hot spot

Conveniently sandwiched between Port Jefferson and Mt. Sinai Harbors, Mt. Misery Shoal is a uniformly flat piece of bottom that extends northeasterly for about a mile in length with water depths ranging between 10 to 30 feet.

When it comes to an angling sanctuary hiding in plain sight within a madhouse of humanity, traffic and commercial craziness, none does it better than this 290 acre Lake in Middlesex County.

Easy access for shorebound anglers, abundant deep water and plenty of action make this one of Long Island’s premier pier-fishing hot spots.

This year, it was a floating city on the water with lights at night and angling fireworks by day. The deepest of NJ’s artificial reefs is a constant producer.

As summer flounder season fires off, haunts like the famous fluke funnel known simply as Ambrose will be producing hefty flatfish already.

Bald eagles, lunker lakers, clean campgrounds and abundant angling opportunities abound at this New Jersey State Park.

The Coral Beds off Slaughter Beach, Delaware is a surefire mixed-medley fish dormitory.

An easily reached offshore attraction that gets a steady dose of shark-seeking chumsters looking for that small boat mako.

Power off to the cobalt depths where tuna, marlin, wahoo and whales all come to find abundant forage as canyon season cruises along on the sound of twin diesels.

Here is one for you Cape May and Delaware boaters. Reef site 10 is an easy shot for flounder and tog out of Indian River.

Fluke and sea bass congregate to this well-worked, but productive area. Set your course for the steeple and bounce those bottom rigs.

From snappers to stripers, the historic inlet delivers monumental fishing on all sides.

Is there any hotter of a hotspot than Cuttyhunk Island for a surfcaster in New England?

This is one of those “Hot Areas” as opposed to a single hotspot.

Over the years, some massive bass and memorable nights have been had along the pebbly shore of this hot spot.

I’ve always felt that the backsides of our South Shore inlets held infinitely more promise than the oceanfront’s sand beaches over the course of the year.