Reading A Beach
Being able to separate good water from bad is the key to success when it comes to fishing a sand beach.
Features
Behold! The Lowly Earthworm
Earthworms can at times be just as effective as sea worms on inshore favorites like flounder, weakfish and striped bass.
2017 Dream Boat Challenge
Get the details on The Fisherman’s 2017 Dream Boat Fishing Challenge. The ultimate subscriber only, multi-species fishing competition.
White Perch: Another Spring Option
This scrappy relative of the striper is a nice early season option for anglers probing the Island’s tidal creeks and rivers.
Becoming A Better Boat Fisherman 101
Some helpful tips to improve your boat fishing skills.
A Trophy Dozen: Where To Find Your 50-Pounder
From spring through fall, here are a dozen locations on the Striper Coast that could connect you to that mystical 50-pounder.
Family Fishing Boats
The ideal family fishing boat can go a long way toward building a lifetime of lasting memories.
Distance Matters: Baiting Beyond the Bar
There’s no need to look beyond standard surf gear when it comes to improving your casting distance.
Mini Travel: Northeast Musky Destinations
The Northeast offers plenty of places to tangle with the fish of 10,000 casts.
A Light Approach: Casting For Fluke
Casting will expand your fluke fishing skills and put more fish in the cooler.
The Blessing Of The Cursed Blues
Always willing to brawl, the spring arrival of these yellow-eyed battlers on the inshore scene is a celebrated event.
Fortescue Beach
As many of Jersey’s South/Central surfcasters turn up in force at the convergence of the Mullica and Great Bay, roughly 40 miles south as the osprey flies (and arguably a bit closer to the northern migratory arrival of spring stripers) lies Fortescue Beach along the northern bayshore of Delaware Bay.
Asbury Park’s “Plug Show”
A sit down with Joe Pallotto in advance of the Asbury Park Fishing Club’s 25th annual fishing fl ea market on March 12.
Late Winter Walleye
Easily the best tasting freshwater fi sh you’ll fi nd, walleye action heats up this month along the Delaware River.
Winter Flounder, A Shore Thing
A walk down memory lane to the piers and bulkheads, where we’re reminded that the winter flounder is very much about tradition.
The Fluke Fight Turns Ugly
While New Jersey’s Marine Fisheries Council meets on March 2 to discuss fluke limits, the governor is vowing to fight on.
