Busman’s Holiday: Boating Blackfish
When other anglers with meat gear struggle, finesse anglers usually flourish.
Long Island, Metro NY
Make Peace With The Calm: Embracing Surf Fishing Conditions
Be ready for what Mother Nature has in store during your surf fishing outings in the fall.
Chasing Tails Bait & Tackle-South Shore
Down the road at Chasing Tails Bait & Tackle in Oakdale, Billy reported a few striper-hungry mad men have been…
Tale End: Letter To A Dear Friend
For the past 25 years, I’ve made my professional career as an outdoor writer, specifically as fishing writer. I would…
Saltwaters Bait and Tackle-South Shore
At Saltwaters Bait and Tackle in West Islip I heard there are bass around as the season really kicked it…
October’s Big Game: Late Season Pelagics
October offers some interesting inshore, near offshore, offshore and canyon opportunities as the fishing calendar begins to wind down. For…
King Cod VII-South Shore
On the King Cod VII out of Captree I heard from Capt. Joe that spring ocean blackfishing in the Fire…
Black Sea Bass: Good For ’24, Not So Much In ‘25
Target those jumbos this fall – hopefully the other stuff sorts itself out.
Laura Lee Fleet-South Shore
On the Laura Lee out of Captree, Capt. Kenny reported some stripers on their night fishing trips in the bay….
Skiff Life: Shallow Water Tog Tactics
Close quarters tautog fishing sheltered waters in a small craft.
Fishfinder II-South Shore
Capt. Walter on the Fishfinder II reported the boat is getting ready for the upcoming season and will kick off…
Capt. Gillen-South Shore
On the Capt. Gillen, we heard their first trip of the 2026 season will be opening day of fluke and…
Migration Mindset: Exploiting Urgency & Competition
When striped bass feel the urge to migrate, things get wild in the surf.
Babylon Fishing Station-South Shore
Dennis at Babylon Fishing Station reported the station is open and has new gas pumps and is ready to fuel…
Albie Assassins: The Four Horsemen
The best of the four major ‘food groups’ for hardtail hunters.
Taylor Renee Charters-South Shore
On Taylor Renee Charters out of Babylon I heard from Captain Mike who reported the new Contender is already sitting…
