Sport Fishing USA — January 2018

SPORTFISHINGMAG.COM 41 WHY FLOATING PATCHES OF ALGAE CREATE OFFSHORE FISHING HOT SPOTS B Y J I M HENDRICKS ...

42 JANUARY 2018 This kind of scene plays out many times over in tropical, subtropical and even temperate oceans around the world ...

SPORTFISHINGMAG.COM 43 JASON ARNOLD / JASONARNOLDPHOTO.COM (TOP), JIM HENDRICKS (ABOVE), RICHARD HERRMANN (OPPOSITE) of the West ...

44 JANUARY 2018 from ballyhoo, flying fish and small jacks to shrimp, squid, filefish and seahorses,” he reports. Mahi, in turn, ...

SPORTFISHINGMAG.COM 45 patch better than the other for attracting fish, anglers rank paddies on a number of factors. The larger ...

46 JANUARY 2018 in a wide circle around a kelp paddy can also prove effective, particularly for mahimahi and yellowfin tuna. Wit ...

SPORTFISHINGMAG.COM 47 FINDING WEEDS Some days, weeds can be difficult for boating anglers to spot, particularly when large patc ...

48 JANUARY 2018 BY DOUG KELLY Choose the Region that Suits You Best for a Summer Fishing Odyssey in the Last Frontier TOM BEAN / ...

SPORTFISHINGMAG.COM 49 ALASKA DREAM-TRIP OPTIONS 6 ...

50 JANUARY 2018 It’s every angler’s dream: a trip to Alaska. Just the thought of bouts with salmon and halibut near breaching wh ...

SPORTFISHINGMAG.COM 51 ILLUSTRATIONS: JOSEPH TOMELLERI, PHOTOS: COURTESY ALASKA’S BOARDWALK LODGE (2) SALMON SAVVY Alaska offers ...

52 JANUARY 2018 COURTESY ELFIN COVE RESORT (TOP, 2), BOB STEARNS (BOTTOM), ACCENT ALASKA.COM / ALAMY STOCK PHOTO (OPPOSITE) 2 EL ...

SPORTFISHINGMAG.COM 53 3 GOODNEWS RIVER LODGE 907-967-2006 This off-the-beaten-path destination on the southwest coast of the ma ...

54 JANUARY 2018 5 KODIAK RASPBERRY ISLAND REMOTE LODGE 701-526-1677 Kodiak is well-known for excellent king salmon and halibut f ...

SPORTFISHINGMAG.COM 55 6 PORT ASHTON LODGE 907-715-7117 The lodge is on a remote island on the outer fringes of Prince William S ...

56 JANUARY 2018 SINGLE-HANDED SAILFISH A GUATEMALA RESORT NOW OFFERS ENTHUSIASTS THE OPTION TO CATCH AND RELEASE PACIFIC SAILS F ...

SPORTFISHINGMAG.COM 57 DIY billfish angler Rob Sherman, of Los Angeles, in a moment of high drama on the high seas 40 miles off ...

58 JANUARY 2018 his fish, so no one but me saw, let alone photographed, the moment. But no matter. The exhilarating battle was w ...

SPORTFISHINGMAG.COM 59 Left: When that circle hook first catches and a sailfish skyrockets up in front of an angler’s kayak, it’ ...

60 JANUARY 2018 Sheeder said he suspected the 3- to 4-knot trolling speeds we could maintain in the kayaks would be enough to ca ...