I count June as summer even if the official day is the 20th. Other than having to wait until the 23rd for Black Sea Bass to open, just about everything that swims in our waters is fair game. Striped bass, blues, fluke, porgies, weakfish inshore…
Posts tagged as “Michael Dean”
It’s great to be back fishing regularly. That late March, and early April cold snap was annoying, but the fish have taken everything in stride and we’re well underway into the season.Big spring stripers are chewing to the west as anglers east of Jones Inlet…
All is right and good in the world again with fishing being part of my daily routine. Just to clarify though there’s a lot of baseball practices for two teams my son plays on. I have a 7ft spinning rod matched with a Van Staal…
Almost there!! The off-season just feels longer and longer each year, and having actual winter temps this year didn’t help.Just about a month away from the first casts of the season from shore in the bays come late March. I’m on the east end of…
Now what? I always find myself asking that question with the holidays behind us and at least three months ahead until any significant fishing in the area. There are still some opportunities for brave anglers willing to bundle up and scratch the itch for a…
What a spectacular fall run so far!! We’re absolutely down the homestretch and for some the fishing season has wrapped up. If you’re on the fence, don’t wrap the boat just yet! November and early December often saves the best for last.The incredible push of…
There’s more fishing behind us than ahead of us for the season. What lies ahead though, is some of the best fishing of the year.The fluke bite this season wasn’t epic, but it wasn’t that bad either. The arrival of peanut bunker in late August…
As it always does, summer flew by. It was a fun one and a fishy one. With cooler nights and autumn right around the corner, September is a phenomenal fishing month and a sneak peek to the upcoming fall run. The arrival of false albacore…
August, for me, is the most relaxing month of the summer and fishing season. My top obsession of choice is targeting stripers by boat or shore and August is a slow month for that. I tortured myself for years knowing I’d get skunked in the…
What a spectacular season we’ve had so far. The mild winter didn’t just treat us to not having to shovel snow but a much stronger start to things in the past two months then we typically see. June presents a ton of opportunities to get…