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FALL ISSUE 2001!		  

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Here's a summary of the Feature articles and Departments from the FALL 2001 issue of GULF COAST FISHERMAN.

(On sale date 9/15/01)

 

Besides the Really Fine Articles -

All of this is included...

 

WELLS DAILY FISHING FORECAST and TIDES for the period of OCT-DEC 2001.

 

ADVANCE PLANNING CALENDARS

for JAN-MAR 2002.

 

ASTRONOMICAL DATA for 2002

 

OFFSHORE ROTARY CURRENT

Strength Predictions for Jan-Mar 2002

 

Sample of Fishing Forecast Page in PDF

 

 

FEATURES
 
THE DELTA'S DEEPWATER FLOUNDER, by Pete Cooper, Jr.
Here's an Opportunity Just Waiting for you to Take Advantage of It!
 
The drill goes something like this, and it may be familiar to some readers. You and your buddies have located a deep school of filleting-sized specks and are amassing a mess of 'em. To expedite things - permitted because of their "schoolie" size - you "jack-slap" them aboard rather than net them, hurry to unhook and toss them into the cooler, and then quickly fire off another cast.
 
Suddenly someone shouts "Hey, look at this flounder!", and cockpit chaos erupts as everyone else searches madly for the landing net. Finally, with the fish either secured in the ice chest or back in the security of the depths after shedding the hook, you hear someone mutter "Man, where in the world did that thing come from...?"
 
 
SADDLE BLANKET STRATEGY - by Chester Moore, Jr.
Bottom Tactics for BIG Flounder
 
It was a sight I'll never forget. Two elderly gentlemen were anchored at a spot in the ship channel near Southwest Louisiana's Lake Calcasieu. From their appearance alone I could tell they were veterans of coastal angling. Their leathery skin was deeply tanned from many days spent outdoors. They donned well-worn white rubber shrimping boots and had a look on their face that said, "experience is everything."
These weren't the kind of guys you see at a Southern Kingfish Association tournament or at a Safari Club International fund-raiser. These men were simply diehard, lifelong anglers, which are the kind I most like to exchange information with.
 
"You men catching anything?", I asked while slowly cruising past their boat.
 
At first they didn't say anything, but the man in the back of the boat nodded at the one in the front and he slowly raised a chain stringer from the water. In my entire life I have never seen such a large stringer of flounder. There were nine of them and the smallest was probably four pounds with the largest topping out at about eight at my best estimations. I probably drooled enough to chum king mackerel from the rigs 10 miles away.
 
 
BILOXI MARSH BONANZA - By Mike Thompson
As the Waters Cool in the Fall, the Action Really Heats Up in this Hopedale, Louisiana Hideaway...
 
With a light northerly breeze pushing our boat down the bank of the bay we couldn't have asked for better conditions. Just cool enough to require a sleeve, this was an ideal fishing day. The fact that redfish were stacked up along every protruding point along the bank was icing on the cake. Every other cast to the points with a purple and white cocohoe minnow was rewarded with the healthy thump and ensuing battle of an obliging red. The strong runs of schooling redfish in the shallows is a thrill indeed. The old saying of "a thrill a minute" was very appropriate for this type action. Smiles were all around as we both enjoyed the moment.
 
As my fishing buddy George Turner, pulled in one more beautiful, copper-colored redfish he turned to me and said "That's our limit of redfish. What do you say we go catch of few specks? The tide will be falling soon and we can set up shop at the mouth of the J canal and pull on a few trout."
 
It sure sounded like a good plan to me. After all, this plan had worked so well for us over the years. It was sure to work again. After a short boat ride we anchored and soon were reeling in some of the spunky specks that couldn't resist our offerings of smoke sparkle beetles fished slowly on the bottom. Another fall-another great Biloxi Marsh fishing adventure!

OUR DEPARTMENTS...
 
Equipment Notebook - "Simple Motor Maintenance" - by David Ayers
 
Rod & Reel'n - "Rigging for Deep Water" - by Patrick Lemire
 
The Bay Naturalist - "The "Other" Crab - by John Hook
 
Tackle Time - "Bass Tactics on Saltwater" - by Colby Sorrells
 
Bait Hook - "Warden Woes" - by Jim Martin
 
Gulf Coast Closeup - "Pass Christian, Mississippi" - by Jim Martin
From the Publisher...
Besides all these great articles and departments, Gulf Coast Fisherman is the only source for the Wells Daily Fishing Forecast. Each issue carries three months of the Wells Daily Fishing Forecast - with Monthly Fishing Calendars. This will provide what you need to intelligently plan your fishing trips - hours, weeks, and months in advance!
 
Top saltwater guides use the Wells Daily Fishing Forecast - shouldn't you be using it ,too?...
 
"The fisherman that knows what the currents are doing has the advantage - over fish and fishermen!"
And remember - "Fish feed everyday, somewhere " - Harold Wells
 
Gary Ralston
Publisher
 
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