The Fence
As striped bass migrate along the Atlantic Coast, many fish – often some of the biggest of the lot – will follow a north to south superhighway just inside the three-mile line.
New Jersey & Delaware Bay
Light Touch Tog: The Art of Jigging Blackfish
Try a light tackle focus on tautog and you may find a brand new way of prompting finicky blackfish to bite – and bite hard!
Blitz Strategies for Wild November Bass!
Consider your blitz strategy now in hopes of another November to remember along the Jersey Shore during the 2017 striper run.
2017 Rainbows: Stocking Season Continues
The final round of the 2017 rainbow stocking schedule should keep things hot this month and during the colder months ahead.
Yak Fishing: Cold Weather Kayaking
Kayaking is a great way to get in on some late season action as long as you are prepared to deal with cold water emergencies.
Bigger Biscuits: Diamonds for Sea Bass
Turn to diamond jigs and teasers to target humpback sea bass this fall.
Pursuit DC 235 Dual Console
Introduced at the fall 2016 Fort Lauderdale International Boat show, I was able to jump aboard Pursuit’s new DC 235…
Blackfish in Hot Peanut Sauce
Here’s a unique twist to blackfish that will really appeal to those who like a little kick to their sea food. This recipe serves four to six.
Juice It Up!
Scents are a product that I firmly believe in, especially when employing the liquid on artificial lures for fluke and sea bass.
ASA – Changing of the Guard
Just about every U.S. industry has its own “trade” group; for recreational fishing businesses, we have the American Sportfishing Association (ASA), of which The Fisherman Magazine is a member, as are nearly all of the national tackle manufacturers whose products our readers use every day.
Delaware Bay The Eights
While the Eights sit a bit outside the Delaware Bay they are well inside the Line of Demarcation and therefore a legal location to fish for striped bass.
Sand Hassles: A Surfcaster’s View of Replenishment
Shifting sand and soft structure has replaced much of what was once Jetty Country along the North Jersey coast.
Deep Drop-offs: October Fresh, Top to Bottom
From largemouth and smallmouth bass to hybrids and walleye, it’s prime time for deep drops on our inland waters.
Filling in the Blanks Porgy, Cod, Ling & Pollock
A look at how bottom bouncers in New Jersey might “fill in the blank” to start the month of October.
Parkway Bassin’: The North South Striper Trail
The striped bass migration is on and so is the angler trek from above Exit 125 down to ‘0’ and beyond.
A Smell of a Season
Berkley Gulp! is one heck of an invention. I guess it’s good that they’ve figured out a way to keep costs down by using thinner plastic buckets, although they don’t hold up so well to the rigors of moving from duffel bag to back pack, boat to beach, and back again; the Gulp! smell is essentially the cost of doing business on the fluke grounds every year.
