Month: May 2024

As the fall run winds down, many anglers find that leaving familiar waters in pursuit of bigger fish is often fruitless. (Photo by Andy Nabreski) My coffee had cooled down just enough to take a sip without melting the roof of my mouth. It was time to pull out of the 7-11 and get that […]

(Photo by Matt Haeffner) The fall run is a chaotic and wonderful time to be a striped bass angler. Even though fishermen throughout most of the Northeast can count on about two solid months of fishing for migrating stripers between Labor Day and New Year’s, there’s a “blink-and-you’ll-miss-it” feel that causes us to cast with […]

Late-autumn schools of Atlantic herring bring in some of the largest bass of the season when many surfcasters are hanging it up for the year. (Photo by Joachim S. Müller) The fall run is a chaotic and wonderful time to be a striped bass angler. Even though fishermen throughout most of the Northeast can count […]

Wader-clad and bundled with a neck gaiter and cheap ski gloves, I clambered over the sand dunes at Jones Beach’s west end with an icy-to-the-touch, 1-ounce diamond jig on my line. With the exception of two other vehicles, the parking lot was empty. A recent report suggested there were still bass—some pushing 30 inches long—feeding […]

The first time I spoke to Chris LaFrange on the phone, he had just returned from a trip to Boca Grande, Florida, where he’d caught 10 trophy-class tarpon. When I finally met him a few months later while shark fishing on a dark, Upper Cape beach, he shared his slightly comical struggle with keeping a […]

The fall run is a chaotic and wonderful time to be a striped bass angler. Even though fishermen throughout most of the Northeast can count on about two solid months of fishing for migrating stripers between Labor Day and New Year’s, there’s a “blink-and-you’ll-miss-it” feel that causes us to cast with a sense of urgency […]

(Photo by Tim Regan @southforksalt) The fall run is a chaotic and wonderful time to be a striped bass angler. Even though fishermen throughout most of the Northeast can count on about two solid months of fishing for migrating stripers between Labor Day and New Year’s, there’s a “blink-and-you’ll-miss-it” feel that causes us to cast […]

Please join us at 655 Ocean Rd, Narragansett, RI 02882, the parking area for the newly named Stephen J. Medeiros Fishing Area on Saturday, December 2, 2023 at 10 AM to help us dedicate this beautiful area in the name of Stephen Medeiros. Steve had an unmatched vision for how recreational saltwater anglers could band […]

The story of how Atom Lures came about has been told many times over. Some versions even approach urban legend status. Prior to the 1940s, swimming surface lures were primarily designed for freshwater game fish such as pike and largemouth bass, and these lures were not at all built to withstand the rigors of saltwater […]

For over a dozen years, Pursuit’s OS 385 was one of their most popular hulls, with a family friendly layout, solid ride, and ample fishing functionality. When it came time to replace it, the design team at Pursuit made sure to raise the bar. They went bigger—all the way to 43 feet—and gave it a […]