GULF COAST
with Wells Daily Fishing Forecast
Baffin Bay - Next to Nothing - by Lefty Ray Chapa ........ 6 It ’ s here you will catch the speck of a lifetime .
Breton Island Abundance - by David A . Brown ... 7 Island allure complements fantastic fishing .
Go Green ! - by Nathan Skinner ......................................... 10 It ’ s a nighttime thing .
Harold Wells
GULF COAST
FISHERMAN
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Vol . 40 No . 4
with Wells Daily Fishing Forecast
FEATURES
CONTENTS
CTOBER - NOVEMBER - D
WELLS DAILY FISHING FORECAST
2016
Baffin Bay - Next to Nothing - by Lefty Ray Chapa ........ 6 It ’ s here you will catch the speck of a lifetime .
Breton Island Abundance - by David A . Brown ... 7 Island allure complements fantastic fishing .
Go Green ! - by Nathan Skinner ......................................... 10 It ’ s a nighttime thing .
DEPARTMENT HIGHLIGHTS
Tackle Time - The Venerable Hump M5 ........................ 8 Rod & Reelin ’ - The Diamond Jig ................................. 9 Gulf Coast Closeup - Gulf State Park Pier ................ 11 Equipment Notebook - Easy LED Light Install ....... 12 The Bay Naturalist - Jimmies and Sooks .................. 28 The Fly Guy - Eyes on Flies ......................................... 29 Paddling Out - Going Beyond the Breakers ................ 31 The Bait Hook - Buster Buckets and Mud Minnows .. 34
DEPARTMENTS
O CTOBER - NOVEMBER - DECEMBER
DEPARTMENTS
Editor ' s Notes ................................................................................................ 5 Tackle Time ..................................... Colby Sorrells ................................... 8 Rod & Reelin ’ .................................. Patrick Lemire ................................... 9 Gulf Coast Closeup ......................... John N . Felsher ............................... 11 Equipment Notebook ...................... David Ayers .................................... 12 The Bay Naturalist .......................... John Hook ....................................... 28 The Fly Guy ..................................... Pete Cooper , Jr . ............................... 29 Product Review ................................ Staff ................................................. 30 Paddling Out .................................... Jeff Herman ..................................... 31 The Bait Hook .................................. Jim Martin ....................................... 34
Astronomical Data ........................................................................................ 2 Introduction to Fishing Forecast ............................................................... 13 West Gulf Daily Forecast ........................................................................... 15 North Gulf Daily Forecast ......................................................................... 19 Florida Gulf Daily Forecast ....................................................................... 23 Advance Plannng Calendars ...................................................................... 26 Offshore Fishing Forecast .......................................................................... 27
Cover : Baffin Bay Capt . Javi Castillo holds up a monster of a speckled trout caught in this trophy paradise . Photo by Lefty Ray Chapa .
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