Editor’s Log: Anomalies In Etiquette
I’m fresh off a morning of chasing striper schools aboard my friend, and elite angler, Matt Perry’s boat. He’s one…
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Editor’s Log: No Moon, No Sleep, No Regrets
It happens every June without fail. The calendar creeps toward the new moon, and suddenly sleep becomes optional. You check…
Editor’s Log: Turn The Page
In an age of partisan discord, I’m reminded of the need to find common ground, even amongst perceived enemies. I’ve…
Editor’s Log: Almost Losing At Chicken
Building on last year’s momentum, I have been fishing a lot from my kayak this spring. When I bought the…
Editor’s Log: Slack Tide Secrets
There’s a moment between tides when everything stops. No current, no drift, no real movement at all – just you,…
Editor’s Log: Tail Of Two States
Pork roll or Taylor ham? Is it a hoagie or a sub? And how about fluke or flounder? For that…
Editor’s Log: Follow The Leader
Over this winter, my friend Anthony and I took a ‘deep dive’ approach to recreating the iconic Banana Plug. If…
Editor’s Log: Brown Tide Blues
There’s nothing worse than pulling up to your favorite bay flat, looking over the side of the boat, and seeing…
Editor’s Log: Pay To Not Play
Because some folks continually ignore posted speed limits, the Garden State Parkway and New Jersey Turnpike will close until further…
Editor’s Log: School’s Out
It is June, and this is the month when most schools get out for the summer, but I’m talking about…
Editor’s Log: Tackle Shop Or Cart Checkout?
There’s a moment every angler faces before the season hits full tilt – usually sometime in May or early June…
Editor’s Log: Wind, Foxes & Rats
On May 1, piledriving was set to begin at the Empire Wind 1 lease area just 16.9 nautical miles east…
Editor’s Log: Requiem for a Friend
We all have moments in our journey where life ‘starts over’ – new jobs, new places. When I left home,…
Editor’s Log: Give Someone Their First Fish This June
There’s something sacred about a rising sun over the inlet, a fresh spool of braid singing through the guides, and…
Editors Log: Striperquest ‘25
This season marks 35 years since catching my first “targeted” striped bass along the beaches of Long Beach Island. It…
Editor’s Log: Blue Light Special
Last night I walked outside at about 7 p.m. Feeling the warmth and stillness of that late-April evening, I decided…