2023 Father’s Day Gift Guide
(Above) Brian Mulderrig of Cold Spring Harbor, NY shared this photo during week eight of On The Water’s Striper Cup in 2022.A common theme...
10 Reasons You Haven’t Caught a 10-Pound Doormat Fluke
I can still count the number of “doormat fluke” (10-plus-pounders) I’ve caught on one hand, but I’ve had the benefit of fishing with, and...
Essential Plugs for Topwater Bluefish
How many anglers were introduced to fishing with snapper blues and a popper? My topwater bluefish obsession began at age 3, as I watched...
Striper Migration Map – June 2, 2023
The June Full Moon. An event that Northeast striper fishermen have been circling on their calendars for generations. While the fever-pitch of the fishing...
On The Way to My Rock
There will be a night, sometime in the beginning of May, when you’ll be stirred to action. Perhaps it is the warm, southwest wind...
Striper Migration Map – May 26, 2023
Neap tides this week, which means the weakest tides of the month, and that usually puts a bit of a damper on the striper...
Cow Tipping: Catch Giant Striped Bass by Kayak
The hero shot … a smiling angler, proudly holding up a giant striped bass with its gills flared and pearlescent belly bulging as seven...
Striped Bass of a Lifetime
My hangup on stripers started at eight years old. I was fishing a rocky shoreline when a striper that seemed to be the largest...
Rapala Summer Sweepstakes
Summer is here and that means long days and big bites!Our friends at Rapala are giving away a HUGE prize pack of lures and...
Striper Migration Map – May 19, 2023
Ahead of today’s New Moon, some very large striped bass have moved into range for fishermen from New Jersey to Boston. There’s even been...
