The Best Spoons for Trout Fishing
In February 2022, On The Water Magazine ran a story called “The Buel Spoon” that delved deep into the history of metal fishing lures we know...
How Well Do You Know Bucktail Jigs?
Day or night, spring or fall, New Jersey or Maine—if you don’t have an assortment of bucktail jigs in your surf bag, you are...
Essential Minnow Plugs for Stripers
Mighty minnow plugs. Plastic, inexpensive, easy to get your hands on, and top-producing lures no matter where stripers swim.A “minnow plug” is a slender...
Surf Fishing in Freshwater
When some cool late-April winds blew across the water, I wished I’d thrown a jacket over my light hooded sweatshirt. There was a small...
Chunking Clam Bellies For Back-Bay Stripers
Chumming with clam bellies for back-bay stripers is a can’t-miss autumn tactic in New Jersey.But it wasn’t autumn, it was late June and the...
Fishing Glidebaits for Big Stripers
It’s always fun to see what the hot plug style is going to be for a given season. In the early 2010s, the surfcasting...
How to Catch Spring New Jersey Stripers
At midnight on March 1 each year, the New Jersey striped bass fishing season opens in the back bays, rivers, and inlets. Depending on...
The Spring Striped Bass Migration
For a Northeast angler, no event in the year is as highly anticipated as the return of the striped bass. Every season, we talk...
Fly Fishing For Schoolie Stripers
Striped bass are a great fly-rod fish. They are found everywhere: in the harbors of populated cities, the estuaries of small and large river...
South Jersey’s Spring Striper Run
A thin layer of fog hovers over the bay as we depart the marina, the result of water that is much cooler than the...
