How To Find and Catch Lake Trout From Shore in the Northeast
When I was a young kid, Saturday afternoons meant trips up Route 22 in Westchester County, New York, for dinner at Nana’s. As we...
Monkfish – The Sea’s Most Delicious Monster
Earlier in my life, when I had a swollen ego, the thought of paying good money for a piece of fish at the fish...
Jigging Giant Bluefin Tuna
It was a curious feeling, dropping a jig to the bottom and not being entirely certain that I wanted a fish to eat it....
Egg Harbor Fishing By the Calendar
The abundance of southern New Jersey’s barrier islands originally attracted the Leni Lenape, who left their homes in the woodlands to paddle across the...
Discover The Orient Rig For Deep Water Stripers and Blues
Orient Point is a quieter, calmer fishing hub than often-chaotic Montauk, but my sense of tranquility faded with the morning haze as we approached...
Winter Steelhead Fishing
A hooked steelhead rivals a striped bass for strength, an albie for speed, and a bluefish for aerial acrobatics. The electric shock transmitted through...
Cobia Road Trip
Since May 2021 when I took a fishing road trip to the Florida Keys with my good friend, Jimmy Fee, my 10-year-old son Tyler...
How to Choose a Braided Line
(Note: On The Water is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.)When spooling up, choosing a...
Ice Fishing Tips for Beginners
As I set my last trap, the sun begins to show, illuminating the vast sheet of creaking ice that lies beneath my feet. I...
OTW’s Top Fishing Videos of 2022
It was a busy year in the OTW Video Department, putting out somewhere in the neighborhood of 75 videos, not to mention all the...