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“The feel found in bamboo rods is often confused with action for people picking up a bamboo rod for the first time,” Caleb said. “When they feel the action in the rod, they often over accelerate their forward cast causing them to lose energy in the line.” Caleb’s recommendation is to let the rod do the work, and to concentrate on technique. “It’s easier to feel when the rod is loaded with bamboo, and this really comes more into play for us on the flats than trout streams,” he said. What the Turners do differently than most other bamboo rod makers is cater to saltwater fly fishing. They are located in Mississippi right next to some of the most technical redfish flats on the Gulf Coast. “We design our saltwater fly rods with a fast action for stiff winds and quick-moving redfish that spook way more easily than their Louisiana counterparts,” Caleb said. With water the same color as the redfish, wind, and the need to have eyes of an Osprey, fly fishing the Mississippi Gulf Coast is more like bonefishing. “Bamboo gives us the action we need, the feel we need, and it’s able to load up at short distances but also extend a long cast to extremely wary redfish found around here.” Caleb said. “Tonkin cane grows in a 30-square-kilometer area in the Orient’s Sui River Valley. It is praised as the strongest species of bamboo with the greatest thickness of power fibers. These power fibers are what give bamboo rods what they have more than other material used in crafting fly rods, their touch. Despite what action you desire, bamboo rods offer a certain touch you just can’t get with anything else. If a rod is designed correctly, you can have all the action you need and still have that great feel. The rod lets you know when it’s loaded instead of having to figure out the timing for that individual rod.” In short, bamboo fly rods definitely have their place in modern performing fly rods. Accuracy, touch and presentation are things bamboo rod makers strive for in crafting their rods. If you get a hold of a quality rod, you’ll be pleasantly surprised by all the things it can do. For more information on bamboo fly rods or Turner Bamboo Fly Rods visit www.turnerflyrods.com or email caleb@turnerflyrods.com.
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a bigger bait with a skirt or Scylla Lure rigged on wire is a pretty good go to set up. I strongly recommend pulling at least one dredge teaser if you're not yet, and I always pull a squid chain for that Off the Chain bite. Weed lines, current edges, and color changes from 90 to 225 feet are typically the best areas to focus on this time of year, but if surface conditions are not visible you can always fall back to trolling or drifting along the reef line and numerous areas with good bottom contour. Bait will typically congregate around these areas, in turn attracting bigger fish. Capt. Bill Shuda's Homeport Chart #36 is a great way to see which areas are most productive and get a good lay of the land. Bottom fishing this time a year is usually pretty good as well, especially over the last few years. Grouper season is open until January 1 and mutton, mangrove, and lane snapper, along with seabass, will be biting good through the next few months as well. Check out Capt. Rocky's Stuart area deep sea forecast for a more detailed bottom fishing report. Whatever it is you decide to do this October, I hope it's extremely successful and your next fishing trip is Off the Chain.
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ullet of all sizes have arrived in big numbers on the Treasure Coast, which means fishing in October is outstanding for snook in the Indian and St. Lucie rivers. You can load up a couple dozen finger mullet in one throw of the cast net. Free line a mullet near the docks and/or seawalls for snook waiting to ambush the bait. If we continue to have massive amounts of freshwater runoff, fish the deeper bridges
with mullet or shrimp on jig heads because the saltier water will be near the bottom. Casting big jigs at night around the Quarter Bridge with a slow crawl just off the bottom has been producing snook. There are plenty of big jacks blasting the bait schools. Any topwater plug with fast action will get their attention and for a novice angler they will never forget the fight. A little dip in water temperatures and less daylight will bring the macs and blues to our waters from up north. Cut bait or Krocs spoons for the blues and anything green and shiny for the macs will do the trick. Black drum and sheepshead can be caught on small pieces of shrimp or fiddler crabs fished near rocky channels or close to bridge pilings. Indian River trout will be on the edges of the mullet schools, so watch for
October is an outstanding time for catching snook in the Indian and St. Lucie rivers.
PHOTO CREDIT: Capt. John Young.
surface action as they feed on the finger mullet. Long casts with 7 M 11 MirrOlures or D.O.A. Bait Busters along with the regular arsenal of topwater plugs will get you in the
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he tropical ghosts of last month will continue to haunt the anglers who seek saltwater treats, offshore of the Treasure Coast during the fall days of October. Sinister low-pressure systems will still have the potential to form and then lurk near our coast, as the peak of the hurricane season will span through the latter weeks of this month. Weather, as always, will be the key component that inevitably shapes our offshore fishing strategies. The epic, tumultuous offshore weather of recent days is a major game changer and will have significantly
The ground swells of the tropical season will push large gag grouper into our nearshore reefs, like this jumbo gag caught by Rob Webb aboard the the Safari 1. PHOTO CREDIT: Safari 1 Deep Sea Fishing.
impacted the movement of all species of saltwater fish during the days of October. Large ocean ground swells produced by these expansive low-
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find an influx of some species of deep water (250 feet or deeper) fish that are “pushed” inshore as a result. Large, gag grouper and jumbo, vermilion snapper are a couple examples of bottom dwelling species that can magically turn up on inshore reefs from 70 to 150 feet of water. If and when the offshore weather scenario settles down this month, strategies that highlight bottom fishing will continue to be the “go to” plan of choice. Most species of our local snapper and grouper families will be solidly populating Martin County's offshore bottom structures. Lane and mutton snapper will make an inshore jog this month and will be found in good numbers around and atop of the vast array of artificial reefs in 50 to 70 feet of water (go to martinreefs. com for GPS coordinates). October will have the opportunity to bloom into a “Snapptober”, provided that a user-friendly weather window reveals itself for the offshore anglers of the Treasure Coast.
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Capt. Charlie Conner
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Sophia was recently out with her grandparents and had fun catching lots of snapper along with this nice black drum for dinner.
in the mornings. Harbor Branch, Queen's Cove and Middle Cove are all great areas to fish for trout around the Treasure Coast. Look for some sheephead, black drum and snapper around the bridges, docks and channel edges. The surf will be alive with jacks, snook, bluefish and other predators, which will all be chasing the bait schools along the beach. Snook season has been in full swing for the past month and anglers are always looking for that slot fish to take home. Beaches, jetties, bridges and mangroves are all popular areas to seek snook. Top water lures, D.O.A. Bait Busters, C.A.L. Airheads and live baits are all great ways to target snook in October. Have fun this month! As always, remember, fishing is not just another hobby, it's an ADVENTURE! Good fishing and be safe.
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and amberjack are biting and bait is plentiful, especially the mullet. Heading offshore we have seen plenty of balled up mullet along with the cobias. Try to get a jig near these wads and get ready to crank. On the reef, the action continues with big snappers taking the bait, the mutton snappers have grown shoulders over the summer making for big catches. The king bite is ferocious and the amberjacks are showing up as well making October a great time to test your strength with a speedy king or a big old donkey! Take advantage of the weather windows and snag yourself some of the fall-time favorites, the mahi, cobia, king and amberjack with a side of snapper delight. If you need a ride, The Lady Chris will get you out there and in the game! Tight lines and good vibes.
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fishing will be best during the night hours on the higher ends of the tides. Live finger mullet, croakers and pigfish will be the best live baits to use. D.O.A. TerrorEyz, Bait Busters and feather jigs will be good artificial lures to use for snook. Try around the jetties, turning
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ctober marks the transition into the fall weather patterns along the Treasure Coast. You can expect temperatures to begin to cool down somewhat into more comfortable days to enjoy the outdoors. Water temperatures will begin to slowly cool off as well. This year has brought us lots of rain and Hurricane Irma so far. Irma was not kind to Florida! October provides great weather and hungry fish. It's a fantastic month to be fishing! The fall mullet run will continue to dominate the area as large schools of finger mullet fill the beaches, inlets and rivers of the area. You can expect lots of big fish to be feeding on them both day and night. Snook
basin and bridges as well as many of the deeper docks around the river. Lighted docks are especially productive when fishing at night. Redfish has continued to be a wonderful fishery for us again this year. Each year has seen their population increase and many anglers have enjoyed the experience of fishing a large school of reds this year. October will continue to be a productive month for those who seek redfish on the flats. D.O.A. shrimp or C.A.L. grub tails are two of the best choices for redfish along with a variety of live and cut baits. The west shoreline south of Fort Pierce is always a good area when looking for redfish. The trout bite will be good this month. Get out early with a top water lure for some exciting action on the river. Switch to a D.O.A. shrimp or C.A.L. jerk bait later
Jimmy with a 12-pound mutton snapper, caught using a grunt plug.
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ow that all the cleanup is finished from Hurricane Irma, let's get back to fishing. As the weather starts to cool off some, you can look for the fishing to get better. The schools of bait fish should be coming in the Fort Pierce Inlet with plenty of action not far behind. The snook bite in the Fort Pierce Inlet should be good for anglers using live baits, like greenies and mullet, and fishing them during the outgoing tides on the bottom at places like Judy Rock or the cleaning
station in the Fort Pierce Inlet. Also in the Fort Pierce Inlet, the Spanish mackerel and bluefish will be showing up and they will take anything shiny. Look for the trout and redfish in the deeper holes and channels around the flats. They will be taking a live shrimp fished under a popping cork and fish in five to seven feet of water when the water starts to cool down. The local bridges should be holding some nice snapper, sheepshead and black drum. Try fishing a live shrimp on a #2 hook and a half-to-one-ounce weight. Around the South Jetty there should be some flounder on the beach side. A large live shrimp or mud minnows fished on an eighthounce or quarter-ounce Trol-Rite hook. In the surf, the whiting and pompano bite should improve later in the month. Shrimp, clams or sandfleas will all be a good choice.
Brandon Harris shot this cubera snapper while diving right outside the Fort Pierce Inlet. PHOTO CREDIT: Capt. Joe Ward.
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O JD from Kansas with a nice 15-pound kingfish and a 21-inch peanut mahi. This was his first time offshore fishing and he had a good day also catching another peanut mahi and a triggerfish. All these fish came bottom fishing and 80 feet out of Fort Pierce Inlet on cut bait and small live blue runners.
PHOTO CREDIT: Lady Chris Charters.
PHOTO CREDIT: Capt. Danny Markowski.
ctober has arrived and with it will be the start of slightly cooling water temperatures. The waters to our north will cool down faster than the Treasure Coast and this will start our fall mahi mahi run. This is when the mahi start heading south through our area. The fall run is not as large and does not last as long as the spring mahi run, but there will be more mahi in our area looking for a meal than through the summer time when the
surface temperatures were in the middle to upper 80s and cold water was in the lower depths. The mahi this time of year don’t usually average the size of spring time but you can still catch a nice one in the 20-to-25-pound range. Trolling is the best-known method for targeting mahi during the fall run. Multitudes of live bait will be in the area to catch, including the mullet run. You can net the mullet and use them as live bait to catch mahi. Normal tackle set-up used for trolling is 20-to-30 pounds but when live bait trolling use a 50-pound leader as it will be less noticeable at a slower speed. When trolling with live bait, keep your baits spread out at different distances behind your boat and always keep one in your prop-wash. A faster trolling method to cover more ground when targeting mahi is to use rigged ballyhoo and colorful trolling lures. Ballyhoo
and lures can be trolled at higher speeds when looking for a mahi hookup, allowing you to canvas a greater area. When trolling these baits, 30-pound tackle will still be sufficient but I would suggest using 60-to-80-pound leader to compensate for the higher speeds (since it is moving faster it won’t be seen as easily as slower live bait trolling speed). Whichever trolling bait preference you have, always use mono main line instead of braid because you will want the stretch for the trolling strike. Everyone focuses on weed lines, rips and floating debris when looking for mahi but keep a live bait in the water when a bottom or wreck fishing, a nice mahi can always be caught in open water too. The water conditions will start getting rougher when the cool fronts start moving in, so get out on the water and enjoy some time catching!
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Capt. Gus Brugger
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am sitting here writing this forecast after finishing my preparations for hurricane Irma. I am somewhat relieved that the latest models show that the storm won’t turn north until it is directly south of the Florida peninsula, lessening the chances of this tropical terror riding the east coast of Florida like the tracks of some perverse amusement ride. Even Irma, only two days away, is completely uncertain at this point. It is difficult to predict the fishing in Sebastian next month when the future of the entire state is anyone’s guess. I can safely say that water levels in the lagoon will be high, salinities will be low and the clarity will likely be marginal at best. These environmental factors may be the least of the issues to cope with in the Sebastian area after the storm, because you can’t catch fish regardless
of environmental conditions if you can’t get to them. After Francis and Jean in 2004, it was several months before boat ramps, marinas, and the facilities at Sebastian Inlet State Park were re-opened. If you are coming from out of town to fish the inlet or lagoon, you may want to check with a local tackle shop or call the chamber of commerce at (772) 589-5969 to check the status of the public boat ramps. Once things settle down, the fishing should be good. If you get an opportunity to fish Sebastian this October the following may point you in the right general direction. Sebastian River – The Sebastian River has juvenile tarpon in it 12 months a year, but in the winter and summer they have short bite windows and can be downright frustrating. Spring is good, but the tarpon don’t feed with the urgency that they do in the fall. Add in a million or so tasty finger mullet and the term frenzy could be applied on occasion. Live fingers fished wherever rolling tarpon are seen is the best way to put a lively twenty-something-pound tarpon on your line. Fly fishermen and plug casters will also enjoy some of the best tarpon action of the year, throw finger
flats on their ceaseless hunt for mullet. The occasional snook will surprise anglers on the flats, but most of the inshore snook will be setting up ambushes along mangrove shorelines and around docks. D.O.A. Shrimp and Jerkbaits fished in, around and under the cover will draw strikes from linesiders of all sizes. Sebastian Inlet – October is a prime month to fish the world-renowned Sebastian Inlet. Snook fishing day and night will peak out in October. Redfish, mostly oversized, will join the snook between the Dr. Harold Cordner with a typical jetties for the “fatten up” before October Sebastian Inlet snook. winter binge. The snook and PHOTO CREDIT: Capt. Gus Brugger. reds spread throughout the inlet mullet patterns. Snook numbers will giving anglers more areas to fish and continue to rise in the Sebastian they also seem to become less picky River, as post spawn fish return from about what live bait they eat. Croakers the inlet and ocean. The bridges and are never a bad choice, but pigfish, oyster bars early and late in the day shrimp, pinfish and mullet will all with live mullet, and the docks while draw strikes at the right time and the sun is overhead with D.O.A. tide. Night time will find live baiters Shrimp and Bass Assassin jerkbaits floating the channel under A1A will bring some snook to the boat. bouncing bottom, while plug and jig Keep your eyes open for schools of anglers will be on their favorite rocks big jack crevalle that enjoy rounding east and west of A1A. Near Shore Atlantic – up schools of mullet in the lower The fishing along the beaches can Sebastian River. Indian River Lagoon – be explosive in October. Tarpon The flats of the central lagoon will will school outside Sebastian Inlet, be at their best in October. Trout as long as bait stays available. Live and reds will be on the shallow grass mullet, greenies and even pinfish beds all day long hunting the masses pitched at pods of rolling fish will of mullet that have already begun to bring strikes. Jigs, plugs and flies can invade the lagoon. Find the bait and also do the job when the bite is on. find the fish is a general rule that is Spanish mackerel should show up especially true in October. Although in hoards from the beach out to five live finger mullet will be very miles, wherever the glass minnow plentiful, unless you are wade fishing, are. Spoons, jigs and flies are all you they may not be necessary. Topwater need to fill the cooler with Spanish plugs reign supreme in the fall, with in the 1- to 5-pound range. Jack jerk baits and suspending plugs like crevalle, bluefish and little tunny the MirrOlure Catch 2000 Jr. possibly can also be found enjoying the near being even more productive but not shore smorgasbord in October. I’ll bet the fish will be feeding as fun. Jack crevalle of all sizes will keep anglers busy between trout like crazy the next couple days as bites. Keep an eye open for 20-pound the barometer plummets, pictures to class jacks pushing wakes across the come in next month’s issue.
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ctober is a great month to get offshore and enjoy the cooler weather. It can be a windy month, but there will be great weather days, especially earlier in the month. The mullet run will be going strong all month. This means there will be solid action close to shore and around Sebastian Inlet. This is the best month to hook a giant redfish around the inlet. Also, large schools of reds can be seen migrating well offshore sometimes. Keep your eyes open for this amazing sight. You’ll think they are large jacks until you notice the water has turned red. Don’t turn your nose up at the large jacks either. There can be large schools of bruisers this month cruising miles off shore too. Early October is probably the best month for large tarpon along the beach in our area. Look for them busting big mullets along the beach and throw a large mullet in the melee. Dolphin should be a good bet
Debbie Kelcey of Sebastian, caught this sweet bull dolphin in 80 feet of water out of Sebastian. She and her friend Lee Anne were catching schoolie dolphin when we they saw this fish mixed in. It finally ate a live threadfin herring that it took away from the smaller fish like a big dog. Congrats Debbie! You showed great patience as you battled this crazy fish on light spinning gear. PHOTO CREDIT: Sebastian Gypsy Fishing Charters.
this month. The water is still warm and clean water and baitfish will keep the fish this side of the Gulf Stream. Trolling a typical dolphin spread in the Gulf Stream will catch fish this month. As usual, troll around the birds, weed lines and color changes. When the bite slows, one effective trick is to set out a chum bag and wait for the fish to come to you. Turn the engine off around a fishy looking area and put out a chum bag. Be patient and let the chum deploy for the better part of an hour. Drop a couple pieces
of chunk bait in the water on a 6/0 circle hook and relax. Keep your eye on the water and have a live bait ready for finicky fish. A piece of single strand wire will catch the occasional wahoo. Watch out for the shrimp boats out in that 130 feet area. The black fins, bonito and other predators will swarm around them early in the morning as they release their bycatch. Try chumming with a frozen block or chunks in the general area of the boats to get the bite going again. If you want to try for a home run,
October is one of the top months for swordfishing in our area. When the weather turns stable in October, many experienced offshore anglers will take a chance on catching one of these delicious monsters. Night time fishing is preferred as the fish rise to the surface from the 1000 feet depths to feed. A rigged squid drifted at various depths is the traditional technique. Daytime fishing for swords has become more popular and usually requires presenting baits very deep. Gear, tackle and techniques are too much to cover here, but it suffices to say that heavy gear is required to do battle with one of these monsters. Bottom fishing can be slow this month, but there are snapper to be caught. Mutton and mangroves can swarm pretty well around the full and new moon cycles, especially during early morning and night. There is some serious talk from South Atlantic Fish Management Council to open a red snapper season in 2018. A longshot possibility is a short red snapper season in the remaining months of 2018. Keep your ears open for these seasons. There are plenty of big, beautiful red snappers that would love to come home to dinner if a season opens. Best of luck out there and remember when life gets hectic, stay calm and go fishing!
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all has finally come to south Florida and it will sure be a welcome relief from this hot and rainy summer. Even with the hot temperatures and higher than normal water levels, the fishing has been pretty good all summer, but with some cooling water temperatures the fishing is about to get red hot. The BIG bass will be migrating from the open water toward spawning areas in all areas of the lake and there will be better numbers of bass to catch for sure. The lake is in very good condition and even though the water level is a higher then we like, it should not affect fishing for the coming season. For you out of town fishermen, higher water levels should
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INSHORE — The mullet run is upon us. Snook, tarpon, redfish and trout will all be cooperating this month. Matching the hatch will be your best bet during this time. Super Spooks, D.O.A. Bait Busters and anything that has the shape of a mullet will be the go to baits. With the presence of so much bait, the thought then goes to how do I get my bait to be hit. I like trying to go with color that stands out in the pack. Try dark or bright colors to get the attention away from the group of bait. Focus your cast on the edges of the mullet schools and you will do well.
Mason with a nice mahi. PHOTO CREDIT: Brian Nelli.
Offshore — The shallow fall dolphin run should start to occur this month. Look for them to start to move into the more attainable depths from 100 to 250 feet of water. Another thing to get excited about is the snapper bite. Look to target mutton snapper and yellowtail snapper in 60 to 100 feet of water. I love using mullet this time of year for both bottom fishing and trolling. It is readily available and a great hardy bait to keep alive on your kayak. Check us out Pushin’ Water Kayak Charters on Facebook, Instagram and Youtube for all the latest adventures my clients and I get into. See you on the water!
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you should start with. I like to throw the Big EZ from Gambler, fluke, or senko across the grass especially to start the day, but will sometimes throw it all day long. On days when there is a nice breeze and the water is still clean on the outside grass lines, I will throw a spinner-bait or Zara Spook or Spook Junior to try and catch some schooling bass. But to have the best chance to catch a Lake Okeechobee Bucket Lips, we use live bait “wild shiners” and they just out fish artificial in both size and numbers in the fall and winter. Now is the time to start planning those Okeechobee bass fishing trips to Lake Okeechobee for the fall and winter months when it is the coldest up north. The crappie “speck” bite should start picking up by November and we are looking forward another awesome season. Don’t forget to get a your kids/ grand kids out fishing and also please take the time to thank a veteran by taking him or her fishing for a little stress relief. Until the next report, good luck, tight lines, and Bucket Lips. I hope to see everyone on the water! Special Thanks to the D.O.A Lures, Mercury Marine, Bow to Stern, Power Pole and Costa Del Mar sunglasses for always being available and providing some high-quality lures and equipment.
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These are some of my suggestions for an artificial lure. Live Target makes some of the most realistic lures imaginable. D.O.A. Lures makes probably my most confident lure for the mullet run. I have caught so many big snook and tarpon on a D.O.A. Bait Buster. If you are not using this lure during this time of year, I will not be mad at you. But if you are the person that is always going to use live bait, try a couple small things to make your mullet stand out. Putting a very small cut on the side of the
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ishing in October along the Treasure Coast can be very exciting for the land based angler. The mullet will be pushing in the Indian River Lagoon and the St. Lucie River. By this time of year, you probably won't have to look very hard for bait. Some areas that will hold plenty of bait will be any of the smaller creeks in the St. Lucie River. If you are fishing in the Indian River Lagoon, go to the side of the river that the wind is coming from. This will help you find more bait. Carroll Green with a big snook. Now that you He got this fish using a live target understand where the mullet swimbait with That's R-man. mullet are, it's time to understand on what to use. Yes. a live mullet will be pretty bait, cutting one of his fins, and/or hard to beat. But also understand hooking the bait In different places of if you are putting your mullet in a its body will increase your chances of school of hundreds of other mullet out-fishing your buddy. These are just some of the things to and yours is the only one with a hook in it, your odds might not seem very look for during the month of October. good. My suggestion would be to have The Indian River Lagoon and the St. a handful of different lures that look Lucie River is a very diverse area. like the bait that is around, and having Follow the tides. Make sure you are the right size can be very important, on the water at dark “30”. And don't which means sometimes lures that are forget to have fun. It is called fishing and not catching. as big as 10-inches.
OCTOBER FISHING CONDITIONS October 1
GOOD
Morning
October 22
POOR
Evening
October 2
BEST
Morning
October 23
POOR
Evening
October 3
BEST
Morning
October 24
FAIR
Evening
October 4
FAIR
Morning
October 25
FAIR
Evening
October 5
FAIR
Evening
October 26
FAIR
Evening
October 6
GOOD
Evening
October 27
GOOD
Morning
October 7
GOOD
Evening
October 28
GOOD
Morning
October 8
FAIR
Evening
October 29
BEST
Morning
October 9
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Evening
October 30
BEST
Morning
October 10
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Evening
October 30
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Morning
October 11
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Evening
October 12
BEST
Morning
October 13
POOR
Morning
October 14
POOR
Morning
October 15
FAIR
Morning
October 16
FAIR
Morning
October 17
POOR
Morning
October 18
POOR
Morning
October 19
FAIR
Evening
October 20
FAIR
Evening
October 21
FAIR
Evening
What do the ratings mean? POOR day basically means the fish will either steal all your bait or will not even touch your line. FAIR day means that you catch one or two fish but you will have to work hard to do so. GOOD day means that you will catch enough fish to feel gratified. BEST day means that you will catch something almost every time you cast your line in the water. SOURCE: The Old Farmers’ 2017 Almanac
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dozen feet from the Six Mile Reef. A quick bounce dive to determine conditions could prove beneficial. If visibility is bad, head south towards the loran tower ledge or reefs off Hobe Sound. If good, dive sites closer to shore maybe better, including the Donaldson Reef area, Guardian Reef, Pipe Barge or the Cement (concrete) Barge. Also affecting local diving will be the fact that Lake Okeechobee is at a ten year high. No doubt freshwater releases will be a hot topic amongst the boating community, and divers should be aware of a few important points relating to the discharges. Everyone knows about the harmful effects these releases have on the inshore waters of the St. Lucie River but many are surprised to learn the effects are much less apparent just a few miles outside of the inlet. One reason for this is our area’s proximity to the warm waters of the Gulf Stream. This northbound current does a great job of flushing the east coast of Florida and allowing clear water from the Caribbean to be found a few miles offshore. Another reason divers maybe surprised to find good conditions is that since its less dense, freshwater actually floats atop saltwater as it exits local
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reasure Coast Casters held its first Senior Division tournament of the 2017-2018 season on August 27. The senior tournament contains two divisions, middle school and high school. Angler Owen Nail took the first-place spot in the middle school division, as well as the biggest fish of the tournament, with a 1.15-pound snapper. Andrew Evans took the first-place spot in the high school division with a 13-ounce snapper.
Owen Nail with his winning 1.15-pound snapper.
was supposed to begin around 11 a.m.,” said Capt. Joe Ward. “Well, it didn’t rain and the bite turned on around 10:30 a.m.” “Unfortunately, lane snapper wasn’t on the fish list and our Casters caught a lot that were keepers,” said tournament organizer Cammie Ward. “Notable catches included Riley Orr’s 1.8-pound and Michael Rochedieu’s 1.2-ounce sheepsheads, Ciara Franqui’s 11-ounce snapper, and the winning snappers brought in by Owen and Andrew.” Division winners received trophies, t-shirts and swag bags, with the first-place winners also receiving Fishing Center gift cards. Owen Nail also took home a lure filled box from D.O.A. for bringing in the biggest fish of the tournament. New senior division member Owen Nail was welcomed to the group, and Riley Orr was the lucky winner of a custom-dipped Treasure Coast Casters cup. Boat volunteers make the tournament possible, and this month volunteers included Capt. Charlie Conner, Chad Painter, Brandon Stubbs, Jamie Nail, Anna Green and Jason Franqui.
MIDDLE SCHOOL Results 1st: Owen Nail - 30 points 2nd: Michael Rochedieu - 25 points 3rd: Ciara Franqui - 15 points
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First place and biggest fish of the tournament winner, Dayton Franqui.
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Coast Casters,” said Cammie Ward, “they kept right on fishing until we sounded the finish horn at 11 a.m.” Franqui took home a trophy and swag bag for his win, along with a Fishing Center gift card. Two new members joined the group for the tournament, Arie and Ayden Adar, and Zack Sines won the drawing for a custom hydro-dipped Treasure Coast Casters cup. The next junior division tournament will be held Oct. 29.
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n Aug. 17, 2017, McCulley Marine Services (MMS) deployed 32 limestone special artificial reef modules for the St. Lucie County Artificial Reef Program (SLCARP). MMS manufactures the modules locally and deploys the modules offshore several counties on the eastern coast of Florida. The modules were deployed in five patch reefs with six to seven modules per patch reef. Four of the five reefs contained a memorial module, including a module for the late diving consultant, Kerry Dillon. Mr. Dillon was extremely important to the SLCARP as well as many other artificial reef programs in the State. The St. Lucie County Marine Resources Advisory Committee has recommended these 32 modules be named the Kerry Dillon Trail to honor Mr. Dillon’s contributions. Each of the patch reefs is to be named according to the memorial module it contains. Individual modules within each patch were placed 40- to 70- foot centers and patches were separated by distances of 209 feet to 292 feet. The 32 modules were deployed at depths ranging from 110 to 122 feet between the Site B reef and the 120foot reef, respectively. Monitoring of these large (1,000-ton) secondary concrete reefs by Kerry Dillon and SeaRover Services has revealed black seabass, cubera snapper, gag, Goliath grouper, gray snapper, greater amberjack, ocean triggerfish, juvenile red snapper, scamp and other fishes. Artificial reef modules will be considered successful if any of these species are found inhabiting the modules. The 32 artificial reef modules were part of a 50 module the St. Lucie County Artificial Reef Program was granted from the Florida Fish and
Memorial module deployed on August 17, 2017. PHOTO CREDIT: St. Lucie County Artificial Reef Program.
Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). In addition to the 32 limestone special modules deployed in 2017, 25 limestone special modules were deployed in 2016, including the Kyle Wahl memorial module and the Shirley Starbird Dubois memorial module. Post deployment dives by Kerry Dillon and SeaRover Services on these relatively shallow (z=57’) reefs showed immediate utilization by schooling baitfish. These 25 modules were deployed within 200 feet of existing large (1,500-ton) secondary concrete reefs deployed in 2104, 2015, and 2016. These large reefs have provided habitat for at least 23 species of fish including black grouper, black seabass, common snook, Goliath grouper, gray snapper, and lane snapper. Artificial reefs at this depth range have also provided large schools of blue runner and cigar minnows for bait. Shallow water artificial reef modules will be considered successful if they recruit any of these species are found inhabiting the large (1,500-ton) secondary concrete reefs deployed nearby. For more information on the St. Lucie County Artificial Reef Program or deploying artificial reef modules in St. Lucie County, contact Jim Oppenborn, St. Lucie County Coastal Resources Coordinator, at oppenbornj@stlucieco.org or (772) 462-1713.
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he Stuart Sailfish Club’s 39th annual Junior Angler Tournament started off very wet with two-inches of rain on the Friday evening registration of 77 young anglers from Boy Scout Troops 888 and 840, Lahia House kids, Florida Sheriff Youth Ranch (FSYR) kids from Bartow and Live Oak and Stuart Sailfish Club members kids and grandkids. Everyone huddled under a large tent at Sailfish Marina, anglers met their captains for Saturday’s event, while enjoying pizza, and hoping the skies would clear the following morning. Prayers were answered and early Saturday did bring clear skies and 18 local fishing boats for the eager anglers. Boats that took some of the kids fishing were led by head boat Safari 1, charter boat Wet and Wild, brokerage boats from Sovereign Yachts and Marine Max and some private member boats like Dr. Paul Shoppe’s Fifth Day. The results were a mix of 15 fish species with everything from sailfish, dolphin, kings, grouper, corkies, large bonito, amberjacks, tuna and cobia resulting in 40 trophies for the young anglers. The Safari 1 had the wild finish with 3 big cobia weighing up
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CLOCKWISE, FROM LEFT: First-place cobia, 44-pounds, caught by Austin Duvall (left) fishing aboard the Safari 1; Ted Glasrud Perpetual Trophy winner, Zane Price with Alicia Fischer, Marena Schoup, and Dave Powell; Maddie Astras picks her raffle prize.
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he most powerful hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic, Irma packed a mean punch to the Florida Keys. However, we are a resilient bunch, and will rebuild stronger and more beautiful than ever. As I write this in mid-September, crews are working around the clock to clean up debris and restore services in Marathon. Fortunately, we are a small landmass, and the clean-up efforts are contained in manageable areas. Power and cell service have already come back to a large degree. Sewers are coming online, and water pressure is good. Publix and Home Depot have reopened. Fortunately, the Keys have seen a surge in the development of modern lodging facilities and the upgrading of many of our lovely family-owned properties. Most are housing first responders currently, but will be ready to greet visitors in the near future. These include, Captain Pip’s, Gulfview Waterfront Resort, Holiday Inn Express, Indigo Reef, Coral Lagoon, Tranquility Bay, Courtyard Marriott and, of course, the beautiful Hyatt Place and Faro Blanco Resort and Marina where most of our boats are docked. There are also dozens of vacation rental properties unaffected by Hurricane Irma, with professional property managers eager to assist you. You will find links here: www.seasquaredcharters.com/where-to-stay-2/ The SeaSquared family fared pretty well. The majority of our boats are just fine and are ready to take you fishing. Our gear and tackle came out unscathed. Most of our crews’ housing and properties received only minor damage. All of us are safe, healthy, eager to get back to business and, actually can’t wait to get in on the great fishing! As for the fishing, well, it should be nothing short of phenomenal. This sort of storm system does an excellent job at stirring up the waters and, hence, the fish, making them aggressive feeders. The reef and wreck areas will be alive with all the snapper and grouper varieties plus the beginning of our fall visitors – cobia, kingfish, Spanish mackerel, sailfish and more. And, with the abundance of floating debris, weeds and seagrass, expect tons of dolphin (mahi mahi), tuna, wahoo and tripletail. If you’ve been contemplating a fishing trip to the Keys, now is a great time. Our economy needs your tourism dollars, and you can expect to be lavished upon with even greater hospitality than we normally bestow upon our visitors! If you are inclined to make a donation in support of humanitarian efforts in Marathon and the Keys, here is an official, verified list of Florida Keys Charities that really need your help! Please share and donate today. They are all on the ground in the Keys already helping. Lots of options:
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Don Gould with a 40-inch snook caught on light tackle at the Fort Pierce Inlet with a little help from friend Kenny Muscanera.
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