The Klondike
Roughly 5-1/2 miles off the coast between Manasquan and Shark River inlets, the Klondike (40 08.956/73 54.565) is an easily accessible, bottom fisherman friendly paradise.
Hot Spots
The Center Wall, Pt. Judith, RI
The middle or Center Wall lies just west of Pt. Judith, Rhode Island, forming the Point Judith Harbor of Refuge….
South Beach, Fire Island
I’m always amazed that there are still surf fishermen out there who spend little or no time on the backsides of our South Shore barrier beaches.
Sands Point Park
March 1 cannot pull in soon enough! That’s the train of thought among those familiar with the early spring striper fishery in Ocean County’s Oyster Creek, particularly in the outflow section as the warmed water wends its way to Barnegat Bay.
Beseck Lake Middlefield, CT
Just off Route 66 in Middlefield, Connecticut, lies a 116-acre impoundment named Beseck Lake.
Magnolia Pier, Long Beach
Located at 700 Magnolia Blvd. in Long Beach, Magnolia Pier is an “L” shape designed structure approximately 300 feet in total length jutting out into Reynolds Channel.
Wildwood Reef
With blackfish season running red hot, it’s a good time for South Jersey anglers to look at the Wildwood Reef for whitechins.
Mansfield Hollow, Mansfield, CT
Mansfield Hollow Lake is located within Mansfield Hollow State Park in Connecticut and is a popular year-round destination for anglers from across New England.
Norman J. Levy Park Fishing Pier
The pier is located in the unique environs of Hempstead Town’s Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick, an environmentally friendly wildlife sanctuary spread over 55 acres on the South Shore’s Merrick Bay.
The Fence
As striped bass migrate along the Atlantic Coast, many fish – often some of the biggest of the lot – will follow a north to south superhighway just inside the three-mile line.
Browns Reef, Long Island Sound
Browns Reef, as it’s referred to by Branford bottom fishing regulars, is actually a cluster of individual structures, each with its own name and navigational aid, but often collectively known as “Browns.”
The Breach: the New Old Inlet
When hurricanes and superstorms such as Superstorm Sandy wreak havoc along the coast of the Northeast, the result is more often than not, devastating.
Delaware Bay The Eights
While the Eights sit a bit outside the Delaware Bay they are well inside the Line of Demarcation and therefore a legal location to fish for striped bass.
Gooseberry Point
They told me they wanted to fish an isolated location, away from the contested waters from Watch Hill to Long Island where access was either limited or non-existent.
Fire Island Inlet’s West Bar
Heading west through Fire Island Inlet and just before you approach the deep blue, you’ll pass the backside jetty of Democrat Point on the left…
Absecon Creek
Absecon Creek has been undergoing some major “renovations,” and improvement projects at two entirely separate locations along the creek are finally coming to fruition after several years of careful planning.