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…
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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…
Come April, most of us have probably gotten some bass by shore in the back bays, creeks, and estuaries on the east end on soft plastics and small surface plugs. To the west large migrating stripers coming up the coast of jersey and down from…
Just a little bit longer. It’s such a rough stretch from after the Super Bowl until fishing starts back up again. At least there have been the usual distractions and a new one to keep my sanity.I’m still getting through my arsenal of plugs that…
Well, the transition to counting down to spring is here. 2022 was a solid season regardless of the homestretch on the east end being a bit lackluster. The spring bluefish bite was the best I’ve ever seen in my 9 seasons of fishing in between…
What a great time of year to be fishing. As you probably figured out by now, I’m obsessed with striped bass. It’s not that I don’t like fluke, seabass, blackfish, or anything else that swims locally. Those bass though, when they’re on the feed and…
The fall run has not disappointed. Striper fishing is steady and improving, albies abound, along with some gator blues in the mix. When weather windows allow, tuna are anywhere from 5 to 150 miles off our shores, the sea bass bag limit has ticked up…
With the summer doldrums hitting harder this year with higher air and water temps, I know I’m not the only one excited for some September fishing. The migration of striped bass will be starting by month’s end, a more reasonable (6 fish) black sea bass…
Some of the most unique fishing opportunities happen in August. Warmer water temperatures welcome tropical and out of town visitors, some that are making their appearance more regular over the years and others that have some serious gps issues with gulfstream. Offshore fishing is in…
From the canyons to the inlets, July fishing holds a tremendous number of options. Fluke, seabass, stripers, blues, and a few Gulfstream refugees are on the chew as water temps move up. Offshore and near offshore options abound as well from sharks to tuna, we…