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ishing at the beach has been hot. Big jacks are cruising the shorelines chasing bait, and if you follow the birds, that’s where you’ll find them. Be ready to spend 20 minutes trying to get these jacks to shore. Some of them weigh up to 30 pounds. Also chasing bait are large schools of bluefish and mackerel. When you get to the bait, it’s a fish every cast. The beach weed, sargassum, is starting to move into the shallow shoreline, which makes fishing difficult. My favorite beach lure is a 3/8-ounce D.O.A. jig with a 4-inch plastic D.O.A. Paddle Tail, either pearl white or silver sparkle. It works well in sargassum-filled water. The other main lure used on the beach is a silver spoon, usually with single treble hook. For big fish, use a 2-ounce silver Holographic Crocodile Spoon. For light tackle, use a 1-ounce silver or gold Johnson. I use light tackle and line: a 300-grade spinning reel with 10-pound white braid and a 30-pound fluorocarbon leader. Use a loop knot for the lure, and tie the leader to the braid with a double uni knot (look online for tutorials). I’ve landed several jacks around 20-pounds, but I’ve also been broken off by jacks and snook at the braid. Most beach fishers use 20- to 30-pound braid (40-pound leader) and for tarpon 40- to 50-pound braid with 60-pound leader. I’ve been averaging about 15 to 20 fish every morning, with one to six snook. The snook bite is best from 6:30 to 7 a.m. or in the evening around 7:30 p.m. Incoming tide seems to be best, and the fish roam around the trough near the first cut (closest wave). Fish the back of the waves near the shore for snook. Jigs and live bait work better than spoons. Several slot and over-slot sargassum snook have been caught on the beach. In the lagoon and river, they are stacked up around the bridges and around deeper piers. Inshore snook are being caught on threadfin and greenies as well as jigs and root beer color D.O.A. TerrorEyz. The Indian River Lagoon and St. Lucie River have been slow at times. Fish piers for snook and the bridges for snook and tarpon. According to Jim Harter, the South Fork has been slow, but it will pick up with warmer weather. Reports are given of trout being found in Harbor Branch area, with sporadic catches of trout farther south from Herman’s Bay to Bear Creek. D.O.A. jigs and topwaters are good trout choices. Fortunately, wading and surf-fishing are perfect activities during the coronavirus pandemic. Remember to stay safe. Good luck fishing, and tight lines!!! Contact the Stuart Rod and Reel Club at (336) 414-3440 or visit www.stuartrodandreel.com.
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ampa Bay offers excellent angling for over 200 species of fish. Tampa Bay starts at the extreme north end above the Hwy 60 Causeway. It ends at the south where it goes under the Skyway Bridge. Pick a good day with a respectable incoming or outgoing tide and plan on catching fish. Many places are fishable from the land for shore anglers and accessible to those who like to wade or use a kayak. There are also many public and private boat ramps located throughout the Bay area for the many anglers with boats. Pictured with the redfish is my good friend Ernie Griffin. Ernie and I fished the Original IFA Redfish Tournaments for many years together. The Tampa Bay snook bite has been excellent around the mangroves on high water and the grass flats early in the morning. Greenbacks, shrimp, cut pinfish and cut ladyfish are your go-to baits. Or, you can try your hand at something new and catch some snook on artificial lures--especially top waters early in the morning. Redfish are popping up around the Bay and pushing in as the tide climbs. There is no shortage of large mullet schools, and redfish aren’t far behind. Your bait of choice will be greenbacks, small pinfish, shrimp or cut bait. For those that like pitching soft plastics, you can expect some great action on
incoming tides. If you’re lucky to find a school moving around a shoreline, setup and wait--they will move back and forth when feeding. Chasing them causes them to scatter. The Fort Desoto area is finally seeing a return of large spotted sea trout-many over 20 inches. Also, the southeast shore and the south end of Tampa Bay are reporting good catches on incoming or outgoing tides. As always, live freelined greenbacks or shrimp are the best baits for trout. Try suspending your bait under a popper cork with a medium split-shot about 8 inches above a 2/0 circle hook. Just find any grass flat, and you should catch all the trout you want this month. Of course, you can always use a topwater popping plug or soft plastic swimbait when fishing broken bottom grass flats with deep potholes. The mackerel have moved into the Bay. Mackerel make for some exciting and fun fishing, especially for the kids. Look for a school of threadfin herring, start chumming with some cut up scaled sardines (also known as whitebaits) put one on the hook and hold on. I’ve had reports of catches up to 3 and 4 pounds using long shank 2/0 hooks and 50-pound Seaguar Fluorocarbon leader. Try a popping cork and split shot like you would for trout. It works well when the threadfins are thick. Cobia have been sighted around the Bay cruising markers or following rays and manatees around the flats. For tarpon, grab a few threadfins or large greenbacks, then slip into one of the bridge slots and chum by cutting some bait into pieces. Then, on a 5/0 circle hook, drift a full-sized threadfin back with the current or drift back a large one cut into chunks.
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hat's right "fishheads,” it's open season for two species that fight hard and are great to bring home for dinner. First is what our area is known for--gag grouper. Gags can be caught from near shore to way offshore. There are many ways to catch them. One technique in our area that I like to use is to troll a big plug like a Rapala or Yo-zuri. I like to start in the 25-foot depth and work my way to deeper water. This is also a good way to find some new spots while keeping an eye on the depth finder. The way most people fish for the gag grouper is to bottom drop. Anchor over your spot and drop a live bait, cut bait, frozen bait or squid--all of these baits can produce a big fish. The tackle to use is a heavy rod with at least 60-pound line, a 7/0 - 8/0 circle hook and enough weight to keep the bait on the bottom. Be ready to reel fast, as they will try to run to the nearest rock. Regulations are two per person and 24 inches in total length. Red snapper is also open. They usually will be in the 50-foot or deeper waters. Everyone has their ways to catch them. Some will use live pinfish or shrimp. Some will use a knocker rig and some with a jig. Once you find
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3.2
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8:30
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1.3
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2.2
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8:30
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9:35
2.4
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1.0
4:56
1.1
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8:33
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1.2
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1.3
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6:32
8:31
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2.5
5:44
1.2
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8:35
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2:59
3.2
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8:32
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3:07
3.5
10:56
1.6
11:51
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3:54
3.1
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1.4
11:19
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2.7
3:55
3.4
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8:36
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7:24
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0.5
1:41
0.9
6:35
8:33
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0.5
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0.9
6:34
8:36
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8:53
2.4
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Mon
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3.0
9:49
2.6
3:56
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4:56
0.7
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10:15
2.4
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1.1
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0.3
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T
he first thing that comes to mind when someone says cobia fishing in Tampa Bay is buoy tending. I have another method I’ve used over the years that works as good if not better than chasing them all over the bay. First, let’s start with the bait. Greenback sardines, blue crabs and pinfish are the baits of choice. For most baits, I find an area of grass flats close to a channel or drop off. I prefer the water depth to be around three or four feet. I then start by chumming for the bait with a mixture of tropical fish food, anise oil and some salt water mixed to a cream of wheat texture. The secret to chumming is to not feed the bait but attract them to the boat. I use a 10-foot 3/8 mesh Humpback cast net with only 10-pounds of lead made by Tampa Fishing Outfitters. This light bait net works great, if you don’t exceed eight feet of water--it’s also a life saver on your back. A live well is a must to have on any boat. If you don’t have one, they can be purchased at most retail tackle outlet stores. A good live well needs to be at least 25-gallons or bigger with a 700 or 1100 gallon an hour baitwell pump. Ok, now we’ve caught our baits, what are we to do next? PLAN A: Cut the baits (greenback sardines) in half and make a large pile on
the cutting board. Start by tossing pieces in the water around the boat and wait for the rays to show up. Southern rays or brown rays are attracted to you chumming and with them come the cobia. Remember, cobia like structure and are lazy to feed. But, as the rays move in on the scent of the chum, the cobia will follow. Rays stir the bottom up with their wings in order to feed. This brings up all the small shrimp, crabs and pieces of chum to the surface of the flats. The cobia will be just under the rays or next to them picking the pieces of bait the rays leave behind. Toss a live pinfish, small blue crab or greenback at them and hold on. A word of caution--leave the bail open on the reel until the cobia get at least 20 feet from the boat before you set the hook, or they will head for the nearest structure--your boat. I have several broken rods at home to remind me. I make it a habit to keep one rod rigged with an artificial bait. Many times, I have had a cobia sneak up on me from nowhere, and you have very little time to get the right size live bait. My old stand-by soft bait is the Savage Gear TPE crab--works every time. Of course, Mother Nature has a way of playing games and we have to go to plan B or C. PLAN B: Buoy tending is the ritual of running from one buoy (channel marker or range markers) to another looking for cobia hanging around them
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during the slack tide periods. The term early bird gets the worm applies in this case. The first anglers to the buoys have the best shot at catching them. I prefer to use a large float with a 4 to 6-inch pinfish or threadfin sardine suspended about three feet under the float. Start your drift up current of the buoy and let the bait pass the marker. Don’t give up on the first pass, cobia are at times cautious fish and it takes more than one drift to get them to strike. Another vital element to some cobia anglers is the use of a Minn Kota I-Pilot trolling motor with Spot Lock—this eliminates the drift. With my I-Pilot, I can Spot-Lock close to the buoy, within casting distance, and work my live bait on both sides of the buoy. This saves time and does not spook the cobia. PLAN C: Luck. Luck is being on the right spot at the right time when one just happens to be cruising by looking for a mate or structure. For example, my good buddy Bryan McNatt was tarpon fishing off Bean Point when out of nowhere this large cobia came by asking to be caught. TACKLE: Around the flats, I use a 7-foot medium light rod paired with a Helios 30 Okuma reel. Rig that with 15-pound braided line and 30-pound fluorocarbon leader attached to a 3/0 circle hook. When fishing buoys or structure I go with a 7-foot medium heavy action rod with an Azores 6000 Okuma reel. This outfit is rigged with 40-pound braided line and 50-pound fluorocarbon leader at least four feet long. Good fishing and tight lines.
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FINDING TARPON IN TAMPA BAY
T
ampa Bay is home to many resident tarpon year-round. However, the main population of tarpon during the year are migratory fish. Migratory tarpon spend the winter in the Caribbean and move north during the spring. Tarpon follow baitfish into passes and bays to feed before heading offshore to spawn. Passes are great places to find migratory tarpon looking to eat before swimming offshore to spawn. Egmont Key pass is best fished on hill tides. For best results, free line dollar sized blue or pass crabs during a hard outgoing tide. On rare occasions, small pinfish will work. When tarpon fishing Egmont Key, it is all about the drift. Cast your baits away from your boat and out of the way of other tarpon anglers fishing the drift. The starting point for anglers is the concrete dock on the northeast side of the Island. The best way to gauge how to fish and where to set up in the drift is to take a moment and observe other anglers. Position your boat in the drift and proceed to fish. Using spinning equipment and free lining pass crabs, cast as far as you can up current and away from your boat. The idea is to have your bait drift as naturally as possible without dragging. The Skyway Bridge holds large numbers of baitfish for hungry tarpon. There are many ways to fish the Skyway Bridge. The most effective way is the
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free lining of live threadfin herring. When fishing the Skyway, it is important to "match the hatch." Threadfin herring is the summertime staple. By using a quality cast net like a Pro Series - Humpback by Lee Fisher Sports, you can catch as much bait as you want at the bridge. You will want to anchor your boat so the current draws your bait towards the bridge, not away from the bridge. Once anchored, a float should be attached to the anchor line. This way the anchor can be cast off when pursuit of tarpon begins. When fishing the bridge, cast towards the center of a piling and open your bail to allow the bait to be swept around the side. Retrieve your bait before it reaches the back of the piling or the line will become snagged. Continue this process until you have a bite. The Don Cesar is an awesome spot for tarpon fishing in the summer. Fish outside the “no boat” markers along the sand bars in deeper water troughs. Early morning is ideal and light chop conditions help when dealing with spooky tarpon. After locating rolling tarpon, set up in the area and allow the tarpon to come to you. Cork or free line with live bait often does the trick. Silver Dollar sized pinfish and blue crabs are the ticket. Tarpon fishing along the beach of the Don Cesar can be an absolute blast in the summer. Tampa Bay holds great structure that attracts the baitfish tarpon eat. These inner bay reefs are little known for their tarpon by most. The best way to catch reef tarpon is by anchoring uptide of the structure and soaking chunks of dead bait such as mullet or Spanish mackerel. Another popular method is cutting up threadfin herring, creating a chum line and freelining the occasional piece--just watch out for the mackerel.
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get asked this question all of the time. What’s the secret to landing a trophy fish? The answer is very simple--pay attention to the details on your gear. On a simple day trip, always check your rigging. Your bands’ wishbones should be solid and the rubber free of dry-rot. Your shaft should be straight. Make sure your slip tip is sitting properly on the base. The cable should not be kinked or the Spectra frayed. If you forget to check these details when hunting the common small fish (sheepshead, calico bass, hogfish or mangrove snapper), you may have no problems landing them. However, if you forget any of these when the 50+ pound white sea bass or monster cobia makes an appearance, your prize may swim away with a trophy of its own! If it’s a big blue-water trip, check everything--then check it all again. If your shooting line is cable, it should be new and double crimped. If it’s Dyneema/Spectra, it needs to be free of abrasions, tears and UV exposure. Slip tips with Spectra/ cable need to be in new condition, just like the shooting line. Check your tuna
clips, as they are a moving part and can wear out. Swivels should be corrosion-free as well. The monster fish in blue water are so powerful that it is hard to believe until you witness it. The difference in landing these less common big fish (wahoo, yellowfin tuna, bluefin tuna, dogtooth tuna or marlin) is that your gear will be tested to the limit. These fish take off with lighting speed and the battle can last for two hours or more. If there is a weak spot in your gear, these big fish will find it. You will regret not paying attention to those details and forever tell the story about the one that got away! Your trophy fish can be speared on a simple day trip or a big blue-water trip. So, be prepared on every adventure by checking the details on your gear. Jerry Guerra 813-867-3250 - twww.neptonics.com
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hese upcoming months tend to be some of the skinny water angler’s most favorite time of year, because tarpon are plentiful! We, as kayakers, love to target the juveniles that are rolling in our shallow waters, canals and streams. Florida's juvenile silver kings tend to migrate in our skinny waters looking for the darker water that contains the bait they love to feed on. Juvenile tarpon have always been a favorite of ours to target by kayak, because jumping them and watching them sky rocket in the air in a tight canal is bar none one of the most incredible feelings in the world! Making sure you keep them tight and away from the mangroves is very important when wrangling a tarpon up to your kayak. When you see them roll, always try to throw around a five-foot radius of where you see them surface. We do this because, if that one doesn't hit your lure, the one next to it will. Use a top water lure at first because, when they roll, they are considered "happy," and are also normally feeding. Your
chances of a fantastic topwater strike will be very high! If you are a fly fisherman, small gurglers will do the trick. And, for our live bait friends, small bait fish will happily entice a tarpon with its squirming. Once they strike, they will give you an incredible aerial show, especially from a kayak's perspective. Make sure to always bow to the king. This means, every time the fish breaches, be sure to point the tip of your rod down so the fish will not throw your hook or break your line. This term has been commonly used by tarpon anglers for a quite some time. So, get ready, because juvenile tarpon will definitely tumble, twist, cartwheel and jump insanely! We love to target them, because we feel they give you more action than some of the larger tarpon who can tire faster. Make sure that your rod tip is ready to be lowered over and over again until your fish eventually is no longer green. Remember, these fights can be very challenging and can sometimes last a long time, so line management is very important. Make sure your fish does not run into the mangroves or oyster bars where your leader can fray. Definitely, be prepared to hang on and enjoy the ride! Use these tips and you will definitely have a fantastic time watching the acrobatics and aerial spectaculars of the juvenile tarpon’s agilities and speed. Good vibes and tight lines always! purefloridaws@gmail.com - purefloridawatersports.com - 813-602-8824
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places me about two inches above the normal center of gravity of the boat. As I snagged the line, the tide twisted me and, yes, for the first time in five years, I flipped the yak. And of course, being an experienced kayaker, I did not need to have my cell phone or my keyless entry in a dry bag. As I turned and caught the boat before it completely flipped, I watched as the assortment of loose stuff was floating away. My cell was buzzing like a razor in my pocket and, as I did inventory, I saw that I was missing two rods from the boat as well as pliers, etc. So, with over $600 worth of gear on the bottom and my stuff floating away, herein lies the lesson: I immediately snagged the anchor line, took off my vest and retrieved the floaters. The important point here is, if this ever happens to you, drop the anchor or stake immediately. If you drift a couple of yards, your stuff is gone! As it was, I threw the gear back in the boat, took off my shoes and started from the front and then I let my toes feel around the mucky bottom and walked the boat in a circle until I hit pay dirt. Once I found the scene of the crime, I resurrected both of my new Fenwick rods and even found my pliers. The real interesting point of the story is what I was snagged on. Some idiot had dumped a tire in the middle of the Bay so, when I back paddled, my anchor slid around inside and would not come loose. To this person, I wish, like the old song goes, “may the bird of paradise fly up your nose, may an elephant caress you with his toes, etc., etc.” Hey buddy, your village is calling. Their idiot is missing. That’s it for now. If you have a fishing report or a good story, let me know. Meanwhile, the cobia hunt continues. See ya’ on the water. Indian Bay Outfitters is Hernando County’s premier fishing guide with full and half-day charters available. Kayaks, tackle and gear are provided. Just bring your lucky hat and a good attitude, and be ready to see some pristine shoreline and great fishing. Bruce Butler “The Stumbling Gypsy” (352) 428-5347 Bruce@IndianBayOutfitters.com - Web: www.IndianBayOutfitters.com
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July 18-21, Key West
Anglers fly fish on the flats in a challenge that honors the late angling pioneer Del Brown, who caught and released more than 500 Photo courtesy of Del Brown Permit Tournament permit off the Keys. Professionals and guides are allowed to compete as well. For information, visit delbrownpermittournament.com or email lorenrea@icloud.com.
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July 22-25, Key West
Anglers ply the waters once fished by novelist Ernest Hemingway, vying for $50,000 in guaranteed cash prizes. Held in conjunction with Key West’s annual Hemingway Days festival, the event awards $25,000 to the first-place team. Teams can enter one fun fish (dolphin, tuna, wahoo or released sailfish) per day to add to their point total. For information, visit keywestmarlin.com.
By Michael Okruhlik
he popping cork has a long history of catching saltwater fish when paired with live bait. Shrimp has to be the most popular bait to rig behind a cork. It might come as a surprise to some that tossing a soft plastic or spoon under a cork can be just as productive. And under certain conditions, they can even give you an edge. The popping cork has evolved since I started throwing them as a kid, and design innovations have definitely made them a better tool for catching trout and reds. But the concept is still the same. The cork makes noise and commotion to attract fish to your bait. Some have concave tops to create a slurping sound similar to a trout feeding on the surface, while others emit rattling or clicking sounds of varying degrees to attract the attention of fish. Some have also added springs to increase sound by generating force more than just the weight of the lure to slam the cork back in place. Cork construction has also changed from inline devices to self-contained units on which the cork generates a louder click sliding on a steel wire. Of all the changes, I feel the most beneficial innovation is weight placement and design to increase ease and distance of casting. Popping corks are effective paired with soft plastics under several conditions. If someone new to lure fishing has not perfected presentation, a cork can be a great option. When fishing soft plastics under a cork, they can be rigged several ways depending on conditions, water depth, current and aggressiveness of the fish. Using jigheads of varying weights is probably the most common tweak. A weedless weighted hook is a great option if you are fishing over structure, especially while drifting over grass flats and in areas of floating grass. I also like to fish them on an unweighted or a very lightly weighted weedless hook. When light weighted, I like the weight placed at the back of the hook for a more natural sink presentation. I prefer this light weedless hook in two specific scenarios. In very clear water where fish can see the lure, I feel a natural fall is going to get more strikes. Also, in totally opposite conditions of very dirty water, I feel the slower sink allows fish to find the lure before it falls to the bottom of its reach and no longer has any action. Nearly 15 years ago, I spent most of my fishing days in Baffin Bay in South Texas. At that time, Baffin Bay was inundated with brown tide and lure fishing had become very difficult. Not wanting to use live bait, I used a rattling cork on a wire with soft plastics dangling beneath. Most of my buddies gave me a hard time for tossing a cork, but I was the one catching the fish! Capt. Michael Okruhlik is the inventor of Knockin Tail Lures, Controlled Descent Lures, and the owner of www.MyCoastOutdoors.com.
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The Caney Fork, the Hiwassee, the Cumberland, the Saluda, the list of Southeastern rivers with good striper runs is long. Reid has fished a lot of them and said the similarities are a reminder that striped bass are by nature a saltwater species. “The amount of flow coming down the river dictates where you find fish,” he said. “Dam releases are like tides. High water is a large incoming tide. Just like in saltwater, the fish are pushing up as high as they can get.” Striped bass become ambush predators in these “mountain tides.” In high water, they post up in creek mouths and on big blowdowns. When flows are low, they retreat to the depths in oxygen-rich holes below shoals. Their sensitivity to sunlight means they’re most likely to prowl in low light.
Reid said fish in ambush mode are more active. The fishing is faster, and floating or intermediate lines with un-weighted streamers can be worked relatively shallow. When stripers retreat to the depths, it’s sometimes necessary to break out sinking line and weighted streamers for a slow presentation fish can’t resist. With this need for versatility, Reid carries an arsenal of 8- to 10-weight rods rigged with floating, intermediate and full sinking lines. Fly selection is determined by available forage. Popular streamers like Clousers, Deceivers and Half & Halfs fit the bill in sizes and colors to match natural baitfish. On a particular river, that might be a 2-inch threadfin shad or it might be a 9-inch rainbow trout. Reid said bigger fish, which can weigh 20, 30, even 40 pounds, prefer larger baits. Even with a 10-weight fly rod, it’ll take some luck to get a fish like that to the boat. Check out Cohutta Fishing Company at www.cohuttafishingco.com. Follow Garner Reid on Instagram and Facebook.
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t’s that time of year when warming water temperatures in the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico have sent king mackerel on their annual migrations. The action is pretty much year-round down in South Florida and the Keys, but their northward progression makes them more and more prevalent now through early fall in Atlantic waters up through the Carolinas and as far west as Texas in the Gulf. Kings prefer a water temperatures from about 68 to 73 degrees, which is extremely specific for any species. This magic temperature window is why they’re moving, and it’s how anglers find them. While anglers in central Florida see the front end of the migration in early spring, kingfishing gets better in north Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina through the summertime. The same is true in the Gulf. Summer is when they start showing up thicker in the northern regions of the Gulf. No matter where on the migration route your fishery is, kingfish will be looking for the same things when they get there. They prowl the open ocean around offshore structure and green plankton-rich waters in the thermal range where they are comfortable. They can be found on ledges, reefs, oil rigs and wrecks because that’s where the baitfish are. In summer, when baitfish move closer to shore, the kings come with them. Spotting kingfish slashing through schools of bait is one of the most exciting spectacles in sport fishing. At speeds in excess of 30 mph, they crash through teeming wads of baitfish, sometimes sending showers of threadfin into the air. Finding feeding kings is a matter of identifying preferable temperature breaks and structure using charts before heading offshore. Once there, electronics become important to scout for underwater activity. If you’re lucky, diving birds will give away bait and surface-feeding kings. Trolling is generally the most effective method to target kings, and although they will hit lures, good live bait is preferred by most tournament guys who are specifically targeting big smoker kings. Blue runners, pogies (menhaden), pilchards, threadfin herring, any bait with some silver flash is good. Switching them out and keeping them lively is important. And when the fishing is slow, it doesn’t hurt to break out a sabiki rig to catch whatever bait is on-site. Idle speed is about right for pulling live baits. It’s important to stagger depth and distance from the boat to cover a wide swath of water. Bumping the boat into neutral and just drifting when the sonar shows good bottom or good bait can also lead to a hook-up. If you’re moving slow enough, a good chum slick might be in order to draw them in.
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lucky angler reeled in an unusual catch on Virginia’s Buggs Island Lake. On Easter Sunday, David Rathburn couldn’t believe the golden fish at the end of his line. Rathburn had already caught 15 crappie that afternoon fishing a Kalin grub on a 1/8-ounce jig head. “I have been fishing Buggs Island Lake for 50 years, and I always target crappie in the spring,” said Rathburn. He said that day the fish were holding PHOTO COURTESY OF DAVID RATHBURN off bridge abutments and were suspended midway in the water column in about 15 feet of water. Soon he came tight to another fish off the abutment. The water was fairly clear, and when the fish got to within 3 feet of the surface he saw the colors. With a gold flash, the most unusual crappie he had ever seen was on the surface in front of him. “What in the world is that?” Rathburn recalled thinking. “I was shocked because I didn’t think it could possibly be a crappie.” Rathburn had caught the fish of a lifetime, a golden crappie. Dan Michaelson, a Virginia fisheries biologist, was surprised about Rathburn’s catch. The fish’s color is the result of a rare genetic mutation. “While this unique golden color isn’t unheard of in crappie, it certainly isn’t common. Consider also that as a fish matures they do everything in their power to avoid being eaten,” said Michaelson. “Often cryptic coloration or camouflage is a fish’s first line of defense against a predator and being a bright, gold color doesn’t lend itself well to a long life.”
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game than on the sidelines, so installing the Rebel EZ-5 became a no-brainer after researching product information and helpful documents on the company website, then calling the drum anchor winch manufacturer’s technical support team for additional pointers. Unlike E-Z Anchor Puller Mfg. Co’s two direct drive series (the Hero and Patriot series), the Rebel drum anchor winch has a clutch and friction plate design that allows the drum to free-spool when the clutch plate is disengaged. To get that “good, solid anchoring position,” press and hold the “raise/power up” side of the button for about five seconds. This will cause the clutch plate to once again rotate, but this time clamping down on the drum and holding the boat at anchor. “Once I deploy my anchor and it goes
into a free-fall, it’s straight down to the bottom as quick as it can go,” Brelsford said. “And then, once I set the anchor I can free-line out as much anchor rode as I need: that’s what I call boat position.” As an added bonus, the Rebel drum anchor winch is compatible with an E-Z Anchor Puller wireless long-range remote, which controls your drum anchor winch from anywhere on the boat. The wireless remotes are available for the Hero and Patriot series, as well. Capt. Brelsford purchased his on the company website, ezanchorpuller.com. “This [unit] here—don’t worry about it—it just rolls right on and keeps on rollin’. That’s what it is: E-Z!” Brelsford concluded.
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apt. Tim Barefoot is having trouble concentrating. In the middle of May, he was on rockfish so thick he had to ice his arms in the evenings. Reports from across the Mid-Atlantic indicate huge spawning runs of striped bass up coastal rivers that ramped up in the middle Photo Credit: Tim Barefoot of March. This is very good news considering all the doom and gloom we’ve been hearing about Atlantic striped bass populations lately. Barefoot has first-hand information from the James, Rappahannock, Occoquan and Potomac rivers. “They have all been chock full of fish and bait this year,” he said. “And it’s the nicest class of fish we’ve seen in several years.” The action is incredible for fish in the 3- to 12-pound range, and Barefoot is seeing the occasional 15- to 20-pounder. But he was almost as excited about the baitfish as the stripers. “One of the most encouraging things was to see the way the herring showed up,” he said. “The herring are so thick they brought the loons with them from the ocean. And when the herring are here like that, everything’s feeding and everything’s healthy.” Typically the rockfish will stick around in the rivers until mid-June or later. Until then, Barefoot said there’s no need for live bait. He’s been wearing them out on a Super Fluke rigged on a Barefoot Jumping Jig with the barb mashed down for easy releases. For more information, contact Capt. Tim Barefoot through his website at barefootcatsandtackle.com.
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