of Scotland still teem with beautiful fish. My first stop exploring Edinburgh was nei- mount into a valley,
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fish was still on was the slightest wiggle, an almost imperceptible headshake. The fish I hauled in was pale and reminded me of the redhorse suckers we used to spear just before trapping season in Wisconsin. It was not glamorous in any way and certainly not magazine cover worthy. Worse, I didn’t even know what it was! After all the time spent looking at pictures of cobia, speckled seatrout and big redfish, I had no idea what this fish was. Checking my cheat sheet, it looked like a whiting, or more accurately Gulf kingfish, but I wasn’t sure. An older gentleman fishing a short walk down the beach confirmed my suspicions and added that they’re pretty good to eat. Soon, every tick of the rod tip resulted in yet another whiting. I downsized my gear to a budget 7-foot Okuma combo spooled with 15-lb. Berkley Big Game and a flouro leader. A Carolina rig with a 1-oz. barrel sinker and 1/0 circle hook topped off with bits of shrimp turned me into a whiting catching machine. Shrimp and clams, or similarly scented Fishbites, are excellent baits for these coastal croakers. Whiting are relatively small, opportunistic bottom feeders, and using light tackle helps detect the slightest bite. In the spring, whiting migrate north along the Florida Gulf Coast only to make the return trip migrating south in the fall. The fall fishing can be fast and furious as large schools migrate south. Casting into the first trough, usually within 30 yards (or less) from shore, makes this a great fish for kids to target too. Of course the whiting, in all its plainness, is one of the best eating fish in the Gulf. To add credence to my humble opinion, a past fish fry ended with my daughter asking for more chicken! To this day we often refer to whiting as the chicken of the sea… Sorry Charlie! After 17 years of surf fishing, I have a lot of equipment and have caught a fair number of whiting. Occasionally, when the wind is right and the stars align, I get to return the favor as the older gentleman down the beach – and if it’s a whiting, I let them know that they’re pretty good to eat too!
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Stripers, Tautog Chowder, Subscriptions and More
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eartfelt thanks to our regular readers, first-timers, advertisers, friends and relatives for the outpouring of support for Coastal Angler. The issues are flying off the shelf. This has led to some calls from readers who are upset that their favorite outfitter or watering hole is out of free copies by mid-month. November is the month that we start to shift distribution from the bait and tackles that close up for the season (while their owners head south to chase the bite.) We add more Stop and Shops and other main stream, year-round businesses. Check out the locations page for the new seasonal distribution or go to our website! We are definitely considering increasing this free circulation, and will probably do it in the spring as fishing season 2018 ramps up, but for now the best suggestion is to subscribe! In addition to the 20,000 free copies we distribute each month in Rhode Island/Connecticut and Long Island, you now have the option to subscribe and beat the crowds, avoiding disappointment at the racks. Get your own subscription at www.coastalanglermag.com/rhodeisland/subscribe. Remember – we are entering all subscribers into a drawing for a Yeti cooler – the cooler of a lifetime and it could be yours, just for subscribing to Coastal Angler Magazine Long Island. And back to the fishing business at hand – October into November signals Fall fishing and the beginning of tautog season. Word has it that the catch is still a bit weird but good – especially scup and tog. Chefs are getting out the large pots for tautog chowder. We’ve seen and tried a few of the best, but the overwhelming house favorite is from our own Mike Wade of Watch Hill Outfitters – check out his recipe in this month’s Sea-to-Table. Please reach out with your rants, raves, comments…still a work in progress, but we are working hard to bring you the best. Tight Lines, Lisa Helme and Mike Danforth Owners and Publishers
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alloween used to be a serious benchmark in a surf season—a gateway of sorts into autumn casting. A pipeline of fish stretching out east and then north— Gloucester, then the South Shore, the Outer Cape, the Canal, the South Shore, Nantucket, the Vineyard, Newport, Jamestown, the South County beaches and Block Island. Waves of fish, bass, blues, but also, for a tide here or there, weakfish, bonito. Bait—big bait, small bait, bunker, squid, sand eels, bay anchovies, mullet, herring, whiting, and more sand eels, bigger sand eels. Layers of bait, layers of predators. September, the front half of October were like a warm-up, a cocktail hour before things got moving in earnest. And then, Halloween onward, there weren’t fish clogging the first wave every tide, but if you hit it the way surfcasters eying success have always need to hit it—that is to say every night—you could pull out of the driveway around sundown with a reasonable expectation that if you were willing to put on some miles, you’d find fish somewhere. In the second coming of stripers, the mythology of the old “fall runs” was on the lips of so many veteran surfmen that it offset
the biological reality of the post-Moratorium striper hunt—at least enough to keep the new generation’s collective eye on the ball well past the October blitzes. In the early 2000s, I witnessed a few seasons when Indian summer held enough stripers on the beach to touch off mayhem when the first waves of sea herring— the last of the so-called “late bait”—blew into town in November. But in the second half of that decade, the all-important timing went to hell in a hand basket: The intensifying pace of nor’easters, sou’westers, and NW clean-up gales effectively drove our resident bass out of town by the second moon in October. Early November, the herring still offshore, and, most years, not much “in-between” bait like whiting, butterfish, squid, or foot-long sand eels to pull westbound migrant schools up into the shoal water, the lasthurrah herring action along the beach misfired and kept missing. I must admit that I’ve lost an incremental bit of my will to cast the late innings almost every season since probably 2005. And somehow this fall, at a point when even the diehards are thinning
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WORD ON THE BITE TOM SCHLICHTER
Waiting on the Blitz
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young angler smiled, inspected his hook for weeds and made another cast into the crisp, clear waters of the eastern Long Island Sound. “It’s a beautiful November day,” he said while standing barefoot, pant legs rolled up above his knees. “I’m squeezing in as much fishing I can before everything heads south for the winter,” he continued. I’m not giving up until it starts to snow.” You’ve got to love that attitude, for November does signal the beginning of the end for Long Island surf fishing. Still, there are a few good days, even weeks ahead. Some will undoubtedly take place in the North Fork waters that angler was fishing, but they are just as likely this time of year to occur along any South Shore beach or toward Long Island’s West End. Come late fall, you see, any stretch of open beach here holds the potential to produce that one last ferocious run of fish anglers crave - the rush they call “The Blitz.”
NOW’S THE TIME While those aboard boats large enough to safely reach deep water can continue targeting bottom dwelling favorites like blackfish, sea bass and cod into December (blackfish season ends on December 14, sea bass season ends December 31, cod are open year-round), surfcasters are out of luck once a prolonged cold snap or two sends the last remaining beachside predators racing south toward warner water. Fortunately, striped bass and bluefish, the primary local targets, tend to be migration laggards. That means if you haven’t had your fill of them just yet there’s
Heavy winds and rough water often bring on a good striper bite. Gary Zuhoski took this eastern Long Island Sound linesider on a bunker chunk as strong northeast winds cleared out a low pressure system. Photo by Tom Schlichter.
Panther Martin’s new Big Fin Paddle Tail and Eel Tail swimbaits have been a big hit this fall with stripes – both from above deck and in the suds. Photo by Tom Schlichter. 4 LONG ISLAND
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still time if you act fast. It may be last call in the suds but you might just end up having your best trip of the year. In a mild fall, the blitz might last from late October right through Thanksgiving. If it develops – some years it’s more a trickle than a flood – it’s the kind of action you don’t want to miss. It starts with a splash of sand eels or other baitfish moving tight along the beach. Add a little wind to put the baitfish at a disadvantage in a roiled surf and predator species get riled. At the height of the run they’ll tear into baitfish schools with amazing ferocity. Some baitfish, in fact, may even choose to swim up onto the beach rather than face the wrath of blitzing stripers and chomping blues. “Late-season blitzes can be pretty amazing,” says surf fishing guide Mark Malvenovsky. A professional fishing guide (www.ny-fishingguide.com) who specializes in putting surfcasters on the action, he notes that water temperatures have remained high through this mild fall season, meaning there’s
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a good chance the bass and blues will hang around right through Thanksgiving. “Of course, cautions Malvenovsky,” all bets are off if the baitfish don’t flood the beach, but right now there is still plenty of bunker and we are hoping that sand eels or herring will show up soon. BEGINNER TIPS: If you’d like to join in on the fun, surf fishing guide Bill Wetzel (www.surfratsball.com) advises anglers to find a couple good spots close to home and work those waters consistently rather than chasing reports of action up and down the coast. “Pretty much any traditional late fall hot spot will get a shot of fish this time of year, so you are better off getting to know a few spots intimately than trying to figure out a new spot each day.” Wetzel also advises those new to the surf game to buy the best gear they can afford. “Once you decide you like the sport, consider it an investment. We live on an island surrounded by surf that holds some really big fish – large blues can top 20 pounds and stripers sometimes top 50 pounds – so you want gear that is of good quality and strong enough to stand up to a trophy. You’ll want an 11-foot surf rod for fishing along the ocean beaches. A nine-foot rod is about right for the North Shore. I use 30- to 40-pound test lines for casting lures and 40- to 50-pound test lines when dunking bait. Malvenosky, meanwhile, notes that November surf fishing can have a different feel and appearance compared to spring, summer and early fall. “Once the water begins to get colder, you’ll see less surface action. While fish feeding on top beg for a cast, a lot of times at this point the predators swim by without any birds diving around them or making the slightest dimple on the surface. That means you have to actually make casts to check to each area, so don’t pass up the good spots just because all looks quiet on the surface.” BUNKER, TINS AND POPPERS As for bait and lures, keep it simple. Diamond jigs and poppers are all you really need if starting out. They both cast well into a stiff wind and are virtually indestructible, which is important since bluefish have big teeth. White or blue are the primary popper colors. If you want to fish bait, cut bunker or skimmer clams work best. The angler I had been watching was taking no chances when I left him on the North Fork beach, waiting for the next big blue or bass to come along and make his day. He hedged his bets by fishing cut bunker on the bottom with one rod in a sand spike while keeping his second stick rigged with a popping plug in
Nasty days are often the best for late fall stripers and blues. Be sure to dress with the weather in mind before heading out to do battle. Photo by Tom Schlichter. case any surface action erupted. Near his cooler laid a 10-pound bluefish that had fallen for the bait. “I really hope the blitzes come, he mused while sending out another cast. As long as the fish keep biting, I’ll be out here having fun. Every day, that is, except Thanksgiving. That one’s for spending time at home with family no matter how much the fish are blitzing.”
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autog fishing hits its stride in the fall. As the weather seems to be cooling down already, we had to share our favorite tog chowder recipe in anticipation of the hearty meals we love to prepare this time of year. As with the clams we know as quahogs, tautog is a Native American word in the Narragansett language. While anglers throughout the Northeast know the tasty bottom feeders as blackfish, we Rhodies call them tautog, or simply tog. Togs are plentiful but can be challenging to boat. Strong fighters which stick close to craggy rocks, they are worth the wait and effort. Known as “poor-man’s lobster” they are delicious baked, grilled, or even broiled and buttered. But many a RI angler prefer their tog in a chowder
and have their own special recipe to serve friends and families. Known as the “Tog Ninja” – so named by our own Zach Harvey - Mike Wade of Watch Hill Outfitters is known to craft a mean version, with a twist. Mike’s chowder is definitely the house favorite. As he told us the last time we discussed this, “I cook here at the store all the time,” Mike said. “When people come in I’ll say, ‘Would you like some fish or some chowder’ or whatever I’m making that day. We all fish and we all have recipes from our families. It’s not a competition as much as a sharing of our favorite things.” So stop by Watch Hill Outfitters and check out some of the “Tog Ninja’s” favorite chowder. Tell him his friends at Coastal Angler sent you! minutes. Stir in flour. Immediately add 2 cups of the 2% milk and continue stirring until smooth. Simmer on low while chopping potatoes. Add potatoes to the pot and cook until almost tender. Stir in heavy cream. Depending on consistency and quantity desired, add milk if needed. Simmer for 10 minutes. Add tautog fillets. Cover and turn heat off heat; let stand covered for 20 minutes to steam fish while not overcooking it, which will make it tough. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
WHO’s Tog Chowder Recipe by Mike Wade Ingredients: ¼ lb thick cut smoked bacon 1 lg onion 4 stalks of celery 5 lg carrots 3 tb flour 8 lg size russet potato 2 lb tautog filets 1 Pint size heavy cream ½ gallon 2% milk Directions: Chop bacon, carrots, celery, and onion; toss in large pot. Simmer until onions are caramelized soft and brown but not burnt, about 20 6 LONG ISLAND
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(Mike’s Option) Add 1 can smoked oysters to give it the hearty depth of flavor that we loved about Mike’s dish, and top with some chopped fresh dill.
BEER PAIRING
With chowder, beer seems to be a natural. And for all things seafood, you can’t go wrong with the Narragansett Lager. The malty smoothness and crisp refreshment of the lager pairs well with most fish dishes, and is even used in a lot of fish preparations, such as in making batters and in cooking mussels. The Narragansett Lager is also the “Official Beer of the Clam,” but maybe it can be the beer of the tog as well!
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Cool Weather Carp BY TOM SCHLICHTER
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chill in the air had me questioning my sanity before ever making a cast. With the wind pushing at 15 mph from the northeast and a heavy sky moving in, it was likely I’d be both wet and cold before the morning was over. Those are conditions I usually prefer in my tree stand during bow season. Just as my mind began to conjure up images of big bucks skirting the edge of my favorite briar patch a twitch in my line snapped me back to full attention. A second light twitch proved a subtle hint that a big, orange torpedo was indeed interested in my dough-ball bait. I crouched down next to my rod, flipped the bail closed and gently grasped the handle. Thirty seconds later, the line stretched tight and I set the hook hard. The huge boil left no doubt a double-digit carp was full engaged. Without hesitation, the big bruiser barreled across the flat, doubling my rod and causing the wind to sing against the 12-pound test mono as he rolled up a wake that pushed clear across to the opposite shore. A 20-pounder easy, it would make three strong runs before grudgingly resisting the rest of the way to the bank. That was the first of three carp I would catch and release that morning with a total weight topping 50 pounds – not bad for two hours of fishing before heading home for a round of morning chores. While some look at these big scaled brutes with distain, I thoroughly enjoy the challenges presented by the common carp. These powerful members of the minnow family can stretch three
feet in length, top 30 pounds in our waters and put up a beastly fight on medium- to light-heavy class spinning gear. They are slightly line shy, certainly noise shy and much smarter than their stereotype as big and dumb. A fair number of local anglers target carp each spring but these fish go mostly ignored during the fall season. That means you can have them all to yourself if you find a few hot spots. As you scout, keep in mind that chilly weather carp show a marked preference for deeper pockets and, especially, slight depressions that border the edge of small-and medium-sized flats at this time of the year. They seem to be increasingly attracted to structure as the weeds retreat, often holding around the last remaining weed clumps where a flat slides off into deeper water, or even moving up the edge of submerged trees and brush. Unlike bass, which are likely to dig deep into such cover, large carp like to hang around the edges, just outside the tangles. Baiting up is the easy part of carp fishing. Although there are plenty of recipes for making special cornmeal-based carp baits known as “boilies,” all you really need are some bread balls or corn kernels. Bread balls are nothing more than a piece of white bread, rolled into a tight ball about the size of a quarter. You can slide this onto a size 1 or 2 beak style bait-holder hook so the gap and shank are fully covered but the barb and point are slightly exposed. If using corn
During November, and again in the spring, big carp often gravitate to shoreline structure during late morning and mid-afternoon. Photo by Tom Schlichter. 8 LONG ISLAND
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The author prepares to release a nice late-season carp. In many waters across the northeast, these big bruiser will feed with abandon right though the Thanksgiving holiday. Photo: Outdoor Tom Enterprises, Inc. kernels, simply slide several over the point and up the shaft of the hook until all but the point and barb itself are covered. In terms of rigging up, keep things simple. Start with a sturdy, 15- to 20-pound spinning setup and tie the hook directly to the main line. The corn kernels and bread (if packed tightly around the hook) will gently sink on their own and should be easy for your quarry to find. Most of the time, you’ll fish blind for carp, casting to spots where you’ve caught or seen the fish before. Some days, however, even in late fall, these fish will break the surface with their backs and tails as they tip forward and downward to root around in the weeds. Watch these breaks carefully to discern which direction the fish are working and drop a cast ten or 15 yards ahead of the pack so the fish will cruise toward your bait without being spooked by the splash and you’ll be ahead of the game. One neat trick to get the carp feeding in a particular spot is to chum them up. You can do this from the shore by making several small dough balls and tossing them well off the bank. Using a jon boat or kayak provides an extra advantage. In this scenario, you can seed several spots with an ample supply of corn kernels. Set you chum out as several spots around the lake, then return to the initial site and start fishing. Keep moving from one spot to the next if you don’t get any hits after half-an-hour. Before leaving, re-seed your spots if you plan to return the next day. Works like a charm. There are days when carp could care less if you make your presence known, but fish them on a regular basis from the same spot and they figure things out pretty quickly. Thus, I like to attack from slightly different vantage points on the same water when I fish an area on back-to-back days or more than twice in a week. Even just casting from the next opening down the bank or anchoring my kayak so that I can work the same area from a different angle seems to make a positive difference. I also like to speak softly when pursuing these fish. Most of the time, a little chatter with a fishing partner does little to deter their feeding routine but, when under
pressure or feeding in shallow waters, these fish can be as shy as lunker trout or bass. There are plenty of lakes and ponds across Long Island, Rhode Island and Connecticut that hold carp so finding some action shouldn’t be that difficult. As the season takes on a chill, these bigbodied cruisers remain active well past Thanksgiving – which is long after most sweetwater fans have left the ball park - so make the effort and you’ll probably fish alone. It’s a ton of fun, and a good way to change things up during deer season.
Corn is a great carp bait and chum offering. String several kernels up a hook, cast out and keep your line still to optimize success.
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Great Fishing on the Western Sound – November BY CAPTAIN TOMMY KAMPA
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he Blackfish season started off very well for the Moonlight Lady; I had an eight and a half pounder and my limit of keeper Tautog on opening day! We all caught many fish with a few nice keepers mixed in for everyone on board. I concentrated on shallow water spots; our crew fished with quarter ounce Tidal Tails Blackfish jigs, tipped with Asian Crabs or Green Crabs cut in half. It didn’t seem to matter which Crab you used, both were very effective. In early November the water should still be warm enough to find quality Blackfish in shallow waters; but they will be spreading out into deeper water as the month goes on. I love to ‘jig’ for Blackfish and the Western Long Island Sound is the ideal location for this method. If you haven’t tried this method yet, what are you waiting for? In everything we do in life, we must be open to new ideas to succeed; to grow, or just have some fun and fishing isn’t any different! This being said when the Blackfish move into water forty feet or deeper I switch to more conventional fishing methods. I will use a conventional setup, my reel spooled with fifty pound braided line attached to four feet of fifty pound fluorocarbon shock leader; a single hook (4/0 – 5/0 ) and sinker. When on some of my “nasty sticky” pieces I will use eighty pound leader. Blackfish are difficult to catch; you must be able to anchor your boat right on top of them for you to catch. In many instances
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you will need to use two anchors in order to keep the boat from swinging too much. A lot of rigs, sinkers and fish will be lost in whatever structure you’re fishing over unless the boat is anchored correctly. A spread of two anchors off your bow, if done correctly will enable you to keep the boat from swinging and will allow you to adjust yourself over the piece until your dialed in as to where the fish are holding on it at any given time in the tide. Blackfish are tricky and can be difficult to hook unless you are patient, let the fish “walk away” with the bait before setting the hook on one. These fish will peck at your bait a bit before taking it in. I like to use a half of Green Crab when fishing these deeper spots in the Western Sound. Go on YouTube and look for Blackfish feeding videos and you will understand what I’m saying. Once you do hook a fish, you must get it up out of the structure or it will break off your line. Keep your rod tip up and reel the fish away from the structure. If you get a really nice keeper fish I would net it just to be on the safe side. I like to bleed my fish, so I cut the fish’s throat with a pair of scissors immediately and throw them in ice water; the fillets are snow white then. In New York State the legal size limit is sixteen inches and each angler is allowed four fish. Everyone has their favorite spots; unfortunately many of us have the same favorites, be respectful of the other guy, yes sometimes it is very hard to accomplish this, but no one is worth ruining your day. There are so many spots that hold fish in our area; think for yourself, try different spots, always be watching the sonar machine as you poke around, Mark structures that look interesting on your machine, make a drop on them. I guarantee you will find that “double digit” tog on one of them someday! The weather can change very quickly on the water in November, so be prepared. Boots will keep your feet warm, bring extra layers, they’re easy to get on when you need them, a good hat. A good set of foul weather gear will keep you dry and help if it’s windy. You will still need a cooler with some ice to keep your catch in and get it home to the family. WARNING: Blackfishing is addicting! Becoming a Togaholic is a possibility! Captain Tommy Kampa holds a USCG 100 TON MASTER’S LICENSE; he runs a 29’ Dyer custom bass boat, the MOONLIGHT LADY. We are booking Charters now for the season. Captain Tommy can be reached at capttommykampa@gmail.com or 347 203 5087 to book a charter or express a comment or suggestion. Check out our new website Moonlightladyfishing.com Like us on FACEBOOK at Coastal Angler Magazine Long Island and Moonlight Lady Fishing; I’ll be posting trip reports and photos daily. Catch ‘em up!!!!
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Fish Focus (Continued from Page 3) out amid growing fears about a coming striper collapse, I have a strange will to push this hunt past the first snowfall. Some of it is proof that I’ve managed to keep the memory of the last evil winter close enough to front-of-mind to fish with newfound urgency and some honest dread for what’s coming all too soon. But there’s also an awful lot of bait around—layers of it representing various species and all sizes, including full-size pogies milling around in every salt pond, tidal river, and harbor from Sakonnet past Westerly. I’ve heard loads of surfcasting and fly specialists tossing around various comments about “the table” being “set” over the last few generally forage-rich seasons. Every time I hear the phrase, I feel compelled to point out that a lot of bait is only a “set table” if there’s someone coming to dinner. Otherwise, tons of bait is just, well, tons of bait. My own cynicism notwithstanding, this autumn—so far, at least—feels different, feels fishier in ways I’d be hard-pressed to articulate. Granted, I haven’t seen so many pogies around in any other season I fished attentively. For that matter, I’ve never seen so many schools of foot-long menhaden milling around one rod-length off the end of my boots and nary a predator in sight. More than a few nights, I’ve actually sat along the shore with the express purpose of pogy-watching—hundreds of them coasting to and fro, flipping here and there, apparently just for the joy of flipping. After watching one specific log-jam of them for two straight weeks, way up inside a local tidal river, I started to notice what I determined
were terminal-boredom sores growing on their flanks. These fish, unmolested for so long, had lost their collective fire. That, or all the antidepressants washing out of suburban leech fields into the river had numbed then over entirely. I can’t say for sure. Maybe that’s just me. After years pounding my head against the unyielding stone face of fisheries policy and politics, I decided at the outset of this season I’d pull back from that darkness, take some time to remember the numerous parts of a season fishing that drew me into this mess in the first place. I’ll admit that I’ve been a bit surprised how much—absent the pull of the black hole that is management—I still love this racket. And in the end, it’s love of winging bits of metal and plastic into a howling headwind that makes up about half of autumn’s fishing potential. Whether or not there’s a late “run”, there will be fish in our surf another month at least. What you will have made of that a month hence is a worry you need to install in the front of your mind immediately. It’s not September anymore, and now even Halloween is bobbing along in our wake. Now, it’s that cruelest time of a surf season, when the fish we have tonight might very well leave town with the next dumping tide, and one “tomorrow night” very soon, there will be no reinforcements coming along to take their place. If you’re still doing it, do it now and do it as often as you can stand. The only certainty in the whole fleeting transaction of November casting is this: Three months from now, you won’t regret a single night you manage to lurch out of your house and take at least a few casts. Tired as you might feel this minute, the long rest is much closer than you think.
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he waters surrounding Australia are internationally renowned for some of the best sportfishing in the world, and Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef provides an exceptional platform from which to be part of the action. The waters off tropical North Queensland, including the iconic Great Barrier Reef, are considered the black marlin capital of the world, with many eager sports fishers flocking to the area annually during the storied marlin season. There is no better way to truly experience Australian sportfishing than with a visit to Lizard Island. Lizard Island, located 17 miles off the coast of Tropical North Queensland, is the most northern resort on the reef and is in the heart of the best sportsfishing grounds. The resort boasts unrivalled access to the Great Barrier Reef, so it is no surprise that fishing is one of Lizard Island’s most popular experiences. Lizard Island offers fishing charters to both the inner and outer reef on the luxury fishing vessel Fascination III. The inner reef takes only 15 minutes to reach and fish species include mackerel, queenfish, trevally and
other pelagic species. For those looking to catch something a little larger, a 50-minute trip to the outer reef should do the trick. Here it is not uncommon to catch mackerel, tuna, trevally, mahi-mahi, sailfish and black marlin at the right time of the year. While there are a variety of fishing experiences and species in the waters surrounding Lizard Island, the real draw is black marlin. Each year from September to December, the celebrated black marlin return to the area. For seven days in October each year, the Black Marlin Classic draws fishermen from all over the world to try their luck at catching one of these famous giants. For these seven days, Anchor Bay is inundated with eager fishermen seeking to catch a grander—a marlin heavier than 1,000 pounds. It is not uncommon in these waters. All black marlin fishing in the region is “tag and release” based, and limited to a particular area to ensure protection and conservation of this captivating species. Whether you are interested in a leisurely week of fishing in the beautiful tropical waters off Lizard Island or a serious sportfishing expedition in search of giant black marlin, Lizard Island will not disappoint. Unrivalled access to the iconic Great Barrier Reef, the luxury and seclusion of the resort, and ample opportunities to catch some truly impressive fish make Lizard Island the obvious choice for an Australian fishing adventure. If this isn’t already on your bucket list, it absolutely should be. For more information, visit the Ultimate Fishing Australia website ultimatefishing.com. au. Check out the four-night Lizard Island Fishing package, available at http://ultimatefishing.com.au/australian-fishing-tours/queensland/lizard-island/. Or contact them via email at info@ ultimatefishing.com.au or by phone at +61 (0) 8 8354 2348.
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edfish spawn in fall. What this means for anglers is spawning-sized reds, the bull reds, will be moving in from offshore across much of their range in preparation for the spawn. Large aggregations of big redfish, hungry from expending energy, become easy targets. The dirty water often associated with the weather of fall can make visibility difficult in many areas, and anglers chucking cut bait from beaches, piers and jetties find an advantage in their stinking offerings. But what about the purists… the fly fishers, who find joy in placing themselves at a disadvantage with self-imposed limitations? Well, fall also brings some of the best action of the year for redfish on the fly. The trick is to choose the location wisely.
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Florida Panhandle: From Steinhatchee to Pensacola, oversized redfish in the thousands push in from offshore each fall to school up in preparation for the spawn. At the same time, menhaden and mullet will be making their way out of the estuaries into the bays in search of deeper, warmer water. The result is a whole lot of big fish gorging on plentiful baitfish around the passes. The reds can show up in pods of 10 or 20 or schooling by the hundreds. Bring your 10-weight rod to battle 20-pound reds as well as a box full of baitfish patterns and spoonflies. A sinking line might be in order as well. Louisiana: With the cooling waters, bull redfish pile into the Louisiana estuaries each year. If tangling with 20 to 40-plus pound reds on a fly rod sounds like fun, this might be the best season and the best place on the planet to do it. Anglers from around the world eagerly await Louisiana’s fall invasion of enormous reds, so if you haven’t already booked your charter, you’re probably out of luck. Clean water means the opportunity is there to sight fish for bull reds that are grubbing up crabs in the marshes. Bring your 10-weight and a box of crab patterns.
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eing from middle Tennessee, I was introduced to many diverse fisheries in my younger years. This area of the country has long been known for great smallmouth bass fishing, as it should be, but in my opinion it can’t compare to the smallmouth fishing in the Great Lakes region right now. I am certainly not bashing the smallmouth fishing down south, but fishing the Elite Series allows me to see some of the best lakes in the country, and the “good ole days” of smallmouth bass fishing on the Great Lakes is right now. Flowing out of Lake Ontario, the St. Lawrence River is one of my favorites on our schedule because it fishes similar to the rivers back home. The river has a lot of current, which positions the fish. The water is clear, and you can catch smallmouth from 2 feet deep all the way out to 60 feet. The St. Lawrence is absolutely full of smallmouth, and 30- to 40fish days are just another day on the water. In addition to the fishing, the area is also just an awesome place to spend time. Waddington, N.Y., which is our host city when we go, is in a very rural part of New York with lots of cropland and cattle farms. If you’ve not visited this fishery, I strongly suggest you do. Lake St. Clair is on fire right now. The final Elite Series tournament of the regular season was held there this year, and overall bass weights were absolutely phenomenal. The big smallmouth of the tournament weighed almost 7 pounds. In the past, tournaments on St. Clair were won by guys who ran to Lake Erie or Lake Huron, but not anymore. It seems now that St. Clair is the place to be. The style of fishing is different than most smallmouth destinations. Lake St. Clair is just a big bowl-shaped lake with a shipping channel running through the middle of it. That’s about the only real contour change on the whole lake. The big keys are
looking for clean spots in the grass and finding bait. If that doesn’t fit your style, you can run up the river toward Huron or down the Detroit River toward Erie. Both rivers have plenty of current and plenty of smallmouth. After fishing a tournament on Lake Champlain this year, it is my new favorite lake in the country. The smallmouth fishing is phenomenal, and you can catch big largemouth, too. The smallmouth hang out on offshore shoals, old bridge blow-throughs and rocky structure around the shoreline. If you get tired of catching them, there is an abundance of milfoil, docks and reeds where largemouth bass are willing and ready to bite. Lake Champlain, in my opinion, has the healthiest population of bass of anywhere I have ever fished, and that makes it fun, period. Plattsburg, N.Y. is a great place to visit, as well, with lots of cool sites to see. If you make one of these trips, be sure you’re prepared with the right MHX rods, Mustad hooks and Vicious fishing line. Hit Brandon up on Facebook or Instagram with any questions.
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t’s got the beaches, with fine white sand and the emerald green waters of the gorgeous northern Gulf of Mexico. It’s got the nightlife, the shopping and fine dining, the beautiful golf courses and everything else that draws vacationers from around the world. But what Destin, Fort Walton Beach and Okaloosa Island—the heart of northwest Florida’s Emerald Coast—have more of than anything else is fishing. Back in 1956, Florida Gov. Leroy Collins called Destin “The World’s Luckiest Fishing Village” after catching a big king mackerel on a 15-minute photo-op boat ride during the Destin Fishing Rodeo. More than 60 years later, the historic Destin Fishing Rodeo just wrapped up its 69th annual October-long event, proving once again that this fishing village is just as lucky as ever. Daily weigh-ins at the rodeo give spectators a close look at what the waters off the Emerald Coast have to offer. Excitement builds on the docks in front of the landmark AJ’s Seafood & Oyster Bar when big tuna, wahoo, king mackerel, dolphin, groupers and snappers come to the scales. And in the Billfish Division, the big sportfishing yachts are out there pulling spreads for sailfish—and marlin that easily eclipse the 500-pound mark. There have been a couple grander blue marlin caught on the northern Gulf Coast over the years and a few more that came very close to tipping the scales past the 1,000-pound mark. Even swordfish show up pretty regularly, meaning there’s a real possibility for a grand slam fishing out of the marinas of Okaloosa County. It’s world-class fishing on the Panhandle, which in recent years has seen the big pelagic species moving closer to shore with changing currents. And what’s more, the action is yearround. There’s a good reason the world’s largest charter fishing fleet is based out of Destin Harbor.
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Nearshore, warm and fertile Gulf waters coupled with numerous wrecks and reefs to create some of the most bountiful fishing Florida has to offer. With a short boat ride less than 8 miles off the beach, anglers can bottom fish or troll with family pleasing and cooler-filling consistency for amberjack, numerous snapper and grouper species, cobia, blackfin tuna, king and Spanish mackerel and more.
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Due south about 25 to 30 miles out, the continental shelf drops and there are multiple renowned hotspots, with some of the best big game fishing in the Gulf. South Florida seems to get most of the bright, hot spotlight when it comes to the big pelagics, but serious anglers out of the Emerald Coast quietly and consistently catch serious fish. Whether it’s a full-day trolling trip or an overnight expedition deep into the Gulf, dolphin, blue marlin, tuna and
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Those who would rather explore grass flats and oyster beds in search of trout or tailing redfish will also find that on the Emerald Coast. Inside East Pass and Okaloosa Island, Choctawhatchee Bay spreads out vast and shallow. It’s the perfect place to launch a skiff or a kayak into 130 square miles of inshore action that’s some of the best on the Panhandle.
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Finally, any discussion of fishing options around the Emerald Coast has to include the cobia run, which is one of the best on the planet. Book your charter now, because in spring—peaking in April—cobia that have migrated north along the Gulf Coast arrive off the beaches bringing some of the most exciting fishing there is. This is sight fishing for one of the ocean’s tastiest and hardest fighting fish, and during this spring run they can arrive with weights in excess of 100 pounds. With a spotter in the tower, you cruise the clear blue-green waters looking for the telltale brown shadows of a pod of cobia doggedly pushing west. With a Airline_CoastalAnglerAd_3-2016_Layout 1 3/18/16 1:07 PM Page 1 smooth approach, the boat moves to intercept, and then it’s up to the angler to make an accurate cast with a live bait or a jig. Anticipation is almost unbearable for a few seconds before the take, and then bedlam breaks loose. Cobia put up the most unpredictable fight in fishing. They are capable of long, drag-burning runs, leaps, rolls and deep dives, but sometimes they save the thrashing until they hit the deck. Either way, catching a big cobia is exciting, and there’s no better grilling fish that swims. So, while the Emerald Coast offers gorgeous beaches and all the activity of a top-notch beach vacation destination, on the water it remains what it was before the Miracle Strip and Harbor Boulevard grew up around it. It’s one of the best fishing destinations in the world in terms of quality, quantity and variety of angling opportunities. For information, go to www.emeraldcoastfl. com. COASTALANGLERMAG.COM • THEANGLERMAG.COM
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THIS SEEMS TO BE THE PLACE WHERE ALL THE FISH HANG OUT. I THINK I’LL DROP IN.
12”
PROGRAMMABLE
HOT KEYS
PRELOADED
BUILT-IN
BLUECHART® G2 + LAKEVUU¨ HD CHIRP SONAR + CLEARVUU¨ + SIDEVU¨
GPSMAP® 1242xsv
COMMON CVRS_1117.indd 4 17-MCJT512 GPSMAP 1224xsv Coastal Fishing Ad_US-8.125x10.875-CoatalAngler.indd 1
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