Let’s begin this month’s report with a look at some of the notable seasons that are opening and closing in the month of September in Southern New England. First up, the summer blackfish season in Connecticut is now closed until October 10. You can still…
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I have big plans for this August, and so should you! While I am sure many will not come to fruition, heading into this month with a solid game plan is, well, a good game plan. Many fishermen in Southern New England refer to the…
The question of whether the fishing season is running late or early is usually off the table by the time July rolls around as by now migratory fish have arrived at their summer haunts and holds, and the year’s patterns have begun to establish themselves.…
When it comes to saltwater fishing, June is a time of plenty in Southern New England. We have a shot at nearly every popular species in some place or another this month. There are striped bass, fluke, bluefish, porgies, black sea bass, cod, weakfish, blackfish,…
April is here and so too with it the start of another open-water fishing season in Southern New England. This was a very mild winter by most standards with, as of the writing of this month’s piece, zero accumulation of snow at my house for…
For open-water fishermen in Southern New England, February is nearly universally considered to be the toughest month of the year, and this is especially true for the saltwater purist. To be completely honest, there are very few options available this month locally for a boater…
Happy New Year! January is a weird month fishing-wise for me as well as most of the boating population in southern New England. It’s close enough to the end of the fishing season to still be fresh in our minds, but it’s also just removed…
Hopefully, this doesn’t jinx us all, but we’ve been quite lucky regarding fall storms so far this season. Aside from Hurricane Ian, which did its share of damage, as of the writing of this month’s column things have been quiet in New England. And this…
What can be said about fishing in October aside from making the best of all opportunities you encounter? I hate to say it, but the end of another boating season can now be seen on the horizon, and for many, it could very well end…
For many reasons, September is my second-favorite month of the year, only falling behind October for the top spot. This is when the air begins to finally begin cooling down, most tourists leave my quaint little shoreline town, and best of all, every type of…