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he sailfish is one of the most commonly caught billfish. Due to its proclivity for shallower coastal waters and frequency of ascension to the surface, the odds of catching one of these beauties can be much greater than for other billfish. There is little scientific certainty about the mysterious behavior of sailfish. They exhibit a general migratory pattern throughout the year, but they often break their own rules and show up unexpectedly. Summer sailfish catches are generally more associated with the Gulf of Mexico, yet they do appear on the Atlantic coast this time of year, as well. Sailfishing in the Florida Keys is usually a late autumn and early spring

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or Matt Metelsky, daddy-daughter time with his 17-year-old is a little more involved than a trip to the ice cream parlor. Matt’s daughter Lily is a rising high school senior. She loves nothing more than waking up at 2 a.m. to run 85 miles off Virginia Beach and troll the edge of the Continental Shelf with her dad. In late June, the duo fished the Virginia Beach Tuna Tournament, where Lily placed second in the Lady Angler division with a yellowfin that weighed 39.9 pounds. But that’s not her biggest tuna to-date. Her heaviest yellowfin weighed 44 pounds. She caught it last summer, and at 5-foot-4 and 115 pounds, it took her about 15 minutes to haul it in stand-up with a belt. “I don’t know. We do wood work on the side, so we load wood, and I guess that gives you some back strength,” Lily offered as explanation for feats of fishing strength. “We always stay active. With Dad, it’s work hard, play harder.” Lily’s strength and stamina are a given considering she qualified and is working as an oceanfront lifeguard at Virginia Beach this summer. Matt, however, has another explanation for his daughter’s skill, as well as her love for this hard-core style of fishing. Lily was 5 years old when Matt purchased his Contender 25 with twin 150s. At a tender age, Lily cut her teeth going toe-to-toe with hard-pulling spadefish in 50 feet of water, 20 miles offshore. “I’m thinking the technique she picked up with those spades when she was little just kind of morphed over into the tuna,” Matt said. “It really amazes

me she is able to battle those things stand-up.” Lily began joining Matt for long days offshore when she turned 13. She was 15 the summer of 2019 when she was first physically able to handle a yellowfin—a 26-pounder—by herself. But pumping and reeling aren’t Lily’s only deck duties. She helps rig and bait and steers the boat while her dad deploys an eight-rod spread on the Gulf Stream. Last Jan. 11, she manned the helm while Matt battled a 550-pound bluefin. When the handle on the 50w reel broke under the stress, it was Lily’s idea to improvise with a screwdriver and electrical tape to eventually land that fish. The peak yellowfin season is June and July out of Rudee Inlet. Matt and Lily make five or six trips a summer, often with friends. Normal days consist of two or three tuna, some bonita and mahi, and occasionally a white marlin. Two or three times a year, January and February bluefin trips are just for the two of them. There aren’t many people interested in waiting on one big bite in brutal mid-winter conditions, anyway. “She’s just tough as nails,” Matt said of his daughter. “I don’t know how else to describe it. She’s just tough.” Lily doesn’t seem to perceive any hardship. She considers herself lucky to be able to spend time with her dad on the water. “When we’re out there on the boat, it’s just so peaceful,” she said. “I pretty much sleep the whole time. When that reel goes off, that’s my alarm.” For more action from Virginia Beach, visit coastalanglermag.com/tidewater-obx/.

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t the mid-point of the Florida Panhandle, St. Andrew Bay dominates the map of Bay County, flanking Panama City on three sides. It’s a 107-square-mile inshore playground that bustles with all sorts of watersports during the heavy tourism months. But there’s a quieter side to St. Andrew. With access points spread throughout Bay County, skinny water is where it’s at for redfish anglers. The water is clear and maintains predictably high salinity thanks to limited freshwater inflow. There are vast prairies of spartina grass, cut through with channels, as well as acres of sand, mud and grass flats. Much of it is accessible only to shallow-draft vessels, and therein is the allure for folks seeking respite 2 FLORIDA

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from party pontoons and jet skis. When you’re in less than 2 feet of water, the only other boats you’ll see are kayaks, paddleboards and flats skiffs. “I fell in love with inshore fishing and kayaking here because of the ease and lower expense,” said Josh Damon, who hails from Fountain, Fla., about 25 miles north of Panama City. “I enjoy the tranquility and access to areas big boats can’t reach.” The fishing is good, too. Damon is a passionate angler who enjoys inshore tournaments, so he specializes in redfish on artificials. He said a good day might results in five or six reds from 18 to 24 inches, with a few trout or flounder thrown into a mixed bag. He fishes from a paddle-powered kayak, which is perfectly at home in the one-and-a-half-foot depths he prefers. Redfish are comfortable and free from predatory threats in extreme shallows, and it’s also where the food is. St. Andrew reds grow fat on mullet, mud minnows, pinfish and a variety of other little baitfish. With good visibility, sight fishing is a good tactic. This time of year, there’s usually a good topwater bite in the mornings and evenings, and walking baits are a favorite of many anglers. Damon, however, fishes soft plastics almost exclusively. With tackle modifications, they can be worked across the top, bounced on the bottom or fished anywhere in between. They’re delicate enough for sight casting and also make great chunk-and-wind search baits. “Aside from the versatility of a soft-plastic bait, I don’t want a fish flopping around in the kayak with six hooks,” Damon said. At St. Andrew, Damon’s go-to lure is a 4-inch D.O.A. C.A.L. Shad Tail rigged on a 1/8-ounce 4/0 Screw Lock jig head. He likes the Houdini color and dresses it with Kings Stank Stick, a scent product he said increases hookups. He fishes variations of this set-up, but this basic rig gets the job done. For safety reasons as well effective fishing, planning is key. Damon studies wind and tide before selecting a put-in on a given day. With the whole bay to choose from, he’s looking for a location that will provide long drifts over productive water. Follow Josh Damon’s adventures on his Facebook page Josh Damon’s Inshore Fishing. For information on kayaking the Panama City area, check out Sunjammers at www.sunjammers.com.

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ith the dog days upon us, night fishing can be productive and much more comfortable than slogging it out during the heat of the day. Many fish feed aggressively in the still of the night. They can be

targeted by anglers in multiple ways in different locations. Here are a few options to try. I’ve utilized all three methods and found success with each. • Perhaps the coolest strategy is wade fishing in the dark. Large trout and redfish move unbelievably shallow under the cover of the night sky, and tossing a topwater plug on the flats can result in exciting explosions. I typically wade in the dark without lights, other than a headlamp for changing lures or unhooking fish. With vision impaired, your sense of hearing is on high alert. Nighttime is quiet on the water, which makes the commotion of a topwater take startling. It can give the impression that a fish is larger than it really is. That’s part of the excitement of a topwater bite! For safety reasons, I only wade at night in areas I know well and have fished many times. • Another way to beat the heat is to focus on dock lights. This can be done from the dock, a kayak or a boat. Many canal homes have lights, both under water and above the surface. Lights attract baitfish, which in-turn attract the gamefish we target. Trout, reds and snook are all drawn to baitfish around lights at night. I like to target these areas with smaller lures. In this situation, I’ve had a lot of success throwing my Knockin Tail Lures, which are soft-plastic paddletails with a built-in rattle. Small, lipped hard baits can also be very productive around canal lights. I prefer natural colors, with some shade of white or clear and some silver mixed in. • Fish also feed around rock jetties at night. The setup for this bite requires a little more work, but it can yield terrific results. When jetty fishing, I bring a generator and two 1,500 watt stage lights. These areas typically have more current, so I fish slightly larger lipped hard lures, but I still go with the smallest lure I can work properly in the current. I stick with the same color pattern as mentioned earlier. The channel and surf side of the rocks can both be productive depending on the tide, water clarity and bait presence. I recommend pointing one light in each direction until you determine which areas have the best conditions. Night fishing definitely brings new challenges, but it can offer some of the best catching of the summer. Remember, safety first and don’t fish alone. Capt. Michael Okruhlik is the inventor of Knockin Tail Lures, Controlled Descent Lures and the owner of www.MyCoastOutdoors.com.

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eports from a few of the historic scalloping hotspots indicated a very good beginning to the season. Capt. Katie Jo Davis, of KD Outdoors Fishing Charters, said scalloping out of Crystal River and Homosassa has been great. “It’s been fantastic. It’s been a lot better year than the last few to be sure,” she said. “They have also been larger than in recent years. The quantity and quality are very good, and I expect it to continue into August and September.” Davis said they are finding scallops six and seven at a time in 2 to 6 feet of water. She took her 6-year-old out, and it took them about an hour to get their 2-gallon limit. Up in Steinhatchee, there are reports of plentiful scallops. Headed north out of the river, scallopers are seeing tons of scallops in 6- to 7-foot depths. The bottom is loaded with them, but they are on the small side. Headed south, scallops are running larger, but there are not as many. Either way, quick limits are being reported. With the bulk of the season still ahead for most of the scalloping zones and Gulf County opening up this month, it’s shaping up to be a mighty good year for scallops. For regulations and information, go to myfwc.com.

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The Scenic Sumter Heritage Byway Organization began as a Community Action Group in March 2009 in partnership with the Sumter County Chamber of Commerce with the express purpose of improving the southern entrance to Sumter County, therefore enhancing the visitor experience to the National Cemetary. The Veteran’s Memorial Hwy was designated soon afterwards, and pursuit of a Florida Scenic Hwy designation began. A Corridor Advocacy Group (CAG) began meeting with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District Five Scenic Highways Coordinator in order to pursue the “scenic” classification for a series of roads within Sumter County that encompass the communities of Webster, Bushnell, Sumterville, Lake Panasoffkee, Carlson, Rutland and the surrounding areas. The roads that comprise the 62-mile Byway traverse rural communities, pastoral farmlands, cattle ranches, parklands, lush hardwood hammock, and floodplain forests within the Withlacoochee River Watershed. The corridor highlights the scenic view and rich heritage of Sumter County through byway travel. Attractions along the Byway include the General James Van Fleet Trail State Park, Richloam Wildlife Management Area (WMA), Dade Battlefield Historic State Park, Florida National Cemetary, Lake Panasoffkee, Withlacoochee River and the Half Moon Wildlife Management Area. The Scenic Sumter Heritage Byway Organization is a grass roots organization committed to altering their vision for the byway based on a multi-year work plan. The SSHBO consists of volunteers who are passionate about the heritage, traditions, recreational and scenic resources fo their community. They work with their partners to showcase these resources, educate the community and advocate for community-based decision making that protects and enhances these resources. Find out how to partner, be a sponsor, or donate at www.sumterbyway.com.

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B.A.S.S. Nation Team Championship To qualify for the Lakeland Bassmasters Team Trail Championship, a team must fish a minimum of 3 tournaments. The Team Trail Championship winners go to the B.A.S.S. Nation Team Championship with the entry fee paid by the Lakeland Bassmasters. If the Team Trail membership is at least 50 teams, then the Team Trail Points winners will also go to the B.A.S.S. Nation Team Championship with the entry fee paid by the Lakeland Bassmasters. Contact: Matt Keeble (Tournament Director) email: mkeeble@hotmail.com or Jim Hooven (Club President) 863-698-9772 email: bassprez@tampabay.rr.com Lakeland Jr. Bassmaster members are welcome to fish with an adult 18+. All participants must be members of B.A.S.S. and must join the Lakeland Bassmasters.

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Well here we are in August. I wrapped up my main tarpon season back in early July and have transitioned into scalloping in Homosassa. After sub par scallop seasons the last two years, this year is off to a good start. Limits are coming from water depths in the 3-6 feet range. I prefer to run out of Homosassa but I have been getting good reports from Bayport all the way to Steinhatchee. As long as we don’t have any Gulf Hurricanes to muddy the water up and push the scallops out I feel we will continue to have good results throughout the season. Please remember to let the smaller scallops go so they can continue to grow and you can harvest them later in the season. As for inshore fishing it has been tough with all the water quality issues in the bay but if you bounce around enough to find patches of clean water you will also find fish willing to eat. If you do catch live bait and then it dies, don’t be afraid to use it to fish with.

I can’t tell you which agency or group to support but I ask that you do your own research and decide which one best represents your views and do something to get involved to help with the water quality issues that our whole state is fishing. We can’t continue down the path that we’re on. I’ll wrap up on a positive note. My months long rebuild project on my boat was wrapped up just prior to tarpon season and I’ve been fishing it hard ever since. I am completely thrilled with how it turned out and so are my clients. It’s been very rewarding seeing the reactions of clients who fished with me prior to the project and hearing what they think now. The attached pictures are a picture I snapped on a rare day off while at the Boca Grande sandbar relaxing after a long string of consecutive tarpon charters and of a happy client with his first Tarpon ever caught. Capt. Bobby Woodard www.Captain-Bobby.com • 863-224-1418

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CENTRAL FLORIDA REGION FORECAST In case you may not have gotten the notice about the weather here in Central Florida, it’s just kind of mild-to-slightly warm! Thankfully, the early morning bass fishing bite is still going in full swing! It is simply a matter of getting out early, watching the water, and “listen-ing” to the fish. Also, as a reminder we have early-bird 2.5hour trips at a discounted rate on lakes all around Winter Haven. This allows people to get out and enjoy the incredible bass fishing that we are world famous for and still get back to the hotel or condo mid-morning and make it to the parks, beaches, or anything else the family wants to do for the rest of the day. This has quickly become a late summer favorite and the best part is if we’re not doubled-up on the 0900-1130 trip and guests wish to stay longer we can do that most days. Starting with the Winter Haven South Chain and many of the smaller lakes around town our approach each day depends upon the moon phase and nighttime weather conditions. A new moon and/ or cloudy skies equal an excellent early morning topwater bite and conversely a clear full moon means fishing deeper and slower. For either situation you’ll rarely find me fishing shallower than 14’-16’ on most lakes and many times I’ll be out in 20’-30’ throwing a Pop-R. Having a handful of baits to cover all your bases is easy and you don’t need 38 rods on the deck to accomplish this feat. If you have a Pop-R, fluke, 3”-4” 1/4oz swimbait or grub (does anyone besides me fish these anymore?!), and a deep diving jerkbait or crankbait you’re all set for ac-tion. I always prefer natural lighter colors in the springfed lakes with good visibility, whites/pearls, watermelon reds, smoke, and I carry char-treuse for an overcast low-light morning. You can look at the solunar cal-endars but you’ll know what the fish are doing just looking out from the ramp when you launch. Moving over to Guy Harvey Outpost’s Camp Mack on the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes we’re facing a whole different world. Out here in Olde World Florida I like starting offshore over scattered shell beds with hydril-la or eel grass nearby. Ninety-nine percent of the time I’m starting with topwaters but carry a couple totally different options. I have a bigger black & gold Spook and a regular white Pop-R and will mix it up until I know the fish are chasing shad or shiners, and sometimes it’s a mix and both work equally well. Get your black & blue flipping baits ready for the pads and grass once the sun gets up higher after 0930-1000. Submitted By: Capt. Scotty Taylor TMC Guide Services, llc • 855-354-8433 Scott@TMCGuideService.com • TMCGuideService.com Capt. Scott is the official guide for VisitCentralFlorida.org & Guy Harvey Camp Mack Lodge, Marina & RV Resort

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KISSIMMEE CHAIN FISHING FORECAST I can’t believe that August is already upon us. I’m already wondering what changes and challenges are ahead of me for this month on the Kissimmee Chain. In both June and July the Bass were really loaded up on the Kissimmee grass. But with water levels rising again, I think the Bass are going to load up in the cup-shaped pads. The isolated pad patches should produce best and the thicker they are the better. Cut through heavy pad lines can also be killer areas to Bass fish especially during the heat of the day. As a rule of thumb, before entering the cuts in the pads I like to throw a lipless crank bait a few times into the cut to take advantage of more aggressive feeding Bass along the edges of the cut. Proceeding down the cut I found that fishing weightless Senkos and flukes into the open pockets of the pads can produce some real big Bass. Also, with heavy rains the mouth of the rain swollen creeks is a pretty good bet to catch a bag limit of Bass in a hurry. You can throw most anything on these Bass and catch a limit, so don’t hesitate to fish the creek mouth this time of year. Crappie fishing is still pretty decent in the deeper water. What you are looking for is 15’ of water with the Crappie suspended at a depth of about 9’-10’. On your slip cork rig, set your minnow at 7’-8’x deep should give you your best results. The big Bluegills this time of the year I like to follow the blind mosquitos. Big Bream eat these mosquitos wholesale this time of year. So following the blind mosquito’s makes a whole lot of sense. Submitted By: Capt Dave Ochs Kissimmee Chain Fishing (863) 455-6886 Back Water Fishing Adventures Lake Wales, FL 33898

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Besides having the saltwater Gulf right out our west door, and the Atlantic right out our east window, guess what we have right in our living room? Some of Florida’s most beautiful lakes and rivers for freshwater fishing! Everyone knows that Florida is the sport fishing capital of the world. More I.G.F.A. records have been set here than anywhere on the planet, and the Nature Coast is right in the hub of it all! With the historic Withlacoochee river and the pristine, gin clear Rainbow Rivers; the freshwater fishing can be adventurous and profitable. From bass, to black crappie, or “specks” as the natives call them, to catfish, and bluegill. The hook setting can be quite memorable. Our Tsala-Apopka chain of lakes in Citrus county includes Hernando, Croft, Van Ness, Hendersons, Spiveys, and Floral City pools. Did I mention Rousseau? You get the idea. The moss filled oaks, cedars, magnolias and cypress trees, lining the shores are beautiful to take in, while fishing for your favorite species. Shutter clickers could surely keep busy at any point and time by spotting gators, many various birds, including bald eagles, hog, turkey, deer, otters and other wildlife to capture on film. For salt, freshwater fishing and boating enjoyment the possibilities are endless! Thanks in part to the good water quality, food source, and conservation. However, we also offer brackish fishing on the beautiful spring fed Crystal, Homosassa and Chassahowitzka rivers. You have a chance to catch a snook or redfish on one cast, and then a bass on the next. You never know. And these three beautiful rivers will give quick access to the bountiful Gulf of Mexico that would definitely fill an angler or outdoor enthusiasts needs. From our popular resident homeboy species like spotted sea trout, redfish and grouper, to our pelagic migratory fish such as cobia, tarpon, kingfish and Spanish mackerel. Which by the way, the Homosassa area holds the state record for the tasty sheepshead species caught on conventional tackle, and the world record tarpon caught with a fly rod. You could literally compass out a 30 mile radius from anywhere in the county, fish everyday for a year, and never see the same spot of water twice. Fresh or saltwater, there’s plenty of action and variety to keep an anglers rod bent in the Nature Coast. Plus, don’t forget what Citrus County is almost exclusive for in the state; one of the last locations where you can still swim with the West Indian Manatee which makes our spring fed rivers their home in the winter. Also, this area is only 1 of about 3 places left in the state where you can snorkel and harvest the tasty bay Scallop from July 1st to Sept 24th. We truly do have, “the best of both worlds”. I say it all the time; we live in the best place in the world for angling, boating and outdoor variety. Where else can you do these 365 days a year? Welcome to the beautiful part of Florida we call the “Nature Coast”. Angling heaven! Get out there and enjoy some time on the water! Submitted By: Capt. Rick Burns Real Burns Charters • 352-201-6111 Homosassafishingguide.com • www.reelburns.com

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CAMP FOR TROUT DEEP IN THE SMOKIES By Nick Carter

hen the boat dropped us off Friday morning, it was with an understanding someone would return for us Sunday afternoon. We debarked into two nights and three days of camping and trout fishing deep in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. With no cell service or road access for miles in any direction, we were about as disconnected as you can get in this part of the world. It was a glorious feeling. Actually, one of our guides, Jake Tallent, of Fish Tales Outfitters in Franklin, N.C., had a satellite phone/EPIRB “for emergencies.” Around the campfire one night, he admitted using it to text his girlfriend. Guess the whole out-of-touch and roughing-it fantasy is a little outdated these days. We weren’t really roughing it much at all. Tallent and our other guide, Nick Potts, rolled cartloads of gear up the trail to our campsite near the mouth of Hazel Creek. Three other clients and I sat in camp chairs and got to know each other while the guides set up camp. That set the mood for the weekend. The camping was comfortable, everything was provided for. All we were expected to do was fish hard, enjoy ourselves and return to hot meals around a campfire each evening. Hazel Creek flows through high mountains on the north shore of

North Carolina’s Lake Fontana. Road access to the north shore was completely cut off in the 1940s, when TVA flooded this impoundment of the Little Tennessee River. Abandoned, the communities that existed there returned to the forest. In three-quarters of a century since, it has become one of the most beautiful and historically intriguing areas of the Smokies. The best access is by boat across the lake. Proctor, N.C. is the ghost town on Hazel Creek. The town’s main drag, Calico Street, is now the gravel trail that parallels the creek for 15 miles up into the hills. Ruins of Proctor are hidden everywhere in the creek and up steep wooded hillsides. Tallent regaled us with history as we passed landmarks hiking upstream in search of good trout water each day. The creek itself is on the large side of typical for the park. It is cold and clear with a relatively flat gradient that makes for easy streamside hiking. A mix of boulder-strewn stretches and bedrock shoals create interesting holding water. There are also some deep, dark pools. Hazel Creek is loaded with beautiful 7- to 12-inch stream-born rainbow trout. There are also some big browns lurking in the deep holes. Over three days of fishing, we caught good numbers of fish with simple dry-dropper rigs on 3- and 4-weight fly rods. There’s nothing more fun than wading up a mountain stream to toy with wild trout that are eager to jump on a dry fly. Hazel Creek is a gorgeous place to do it. For a guided backcountry trip into the Great Smoky Mountains, check out Fish Tales Outfitters at www.fishtaleswnc.com.

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