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ater temperatures are falling. King mackerel are on the move. Wherever they roam, fall is the time to catch kingfish during their annual migration south. In the Atlantic, from the Carolinas south along the Florida coast, kings are following bait to warmer waters. The same thing is going on in the Gulf of Mexico. Kingfish that summered in the northern Gulf are splitting up. Some head west down the Texas coast. Others move east along the Panhandle and down the west coast of Florida. Wherever you fish, the next few months offer the opportunity to connect with the movements of these mercury missiles as they mingle with resident populations. The prospect for drag-burning runs is out there for anglers who pay close attention to water temperatures and stay on the move until they find the fish. King mackerel are as temperature driven as any fish in the sea. When they’re marauding baitfish, they can be found close to shore on the beaches, passes and jetties, where even shore-bound anglers have a shot at them. But most of the larger kingfish hunt over nearshore reefs in 30- to 60-feet or deeper. Deep or shallow, they’ll seek out 68- to 73-degree temperatures where they are comfortable. Watch the water temperature charts, and fish by them. Find the right temperature and an abundance of baitfish, and putting out a spread of baits will tell you quickly if there are kingfish around. Live bait is always the best bet, especially for big smokers. The best bait will depend on where you fish and what baitfish are most prevalent. Pogies (menhaden), hardtails (blue runners), pilchards and threadfin herring are all good baits if they are present. The fall mullet runs offer an abundance of good bait. A lot of tournament and charter boats put a Spanish mackerel in a spread looking for a big bite. Most importantly, baitfish should be fresh. Catch the bait that is available with Sabikis or cast nets, keep it well-oxygenated and switch them frequently. Most kingfish rigs will use a mainline of 20- to 30-pound monofilament. Obviously, with those teeth, a wire leader is essential. You should go as heavy as the fish will let you get away with—depending on water clarity—but it must remain light enough for the bait to swim. A 24-inch, single-strand wire leader of 40-pound test is a starting point. Go lighter in clear water or with smaller baits; go heavier in dirty water or if you’re fishing big baits for big fish. Leaders can be made longer for security. Hooks should be matched to the size of the bait, and it’s wise to add a stinger hook on large baits. Whether anchored, drifting or slow-trolling, a fresh chum slick is a good idea. If a king doesn’t hit within 15 or 20 minutes, pick up and go find some that are biting. They shouldn’t be hard to find this time of year.
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he first step to managing a pond or lake is to inventory the body of water. To give the biologist a snapshot of what is happening underwater, they will perform an electrofishing survey. Spring and fall are the most productive times of year to conduct electrofishing surveys. Fish are more concentrated in the shallows compared to other times of the year. Electrofishing surveys are performed from a specialized boat with precise instruments to control volts and amps being sent through the water. Fish that come within the electrical field generated by the electrofishing boat are temporarily stunned, netted and placed in a livewell to recover. When they are inventoried, fish are measured for length and weight. All fish are returned to the lake unless they are underperforming or are considered undesirable fish. When bass are inventoried, the biologist uses length and weight to calculate the relative weight. Relative weight tells the biologist how healthy the bass are. A healthy bass that is at the proper weight for its length will have a relative weight of 100 percent. Bass that are 90% relative weight are doing OK but could be better. Often, lakes that have not been managed in years will be full of stunted bass with relative weights between 70 and 85 percent. If you’ve fished a pond where you catch a bass with every cast and they are between 8 and 12 inches, then you’ve fished a bass-crowded fishery full of stunted bass. Analyzing the fishery provides data necessary to determine the health of a fishery. With this data, informed decisions are made on management inputs to improve the fishery toward a goal. Management inputs could include harvest rates for anglers to follow, supplemental stocking and habitat and water-quality improvements. For fisheries that have never been surveyed, this baseline data can be referenced for many years to come to track the health and improvements of the fishery.
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Wicked Fall Striper Fishing on Lake Hiwassee
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these monsters are hungry! We’ve averaged 30-40 stripers a morning for the last month or so on most of our Lake Hiwassee trips. Talk about some exciting fishing. Plus, we’re starting to see a good increase in size. The early-morning and evening bites are your best times to see action. We’ve also had some heavy bites in the mid-day hours. With the cooling water temps, continue to target creek mouths and points off the main lake channel but also look for schools to move back into the creeks. The majority of our fish have been caught from Point 8 to the dam. During October, in the early morning hours, freelines and planer boards will work well. As soon as the sun peeks through, we are going right back to down lines. For those who do not wish to troll, October is also a great downline month. Just keep an eye on those electronics. The top-water bite has picked up a lot, so keep
a spook or a Red Fin at the ready to snag surface-busting fish. The fish will start to spread out here soon and move in to the creeks. We will then move to all planer boards and free lines. We will also start pulling bigger baits. October is a fantastic month for catching some great trophy stripers on Lake Hiwassee. Give Big Ol’ Fish Guiding Service a call and let the area’s #1 rated guide service put you on some of WNC’s most explosive striped bass. We are Murphy, NC and Blairsville, GA’s only full-time guide service, specializing in striped
and hybrid bass. We also serve Lakes Nottely, Chatuge and Blue Ridge. And, for all your live blueback herring and tackle needs, check out Hughes General Store in Blairsville, GA. They carry everything you need for a successful day of fishing. So, come fish with the pros for the opportunity to be featured in Angler Magazine, and let us help you get your fish on!
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Big Time Hybrids and Spots On Lake Chatuge
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eptember was a crazy month for fishing on Lake Chatuge. I mean crazy in a good way. The picture with this article is from a morning where we boated almost 50 hybrids in less than two hours. No worries, every fish is still swimming today. We very rarely keep any fish. However, the fish bite on this lake seems to never stop. We’ve been absolutely wearing the hybrids and spots out and October should remain about the same. It’s definitely one of the best fisheries in the North Georgia and Western North Carolina Mountains. Currently, Lake Chatuge is 3 feet below full pool. Water temps are in the low 80s, and water clarity is clear throughout the lake. Hybrid fishing remains excellent. The fish are still schooling in
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large numbers. Our average trips are still consisting of 30 to 50 fish in just a few hours. Most of our hybrids are averaging 5-10 pounds. These are some of Lake Chatuge’s hardest-fighting fish, and we’re having a blast wearing them out. The early morning and mid-afternoon bite has been prime. Look for schools of fish along the main channel and off points. Down lining live blueback herring has been the best technique. Search out your areas and watch your electronics. When you mark fish, drop your lines. Fish will be slightly shallower in the early morning hours and will move to deeper water by mid-morning. Top-water bite has slowed down considerably but you can still find a few busting. When these fish start busting on bait, it’s always a good idea to have a plug,
spook, or red fin at the ready. The spotted bass bite also remains excellent. We have been catching some huge spots throughout the day, and it’s not uncommon to put 30-40 of these feisty fish in the boat in one trip. Early morning top-water bite has been strong. Top-water plugs, spooks, and jerk baits have worked well. Our downline bite has also been very productive, especially in the early to mid-morning hours. Look for fish to be schooled up on shallow clay banks, humps, and off points. In terms of location, the upper end of the lake has been producing slightly better numbers than the lower end. October fishing on Lake Chatuge is always exciting. Remember, live bait on this lake can be the difference between a successful day of fishing and a horrid one. For all of your bait and tackle needs, come visit us at Hughes General Store in Blairsville, GA-it’s the best place around for quality live blueback herring. We also car-
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eather...As I sit to write this report they are forecasting the arrival of Florence on our coast in a couple of days. We pray it won’t be as bad as they are reporting but it got me to thinking about the difference in fall weather versus other times of the year. We all know winter is going to be cold, spring is going to be fickle and teasing, and summer is just going to be hot. Other seasons have mostly subtle changes or daily differences that start over and recede or intensify the next day. A few warm days in January can turn on the fish and a stable couple of warming days in spring can do likewise. Summer is mainly about daily shifts from cool-ish productive mornings to steamy or stormy afternoons better spent in air-conditioned comfort. Fall though, seems to bring about wholesale change in attitude, availability, size and numbers when talking about our fishy friends. When lining up trips in the fall, I always add the caveat; you don’t want to try it if the lake is turning
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over. That is really my first consideration in judging conditions. If you aren’t familiar with turnover, it’s when the first few really cool, or cold, nights chill the upper few feet of a reservoir and this newly chilled water sinks below the warmer lake water and basically turns over the top to bottom stratification that has developed over the summer. It is marked by stained, smelly, even dead looking water complete with foam, leaf debris and nonexistent fish. Still not sure where the fish go or what they do during this period, but they mainly disappear. On a large reservoir, you can find areas where it hasn’t started, or is not as bad, and these should be where you concentrate your efforts. The next best thing is to watch a little football, put up deer stands or even mow the grass...No, strike that; that should never be an option. Once this turnover has finished, we get some of the best fishing of the year right up until and just after Christmas. Fall fishing is marked by schooling fish, with smallies and spots gathering around schools of bait that have started to move back up into river mouths or are gathering on the surface. The baseball pennant runs mark one of my favorite times to fish, you can sometimes mark your watches with afternoon white bass schooling, fish busting bait in every direction. Try the upper Nanty, Little Tennessee or Tuck from T2 on up. Not sure what the bluebacks are going to
do to change the usual pattern but I know the threadfins will still move up and we are already seeing masses on the surface later in the day. This move to shallower water means better bank fishing during the day for all species. The biggest change after the turnover is the influence of extreme weather fronts. The aforementioned hurricane, swift moving cold fronts, and Indian summer are all parts of the fall weather scene. Big rain events, like big cold fronts, may put the fish down, but I have found even if they go back to deep water haunts, they still bite like they know the cold weather is still coming. Use whatever it takes to get the depth needed to put bait in front of them. Spoons, jigs and ice jigs work well in these instances. You will still find them in the general vicinity of the bait, just deeper. Most days though you can get back to jerkbaits like the Rapalas or crankbaits like Flicker shad and my fave, Zoom flukes on a jig head. When targeting whites on top, nothing beats a small white spinnerbait or Rooster Tail. There
isn’t much that beats throwing into a school of whites knowing if you miss a hit, it’s brother is going to pick up the slack and the fight is on. Well, take a little time out from football and deer hunting and enjoy some of the best fishing of the year. Be safe, thank the Lord for his gift of fishing and will see you out there. Later, Capt. James
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ey folks! October is here. This is my favorite time of year. The colors will hit our beautiful mountains and the temperatures will be awesome. No more waking up to muggy mornings. That ol’ jacket will feel nice ‘till midday-no need for air conditioning. I love it! This is a great time if the fishing bug bites you. You’ll have several options. If you are a dry fly puritan, the overnight temps aren’t really cold so this is the best month of the year. A big percentage of my trophy trout have come during this time of year. Some of these are big females that come out of the lakes and rivers and migrate up our cold mountain waters to spawn. With this in mind, I would recommend you release any of these big females, and if you want to keep a mess to eat,
By Ronnie Parris
the smaller fish are better anyway. A great fishery this month will be the delayed harvest waters, which will go back to the catch and release rules with good stockings and a lot of big fish. Lake fishing will go through a dramatic change with the bass moving up on the banks to feed and the walleye starting to school more. I usually troll with down riggers for the walleye but you can catch them just as well jigging with a Hopkins spoon or and ice jig, both of which you can purchase at Great Smoky Mountain Bait and Tackle or Simonds Bait Center in Bryson City. I usually work the shore lines for the bass, casting a live minnow or working a crank bait or jerk bait. Fontana is my favorite lake this month, but all of our mountain lakes fish similar this time of year. Pay
close attention to your sonar as sometimes you will find big schools of fish out in the middle of the lake and any minnow type lure you can get into these fish will work. October is a great month to work breaking fish and nothing is more addictive than chasing a bunch of spotted bass that are working shad on the surface. Morning and late evening is still going to be
your best times to fish, but I have got on some good midday action. As always, be safe on the water and take a kid fishing!
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Great Smoky Mountain/ Gatlinburg Fishing Report
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By Chad Fouts
ational Park – The fishing in the National Park right now is on and off, do to the water conditions. The absence of water or excess of water has been giving us smaller windows of really good fishing. But, even on high or low water we are catching them. Just have to change up the style of fishing. With that being said Higher elevation rivers such as Road Prong and Upper Little River are fishing really well through out the day do to cooler temps. The lower elevation rivers are best fished in the morning before it gets hot. We’re still catching lots of these fish on green inchworm imitations, ants, beetles, and other terrestrials. Standard nymphs are still very effective also. Dry dropper with a Stimulator and one of the nymphs listed above will produce fish for you.
Obey River/ Below Dale Hollow Dam – New addition to this months report is the Obey River. Very, Very overlooked tailwater. This river is only 7 miles long, so our shortest tailwater. There is no lack of fish though. This river is loaded with all three main species Brook, Brown, and Rainbows. When i say loaded i mean it, averaged about 30 fish per hour and a half. Try using a dry dropper rig. I caught them on small caddis patterns and purple parachutes. The nymphs i used were red, black and purple zebra midges. Hint: They love a little purple C l i n c h / Wa t a u g a / S o u t h Holston – The sulfurs on our local tailwaters are still coming around pretty great right now. A dry dropper with a sulfur dry and a split case nymph below it , is still the preferred and most successful choice. Terres-
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trials can still be thrown under overhanging tree branches and close to the banks. When running one generator, I absolutely recommend throwing streamers. Gatlinburg Stocked Waters – The City of Gatlinburg is still stocking every Thursday and water temperatures have increased which has made the fishing tougher in the afternoon. Any bigger, flashier fly will catch these freshly stocked fish while more natural stonefly imitations and worm flies work well for fish that have been in the river for a while. Feel free to give us a ring at the shop with any questions about the
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Trout Unlimited Tuckaseigee Chapter Contributes to Education
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he Tuckaseigee Chapter #373 is a North Carolina chapter of Trout Unlimited serving Jackson and Swain counties in the western part of the state. Trout Unlimited was founded over 50 years ago on the banks of the Au Sable River near Grayling, Michigan. It was founded to ensure that wild and native trout populations would be allowed to thrive, as nature intended. Over the years, Trout Unlimited has evolved into a leading coldwater conservation organization with chapters across the country dedicated to helping to protect and preserve our coldwater resources and educate the public regarding the importance of clean water. Regarding education, TU has a program called Trout In The Classroom (TIC) that is an environmental education program in which stu-
By Craig Forrest
dents in grades K-12 ... • raise trout from eggs to fry • monitor aquarium water quality • engage in stream habitat study • learn to appreciate water resources • begin to foster a conservation ethic • grow to understand ecosystems The Tuck chapter currently sponsors 5 programs in 5 different schools in the two counties we serve. The school year starts with the students getting their equipment ready to receive their eggs from, in our case, the Bobby Setzer Hatchery near Brevard, NC. TU volunteers go to the hatchery on “egg day” to pickup and transport the eggs to the various schools. Students place the eggs in an egg basket in their aquarium and the process begins. Water chemistry is sampled daily and the students keep
records of the results of their sampling, noting any concerns which might mean the need for cleaning gravel, doing a water change or adding chemicals to the tank to make necessary adjustments. Teachers use the program to enhance their curriculum and can take advantage of lesson plans and resources provided by the TIC website. Also, for NC teachers ,there is a state forum for teachers to use to communicate with each other regarding their individual programs. If they have questions or experience problems, they are encouraged to communicate and assist one another. Of course, Tuck chapter volunteers stand by for needed assistance as well. During the year, each teacher tailors the program to fit his or her curricular needs. Therefore each program is unique. TIC has inter-
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disciplinary applications in science, social studies, mathematics, language arts, fine arts, and physical education. At the end of the school year, schools are provided release permits by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission to be able to release their fingerling trout into streams approved for release by the commission. Permits from the Commission are required for the release of any fish in mountain trout water in North Carolina. Without the help of NCWRC and its staff, the TIC program would not be possible in North Carolina. Anyone living in the Tuck TU service area interested in volunteering to assist with the TIC program can contact our TIC coordinator, Shannon Messer through his email: appalachianflies@gmail.com
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Embrace The Change
he smell of crisp clean air in the cool nights is among us. The night bite is slowing down, yielding the occasional big bass. Explosive blowups of shad and bass on the calm surface, indicates that the transition is already here. It’s time for moving baits to dominate a Bass’ instinct to chase and feed up for what’s to come. The urge to get in on the action is hard to resist but I’m after the big brutes. These small bass remind me of squirrels in the woods in hunting season. A seasoned angler will learn to stay focused on the big lazy girls looking for an easy meal. There is nothing wrong with catching bass that are chasing food. You get lots of action but most are small to 2-pound cookie cutter sized. If you want to get your arm torn off by a great fight, you can use the small bass to find the big ones. The
By Scott Norton
big ones will hang out beneath all the commotion to eat the weak and injured shad that the small bass leave behind. What must I use to catch the interest of such a creature? The first thing that comes to mind is a fluke, flutter spoon, or deep diving jerkbait. Why do I want to use that? It replicates a dying or injured shad floating to the bottom. The goal is to not let the small ones grab your lure before you get it to your target. Use white or chrome color to trigger their aggression. When you have cloudy skies, go with the white so it will show up better in low light. Go with the chrome when the sun hits the water so it puts off lots of flash. When the sun starts to climb high, the fish will retreat to the shade and then you have them all in the same area. Stick to docks, rocks,
and cover. Why do they like shade? Remember, they don’t have eyelids. I like to use worms and jigs to keep the bait in these areas longer. The less shade you see they will bunch up under the docks or go deep. Let’s talk gear, shall we? When using a heavy single hook, go with a medium-weight to a heavyweight rod. A fast gear ratio for your reel is needed in this application. A longer rod will also help take up all that line when you go to swing on a bass. When using light single hooks or trebles, you will need a medium action rod so you won’t bend out your hooks. The parabolic
bend will keep your fish pegged and they cannot shake it off. When using moving baits, a moderate speed is best because your line is already tight. Fall is one of the best times of the year for landing quality and numbers of fish so get out there and push your limits.
Scott Norton is a native of Western North Carolina. Born in Asheville, NC, he is a long time avid hunter, angler, and weekend warrior. He is a member of Southern Raft Supply’s prostaff team representing them in his Jackson Kayak Coosa FD.
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Fly of the Month By Jake Darling
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Coffey’s CH Sparkle Minnow- Sculpin Hook: Umpqua U301, #06 Cone Head: Size Large Black Cone (6mm) Underbody: 10-15 wraps of .020 lead wire Tail: Combination of White, Tan, and Olive Marabou (white on bottom, tan in the middle, olive on the top). Also, add a few strands of copper colored Krystal Flash. Body: Two colors of wing-n-flash (angel hair) - gold on top and pearl on bottom. When finished, use a black magic marker for coloration of the back.
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s we transition into cooler weather, I often find my streamer rod in my hand more than any other time during the year. Streamer fishing can be fantastic as the water temperatures begin to decrease and the trout become more active. Out of all the streamer patterns I use, the Coffey’s CH Sparkle Minnow in Sculpin color pro-
duces more strikes than any other. I prefer to fish this fly on a 250 grain Scientific Anglers Streamer Express line, while stripping the fly erratically to entice the strike. This fly can also be used with a swing presentation while imparting a rhythmic jigging action with the tip of the rod whenever trout may be looking for a slower moving offering.
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Fall Trout and N.C. Delayed Harvest
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ctober is usually the start of the fall trout season. Cooler air temperatures will allow those slightly warm streams across North Georgia and North Carolina to fall back down into the safe zone for trout. This is when the water gets somewhere around the 68-degree mark and can hold the maximum amount of dissolved oxygen for trout. This means that all the private waters will be opening back up after sitting silent through the summer months! What else is opening up? Yep, you probably guessed it; all the delayed harvest streams in North Carolina will open on October 1st. Keep in mind that the NC Wildlife Resources Commission doesn’t stock their streams prior to October 1st, but will usually have them all stocked by the end of the first week. To keep from fishing a possible fishless stream, be sure to
By James Bradley
check out NCWILDLIFE.COM, then look up their delayed harvest stocking dates. Here are some examples: the Nantahala will be stocked on October 8th and the Tuckasegee will be stocked on October 2nd and 3rd. It won’t hurt a bit to show up about a week after the stream stocking date. This will allow the fish to get spread out some, and it won’t feel like shooting fish in a barrel, so to speak! These DH sections are catch and release with artificial only until June 1st. When fishing the early part of the DH season, use junk flies like eggs, Y2Ks, San Juan and Squirmy worms for fast hookups. As the DH season drags on, begin switching back to naturals! Locally, floating the Toccoa will see some changes. As of this writing in mid-September, the TVA has been split generating about every day. We’ve been able to do a few floats in between generations,
but it’s difficult to not get caught on high water during either the beginning or the end of the float. And now, the TVA has just begun pulling the lake down in preparation for Hurricane Florence, and they are generating 24 hours a day. As we move into October, she should be fishing pretty well, but once the lake starts its annual turnover, the bite will fall off. As soon as the turnover ends, all should be well on the Toccoa tailwater for the next several months. Toward the middle to the end of October, will begin the spawn for brown trout. They will start moving into the upper reaches of streams to stage for the spawn.
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auuugh! Poor thing. Time for a group hug, or better yet an old fashioned, all out pity party. No, wait – I’ve got it: therapy. Yes, therapy is the answer to your lack of enthusiasm for, well, everything. Sitting in a comfy office while whining to a professional listener about your motivational deficiencies has got to be the cure. Add some prescription (anti-whatever) drugs to the mix and there you have it; all the world’s wisdom for getting out of gloomy boredom. Now, that wasn’t so bad was it? The answer to your problem in thirty seconds of reading. But what if it had taken the entire article to deliver the coup de grace? Would you have become bored somewhere in the middle and stopped reading? Okay, enough you say. You don’t personally have a problem with boredom,…but your friend Billy Bob sure does. Wow, that guy is so bored he barely gets through his work day and then goes home and falls asleep in front of the flat screen until it is time to do it all over again. No energy. No interests. No ambition. He’s so lethargic and
lazy he won’t even go fishing with you. What’s up with that? I’m glad you asked. Billy Bob suffers from self-focus, otherwise known as pride. Let’s pause right here in order to grasp a simple truth. Pride can encompass either a sense of superiority OR inferiority. Billy Bob’s first, middle, and last thoughts are trained on himself, whether good or bad, uplifting or discouraging. Is this getting too deep for you? You do want to help your friend, Encourage him to make a habit it, you’ll both see the death of of this whole “do unto others” boredom and the birth of excitdon’t you? Self-focus always leads to dis- thing. If he takes you up on ed living. satisfaction. Why? Because we’re not put here on this earth for Wilson Love is Owner/Operator of The Practical self-gratification. There is a bigOutdoorsman, a retail and consignment store. ger picture than living life just to meet our individual needs and wants. In truth, the picture is so big that God Himself created it. Jesus put it this way, “If you cling to your life, you will lose it, and if you let your life go, you will save it”. (Luke 17: 33 NLT) So the thing we want to receive, we must first give away. Sounds crazy doesn’t it? Well, crazy sounding or not, the results are undeniable. Share this with Billy Bob and suggest he do something (anything) for someone else.
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Essential Winter Fly Fishing Gear
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By Ethan Hollifield
intertime in the Southern Appalachians is one of my favorite seasons to fish. While crowds are few and far between, the fish are still as present as ever and can reward the willing fly angler with a chance at some of their biggest trout of the year- if they are ready to combat the bitterly cold winter temperatures that are sometimes sustained here in the mountains. This article won’t focus so much on the fishing aspect (fishing tactics trout-wise are somewhat similar year round, only slower in catch rate) but rather the gear that is needed to keep you not only warm but avoiding a potentially dangerous fall into the water that could lead to hypothermia. I won’t focus so much on layering or how to stay warm (I wrote a previous article on that a year ago you can find online) but rather essential items of gear I won’t fish without in the winter. Any guide I know would not be caught without a wading jacket while out on the water during the winter. A quality wading jacket worn over your waders will serve a twofold purpose: one being as a waterproof outer layer and the other as an extra assurance in the event you fall into the water. Wearing a wading jacket can help keep your body completely waterproof and dry. There are several options on the market now, but my favorite all around
wading jacket would have to be my Simms Challenger for the price point, waterproof quality, and overall warmth (providing proper layering underneath). I do think fishing gloves are a viable option for sustained outings to protect from frostbite. However, I will warn that in my experience, inevitably, your gloves can and will get wet, usually when trying to release a fish. Believe it or not, one of the most important items that I carry with me in my wader pocket is a microfiber cloth to dry my hands with. Cold, wet hands are miserable to fish with and can also lead to an increased chance of hypothermia. Having something to dry your hands off with will ultimately keep your hands more functional and keep you on the water longer in cold conditions. If you have ever skied or snowboarded, then you’ll understand the effects that the sun’s rays can have on your eyes when being reflected off of the snow. Even on cloudy days the glare can inhibit your ability to not only fish but also wade, leading to the likelihood of falling into deeper water, or tripping over a rock, ever more likely. A good pair of polarized sunglasses can help prevent snow-blindness as well as keep the odds of you falling in at a minimum. Lastly, in the event that a fall does occur: I always keep a spare
change of clothes and a towel in a dry bag with me to change into. I can’t stress the importance of staying as dry as possible while on the water, and riding home with wet cold clothes on is a miserable experience (take that from me personally). While these tips might seem mundane to the experienced angler, I would urge anyone who is interested in winter fishing to invest in and use the items mentioned religiously, while on the water. The name of the game with winter fly fishing is endurance, and your choices in
gear can either make or break your ability to stay comfortable enough to fish for long periods of time in the cold.
Ethan Hollifield is an Environmental/Physical Science Teacher and is also a guide for Southern Appalachian Anglers
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The Elder Pole
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By Matt Mittan
n the Harry Potter series, the “Elder Wand” is the ultimate power to behold. All things can be accomplished by wielding this magical stick. The effects that come forth from it are a reflection of the core of the person who possesses it, for sure. I just recently watched the movie series with my youngest son. I have to admit that I never saw anything past the second movie before now. I appreciated how, as the series progressed, the maturity of the storylines also grew deeper – and even darker. But enough of the movie, I just wanted to rip off the Elder Wand reference to write about my favorite old fishing pole… which, for the sake of this column, I will refer to as the Elder Pole. I’ve had a lot of fishing poles over the years but there is one that
has proven itself over the test of time. It’s got a couple of eyes on it that have been repaired with the old dental floss/nail polish trick. The handle padding is worn down to the nub. And there are more stretch marks on its core than… never mind, I won’t finish that sentence. Here’s where the magic is. That pole is more like an extension of me than it is a recreational tool. I know every little nuance of it. With the Elder Pole, I can fly across a water surface and land perfectly, up under thick overgrowth, within an inch of the shore. With my Elder Pole, I can see the floor of any water body I am fishing just by the feel of every bump. And with my Elder Pole, I can connect with whatever finds itself pulling on the opposite end of my line. Call it a relationship if you like. I have
so many hours with this one stick that it actually seems to have moods. Am I the only one who feels this way about gear you’ve had for years and years? There are so many memories wrapped up in it that just picking it up makes me feel the relaxation, excitement, frustration and contentment of every epic experience I’ve had with it. I also get motivated to find some new adventures. I feel like, nowadays, it’s easy to get caught up in all the new flashy gear and technology available in our sport. So I decided I would take this month’s column to encourage you to dig out the
oldest, fondest memory item from your tackle and hit the water with it. See how it feels. I think there’s a pretty good chance you’ll find some magic in it too, as you reflect on the people and places of its past. You might just find your Elder Pole too.
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Hook Line and Sinker: Catch Their Attention Early
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f you’ve read any of my previous articles, you know how much fun families can have together fishing. You know that I’m very big on teaching kids not only how to fish, but teaching them to respect the outdoors and Mother Nature. Children will eventually develop their own view of Mother Nature and what aspects they appreciate most. Getting them started fishing is a good way to begin, but unfortunately, just taking them fishing is not enough to spark their interest. You have to catch fish. Later in their life the actual catching of fish may not be that important, but to get them started you have to catch fish. I believe it must be documented that a five-year-old with a fishing rod that is not catching fish
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has the attention span of 23.5 seconds. Trust me on this. When the interest in fishing is gone, that’s when little fingers start exploring all the colorful things in the tackle box when you are not looking, usually with bad results, as most of the colorful things in the tackle box have very sharp hooks. When you take kids of different ages fishing, their attention span varies. So to avoid juggling fishing with the kids that are still interested in chasing the ones that aren’t, simply catch fish. I can think of no better candidate for this than the sunfish a.k.a. bream. Shellcracker and bluegill are just a few of the names for the same fish. These fish can be found in literally every body of water and have voracious appetites. They will bite any time of day and al-
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most any kind of weather and are extremely abundant. They’re also very durable which is good since kids seems to think that it’s necessary for the fish to flop around on the ground a little bit before being released. They will take almost any kind of bait to include crickets, worms, dough balls and a variety of artificial baits. I have even caught them on bits of chewing gum and tinfoil. To top it off, they make excellent eating, battered and pan fried in peanut oil, when you catch them big enough (appx 8-10 inches.) You can catch these fish right from the bank using any type of light tackle or even a cane pole if you prefer. So give the reliable old sunfish a try. You will find him just as willing to bite as you are to catch
them. But best of all, when your kids start catching them, they will think you are the greatest, and in today’s world, anything you can do to bring your kids closer to you is a good thing. I don’t know about you, but I like the way I feel inside when one of my kids looks at me in awe when I show them the little fishing tricks I’ve picked up throughout my life. I like the way that they ask me questions and are ready to believe any answer I give, because they trust me, and the way that they are not disappointed when I don’t know. So, take your kids fishing and you might just catch your child’s imagination as well as their trust. Once you’ve done that, all things are possible. Good luck and see you next month, Blue Ridge.
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lot of people think they have patience until it comes time to use it. Patience is one of those things that applies to every outdoorsman out there. Whether you are an angler, a hunter, or enjoy anything else outdoors, we all have to have patience in different situations that we encounter. Talking to my anglers out there first, how many times have you been going down the bank and seen a gorgeous looking tree laying in the water to flip into? That situation is pretty common, but the temptation to not have any patience in that situation is the real kicker. Let’s take a look at that situation from a bigger picture; two buddies fishing down a bank in a boat see a good-looking laydown ahead that looks like a dream to flip a jig into. No harm, no foul… yet. Stepping back even farther to get a different perspective shows
us that there is so much more going on. Both angler’s minds are wondering who is going to flip first because they each want to be the one to catch the fish that is potentially in that laydown, but they also don’t want to lose their cool by flinging a rocket launcher cast at it before they get within flipping range. Well, the lack of patience takes over and sure enough the guy up front has had enough and flings that jig as hard as he can right into the middle of the laydown. Keeping a long story short, the lure gets caught up in the tree and just like that, no patience in one situation leads to another by jerking the rod around violently trying to get unsnagged before getting closer, and finally… POP! The last one of “the only jig they’ll bite” is at the bottom of the lake and the laydown is ruined. No patience, no fish. The hunting side of patience
isn’t that much different. There are plenty of hunters out there that are determined to get a shot on a deer the moment that the first, slightest opportunity arises. These are the guys that usually tell you a story about the one that got away or the ones who have the tracking dog owner on speed dial every year. They get into a rush and try to take a shot on an alert deer instead of waiting for a perfect broadside relaxed shot. Well, if you make a bad shot, you’ve got a heck of a tracking job ahead and a bill to pay for the tracking service. If you missed, then that deer is going to be blowing enough to make sure you don’t see another thing for the rest of the day. Now I know that situation doesn’t apply as much to hunting with a gun, but
my bow hunters know this all to well. Wait for the right shot, folks! Just remember, patience is like a good financial investment; the more you put into it, the more you are going to get out of it. God Bless!
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he start to fall fishing here on the rivers around Chattooga River Fly Shop are great! The abundant summer rainfall has had a great effect on the trout survival throughout the summer. The cooler air temperatures will start to cool the water temperatures, and the trout fishing will just keep getting better. Delayed Harvest season starts here on the South Carolina rivers, November 1 and continues through May 14. This is a great time to get out on the rivers to stretch your line with some fish and enjoy the fall colors in the mountains. The trout have moved out of the depths of the rivers after seeking thermal refuge from the summer time temperatures, with the river temperatures averaging in the mid to high 50’s now. Along with the falling water temperatures, the emergence of the fall hatches, bless us once again.
Swinging nymphs and soft-hackles, on a dead-drift, is essential to a great day on the rivers. An upstream cast, a mend or two of your line, and letting these fine bugs drift freely, with no drag, all the way down stream, will produce fish. We have noticed, with the cooler than normal early fall temperatures, that some of the fall hatches are appearing on the rivers a little earlier than most years. Streamer fishing will be great this fall season as well. There are a tremendous amount of shiners, minnows, and sculpins throughout the watersheds. Targeting fish in the seam lines, just off the big runs of the rivers, will be beneficial. Cast the streamers upstream, “dead-drift and twitch” through the drift, and then a strip and pause retrieve, will be rewarding. For a full line of bugs and streamers, stop by and see us, and check out the new arrivals, to fulfill your fall fly fishing.
As the Delayed Harvest season arrives, now is a great time to see the Walhalla Fish Hatchery in full swing. If you have never been to the hatchery, you will be able to see the thousands of fish in many sizes, getting ready for their journey to the rivers. From fingerlings to show fish, one will be amazed at the variety of sizes of the Brook, Brown, and Rainbow trout that the great folks at the hatchery have raised for us to enjoy out on the rivers. Bring along a couple of quarters, when you visit, to enjoy feeding the large show fish that the hatchery has on display. After visiting the hatchery, try your hand at fishing the East Fork, a great small water fishery
here in South Carolina. As we travel from one water system to another, let’s remember to give our equipment a good cleaning to avoid any transfer of invasive species. Also, as we are enjoying the scenery and rivers we are fishing on, please “Leave No Trace”. Just a couple of ways to help take care of the things we love. We hope to see everyone out on the rivers!!
Karl Ekberg is the owner of Chattooga River Fly Shop, located at 6832A Highlands Hwy, in Mountain Rest, SC 29664. Give them a call at (864) 638-2806 or look them up on the web at chattoogariverflyshop.com.
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his is the same Watauga River but it’s the headwaters that lies above Boone Lake in North Carolina, rather than the Watauga tailwater below Wilbur Dam, that’s so popular and well known. The problem with the uppermost parts of the Watauga River in this area is access, or I should say the lack of it. Most of the stream runs through private property; however, the parts that are on public land are worth fishing. The stream holds brook, brown and rainbow trout. The Watauga River starts out at the bottom of Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina at Banner Elk, North Carolina, near Boone. From its beginning downstream to North Carolina #1580, the stream is under the state’s wild trout regulations. It’s very small and there’s little water to fish because above the bridge
at Highway #1580, it flows mostly through private property. From the North Carolina #1580 bridge downstream to the mouth of Boone Fork Creek, a tributary stream, it flows entirely on private property. From the North Carolina Highway #1557 bridge to the Highway #105 bridge, and from North Carolina #1114 bridge to the North Carolina #194 bridge at Valle Crucis, the stream falls under the state’s “Delayed Harvest” regulations. There’s about two miles of fishing in the “Delayed Harvest” section. North Carolina Highway #105 runs along the stream for over a half mile just above the bridge in this section. Upstream from that point, Shulls Mill Road follows along the river for almost a mile in the “Delayed Harvest” section. Access is easy from the Shulls Mills Road with
plenty of parking areas and spaces. The Watauga isn’t exactly a small stream in the “Delayed Harvest” area. It’s rather large, averaging about forty feet wide and even wider in places. The river flows along a golf course in one area. It flows on a low decline in this area and is open enough that casting isn’t a problem. It has plenty of large boulders and rocks distributed throughout its waters creating many holding places for the trout. There are plenty of both wild and large holdover trout in the upper Watauga River in the “Delayed Harvest” area and above there, in the headwaters. It’s a good place to catch a large brown trout. It’s by no means a great destination stream,
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Upper Watauga River Hatches and Trout Flies: Our information on aquatic insects is based on our stream samples of larvae and nymphs, not guess work. We base fly suggestions on imitating the most plentiful and most available insects and other foods at the particular time you are fishing. Unlike the generic fly shop trout flies, we have specific imitations of all the insects in the Upper Watauga River and in all stages of life that are applicable to fishing. If you want to fish better, more realistic trout flies, have a much higher degree of suc-
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cess, give us a call. We not only will help you with selections, you will learn why, after trying Perfect Flies, 92% of the thousands of our customers will use nothing else. 1-800-594-4726. The Upper Watauga River has a very diverse population of aquatic insects that hatch throughout most of the year. There are several mayflies and caddisflies that reside in the river that you wouldn’t expect to find in most Eastern Appalachian mountain freestone streams. The most consistent hatch is the usual Blue-winged Olives. There are several species that hatch months of the year. The best hatches start in February and last through June. There is a second hatch that occurs in October and early November. Little Black Winter Stoneflies start the first hatches of the year in late January. These can hatch into March. Little Brown Stoneflies (actually in the same family as the Little Blacks) hatch in March and until the middle of April. The Giant Black Stoneflies start hatching the third week of April. It can last for six weeks. The Yellow Sallies start a couple of weeks later and hatch into the first of July. The Yellow Sallies are plentiful. The Golden Stoneflies start about the last week of May and can hatch until the last week of June. These are sparse hatches. One of the first mayflies to start hatching are the Blue Quills. They start about the first of March and can last until the middle of April. Quill Gordons start about the same time and last about a month. This is one of the better hatches. The Hendricksons start hatching about the first of April. The hatch last about a month but is usually not very heavy but enough to get the trout’s attention. American March Browns start hatching near the end of April and last almost two months. This hatch is never concentrated but well worth imitating.
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Eastern Pale Evening Duns start hatching around the first of May and last through June About two weeks after this hatch starts, the Sulphurs start hatching and last almost two months. Locals refer to both of these hatches as Sulphurs and they are very similar. There are also plenty of Light Cahills that hatch in late May and June. You will find them in the faster water. Slate Drakes start hatching in late June and continue on through September. These large mayflies are very important to imitate. Mahagony Duns start hatching in late August and last for about two months. There are a few Grannon Caddisflies that hatch in March. The hatch lasts about a month. Green Sedges are fairly plentiful in the creek. They normally hatch from about the first of May through June. There are also some Little Short-horn Sedges that hatch near the same time. The Cinnamon Sedges and a few Spotted Sedge species of caddisflies hatch from about the first of May through July. These are the most important caddisflies. They are plentiful in some areas of the creek. The Great Autumn Brown Sedges start hatching in October and can last until December. Summertime is terrestrial time and imitations of grasshopper, ants and beetles. Inchworms also are plentiful and fall and get blown into the water. The terrestrial become important about the middle of June through September. Midges hatch throughout the entire year but are most important during the winter. Streamers are effective in the creek, especially when the water is slightly high and stained. Imitations of sculpin, small minnows and small crawfish will work great at times. James Marsh is the Owner of The Perfect Fly online and catalog mail-order store. www.perfectflystore.com
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ctober is a magical time on a trout stream. In preparation for the spawn, hormones flood a brown trout’s body to change its colors in time with the leaves on the trees. Big browns go on the move, abandoning deep undercut banks to push upstream with the urge to reproduce. Fall is when butter-bellied bruisers are most susceptible to anglers, and rainbow trout will also be feeding up as days get shorter and stream temperatures fall. It’s one of the happy designs of nature that the October caddis also makes its appearance this time of year. With bulky tan to orange bodies, big tent wings and measuring over an inch long, the adult October caddis is often too much for even big trout to resist. The October caddis of western states is actually a different bug than what eastern anglers frequently refer to as October caddis. Although the two are so similar they are interchangeable, the more appropriate name for the eastern bug is great autumn brown sedge. Wherever you fish and whatever you want to call them, October caddis show up during the low flows of fall when leaves begin dropping to the water. Late evenings are when most of the activity occurs. On some flows this hatch happens so late in the day as to be considered a nighttime event. From all the hype this hatch receives, it might seem as easy as grabbing a handful of big orange Stimulators and hitting the water. And sometimes it is that easy. On some streams, on some days, trout will key in and be looking up for orange bellies all day long. But on most days stubbornly insisting on the dry fly will lead to frustration. Most of the feeding, and especially the daytime feeding, occurs subsurface, when caddis are in their larval or pupal stages. It might be disappointing, but this requires an angler to resort to nymphing with imitations that represent the subsurface stages of the bug’s lifecycle. There are some good October caddis pupae, larva and emerger patterns out there than can be run in tandem to cover a wide swath of the water column. This is an excellent strategy that spoon-feeds tasty morsels to big browns that would not be out and about during the day at any other time of year. Of course nymphing is a practice many of us undertake only because it catches trout when they are not looking up. Go to the river enough and there will come a late afternoon in fall when trout are picking off October caddis as they flutter on the water’s surface. There’s nothing more fun than those evenings when skittering a big bushy dry fly actually works.
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hile the majority of anglers prowl the waters off Franklin County, Fla. using spinning and casting gear with live bait or artificial lures, fly fishermen here are quietly stalking their prey with consistently outstanding results. There’s not likely any species of fish here (and there are MANY) that won’t fall for a fly. Tarpon, for example, can be had on a variety of presentations, but the fly is far and away the most productive approach to getting bites. When chasing big schools of them in the clear Gulf water, you can forget about big jigs or other clunky lures. The tantalizing subtleness a fly offers can, at times, be the only thing that triggers a feeding response. This same concept can hold true with many other fish. As we approach fall, redfish, Spanish mackerel, bonito and drag-ripping jack crevalle are just a few of the species that fly fishers can expect to see all the way through December.
Chris Robinson, of Robinson Brother’s Guide Service in Apalachicola, has been putting clients on the fly bite for many years and is your go-to guy for everything fly. He said that when the north winds blow, look for bait balls close to shore in the Gulf waters; birds will usually point them out for you. There, you’ll find Spanish mackerel, bonito and jack crevalle. A small baitfish-imitating fly works best here. In the bays, redfish, trout, flounder and jack crevalle are the primary targets. These marshy waters are abundant with forage. All those species are sure to eat a shrimp-imitating fly. Most species can be had using an 8- or 9-weight rod, but when targeting the jacks, Chris suggests you step up to an 11-weight. These critters are flat out savages and will test the mettle of fishermen and their equipment. Some can top the 20-pound class, and that’s a fight you’ll never forget! Chris claims the best place to learn how to fly fish is on the water. He’s always eager to teach folks all they need to know about this artistic form of angling. So don’t feel intimidated if you have no experience. His skiff is loaded with all the latest quality equipment anyone could need. Hiring a guide like Chris is highly encouraged for several reasons: you don’t have to travel with gear, you don’t have to guess about flies and other tackle, and you get to put wear and tear on his equipment, not yours. If you do choose to haul your boat here, this place is user friendly with plenty of launch sites, outfitters and friendly locals with lots of fish tales to share. For a complete list of rentals, charters, supplies and more visit www.floridasforgottencoast.com.
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oling mangrove edges and flats in search of tailing and belly crawling reds is as much hunting as it is fishing. When the target is sighted and it’s time to take a shot with an 8-weight fly rod, your aim better be on target. Gillz pro staffer Noah Miller, of Melbourne, Fla., has spent the on-the-water hours it takes to consistently take reds on the fly. He’s one of those anglers who knows there are still plenty of fish in the famous inshore waters around Titusville. The Indian River, Banana River and Mosquito Lagoon might be facing water quality challenges, but the fishing remains good. Right now, during the fall mullet run and lasting into February is prime time on Florida’s east coast.
“There’s lots of forage, and the fish are happy,” Miller said of current conditions. “They’re very opportunistic this time of year and will eat almost any fly, as long as it is presented correctly.” The redfish display a lot of schooling activity in preparation for a late fall spawn. These fish are resident to their respective waters and remain there through the seasons, even during the spawn. They can be encountered in large schools of 100 fish or more, and finding them is the key to catching them. “Put in the time on the pushpole,” Miller coached. “These fish do move, but they might only be 200 yards away from where they were yesterday. If things look right and you think there should be fish around, don’t leave an area until you’re certain they’re not there.” If the fish are not visible, it is tough to catch them on a fly. With conventional gear, an angler can make long searching casts to cover water for fish that are not showing themselves. With a fly rod, you’re better off holding the fly on the deck until you spot a fish. Seeing the fish and which way it is headed allows for presentation of the fly. You want it to plop down in front of the fish and close, but not too close. “About 40 feet is the cast I like to make,” said Miller. “You’ll be able to tell if he’s seen it and is interested right away… as soon as the fly hits the water. Then you want to start stripping it away from the fish to make it look like a fleeing crab, shrimp or whatever fly you’re fishing.” Miller caught the redfish on the cover of this month’s editions of Coastal Angler Magazine in stained water with a Seaducer pattern that had purple and black hackle feathers for a tail, a black EP Fiber head and bead chain eyes. That fly worked for the 26-incher on the cover, but this time of year presentation is much more important than fly selection. Noah Miller is a Gillz (gillz-gear.com) pro-staffer and is co-owner of Florida Fly Co., which provides the things fly rodders need to fish Florida’s waters. Check them out on Instagram @FloridaFlyCo and on Facebook.
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ontauk, NY. It’s known locally as “The End,” and it’s marketed as “The Fishing Capital of the World!” It can back up both claims. “This is an awesome place for fly- and light-tackle fall thrills says charter skipper Paul Dixon of To the Point Charters (516-314-1185; www.flyfishingmontauk.com). “During October, the inshore action with speedy false albacore, stripers and monster bluefish absolutely sizzles.” Dixon has been fishing Montauk waters for 25 years, loading customers aboard his Contender Tournament 25 and working anywhere from the shadow of Montauk’s iconic lighthouse at the tip of the South Fork to Orient Point at the eastern terminus of Long Island’s North Fork. In the winter months, he charters out of Key Largo to fish the Everglades and Florida Keys. “It’s in the rips and coves at Montauk that the fall mayhem really
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comes together,” said Dixon, who loves targeting albies with fly rod in hand. Through September, you’ll find pods of Fat Alberts scattered across Long Island’s East End, but once the rainbait exits the bays, Montauk explodes with fish.” According to Dixon, at the height of the run so many bay anchovies stack up in the rips surrounding Montauk Point that the water actually appears brown with the immense schools. “At that point,” said the skipper, “the albies feed in two ways. They’ll cruise through the densest baitfish schools in tight packs, turning on their sides with their mouths open and simply strain anchovies as they move along. They are tough to hook under those conditions since they aren’t singling out specific targets. Wait a little while though, and they’ll begin to bust up the baitfish schools. That’s when the fishing absolutely breaks loose and every cast has the potential to connect.” While light-tackle fans can hook-up using small tins like a Deadly Dick or a white 1-oz. Panther Martin Big Fin swimbait, Dixon prefers the long wand when sea conditions allow. “These fish hit hard and run fast, so go with the best fly fishing gear you can afford,” he suggested. “I use Cortland Compact floating/intermediate lines, Rise fly rods and Tibor reels. For patterns, 2- to 3-inch Epoxy Minnows get the job done most of the time.” Dixon pointed out that it’s important to know exactly what you are casting for each time you let your line fly. “The albies will be slicing right through the baitfish schools, and it’s important to lead them by several feet,” he said. “The bass, meanwhile, stick close together and plow through the schools like they are mowing a lawn. For these, bring your fly right across the front of the pack. Either way, stay in the bait with each cast. If your offering lands outside of the baitfish school, it’s going to get slammed by a monster blue.” Launch your own boat at Montauk for $25 at Gone Fishing Marina (www.gonefishingmarina78.com). For overnight stays, Montauk Harborside Resort Hotel and Snug Harbor Motel and Marina (www. montauksnugharbor.com) offer suitable accommodations at reasonable prices. Plan your visit with the Montauk Chamber of Commerce (www. montaukchamber.com).
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ne of the best parts of summer ending is the beginning of fall fishing and FROGS! I love to fish topwater frogs over grass, and this time of year is prime time. I live about 45 minutes from Lake Guntersville in Alabama, and there’s no place better, or more famous, for frog fishing than Guntersville. In the parking lot this time of year, there’s no telling how many different states you will see license plates from. I’ve fished all over this country and Guntersville definitely doesn’t have a monopoly on the frog bite. It has more matted grass than other TVA lakes, but fisheries up north have loads of grass too. And the bass up north seem to be more eager to bite. I think it’s because they aren’t targeted as heavily as they are down here. If I had the opportunity to take someone out and try to get them fired up about bass fishing, I think fishing a frog over matted vegetation would be my choice. If that person’s heart rate didn’t spike when a big bass blew up through the mat on their frog, then they would be better off doing something else. And then once they’ve seen a blow-up, the excitement level for the next one is all the higher. I get a huge smile on my face every time I see it happen no matter how many thousands of times it has happened. Just watching a fish blow up on a frog is exciting, but you also need to get him in the boat for that all-important photo op or weigh-in stage. For that you must have the right
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