Pickerel on the Fly: An Underappreciated Fishery
With open-water options waning in the 12th month, the lowly pickerel offers an excellent opportunity to put a bend in your rod.
Features
First Ever: Womans’ Fishing Expo
The Expo was a great first step by NYDEC to introduce a new generation of women and girls to this amazing sport.
Freshwater: Winter Bassin’ Long Island Style
Long Island’s largemouths do not go into hibernation like a big old bear waiting for spring to arrive.
Myth or Matter: Is Offshore Wind Blowing in Too Fast?
Is it too much to ask that more research be conducted to determine what effects these windfarms will have on critically important coastal fisheries like summer flounder?
Catch & Release Made Simple
Here are five things we can do to take a huge bite out of catch and release mortality.
Northeast Striped Bass Study 2019: Tag #2 is Found
The second tag is in with full results to be revealed in late December.
2019 Holiday Gift Guide
This year’s Gift Guide features a wide selection of fishing related products designed to meet the gift giving needs of any angler, from stocking stuffers to that once in a lifetime gift.
Easy Roof Rack
Easy to make and transferable from one vehicle to another, this rack is a simple answer to transporting those 10- and 11-foot surf rods.
Offshore: International Mako Madness
Can delegates from the U.S. snatch our mako fishery from the jaws of defeat at ICCAT.
Inshore: Head South for Winter Action
It’s beginning to look a lot like travel season!
Surf: Using the Wind
Find a way to put an unexpected bad wind to your advantage in the surf.
Product Spotlight: Grundéns buoy x bib & jacket
Grundéns recently unveiled a new, rugged line of fishing rain gear in partnership with Gore-Tex comprised of three jackets and two bibs all designed with specific fishing features and utilizing Gore-Tex’s proprietary waterproof breathable technology.
Inshore: Landing Larger Blackfish on the Jig
Thoughts to consider when heading into tautog jigging season.
Surf Fishing: Dragging for Bass
With sand eels in the wash, striped bass dig deep to find that next meal. Here’s how to tempt them.
Freshwater: Flying in Still Waters
All manner of gamefish from trout to bass can be had in late fall at your local lake or pond, and the fly rod is the perfect tool to tempt them.
Product Review: Yo-zuri Twitch Bait
Reports of peanut bunker packing bays and harbors throughout much of the Northeast bode well for the fall run of striped bass and bluefish along the Striper Coast this fall.