Racking Up the Species
Stuart, Florida A.J. has caught 18 different saltwater species, all without assistance. Among the species he has caught are snook, trout, redfish, ladyfish, jacks, mangrove snapper, Spanish mackerel, kingfish, barracuda, bluefish, bonito and sailfish. This past summer, A.J. added one more to his impressive list: this nice dolphin, which he caught off Stuart with his dad.
Red Releaser
Albuquerque, New Mexico James is a fishing fanatic who looks forward to reading Salt Water Sportsman each month. James mostly freshwater trout fishes but has considerable saltwater experience as well. He wanted a photo of himself with this nice redfish, caught off North Carolina’s Outer Banks, just before he and his father released it.
First on Fly
Cold Spring Harbor, New York R.J. has been fishing the blitz off Montauk, New York, since he was 5 years old. He caught his first false albacore on fly this past October during the fall blitz, while fishing with Capt. Ernie French (right). R.J.’s dad, Rob, says his son caught his first striped bass on fly last year and his first Montauk grand slam (striper, false albacore and bluefish) last year as well. As if that weren’t enough, he landed a fat tarpon last April on an outing with his family off Puerto Rico.
She’d Rather Fish
Wells, Maine Sydnie loves to share her time on the water with her friends. Every year, instead of having a birthday party with cake and ice cream, she invites a few of her friends to join her and her dad on the water for a little fishing on his boat. Sydnie enjoys showing her friends how to fish. She’ll invite the ones that don’t get the opportunity to do it very often, and she’ll have them hooked on the sport in no time. This year, she had three girls put 11 stripers on the boat in the first hour, and all were released to be caught another time. She’s an accomplished angler and a catch-and-release advocate to boot.
Tide Rollers
Mobile, Alabama Hayley and Tyler’s dad, Bryan, says these kids have grown up fishing Mobile Bay and around the Mobile Delta. Tyler caught several gag grouper and this nice red snapper on his first offshore trip. Sister Hayley is a die-hard angler and prefers inshore fishing. She loves getting up before dawn to fish, and Bryan says it’s the only time she willingly gets out of bed. She likes to chase flounder and speckled trout and recently caught this 61/2-pound speck using a live pogy. Sounds like these two youngsters are well on their way to being serious anglers!
