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The Magic Starts in October
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his is the time of year I live for, especially for o!shore bottom fishing of numerous species. This year is going to be di!erent, however, thanks to regulations that have completely shut down our gag grouper fishing. October, November, December, and the first three weeks of January are the absolute apex of gag grouper fishing. In my opinion, flawed science and highly extrapolated data are the reasons we are now facing a zero creel limit for gag grouper for the rest of the year. The situation with the Atlantic’s American red snapper is just as bad. Divers report having to wait for the Americans to get out of the way before they can shoot other target fish, and hook-andline fishing is o! the chart. It’s common to catch and release 20 red snapper per trip, yet we are legally forbidden from keeping a single one, at least for the moment. Where did they get the data to justify shutting down and keeping the American red snapper fishery closed? I would love to take these decision makers out on the water, or show them the underwater video footage captured by my diving friends, because it completely contradicts
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the flawed data they are using to make decisions. Despite the regulatory headaches, the beauty of October through January is the gags and snapper will be literally right up on the beach. Last year, some of our best trips were within eyesight of the beach and we caught a serious number of fish. The larger male gags are starting to congregate on the inshore edges now in anticipation of the females coming soon. They will gather enlarged numbers on traditional spawning grounds that typically have good bottom and schools of bait, like cigars and sardines, and the little known fact of it is the same places will hold squid. I always say, “Find the bait … find the fish!” Yes, it’s important to find pretty bottom with some type of structure. If nothing else, look for live bottom and vegetation, but the ultimate scenario is finding big stacks of bait right on top of it. Let’s face it. That’s where your fish are going to be. You wouldn’t hang around in a place with nothing to eat, and neither will they.
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It’s a simple recipe this time of year to catch everything on the bottom. I always make sure to grab two boxes of frozen cigar minnows and whatever live bait we happen to have in the traps at the marina. But one of the best things you could possibly do is put one person on the Sabiki when you get to where you’re going. In addition to the frozen cigars, catch some live snappers or live cigar minnows and/or sardines. A live sardine on the bottom has a life expectancy under five seconds. It’s easily one of the most e!ective baits, especially when attached to a Crab Decoy Jig. The beauty of the shallow water gag and American red snapper fishing in the fall is that almost none of the fish are injured with bladder inflation. You can release them at the side of the boat and they will take o! immediately back to the bottom healthy and unharmed. The biggest problem we have now is the sharks are on to us. Wherever we stop, they hear the trolling motor and the fish struggling, so they come to it. Chances are pretty good you’re going to get a gag bit in half. When that happens, you need to move right away, otherwise you’re just feeding the sharks. They start gathering in numbers - we’ve seen as many as six or eight full grown sharks under the boat at one time. Here’s your sign…it’s time to move. Above all, take your kids out on the water, let them experience these amazing resources, and teach them to be good stewards for the future. To learn more tips and techniques from Tim Barefoot, visit barefootcatsandtackle.com.
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hen people think of autumn in the Smoky Mountains, they think of crisp,cool mornings, bluebird skies, and the leaves changing into striking yellow, orange and red hues as they begin to fall. What many don’t realize, is that a spectacle just as remarkable is taking place under the surface as well. Southern Appalachian brook trout in autumn put on a show as they prepare for their coming spawn, which usually occurs in mid to late October. As the season approaches, larger brook trout begin to boast the most vibrant colors that they will have all year. Their fins and bellies turn bright orange. Fish also produce more pronounced red dots, blue halos—and aggressive attitudes. This is all in an attempt to attract a suitable mate. It is the best time of the year to catch one of the prettiest fish in North America. Brook trout are the only salmonid species native to the Southern Appalachian region, and a fish that has lost 70% or more of its historical native range. This is primarily due to logging in the 18th and early 19th centuries, as well as the introduction of non-native fish such as rainbow and brown trout. While they are not typically picky eaters, they can be di%cult to find, as they inhabit only the coldest, cleanest, and highest-elevation creeks in Appalachia. Over 99% of native Appalachian brook trout never reach 8 inches in length, so finding a truly large Appalachian brook trout is a real feat for most fly anglers in the Southeast. There are also some areas with stocked brook trout in the southeast, and even these fish in the fall can boast some very impressive colors, and o&en are greater in size. Appalachian brook trout are most o&en found in tributaries that exceed 3,000 feet in elevation. They inhabit creeks so thick with rhododendron that casting room is o&en very limited. They exist below this, but the best place to find them is above 3K as high water temperatures in the late summer months can play a huge role in their existence. In most areas brook trout are found, food sources can be scarce. Bug life is limited the higher
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up you go, and the fish are opportunistic when a fly or lure is presented in a natural manner. The purest way to target a brook trout is with a dry fly, such as an Elk Hair Caddis or Parachute Adams. These flies have withstood the test of time and are a staple when it comes to rising brook trout. It’s a beautiful sight seeing a large, orange brook trout rise from the depths to crush a fly on the surface. Flies such as pheasant tails and prince nymphs are also very productive. One of the best ways to target larger brook trout is with a small streamer or spinner, as they will attack smaller fish that come within range. They are a remarkable fish and we are lucky they still have some strongholds in the Appalachians. Devin Davenport, (@appalachian.trout on Instagram) grew up fly fishing in the Southern Appalachian mountains. He primarily fishes for wild trout, smallmouth bass, musky, and other fish found in western North Carolina and East Tennessee. While he lived in South Florida for several years and loves saltwater fishing, he now resides back in the mountains of East Tennessee.
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ctober is one of my favorite months to !sh the coast. Cooler weather makes a day on the water more comfortable, boat traffic begins to thin out, and the bays and marshes come alive. Trout, red!sh, and flounder are feeding on shrimp and !n!sh, and it is not uncommon to !nd all three in the same area. My October game plan starts before I launch the boat. Satellite imagery is a great tool for locating shallow coves connected to drains, bayous, or small cuts. I look for areas with shell, grass, subtle depth changes, and a drain that is still open rather than sanded in. Once I arrive, I slow down and look for bait. A promising shoreline without bait usually does not hold my attention for long. Outgoing tides are my !rst choice because moving water concentrates bait and !sh. Mouths of drains are obvious places to start, but do not overlook bends, narrow sections of a bayou, points extending into a bay, or cuts through a reef. Anything that increases current or funnels bait can create a feeding area. I will occasionally start with a topwater, but most of the time I have a durable paddle tail tied on. A smaller paddle tail helps match the young bait common in the marsh, while a 4-inch version is a dependable choice on open flats. I rig it weedless around grass and other cover or use a jig head in cleaner or deeper water. A paddle tail lets me cover water quickly, and its vibration helps !sh locate it. Add a built-in rattle and the lure gives !sh another reason to investigate. Before changing colors or lures, I change my retrieve. Red!sh often respond to a steady retrieve. Trout may prefer an erratic twitch-twitch action. For flounder, I keep the lure close to the bottom with the rod tip down or to the side and use !rm twitches that make the lure dart forward without jumping too high. Around a drain, I concentrate casts along the edges, bends, and small washouts where flounder can wait in ambush. Fish do not read !shing articles, so none of these rules are absolute. Let the bait, current, structure, and strikes tell you what to do next. Enjoy the cooler weather, try a different approach when the bite slows, and take a kid !shing. Capt. Michael Okruhlik is the inventor and owner of Knockin Tail Lures® — knockintaillures.com.
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By A. deGruchy ctober is a great month to chase black!n tuna in the Florida Keys. The weather starts to change a little, the bait gets moving, and the offshore bite can get really good. Black!n are one of those !sh that can turn a slow morning into chaos pretty quickly. Once you !nd them, it is usually fast action, hard runs, and a lot going on at once. Around the Keys, we usually start looking around deeper wrecks, offshore structure, current edges, and anywhere bait is getting pushed around. There are plenty of deeper wrecks and arti!cial reefs scattered off Key Largo, Islamorada, Marathon and the Lower Keys that can hold black!n. You do not always have to be right on top of the wreck either. A lot of times the !sh will be moving around the area, especially if there is good current and bait nearby. Birds are always worth watching too. If you see birds dipping, bait getting pushed up, bonito going crazy or flying !sh getting chased, there is a good chance something is feeding underneath them. Trolling is one of the easiest ways to cover water and !nd !sh. Small feathers, skirts, diving plugs, and other smaller tuna-style baits all work well. Black!n are fast !sh, so you can keep the boat moving and still get plenty of bites. We like to spread the baits out behind the boat and work around an area instead of just trolling in a straight line all day. Once you get a bite, circle back through that same area because where there is one black!n, there are usually more. If birds are working, try not to run straight through the middle of them. Work the edge, keep the baits in 4 FLORIDA
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clean water, and let the !sh come to you. Vertical jigging is probably one of the most fun ways to catch black!n. If the !sh are holding deeper around a wreck, drop a jig down and work it back up fast. Sometimes they will eat it deep, and other times they will follow it halfway back to the boat before crushing it. Savage Gear jigs are a great choice for this style of !shing because they drop fast, have a good pro!le, and are easy to work through the water column. Current plays a big role in what size jig we use. If it is ripping, go heavier. If the current is lighter, you can !sh something smaller and get a little more action out of the jig. The biggest thing is keeping it moving because black!n usually want something fast. For this kind of !shing, we like a PENN Authority spinning reel matched with a Carnage III rod. It is a solid setup for jigging, casting, or throwing a bait at !sh that suddenly pop up on the surface. The Authority has plenty of drag for a hard-running tuna, and the Carnage III has enough backbone to put real pressure on the !sh. That matters a lot in the Keys because getting the tuna to the boat is only half the battle. The sharks have been bad, especially around some of the deeper wrecks. You can hook a perfectly good black!n, !ght it halfway up, and then suddenly everything changes. Sometimes you get the head, sometimes you get half a tuna, and sometimes you get absolutely nothing back. It is frustrating, but it is part of !shing these areas right now. The best thing you can do is put pressure on the !sh and get it to the boat as quickly as possible. This is not really the time to play a tuna
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for 20 minutes if you can help it. Once the sharks !gure out what is going on, they can make !shing the same spot pretty tough, so if you start losing multiple !sh, sometimes the best move is to leave the area and !nd another school instead of feeding the sharks all afternoon. Having a heavier setup like the PENN Authority and Carnage III really helps because you can pull harder and shorten the !ght. One of the best parts about !shing black!n in October is that you do not have to stick with one method. Start trolling and cover some water. If you !nd !sh around a wreck, drop Savage Gear jigs. If they suddenly start blowing up on bait, grab a spinning rod and start casting. Things can change quickly, so having a few rods rigged and ready makes a big difference. October can be a really fun month offshore in the Florida Keys. The black!n are fast, they !ght hard, and when you get into a good school, the action can be nonstop. Just make sure you get them to the boat before the sharks do. Follow all of deGruchy’s adventures at @bean_sportfishing on Instagram and YouTube.
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Chasing the Fall Feed T he days may still be hot now, but the nights will begin to cool as fall moves closer. Water temperatures that have been in the 80’s and 90’s slowly drop, and bass start changing their behavior. This seasonal transition can create some of the best opportunities of the year to catch a true monster. During the summer months, many of the biggest bass spend a lot of their time around deeper structure, offshore cover and areas where they can !nd cooler, more comfortable water. As we move toward fall, bait!sh become the key. Shad begin moving, and bass know that an easy meal is available. When I see that transition starting, I want a bait that can imitate those shad and give me the ability to cover water. That’s one reason I developed the Bloom Shad with Bait Cave Customs. Making its debut at ICAST 2026, the Bloom Shad is designed to imitate a natural shad pro!le while giving me plenty of versatility. I can !sh it around grass, brush, docks and other cover, or work it through areas where bass are actively feeding on bait!sh. When the bass are roaming, I want something I can cast, retrieve and cover water with while still having the ability to slow it down when I !nd a productive area. It has quickly become one of my favorite soft plastics to utilize when I’m looking for quality !sh. One of the biggest keys during this transition is paying attention to the bait. If I !nd shad around
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points, creek channels, grass lines or the mouths of pockets, I know there’s a good chance bass won’t be far away. I also pay close attention to changing water conditions. Fall rains can raise lake levels, push fresh water into the system and move bait!sh into newly flooded cover. When that happens, some of the biggest bass in the lake will take advantage of the opportunity to feed up. I like to start shallow when conditions tell me the bait is there, but I’m always prepared to move deeper if the bass haven’t followed the bait!sh yet. The transition isn’t always predictable, and sometimes the best !sh can be caught by checking
several different depths until you !gure out where the bass are positioned. For me, the biggest lesson is to follow the food. Bass don’t have a calendar telling them it’s fall— they respond to water temperature, weather and, most importantly, the movement of their prey. When those !rst signs of fall begin showing up, I’ll have a Bloom Shad tied on and I’m going to be looking for that one area where the bait and the big bass come together. That’s when the summerto-fall transition can turn into some of the most exciting !shing of the entire year. Follow Joey Bloom on Instagram, Facebook and YouTube at Joey Bloom Fishing. The Bloom Shad will soon be available at batcavecustoms.com.
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If there’s one month that stands out as one of the best times of the year for catching big fish in our region, October quickly comes to mind. Fall brings some incredible fishing opportunities, with many of our most sought-after game fish fired up and feeding. Snook, redfish, tarpon, and jack crevalle can all be found in good numbers this time of year, creating plenty of opportunities for nonstop, drag-peeling action. Whether you’re fishing around the inlets, bridges, docks, or other areas with heavy structure, paying attention to moving water can make
all the difference. A properly presented live bait or artificial lure is key, especially when targeting larger fish. Bigger natural baits such as pinfish, mullet, and blue crabs are excellent choices throughout the fall and can produce some impressive bites.
If you’ve been thinking about booking a fishing trip, October is hard to beat. From screaming drags and hard fighting fish to spending a day on the water with family and friends, it’s the perfect time to get out there and make memories that will last long after the season is over. While the fishing is red hot in October, this time of year can actually be a slower stretch CAPTAIN for many local fishing guides. That makes AUSTIN FERGUSON it a great opportunity to get out on the FERG’S GUIDE SERVICE water, enjoy a little less pressure, and take 321-439-5476 advantage of some of the best fishing the www.fergsguideservice.com fall season has to offer. COASTALANGLERMAG.COM • THEANGLERMAG.COM
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ctober is by far my favorite month for nearshore fishing at the inlet, and in general my favorite time of the year. It is the end of the mullet run, cooler temps, and cold fronts will start to push through triggering feeds. More than anything
October means snook in my book, but it also means big bull reds, and of course tarpon! When possible I try to fish the outgoing tide as it always produces more than any other tide and the days leading up to the full moon in October will also be your best shot of a fishing day to remember. As a charter captain I almost exclusively use live bait to reduce casting issues like knots, crossed lines, and the worst case scenario of someone getting hooked. For snook I use live croakers, big finger mullet, and larger select shrimp. I like to use a 20-40 lb fluorocarbon leader either free lined or with a light pinch weight. Unless I’m doing a drift on an outgoing tide then I’ll use a Carolina rig but I recommend a 3/0 or 4/0 circle hook. For big reds I recommend using a Carolina rig with 30-40 lb fluorocarbon leader, 4/0 circle hooks, and my bait of choice includes live mullet, croaker, cut mullet, and blue crab halved! Lastly, tarpon I will look for these silver No matter what, don’t miss out on October kings on my side scan and it’s one of the only fishing or you’re really missing out! As always fish I’ll let my customers throw an artificial at. if you see us on the water say hello! If you I like 5-8” big paddle tails, usually dark backed want to experience a great time to fish, give with silver or white bellies. It’s a numbers game me a call to book a trip! when using artificial so the more you throw the better your chances are at getting a bite! If I CAPT. JAMIE THRAPPAS can’t get a bite I got to live bait and I usually use Yellow Dawg Fishing medium sized mullet free lined on a long 40# www.yellowdawgfishing.com leader with a 4/0 -6/0 circle hook. (386) 366-3424
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my head. It is one of my favorite ways to spend time with my dad. The best part about fishing is not knowing what is at the other end of the line.” Sol Fishing is so proud of all the accomplishments Mya aptain & The Kids strives to always has achieved! promote youth anglers both at The Youth Angler the local level as well as nationally through our “Youth Angler Program.” If it was Program is made possible by all our retailers who not for passing down techniques, traditions, stock Sol Fishing’s gear and the love for the water, it would slowly such as our Hats, Decals, fade away. It is our mission to always instill conservation and ethical fishing to our youth! and Performance shirts The youth angler of the month for October and many more products. Stop by New Smyrna Beach is New Smyrna Beach Local Mya LeMand! Outfitters, Outriggers, Mya is the definition of a student athlete! Donald’s Bait & Tackle, Her dedication in the classroom shows with Cap’n Lu’s, E & J Bait & earning straight A’s each and every nine Tackle, Legacy Marine, weeks at the local middle school. Mya is Boaters Exchange, and also the top volleyball player for the Varsity Pedago of NSB to get your middle school team. As well as outside club Sol Fishing gear to help organizations. When Mya is not hitting the support the Youth Angler books, or the volleyball, she is casting a line Program! Sol Fishing’s in the backwaters of Mosquito Lagoon. Her amazing sponsors such as Tidewater Boats, most recent trip was with her dad in search of tailing reds. When we asked Mya why she Legacy Marine, Black Oak LED, Penn, Plano, Fenwick, and many more all make this loves fishing she said “I love being on the amazing program possible! water because it helps me unwind and clear
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riting from PEI. That stands for Prince Edward Island, an incredible place where I ended up fishing for cod, and I’ll tell you how that happened. However, im back home now in Wilbur By The Sea, where the fishing is very slow and the water is still very hot. 83°. So, with not much to say about fishing, this is what happened on our trip to Canada, where we were fishing and catching trout north of Montreal on some glacier lakes. We decided to take a ride to Nova Scotia to eat some scallops and go fishing. Well, we ate a bunch of beautiful scallops in a town called Digby, and did some kayaking and trout fishing without much luck. Out of the blue, I got a message from friends of ours from Prince Edward Island. This family has fished with me, chartered, for the last bunch of years in Wilbur By The Sea, Florida. Well, the mom, Lori Birt, invited Sophie and me to come up and go cod fishing with her boys, Jacob and Ethan. And it was time to Bamba! So, we went on a charter and took home a bag full of cod fillets. We happen to limit out on the boat. They showed us the whole island and great clams, muscles, and oysters that we ate every day. After a dinner together and a bunch of days fishing their beautiful beaches, and the best hospitality you could imagine, we left for Provincetown, Cape Cod, to look up my friend Brandon Cisowski. He owns a lobster boat and is a lobster fisherman. He invited me to go striped bass fishing off the back of his beautiful trawler. In between him pulling in lobster traps, it’s a dangerous business. So, we went out in Provincetown Bay around to Race Point and Hatches Harbor. This is the beautiful Sand Dune National Seashore. I put the line out about 70 to 80 yards, and we were trolling for a few hours. Absolutely nothing, then an explosion at the end of my line. Ya, mon! A straight bounce hit real hard, started taking line, and I started reeling before too long. I got it near the boat, but I caught it on a lobster pot. With Brandon‘s great knowledge, he unhooked it and flopped a striped bass, a big keeper, on the boat. I did my little dance. Ya, mon! We ended up with another one, and a bunch of lobsters, and headed into port. I think I found my happy place, ha ha! We froze the fillets, packed them up in the seal-a-meal, and drove them down back to Florida. Getting back to Florida was great. Traveling is wonderful, but coming home is as good as it gets, especially to the beach and Wilbur By The Sea. The first week back has been difficult, not too many bites, lots of throwbacks, and only a few keeper black drum. Labor Day is late this year, and I’m out here today trying again under an overcast sky with a few drops of rain. Perfect. I think I’m seeing a nice head hit on my Pompano Pat Rod, my old trustee favorite. It’s on zigzag. Could it be? Yes it is! Pompano! First of the season! Ya, mon! So, I’m stating here that Pompano Season has officially begun. So, just start it up. I’m making mambo sauce to put on the fish now. I’m putting on the beat of reggae music, Ziggy Marley to be exact. As things heat up around my backyard, me and these fish are heading to the smoker. MARCO POMPANO
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ctober in Florida may not bring the dramatic fall weather experienced elsewhere in the country, but subtle seasonal changes can have a major effect on largemouth bass. Shorter days, gradually cooling water temperatures, and the first hints of approaching cold fronts begin pulling bass away from some of their summer tendencies. For a kayak angler, October is an excellent month to cover water, locate active fish, and take advantage of bass increasingly willing to chase moving baits. One of my primary objectives during October is locating healthy vegetation and areas holding baitfish. Hydrilla, Kissimmee grass, lily pads, reeds, and other aquatic vegetation provide both ambush points and access to forage. From a kayak, I can quietly work into areas that are difficult for larger boats to reach. I particularly like places where different types of vegetation intersect or where submerged grass creates an outside edge adjacent to deeper water. Bluegill, shad, shiners, and other forage concentrating around these areas can quickly turn an ordinary stretch of grass into a productive feeding zone. Early in the morning, I like to keep the kayak moving and fish aggressively. A walking topwater such as a Zara Spook style bait is an excellent search bait over submerged vegetation and along open water grass edges. I typically fish it on a Scenko Stix 6’11 medium, extra fast casting rod with 40 pound braid. Braid provides excellent casting distance and allows me to work the bait crisply while maintaining the strength needed around vegetation. A steady “walk-the-dog” retrieve is my
starting point, but I’ll slow down and add longer pauses if fish are following without committing. Another October staple is a vibrating jig. I prefer a 3/8 or 1⁄2 ounce model depending on depth and vegetation density, paired with a Gambler Lures Komodo trailer. I generally fish it on a Scenko Stix 7’4” to 7’6” medium-heavy, moderate-fast rod with anywhere from 16 to 20 pound
fluorocarbon. Rather than simply retrieving it through open water, I want the bait making contact with vegetation. When it begins loading with grass, a quick snap of the rod can rip it free and trigger a reaction strike. A kayak’s low profile also makes it easy to position parallel to grass lines, allowing me to keep the bait in the strike zone longer. As the sun gets higher, I begin targeting vegetation more deliberately. A Texas-rigged Zoom magnum speed
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worm is one of my most versatile presentations. I normally rig it with a 5/0 straight shank hook and anywhere between 1/8 to 1⁄4 ounce tungsten weight. 17 to 20 pound fluorocarbon provides sensitivity and abrasion resistance while still allowing the bait to move naturally. I can swim the worm over submerged grass, drop it into holes, or work it slowly along edges without changing setups. When bass bury deeper into cover, I’ll position my kayak within pitching distance and pick the area apart. A compact creature bait or craw behind a 3/8 to 3/4 ounce tungsten weight allows me to efficiently dissect reeds, hyacinth edges, Kissimmee grass, and isolated vegetation. In heavy cover, I prefer a Scenko Stix 7’8” heavy, fast flipping rod, high-speed reel, and 65 pound braid. Because a kayak can be pulled toward a hooked fish, getting the bass moving immediately and maintaining pressure is especially important around thick vegetation. October kayak fishing in Florida is ultimately about mobility and adaptability. A kayak provides the stealth and shallow-water access to capitalize on changing conditions, but the angler still has to pay attention to baitfish, vegetation, wind, and weather. Start aggressively, cover water, and then slow down once the fish reveal where they are. October’s subtle transition can produce some of the most enjoyable and productive kayak bass fishing of the year.
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ctober brings the first cool fronts of the season, they push south through Central Florida, bringing breezes off the ocean after a summer of calm mornings. East winds will raise water levels in the Intracoastal Waterway and Mosquito Lagoon. Early morning topwater lures with a louder rattle, can be best with breezy choppy water. With higher water on the flats in Edgewater Backcountry and on the lagoon try very close to shorelines where you can find skinny water fish prowling for food. Fish tail hooked finger mullet or mud minnows up tight to oyster bars, mangrove shorelines and shallow flats with a favorable water depth of 12 to 18 inches. Reds, trout, and snook cruise and feed tight to the shore in high water searching for minnows, shrimp, small crabs. On lower tides fish the edges of oysters and mangrove shorelines. The fall mullet run should be in full swing on the beach, inlet, and ICW with easy bait catching. Watch for game fish busting and mullet schools, jack crevalle and bluefish can account for most of this surface action. A live mullet or topwater lure can be best for a quick hookup here. Ponce Inlet can be the center of attention for spawning redfish, averaging 20 to 40 lbs. They feed heavy on drifting blue crabs, mullet, and baitfish being pulled through the inlet on the outgoing tide. Boats can drift or anchor, in the western inlet entrance, inner channel edges, and the jetty tip area. These big fish are catch and release only as most all are over the 27”
maximum size, use heavier tackle to land them quicker for healthy release, always hold them horizontal for your pictures, never hang by the jaw with fish grippers which can damage the fish. Expect the chance of snook, tarpon, and sharks
as well around the inlet fishing live bait. Try for the year’s biggest mangrove snapper which have grown in the backwaters all season long and are getting ready to move to the ocean for the adult stage of their life. The inlet area, jetties, and New Smyrna docks, ICW, Edgewater and bridges can be best for bigger mangos. In the Edgewater backcountry, fish bigger baits to attract larger snapper, shrimp, finger mullet, and cut bait.
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Minimum size 10” with bag limit 5 per person on mangroves. Dock light fishing can be really good in fall, Oak Hill and Edgewater lights can hold mostly trout and also snook, outgoing tides usually best bet, but moving water a must, free line live shrimp go to bait. Closer to the inlet, New Smyrna Beach and Ponce Inlet lights can have more blues and jacks, snook are always a possibility at any light. Ladyfish are big night feeders, mostly outside the lights, all along the ICW channel, shrimp, lures, or fly casting makes fun catching on big fall ladys. Dropping water temperatures and clearing water makes for good variety catching in the backwaters, all the resident like fish seatrout, snook, redfish, mangrove snapper, and black drum are joined by the migratory fish heading south along with the mullet, schooling bluefish, jack crevalle, oversized ladyfish, spanish mackerel, tarpon, pompano. For live bait try shrimp, mullet, pigfish, pinfish, mud minnows, you can free line them or add a small weight to drop them into holes or channels. Lure anglers can throw top waters early morning, then switch to sub surface after the sun is up, twitch baits, spoons and 1/8 or 1/16 oz. swim tail jigs. CAPT. MICHAEL SAVEDOW
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he Atlantic coast of Florida experiences one of the planet’s greatest migrations each fall: the fall mullet run. When millions of mullet push south in giant schools toward spawning grounds o! the southern end of the state, it presents an exciting prospect for fishing. It’s an event anglers anticipate all year long. The mullet run doesn’t have an official start or end date. Large schools of mullet, some being the size of three football fields, move south as temperatures cool. Tarpon, sharks, kingfish and redfish are just some of the gamefish that move with these pods. Most years the fishing is on fire in the months of October and November. Obviously, mullet is the bait to use this time of the year. I prefer freelining finger-sized mullet as pretty much everything will bite! I mainly fish inshore, so light tackle is the way for me. However it is important to be prepared to switch up, depending on the size and species of the game fish present. In the backcountry, I like a light-to medium-action 2000 size spinning setup to fish 10/15 pound leader to a 3/0 circle hook, using a simple loop knot, tying a FG knot or double uni to connect leader to braid (main lines) creating a true free line without the added weight of the swivel. The rigging is pretty much the same if needed to beef up for larger catches.
That being said, in a 2500 size setup I’ll fish 15/20 pound leader, but I’ll bump that up to 25/30 pound test on a 3000 size gear for bigger game fish. To fish with mullet, I simply follow the pods, casting to the outside of the schools, opening my bail to let the bait swim naturally. When you hit it right you’ll find yourself hooking up on nearly every cast. With species changing from one cast to the next. From snook to tarpon. Big gamefish tend to seek out isolated or injured mullet, which is exactly what your bait is. This backcountry lady angler enjoys sight fishing and scouting the marshes from the Tomoka Basin to Mosquito Lagoon along Florida’s central Atlantic Coast. I’ll target large breeder reds in the inlets, however I spend my days chasing snook, reds, tarpon, black drum, and sighting tails in our estuaries and marshes. This style of fishing is perfect for throwing artificials on light tackle. This time of the year any artificial that resembles a mullet will produce—swimbaits, Rapala X-Raps, Bomber Lures, Savage Gear Pulse Tail Mullets, LIVETARGET Slow-Roll Mullets, MirroOlure Suspending Twitch Bait Mullets and, my “go-tos,” the NLBN 3-3.75 paddletail jigs, K-Tails and 4to 7-inch mullets. (You can never go wrong with a good ol’ fashioned spoon!) Please remember that during the fall mullet run our breeder redfish are much more susceptible to being caught from beaches, boats, bridges, docks and piers. Handling them with care and releasing them safely is important to the future of our fisheries! The statewide slot limit is 18-27 inches, intended to protect the larger fish which are part of the spawning stock. Landing a larger redfish this time of the year is easy with the mullet running simply freelined, or drop one on a weighted rig to land that trophy! Before you experience that drag-pulling run you should be knowledgeable on how to properly handle and release your fish. In recent years, Florida has adopted management plans for redfish, and there are new regulations across nine di!erent zones. Anglers need to understand these regulations because they are intended to protect one of our iconic species in the face of habitat loss. Most of the state now has a one fish per person daily limit in the 18-27 inch slot. Some regions have two fish per vessel limit and others have a four fish per vessel limit. The Indian River zone, from New Smyrna Beach South Causeway to the Martin/Palm Beach County line (not including Locks Of Hatchy), is strictly catch-and-release only for redfish. Make sure to visit myfwc.com for your area’s regulations, as well as instruction on safe handling and release.
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ou can !nd red!sh around oyster bars, grass %ats, mangroves, dock pilings, mud %ats and any other place where they can !nd crabs, shrimp, snails and !sh to eat. PRO TIP - Red!sh spend most of their lives looking down with their heads “literally” in the mud. &e best way to get their attention is with a lure that stinks and/or makes a lot of noise to maximize your catch. GULP SHRIMP - &at is why my number one lure choice for catching red!sh in every inshore scenario is the Berkeley Gulp 3” shrimp. I usually couple that lure with a 1/8 ounce jig head and a 20 pound leader. Cast it to your target and let it sink to the bottom. &en bounce it on the bottom back to you slowly and repeat. I think that many anglers !sh their jigs too quickly. You have to give the red!sh a chance to notice your lure and then come over and attack it. Another great technique is using a popping cork with 18 to 24 inches of line beneath the cork. You are using the same Gulp shrimp and jig head but you are dangling it just off of the bottom and popping the cork to get the red!sh’s attention. &is is a great combination because it lets the red!sh use its nose and its lateral line to !nd the bait. GOLD SPOONS- Gold spoons have been the gold standard of red!sh anglers for decades. &is simple lure catches the heck out of red!sh anywhere red!sh live. &ere are long time red!sh anglers who only use gold spoons to target reds. You will want to get a weed less gold spoon because you need to !sh them in the bottom part of the water column. &ey work the best when they are bounced on the bottom or when they are presented just off of the bottom. Cast your gold spoon and bounce it slowly on the bottom as you reel it back to you. &e spoons do not have any scent to attract the red!sh but they can see the %ash and feel the low frequency vibrations as the lure moves through the water. PADDLETAIL - A 3-inch paddletail catches just about every !sh that swims and it is very easy to !sh with. Red!sh prefer a slow and steady retrieve that bounces off of the bottom. Your best paddletail colors for red!sh are white with gold glitter for clean water scenarios or brown with gold glitter for dirty water scenarios. Choose a paddletail with lots of wiggle so the red!sh can feel your lure even if they can’t smell it. Bring the three lures mentioned in this article for your next red!sh trip and you will be very happy with your results. Go get ‘em. Capt. Mike Smith, owner of Fish Your Ass Off Charters, has been fishing the inshore waters, oyster bars and grass flats of Florida for more than 40 years. Reach him at (561) 339-2317, email: contact fishyourassoff.com or visit fishyourassoff.com.
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