Striper Migration Map – May 12, 2023
The big Chesapeake fish are done spawning and are on the move, crashing the nearshore waters and bunker schools from New Jersey to Rhode...
Striper Migration Map – May 5, 2023
Post-spawn stripers are exiting the Chesapeake Bay and Delaware River and heading for the open ocean. Big bass are moving up the Hudson River,...
Fishing Bucktails for Trophy Fluke
Oh, how far fluking has come. My earliest memories of fishing for summer flounder involve the beach, killies, and squid. My father tossed a...
Striper Migration Map – April 28, 2023
Some stripers are still spawning in Chesapeake Bay tributaries, but many post-spawn fish are exiting the bay. Big bass are moving up the Hudson...
Black Drum Fishing in Delaware Bay
“Oh, c’mon. We ain’t that lucky,” said Captain Bob Cope as he eyed the tip of one of the four rods he’d set out...
Striper Migration Map – April 21, 2023
Inshore water temperatures are warming fast and stripers are spawning in Chesapeake Bay tributaries. Big bass are moving up the Hudson River, while plenty...
10 Tips for Topwater Schoolies
When the first schoolie stripers of springtime migrate in, cool waters and scarce bait leave them grubbing around the bottom for the first week...
Topwater Walkers for Striped Bass
The cooling afternoon breeze had failed to materialize, making it hot, muggy and buggy. The water was equally still, and flat enough to spot...
Striper Migration Map – April 7, 2023
The Striper Migration Map is back! Inshore water temperatures are warming and there are indications that bass spawning is right on schedule. Some early...
Angling Artist: Joe Mangiafico
(Above, from left) Mangiafico’s original knife designs, The Brook Brown Trout, The Brook, and The Brook Yellow Trout.As is often found when examining angling artists,...
