A Constitutional Right to Access the Shoreline
Leading up to this week’s Editor’s Log I ran through at least half a dozen different topics. I’d get an idea, hammer out a few hundred words, run into a dead end and set it aside for another day.
Features
Yak It Up: Trolling for Trout
A simple yet effective way to target large, summertime trout from a kayak.
12 Common Mistakes: And How to Correct Them
Here are 12 common mistakes made by novice and veteran anglers alike – and here’s how to correct them.
Tuna Terminal: Offshore Rigging Perfection
Tips to be sure that the connections between the angler and the fish are rock-solid.
Bass on a Wire: ‘Chuting the Shallows
Small boats and light wire line outfits produce big summertime bass and blues.
Inshore Bluefin: Get in the Game
Here’s an in-depth look at what you need to do to get a piece of this fast and furious fishery.
Summer Surf: Shorebound Fluke
Roaming oceanfront beaches in search of summer flounder requires a certain amount of prospecting to be successful.
Targeting Big Fluke With Peanuts
Elephants aren’t the only ones who love peanuts - so do doormat fluke!
Pot Hopping Mahi: Offshore Action Hits Close to Home
Work those hi-fliers and bell buoys casting light tackle to mahi from 2 to 20 pounds.
Eel Alternative: Rubber Worms for Bass
From shallow rock piles to mid-depth reefs, slender rubber baits are fast becoming the go-to choice of striped bass sharpies.
Jetty Work: The Ins and Outs of Rock Hopping
Working oceanfront jetties, or those bordering inlets and breachways, can pay off big once you solve the learning curve.
More In This Issue
Southwest Ledge, Block Island, RI
A hotbed of summer striper action, this spot is more than just bass country.
For Better or for Worse
It was ever so obvious that my sister Sue and my best friend and fishing partner Gary were going to exchange wedding vows in the near future as the two had google eyes for each other since the day they met back in the mid ‘80s.
Boat Review: NorthCoast 280CC
Recently introduced as the sister ship to the 285 Cabin, albeit it is using a deeper-vee 24-degree running bottom, the new NorthCoast 280 CC takes a no nonsense, all-business approach to getting you offshore and back in the rough stuff to play where the big fish call home.