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triped bass don’t stay in the same place long. Huge spring runs up the Atlantic Coast and into freshwater rivers to spawn is natural behavior for stripers. Even fish trapped by dams in inland reservoir systems retain a strong urge to move. Across the east, wherever reservoir striped bass exist, the movement begins as a spring spawning run. Fish push out of the lakes and as far up creeks and rivers as they can go. This spring run is followed by a larger summer migration, when stripers pile into the rivers seeking more comfortable water conditions. Here are a few tips from the pros for dialing in river-run stripers. • Make Shots Count: “Fish good water, and fish it well,” said Bill Stranahan. Stranahan guides with Southeastern Anglers, and the striper run on Tennessee’s Hiwassee River is a summertime staple. Fishing the Hiwassee run is like deer hunting. You’re fishing hard for a few bites from monster fish that get up into the 40-pound range. “Look for good structure, whether its wood, shoals or rock faces,” Stranahan said. “When you’re on that good structure, don’t rush it. You can spook ’em with a bad throw, so take your time and make good shots.” Whether you’re throwing streamers with a fly rod or swimbaits with conventional gear, Stranahan warned against locking into the big bait, big fish theory. “We all know stripers will chase down big 6-, 7-, 8-, 9-inch skipjack and gizzard shad, but don’t forget your smaller baits,” he said. “A lot of their forage base is 4 inches or less. There’s a time and a place for fishing small stuff.” • Fish it All: Rob “Mustache” Smith, of The Fish Hawk in Atlanta, has guided the Chattahoochee River striper run for two decades or more. He knows all the hotspots where there are always fish. He also knows those spots

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get a ton of pressure. Smith said to slow down and fish all the likely structure instead of rushing to areas where you’ve caught fish before. “If you’re on the river, fish everything,” he said. “Those fish are constantly moving, and you’d be surprised at the fish you’re passing when you’re rushing to get to that one little area. Fish it all, and fish it like you expect a fish on every cast.” • Move Some Water: “When they’re in the river, those fish are laid up in ambush,” said Garner Reid, who made his name guiding fly fishers to big Georgia stripers on the Etowah River. “You’re drawing reaction strikes, and what triggers them is a fly that looks like it’s wounded or fleeing.” Reid said it’s easy to get sloppy with the retrieve when you’re blind casting all day. He reminds anglers that it takes an aggressive presentation to move some water, cause a little commotion and trigger a striped bass’s predatory instinct. “Use the current and the swing to enhance your strip,” he said. “Make that fly hunt for you.” Visit Southeastern Anglers at www.southeasternanglers.com. See The Fish Hawk website at thefishhawk.com. Call Garner Reid at (770) 866-0301.

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ahi fishing can be tricky in some places and times of year. They congregate under floating material adrift in the current, leaving them with no fixed address within an area of greatly variable depths. If you are fortunate enough to be able to target dolphinfish along the Gulf Stream this summer, you are in the right place at the right time. You shouldn’t have much trouble filling your cooler and even maxing out on the generous daily bag limit of this species. Head out to target mahi with a full tank of fuel. Assume you will have to run far and wide to find them, but hope to get lucky along the way. Recruit everyone on board to remain on the look out for the three telltale mahi hangouts: weeds, birds and floaters. Weeds can be productive whether they are formed tightly in a line, or even a tight patch. Birds can be a great sign of actively feeding fish at the surface, but they can also just be birds being birds. Learn to read them properly to avoid wasting time. A group of circling birds or diving birds is what you want to look for, and the more the better. Sometimes, a bird that’s on fish will flicker in the sun, reflecting the sunlight in a sporadic pattern as it moves its body to stay on top of something it has spotted under the surface. Circling frigate birds are always a good sign. If you see one even attempt a dive, start trolling immediately. Floaters can be anything floating in the water, from debris to sea turtles. When you find floaters in open water, it doesn’t take long to feel out if it is productive or not. If you happen to see all three of these goldmines come together, with birds diving around debris sucked to a weedline, troll the ever loving shi…mano out of it. When trolling for mahi, you won’t need to run more than four lines. Troll two small lures long, ideally on the outriggers, to draw in smaller dolphin. Troll one medium lure or ballyhoo at mid-length, and one large lure close. Dolphinfish have the mentality of a toddler. When you reel one to the boat, leave the fish in the water, put your rod in the rod holder, and cast out behind the hooked fish. The school should have followed your mahi to the boat, and with their mahi-see, mahi-do mentality, they’ll all want to partake in snack time. Continue hooking mahi and leave them in the water until you run out of available rods to cast. Start by putting one fish in the boat, but don’t take the second out of the water until the first rod has gone back out and hooked another fish. Try switching from live bait to chunk bait to keep them eating. If they don’t slam a bait as soon as it hits the water, try twitching the bait. Even a completely healthy and well-presented live bait sometimes isn’t as enticing as one that’s getting yanked away from them. Mahi will eat nearly anything, especially if you know how to taunt them properly. One of the biggest challenges in catching them is trolling through weeds. Weeds that cling to your lures is a pain to manage on the deck, while constantly clearing lines, and you also miss a lot of opportunities to catch fish. All lures catch weeds, the determining factor is whether they shed those weeds. Deep diving lures that never breach the surface are not your friend in this situation. Lightweight, squid-skirted lures do an excellent job of popping out of the water when bogged down with weeds. Most times, they clear themselves of weeds. Blue Magic Charters makes their own 3D-printed lures designed to troll in weeds. Visit them in Marathon, Fla., and ask us about their DR. BUBBLES lures. Capt. Quinlyn Haddon fishes with Blue Magic Charters in Marathon, Fla. Contact her at (504) 920-6342 and visit CaptainQuinlyn.com.

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n just the second week of this year’s STAR competition, CCA Florida has named the first verified winner in the CCA Florida STAR West Marine Tagged Redfish Division. After catching his tagged redfish, Ken Clarke, of Fort Pierce, selected a prize package from Contender Boats and Yamaha Outboards valued at more than $80,000. It will be awarded to him during the STAR Awards ceremony on Oct. 9 in Crystal River. A CCA Florida STAR registrant and CCA Florida member, Clarke caught the 20-inch redfish while fishing from a dock with live shrimp near St. Lucie Village on June 10. Clarke immediately notified the organization to begin the verification process. “I read the rules and knew I needed to follow them. Only after I submitted my catch through the STAR app, did the real excitement begin to set in,” Clarke said. “I’m still in shock and incredibly fortunate to be the first registered angler to win. I can’t wait to take out my new Contender 2200 Sport with 200HP Yamaha motor on the water.” This year, 160 West Marine Tagged Redfish were released across Florida’s coastal waters on average four per coastal county with Brevard, Charlotte and Citrus counties being Destination Counties with eight tagged fish each. Remaining prizes in the division include a Pathfinder 2200 TRS with Minn Kota trolling motor, Humminbird

electronics and a Spyder FX19 Vapor all powered by Yamaha. Additionally, STAR’s other tagged division, the Tigress Outriggers & Gear Tagged Dolphin Division, will award $10,000 to the first registrant to catch a tagged dolphin. Unlike traditional fishing competitions, CCA Florida STAR presented by Yamaha focuses on conservation and offers $500,000 in prizes and scholarships during the 101-day event. As a “catchphoto-release” competition, STAR’s smart phone app eliminates the requirement for anglers to harvest or capture and transport fish. “Our state’s fisheries are here for everyone’s enjoyment, and CCA Florida understands that smart fishing can help restore, preserve and improve marine habitats and water quality for today and tomorrow,” said CCA Florida STAR Director Leiza Fitzgerald. “Implementing a catchphoto-release competition is just one way to continue fulfilling our organization’s mission and protect our coastal waterways.” STAR is also focused on youth participation, with its Youth Scholarship Division presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors offering more than $100,000 in scholarships. Youth anglers (ages 6-17) can register for free with a current CCA Florida youth membership. Prizes for the first two youth anglers in the West Marine Tagged Redfish Division include a Salt Marsh Skiff 1656 powered

with a Yamaha 40 HP motor and trailer, and the first registered youth angler who catches one of 20 tagged dolphin (mahi mahi) is eligible to win a $10,000 scholarship in the Tigress Outrigger & Gear Tagged Dolphin Division. The STAR competition includes 17 divisions and 12 species, and most winners are determined by random drawing, giving anglers of all ages and skill levels the opportunity to win. Registration is $40 for current CCA Florida members or $75 for non-members.

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Lake O’s water level is holding just over 12 ft. July will be tricky when fishing on the lake because the bottom is rocky. If you plan to fish Okeechobee, stay with the safe option in the Kissimmee River, canals and deeper water located on the south-end. If you plan to fish the lake, use extreme caution and look out for those Florida afternoon storms. When water levels drop, there are fewer hiding places for the fish.

phone conversation. It is important to her to find out what anglers want out of the trip: big bass, numbers of bass, rods, tackle, lure selection and more can be focused on during the day to help anglers take away new skills. Capt Angle gears the trip around customers’ needs or wants. Live bait early then finish with artificial lures? Or just focus on lures for the day?

Biting now are bass and bream and the crappie bite normally starts back up in November. Live shiners work best first thing in the mornings for bass before the water temperature gets hot. For the bream bite crickets, small red worms and beetle spins work best. Bass lures that are producing bites are: swim jigs; swim baits; frogs; hard top-water lures, flipping/ Folks planning trips in the summer pitching creature-style lures; big should hire a professional guide. A worms/senkos. Areas to try: hot pro guide will gear the trip towards spots along the Shoal; certain customer’s capabilities and comfort areas around Dupree bar and the level so the fishing experience will Monkey box; Worm cove and some be productive and educational. areas around Horse Island, Tin They know where fish hide during house and some spots on Kings low water. When booking a fishing Bar, Hendry Creek and around trip, if you’re not feeling “the right Taylor Creek area. vibe” then that guide is not for you. When communicating – Capt. Angie prefers a good old-fashioned

Lake Toho is still one of the better artificial lakes to fish during the summer. Along the northwest shore fish try fishing open water peppergrass. You should try a zoom vibe magnum worm, Texas rigged. Swim baits are another good choice. Gambler Summer has arrived and the EZ Swimmer in the Copperfield fish know it’s hot outside. The color likely will get bit. Kissimmee chain is at low pool and the lakes are slowly Panfish: Bluegills are spawning filling up due to the summer in the canals and any place that showers. The Bass bite has is sandy and any type of been good early morning and flow near it - bait of choice is late evening. Goblets cove has crickets. Popping bugs also been really good. Try and beat work well this time of year. Shell the heat. Most bass are being crackers are in very shallow caught out in deeper, cooler, water spawning; this info was open water vegetation. On tipped off by accident running the West Lake Toho most anglers airboat up skinny. Best bait for are using plastics, I have been the shell cracker is red wigglers. throwing a June bug or pink Both can be caught with cane trick worm, no weight, working poles or light tackle. Catfish as it over vegetation and waiting bycatch is a good thing, try using for that explosive hit. Also try 8 pound test – it will hold a pretty using a Carolina rig with a 1 oz. good sized cat and still be thin weight to get thru the vegetation. enough that the panfish don’t see Folks are having good success it. Watch for the afternoon storms trolling live wild shiners up and and be safe! down the hydrilla patches. East 6 ORLANDO

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Your Seminole Junior Anglers went to the Florida Bass Nation High School State Championships on June 11-13, 2021, on the north end of Lake Okeechobee. Our squad was represented by Thomas Wright and Hunter Blevins, McKenzie and Dalton Bailey, Shane and Ethan Jones, Drew and Kamden Bradstreet, Bryce DiMauro and Justin Lawrence, and Dalton Dunn and Jon Thornton. These 6 teams represent nearly 10 percent of the entire field. Thomas and Hunter already qualified for Nationals with BASS Nation and three of these teams also fishing the World Finals with The Bass Federation High School (TBF) on Lake Hartwell next week. A big congratulations goes out to team Thomas Wright and Hunter Blevins for a 7th place finish in the State Championship and McKenzie and Dalton Bailey who qualified for Nationals with a 6th place finish in the State Championships. Team Wright / Blevins double qualified for Nationals on Lake Chickamauga in July/ August 2021. We will be well represented by these two teams. We had two other teams in the top 25 and other two teams in the top 30. It was a fantastic tournament for all our teams. The fishing was particularly good for mostly all 106 teams in the field. The bite seemed to be shallow in the morning and then a little deeper toward mid-morning and afternoon. The Kissimmee grass and mixed reeds is where we seemed to find most of our bigger bites. The blue gills seemed to be drawing the bigger bass into this grass. A mix of baits seemed to be working best: swim jigs, senkos, and a speed worm produced most all of our bites throughout the week. The lake is getting lower each day and I think it is helping the bite a little bit. We would like to thank all our sponsors at this time for their generosity and commitment to our club: Coastal Angler Magazine Orlando, Boat Tree Marina, Airport Chrysler Dodge Jeep, Kysek Coolers, Onyx Life Jackets, Starbrite Products, Bitter’s Bait and Tackle, Iron Rock, Sun Ray paving, B&B Jigs, Oakley Fishing, Steve the Scrap Guy, and so many more that have given their time and resources. If you would like to make a donation to our 501c3 program, please contact David DiMauro - Director Seminole Junior Anglers at 407-353-4575. Thank you from the team – these young men want everyone to know they are grateful.

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and shad hatchlings are now 2-3 inches. Try lures of same size: Rattle Traps (chrome), Rapala Countdown, small plastics etc. 4-inch soft plastics rigged on an eighth ounce weighted hook should produce quality fish along hydrilla edges. Flukes worked Hot weather transition in as finesse baits cast into the freshwater means fish early shallows are sure to get strikes. and late for successful fishing trips. Afternoon rains will make Panfish: Artificial fun with a your trip more comfortable, but Johnson Beetle Spin or ZMan also lowers water temperature a Chatterbait - slowly troll 20-30 feet couple degrees triggering bass out from the shoreline or seawall to feed. Match the hatch – top along your favorite stretch of the water, stick baits, lipless crank St. Johns with ultralight spinning baits, suspended slash baits, tackle. Cast to the bank and flukes, trick worms, swim baits, retrieve slowly to catch bluegill, Carolina rigged worms, Texas shellcracker, and stumpnockers. rigged worms, and creature baits Bonus fish are largemouth bass, are all going to catch fish. You’ve many will be keepers. got to throw one of them in the Catfish: Cooler temps at night water to get a bite. make the cats hungry. Circle Bass: Cooler water temps in the hooks are great for catfish - the morning entice bass to shallow fish hook themselves and most ambush feeding areas; hydrilla times the hook ends up in the edges and lily pads are their corner of the mouth making hook hiding places. Points along the removal easier when handling river with running water cause these spiny fish. Tip: use just bait to be flushed bringing in enough weight to hold the bottom the schoolies for an evening and tie the weight 10 inches from feed. The springtime panfish the hook.

Anglers are having luck in the Harris Chain - even with the heat this time of year. Fishing in cooler, deeper water that is near drop offs, ledges and flats can be a great way to find bass hiding from the hot days in July. A ZMan Chatterbait with a minnow style trailer has been the real deal. Anything in all white, golden shiner, or green pumpkin colors will get bites. You can rip your bait through the submerged hydrilla which many times causes a reaction strike. Another bait that has been doing well is fishing with soft plastics. A Carolina rigged ribbon tail worm has produced larger bass, but you get fewer bites. You can make really long casts and use your Carolina rig to feel along the bottom for structure,

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Wow, like we mentioned last issue, our Jolly Gator Bass Series anglers can flat-out catch huge 5 bass limits on the St. Johns River and adjoining lakes! Recently on a Tuesday evening event the team of Zach Temperly and Chris Eastman set this year’s record and set the bar weighing-in a huge 5 bass limit of 26.76 lbs. The pair also had a fish weighing 6.73 lbs. but it wasn’t enough to edge out the Big-Bass of the evening caught by Steve Courtney that tipped the scales at 6.92 lbs. With our Tuesday evening events starting at 5pm this gives our anglers just 3 hours to put their fish in the boat not including any boating travel time. As the sun sets later each day in the series, weigh-in time is 8:45 pm in June. Currently Big-Bass of the year remains at 7.86 pounds, while this is a nice largemouth bass for the St. Johns River it probably will not be the largest of this season. With only 5 events in July and 2 in August before the Classic on Saturday August 14th, teams are fighting hard for the points to qualify for the final event. Big Bass for these events pays $10 per boat, we have been averaging over 25 boats for most of the events. In most cases the team with the Big Bass also has been finishing in the money pay-outs. With a $40 entry fee and pay-out of 1 place per 7 boats, winning teams are taking away several hundred bucks for a fun evening of fishing. We have a good following of weekly attendees. Our weigh-ins are open to the public and are family friendly. Bring your kids! Come and join us for lots of family fun, cold drinks, great food at one of our Tuesday evening or Saturday weigh-in events. You will see the areas’ best anglers bring their best 5 bass to our scales. We also raffle-off a custom bass rod at each event, $10 per ticket or 3 for $20. Proceeds go into our end of year Classic Fund! Please visit FB/Coastal Angler Magazine Orlando to view some of the angler photos, Like-us and follow us!

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of ladyfish and smaller sea trout shadow the schools of glass minnows in the deeper water and the larger breeder redfish begin the school up for their fall spawning ritual. The hot summer days have finally arrived, but that does not mean there are no fish around. Try fishing in the early morning, at night, and late afternoons after the thunderstorms dissipate. Fishing early and late in the day can prove to be prudent for successful anglers. In the lagoons, target sea trout and redfish on the flats in areas of mullet schools using top water plugs during the early morning or late afternoon hours, and at night. Once the sun grows hot and the top water bite slows, switch to live bait (pigfish) or jigs fished on the deeper edges of the flats or just call it a day and stop for lunch on the way home. Also, July and August are the time of year when large schools

Along the beaches, look for silver kings (large tarpon), smoker kings (large kingfish), blacktip sharks, jack crevalle, and redfish to be shadowing pods of pogies (Atlantic menhaden), greenies (thread fin herring), glass minnows (bay anchovies), in close to shore. Also, look for snook fishing in the surf to improve, as we get closer to the commencement of the fall bait run. Remember, snook are out of season, so if you target them, please handle and release them with extreme care. If you do decide to fish during the heat of the day, wear plenty of sunscreen, keep a close eye on the afternoon thunderstorms and stay hydrated.

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As many of you noticed we had some beautiful clean water all the way to the beach, that has brought flying fish to the bouy line and a few mahi as well. Cool stuff. Along with the clean water we also have the cold-water thermocline. This happens every year and usually shuts the bottom fishing down. But will also push a lot of fish up. Amberjack and red snapper have been awesome. you can almost pick out what fish you want. Sure, you have to throw the reds back but still it’s fun sight fishing. The thermocline usually only lasts a few weeks or so and the chicken rigging will get back to normal. As will grouper.

Summertime kayak fishing is a great way to spend a morning or evening on the water and hooking fish. In many areas an incoming tide can cool the flats a degree or two leading to great fishing under a high noon sun. However, in the tideless lagoons of East Central Florida that high sun can absolutely kill a bite. As temperatures soar outside, they rise in the water creating very lethargic fish. Fishing at those lower light times early and late can be key to successful time on the water. One scenario that can make for some outstanding fishing is culvert outflows after a good afternoon rain. We have tons of outflows that convey water from our neighborhoods and streets directly into the lagoon. These open flowing runouts are one source of many lagoon issues, but they are also a great place to catch fish in certain situations. The rush of water that can accompany rain events will flush bait of all sorts into the lagoon in a disorientating manner. Even a moderate afternoon shower will get the water flowing and fish biting, but for the best results a rain event that puts lots of water on the ground can make for an epic fishing session. As the water gets moving and bait starts flushing predators will stage up and lay in wait for the easy meal of confused minnows as the flush out. The top four lagoon species will take particular interest in these ready-made buffets. Snook, Tarpon, redfish, and seatrout will stage up and feed like it’s all you can eat. This is one of your best chances to get the coveted Grand Slam that has you catching one of all four of those top species in a single trip. The best baits to make your outflow fishing trip a banner one will fall in the small category in an attempt to mimic the small minnows being flushed out. One of my favorites for lure selection is the Mir-O-Dine and DOA terror eyez. Both are small and extremely effective in these situations. Next time that rain is falling, do not get all glum and bummed out. Rig up the rods and drop the kayak. Flowing water will be easy to find and surprisingly productive.

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ummertime is tripletail and tarpon time along Florida’s Forgotten Coast. Each summer, these two species invade inshore fisheries in numbers. They stick around for a while and add spice and size to fisheries normally known for redfish and seatrout. The Forgotten Coast is a stretch of the Florida Panhandle from roughly St. Marks on Apalachee Bay to Mexico Beach, southeast of Panama City. It’s about 130 miles of sparsely developed coastline that features an embarrassment of riches when it comes to inshore fishing. There are also great nearshore and offshore options, but the system of bays and barrier islands in this stretch of Gulf Coast is an inshore-angler’s playground. Tripletail started showing up in the bays in May this year, and they should stick around through the summer. With their large, rounded anal and dorsal fins, these odd-looking and great-tasting fish have a peculiar habit of hanging near the surface around any sort of floating cover. This makes them a ton of fun to target, as they can be sight fished around crab trap buoys, channel markers, drifting weed mats or really anything floating in the water. Shrimp and baitfish are attracted to cover, and tripletail post up like another piece of rubbish to let food come to them. They can be spotted free-swimming, too, which is why it’s smart to take a closer look at anything floating in the bays. They range in size from 2 pounds to nearly 30 pounds on the Forgotten Coast. They’ll hit live baits, artificials and even flies. Tarpon can be a little more difficult to target, but the rewards can be huge when you find them. With a westward migration up the Gulf Coast, giant tarpon show up in shallow bays from St. Marks to St. Joe starting after the first full moon of June and petering out in August most years. In early summer, fly anglers, armed with 11- and 12-weight rods, can be seen watching patiently from the decks of skiffs for pods of tarpon that move up into the shallow grass flats. When they’re not shallow, big tarpon can be targeted in the passes and coves. In late summer, live pinfish or grunts under a float or even cut mullet on the bottom will test your tackle with tarpon that weigh in excess of 100 pounds. For information on lodging and fishing on the Forgotten Coast, go to www.floridasforgottencoast.com.

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