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…
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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…
The transition from spring to summer fishing is upon us! Time to fish deeper waters, further out waters, and target more species. Each month of the season marks a different level of excitement for me for different reasons. June marks the arrival of big stripers…
Now it’s starting to get serious. The cobwebs of the offseason leading into the spring are well and gone. A solid April bass bite from Raritan to Jones inlet, while the bays and inlets further east had their typical schoolie to lower slot size bass…
It’s spring….finally. March fishing can often be a fool’s errand but a welcomed one after a long winter. To the west, some migrating stripers are eager to chew by the time April arrives, and in our eastern waters, the occasional schoolie holdover bass will take…
I was really happy to have the opportunity to follow Anthony Gatto in providing the monthly Long Island Fishing Report for Boating World. As a kid growing up in Nassau County, I loved every half-day fluke trip on the Freeport head boats and savored every…