Maximizing Mojos: The Ultimate Equalizer
Simple yet effective, it’s a wonder why every striper angler hasn’t made the mojo leap.
October 2018
Match the Catch: Adapt for Pigs on Jigs
When tautog sharpies around you start catching, it’s time to break out the jigs.
Advanced Techniques: Reverse ‘Surfcasting’
Take the concept of reverse surfcasting to the next level with the aid of electronics and trolling motors.
Best Bets for Fall Stripers
Fisherman editors project where you are likely to find the best striper action this fall.
Fall Bonanza: Focus on Sea Bass
The fall fishery for black sea bass can be totally out of control if you hit the right wreck during the pre-winter migration.
Dog Lump
A certain little spot packs a big bite in South Jersey.
Fishing for Natives: In the Shadow of NYC
The hunt for New Jersey’s wild and wily “unstocked” denizens of northern streams and rivers.
Bangin’ Biscuits: October Sea Bassin’
Look to the 15- to 30-mile wrecks and reefs in the 75- to 150-foot range for opening day humpbacks.
Spot & Croaker: Will They or Won’t They?
Though both are prized food fish, most anglers look at spot and croaker as great live baits for the fall run.
Striper Surf: The Hunt for Fall Giants
As you gear up for October, bring something big and heavy for when the cows come home.
Fluke & Flexibility Revisited
According to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) and Mid Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC), we should see a 16% increase in recreational harvest limits for summer flounder next season, so long as benchmark stock assessment results coming out in early 2019 don’t affect the numbers.
The Ultimate Mate
If I could only pick one person to be my mate it would be my wife.
The Narrow River, Narragansett, RI
A great surf spot to hit in the fall or when a big storm is brewing out front.
Takers and Leavers: Things That Go Bump
Stripers don’t always take, sometimes they play with your offer.
Better Bassin’: Mullet Overnight
If the day was good, the night will be better as bass feast on late-season baitfish in the surf.
Divided & Conquered
Back in mid-September, the following notice from the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) made the rounds.