Month: May 2024

For a few years, my coworker, Andy Nabreski, has logged his fish-themed beer reviews on our website with the written series, Fish Beer Friday. As OTW’s kitchen connoisseur and host/author of the column turned YouTube series, Living Off the Land and Sea, Andy’s goal was to taste test and share honest, thoughtful feedback on fishy […]

Ideal for early spring trips in the back bays or late autumn outings in the salt ponds and rivers, Berkley’s newest addition to their saltwater lineup, the Drift Walker, is highlighted by an enticing “walk-the-dog” action. The topwater lure is armed with heavy duty, extra-sharp Fusion19 treble hooks and the side-to-side cadence is sure to […]

Welcome to StriperFest 2023! Winners At A Glance Grand Prize Winner • Tidewater 210 CC Adventure: Liz Forgue from Forestdale, MA Category Grand Prize Winners Todd Treonze with his new Native Slayer Propel Max Kayak & Shore Winners Winners randomly selected from the Kayak Top-10 and Shore categories were each awarded a Slayer Propel Max […]

The 2023 Striper Cup was dedicated to longtime OTW contributor, writer and friend, Charley Soares. (Photo by Liam O’Neill) In 2020, we began a new tradition of dedicating The Striper Cup to an organization or individual that best represents the spirit of the Striper Cup.  This year, the Striper Cup committee selected a beloved writer […]

Welcome to StriperFest 2023! Winners At A Glance Grand Prize Winner • Tidewater 210 CC Adventure: Liz Forgue from Forestdale, MA Category Grand Prize Winners Todd Treonze with his new Native Slayer Propel Max Kayak & Shore Winners Winners randomly selected from the Kayak Top-10 and Shore categories were each awarded a Slayer Propel Max […]

Fishing eventually became something that tempted me to skip school, but my parents initially used it to reward me for doing well in my studies. When Mrs. Ferry awarded me a report card with straight A’s in the third grade, my dad got me my very first surfcasting setup—it was also my first rod and […]

Fly casting to breaks in the sandbars can be exceptionally good in the fall. Find the structure breaks along the beaches and you’ll stay in the fly fishing game through the frosty mornings of November and December until the last page of the 2021 season is finally written. Hewn by weather changes, perhaps a Nor’easter […]

When a lobsterman tells you about a small boulder field the size of a tennis court, listen hard and make sure you know exactly where it is. (Photo by John Lee) We love our blackfish. We love their teeth and tails and strength. We love their chins. We love the season in which they run, […]

One way to determine how long someone has been surfcasting in the Northeast is their association with the words “Mullet Run.” Most anglers who first picked up a surf rod in the last 10, maybe even the last 20, years probably associate the mullet run with blitzing tarpon and snook in the far-off land of […]

Mike Kuznic caught this 13-pound tog on a glow belly Tall Tailz tog jig dropped onto a wreck. Whether you’re a seasoned tog pro or a beginning blackfisherman, the words “tog jig” have undoubtedly been drilled into your brain. This relatively simple method of fishing has exploded in popularity over the past 10 to 15 […]