Garett Deacon’s garage in the foothills of New York’s Adirondack Mountains is practically a museum of East Coast striped bass fishing. The post Spring Run Stripers and Herring on the Hudson appeared first on On The Water ..read more

The following recipe was sent to me from Charley Soares and it’s about as authentic as they get. The post Recipe: Authentic Portuguese Stuffed Quahogs appeared first on On The Water ..read more

It actually felt like spring for a little bit this week, and the fishing responded. The post Striper Migration Map – April 12, 2024 appeared first on On The Water ..read more

Since the Wachusett Reservoir reopened to the public for fishing on Saturday, April 6—as it does every year on the first Saturday in April—lake trout have been biting exceptionally well. The post Massachusetts Lake Trout State Record Broken Twice in One Week appeared first on On The Water ..read more

Under the silhouette of the mountains, Upstate New York's West Branch Ausable River provides a great trout bite with a memorable backdrop for fly fishing. The post Trout Fishing In the Adirondacks: Fly Fishing the West Branch Ausable River appeared first on On The Water ..read more

At some point in the fishing season, whether it’s too buggy at the beach or there’s an early-morning chill on the boat, you’ve probably thought to yourself, “I wish I had worn pants today”. The post 8 New Fishing Pants for 2024 appeared first on On The Water ..read more

Although most anglers have jumped on the May bluefishing bandwagon within the last decade, I’ve been at it since the late 1970s. My discovery of these early spring bluefish may have been fortuitous, but it took some work to figure out the details. Back then, April to May worming for stripers was very popular. Sandworms were a lot cheaper and we’d fish them, hoping to intercept the school stripers that “flew” by Long Island South Shore beaches on their migration to the east and north. It was fun, but my competitive juices were yearning for something more substantial. So, one early May dawn, wit ..read more

Lure Shortage: Tackle shops within 20 miles of the Canal were sold out of mackerel-colored lures by mid-week. In folklore, solar eclipses foreshadowed catastrophe. The sudden disappearance of the sun was believed to be the sign of the apocalypse—and if you were a baitfish in the Cape Cod Canal around the time of the Great American Eclipse in late August, the week-long striped bass blitz was tantamount to the end of days. Mackerel, squid, and adult bunker were corralled in the Canal by schools of 15- to 50-pound stripers. The extreme tides brought on by the new moon gave the bass a big advantag ..read more

Blackened Fluke Sliders Spicy blackened redfish sandwiches are a staple in Cajun cuisine, yet they haven’t seemed to catch on here in the Northeast, which is a shame. Try it! I prefer making them with black sea bass, which yields the perfect size fillet for a sandwich. Cod, haddock, mahi, and fluke are other potential candidates. It works best with thin fillets. Ingredients 4 sandwich-sized fillets (black sea bass, cod, fluke, haddock, tautog) Rolls of your choice Lettuce Tomato (sliced) Mayonnaise 1 cup melted butter 6 tablespoons Chef Prudhomme Blackened Redfish Magic seasoning blend, or: 1 ..read more

It seemed like the migration was about to really pick up speed last weekend, but a reset to wintry conditions this past week slowed things back down. With more stable weather on the horizon, look for the bass to make big moves in the next 7 to 10 days. Already, migratory fish have been reported as far north as Connecticut. Over 2,000 anglers have already signed up for the Striper Cup! Sign up today, and we’ll ship out your Striper Cup box loaded with stickers, discount codes, a Rapala lure, and a fresh, new Columbia PFG shirt featuring an awesome hand-drawn striper design. Maryland/Chesapeake ..read more