A Season Like No Other
The coronavirus has ensured that the 2020 fishing season will be unlike any we have ever experienced.
Features
Surf Tactics: Double Your Pleasure
Savvy casters understand that adapting your tackle and techniques to the fish you are targeting is the key to early season success.
Dance Moves: The Bottom Fishing Jig
Dance that jig-and-teaser to score on fluke, sea bass, scup and more this month and beyond!
Great South Bay: 2020 Weakfish Outlook
After a banner season in 2019, anticipation runs high for a repeat performance by the unpredictable yellowfins.
Early Season: Get Shallow for Fluke
Battling fluke in 4 feet of water on light tackle never gets old, and now is the time.
In the Surf: It’s All About the Swing
You want your plug to look like a baitfish caught in the current and swinging naturally into fish-holding structure.
Beyond the Basics: Weakfish 201
Take your weakfish tactics to the next level this spring and dial-in a tiderunner bite of your own.
Which One, When? The Right Jig
The term “jig” encompasses many different lures, here’s a look at three primary styles and how to put them to use on spring striped bass.
Travel Tips: Prepping for Summer Sleigh Rides
Booking your Nantucket doormat trip is the first step to success.
Bring On The Bluefish
There’s nothing more exciting than working a popper for blues, whether from boat or shore, anticipating that the next cast will result in an explosive surface strike.
May Spotlight: Chuck Many’s Striper Quest
Nearly 1,500 stripers released in a fishing year - not a bad tally for this region.
In This Issue:
Features
- Surf Tactics: Double Your Pleasure
- Dance Moves: The Bottom Fishing Jig
- Great South Bay: 2020 Weakfish Outlook
- Early Season: Get Shallow for Fluke
- In the Surf: It’s All About the Swing
- Beyond the Basics: Weakfish 201
- Which One, When? The Right Jig
- Travel Tips: Prepping for Summer Sleigh Rides
- Bring On The Bluefish
- May Spotlight: Chuck Many’s Striper Quest
Fishing Reports By Area
News Briefs
More In This Issue
Quogue Canal (West End)
Funneled between the confines of Moriches and Shinnecock Bays, the Quogue Canal was once notorious for its exceptional early spring flounder run that began by mid/late February, and usually lasted until mid-April.
Frabill Trophy Haul Power Extend Nets
With anglers become increasing conservation minded, especially when it comes to releasing fish, an increasing number are turning to fish-friendly nets that are easy on the fish and save precious time returning them to the water.
Plano Edge Tackle Boxes
Plano, a longtime innovator and leader in the manufacture of tackle storage boxes, has taken tackle storage to the next level with their new EDGE series.
Trash Fish or Not?
I used to do a lot of bottom fishing for scup and blowfish when I was a kid.
Pursuit S378 Sport
I had a chance to jump onboard the Pursuit S378 Sport at the Miami Boat Show and the first impression was that she’s an evolutionary step above the usual contemporary center console sportfisher.
