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...
Final Trips in the Late Fall Surf
Many years, my surfcasting season ends with the intention to make one final trip that, for one reason or another, never materializes. I don’t...
Early Winter Fishing for Big Niagara Lake Trout
In early winter, the Niagara Bar and River provide world-class fishing for a big Lake Ontario native.“We might not have long out here before...
South Jersey’s Foam Fly Savant: Carl Harris
Math sucks. I’ve hated it my entire life. It made me the goober in elementary school who had to leave class to go to...
Late Season Fishing In New England
The last two months of the saltwater season have a drastically different feel, depending on whether you are fishing north or south of Cape...
Late Fall On the Western Sound
I am a self-proclaimed albie addict. I fall victim to the “flu” in the late summer and it usually hangs on like a bad...
