Head South: Silver Kings In The Spring
With the ides of March nearly upon us, and the first signs of spring beginning to wake from a long…
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Ice-Out Action: Small Pond Carping
While you wait for stripers to arrive and trout season to open, why not kick off your season by tangling with a giant ‘goldfish’?
Winter Workbench: Are Your Trailer Hubs Ready For 2021?
Be safe, and enjoy a great year of trailering to your favorite destination. Hopefully, your ventures will offer you the opportunity to land that elusive fish of a lifetime or just a great day on the water with family or friends.
Stingrays & Seals & Sharks, Oh My!
It was a very humbling experience, to say the least. I’ve always respected the waters and living things in the waters that I’ve fished. This whole experience changed my entire outlook on it though.
Wintertime Bailout: Ling To The Rescue
Keep the line taut at all times, otherwise don’t be surprised if you reel up a couple of empty hooks. It is not unusual for ling to wipe a hook clean in an instant.
Hashamomuck Marine Waterway Access Site A Reality
The new site will soon become the only publicly accessible launch ramp and fishing pier for NY State residents in this portion of the Peconic Estuary.
The Offshore Game: New-Age Tuna Tackle
With school-size yellowfin and bluefin tuna being well within range of near offshore anglers in recent seasons in ever-increasing numbers,…
Plug Building 2021: A Mini Bottle Plug
After 15 years of these articles, we finally tackle the Bottle Plug!
Of Circles & Stripers: Tips & Tactics For Hooking Up
The fundamentals of hook selection and deployment in the new age of striper conservation.
The Soft Stuff: Make The Most Of Sand Beaches
Easy to navigate, but difficult to master, sand beaches offer the surfcaster a truly wild experience.
Smart Money: The Fishing Rod Buying Guide
Ten tips to ensure that next rod purchase is money well spent.
Early Season Tactics: Hunting Transition Trout
Scoring on late winter to early spring trout can be difficult, but once the secrets are unlocked the rewards can be great.
BDV Spotlight: Fishing Bunkers Off The Highlands
Our “Bathymetric Data Viewer” series continues in 2021 with a closer look at the “bunker” strewn waters around Sandy Hook.
White Out! February Perch Options
“When the white stuff is falling, the white perch come calling.”
Lake Trout Tactics: For Late Winter Success
Fresh options abound with Round Valley lakers.
25.8 Pounds: A NJ State Record Blackfish
An exclusive, first-hand account from the deck of another Fishin’ Fever state record tautog.
