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stripers was great in Boston, but migration to the North Caro- corded a fourth place finish over-
slow in many areas both north lina sounds and up the coast to all. Big deal, you say? Daniel is only
and south. the shoals of Virginia’s Eastern 12 years old and easily wrapped up
Shore. Cobia have shown in large the junior angler division.
numbers and the tarpon should Everyone has been catching
mid-Atlantic
have arrived in late June and will lots of big redfish on topwater
and carolinas
hang around until temperatures baits such as the Skitterwalk and
start to drop. the Super Spook. This time of the
South Carolina Kayak Fishing year is also a good time to catch
has information about fishing a gator trout as the females move
eriC harrisOn WON THE SLAM DIVISION OF THIS yEAR’S
JAMAICA BAy KAyAK FISHING TOuRNAMENT WITH A 97-INCH
the Carolinas on their website at inshore to spawn until late Sep-
TOTAL FOR A WEAKFISH, STRIPER AND BLuEFISH.
www.sckayakfishing.com. Visit tember and early October.
their forums and calendar for Now that the water has heated
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or many of us in the North-
east the Jamaica Bay Kayak
information on tournaments, up, many kayakers have set their
Fishing Tournament sponsored
events and upcoming trips. This attention on bigger prey as the tar-
by Kayak Fishing Stuff is the
is sure to become the go-to info pon makes his way into the warm
kickoff to the saltwater season.
Chad hOOver IS AN ACTIVE DuTy NAVAL OFFICER source for kayak fishing in the coastal waters. They can be caught
STATIONED IN NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, WHERE HE SERVES AS
The fishing did not disappoint; PRESIDENT OF THE TIDEWATER KAyAK ANGLERS ASSOCIA-
Low Country. using live mullet, ladyfish, or blue
bluefish were around in huge
TION AND MEMBER OF THE WILDERNESS SySTEMS KAyAK Virginia Beach kayak fishing crabs. Also you can try cut mullet
FISHING PRO STAFF.
numbers and anglers that could
guide Cory Routh recently com- or ladyfish with an 8/0 circle hook
get their offerings past the blues
pleted his book Kayak Fishing: and a minimum 60-pound fluo-
caught large weakfish and striped
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he Mid-Atlantic and Carolina
spring fisheries produced ex- The Complete Guide. His book rocarbon leader. When chasing
bass. Danny Viscardo caught the
ceptional catches. Rising lake, riv- profiles kayak fishing destina- tarpon make sure you wear your
biggest fish in the tournament,
er and reservoir temperatures have tions in the Mid-Atlantic and PFD—they’ll knock you out of
nailing a 36-inch striped bass on
anglers out in full force. The fish- across the country while pro- your kayak if you’re not careful.
a live pogie to win a Hobie Ad-
ery saw record numbers of trophy viding an outstanding source of As you go west towards Panama
venture.
largemouth. Established trophy information for beginning, in- City, get ready to troll the beaches
Will the pogies show up and
destinations held true to their rep- termediate and advanced kayak for kingfish with live menhaden
bring in the big bass like they did
utation while several underrated fishing, rigging, safety and pad- on a wire leader with about 15-
last year? Kayakers from Con-
locales emerged as bucketmouth dling techniques. Look for it at pound line and light drag.
necticut to Maine were finding
factories. Many of the drought-af- your local paddling retailer. Meanwhile, inland fishermen
schools of pogies as early as mid-
fected lakes have returned to near are enjoying bountiful catches
May and it didn’t take long for the
normal levels and shallow-water of speckled perch, shellcrack-
big fish to follow. Pogies are most
fishing is exceptional.
North Florida
ers, shoal bass, and largemouth
commonly found in harbors and
Smallmouth anglers enjoyed
around the mouths of rivers. They
success chasing the bronze- and Georgia
bass. Working the lily pads with a
topwater frog has been very pro-
are filter feeders and won’t hit any
back in the Susquehanna, New, ductive in the mornings and fish
offerings, so the best technique is
Shenandoah, Potomac and James deep during the day with a Texas-
to snag them with a treble hook.
Rivers throughout North Caro- rigged plastic worm. Fish the For-
Once snagged, leave the pogie
lina, Maryland, Virginia and gotten Coast; it’s crazy fishing.
struggling in the school or reel it
Pennsylvania. After brutal late-
in and put it on a big single hook
spring storm systems, Jeff Little
on another rod. Pogies run be-
from Maryland-based Blue Ridge
South Florida
tween one and two pounds; a 20-
Kayak Fishing reports his clients
to 40-pound fish has no problem
are having an exceptional early JeFF sUber OF CRAWFORDVILLE, FLORIDA IS THE OWNER
OPERATOR OF FORGOTTEN COAST KAyAK ANGLERS. HE PuTS
eating bait that size.
summer. He attributes these un-
ON AN ANNuAL CHARITy TOuRNAMENT BENEFITING MEALS
Many yakkers think of August
usually aggressive fish to the mul- ON WHEELS.
as a tough month, but August
tiple interruptions of the spawn-
can be a great month for big bass
ing process. Heavy rains opened
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here have been great tour-
naments this year so far in
from Boston north. This year we
previously inaccessible sections
Jacksonville, Tallahassee, Mobile,
have seen plenty of blues all over
of each watershed. Anglers will-
Pensacola, and Lake Blackshear.
New England and August should
ing to ply these waters enjoyed
USN Chief Preston Chapman JasOn stOCK GREW uP IN CANOE COuNTRy OuTFITTERS,
be a peak month for finding the
unparalleled success.
came down from South Carolina
THE FAMILy BuSINESS. HE’S NOW A TOuRNAMENT ANGLER,
MEMBER OF THE WILDERNESS SySTEMS PRO STAFF AND
toothy critters. By early Sep-
Fishing for redfish, trout and
with his father to the Jacksonville
OWNS AND OPERATES J.M. SNOOKy KAyAK CHARTERS.
tember the young of the year’s
flounder remained consistent
Classic to fish in their first tourna-
herring and pogies should be
throughout the Carolinas’ coastal
ment and recorded a 31-inch red-
all over, and this will ignite the
flats and marsh creek systems.
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his time of year snook are
in spawning mode and they
fish. Daniel Ganoe was the news of
fall run. Last year the fall run of
The brute red drum made their
will be on the beaches and passes.
record with a 59-inch slam and re-
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KayaK angler summer/fall 2008
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