It wasn't long after I entered the realm of saltwater fly-fishing that I upgraded from an 8-weight fly rod so as to tackle sizable striped bass and big blues. It didn't take me long to discover 32- to 42-inch prowlers, on average, patrolling our North Fork area bays

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Whether you call them fluke, flounder, or flatfish, they're here and they're hungry! Our South Jersey backwaters are loaded with flatties and anglers are taking full advantage of the new regulations. The decrease in the minimum-size limit from 18 inches to 17

There's something special about looking through clear water at several hundred bunker swimming straight at you, mouths open, and then watching as they suddenly explode in reaction to a bluefish tearing through the school. It's good stuff

One of the most important and commonly overlooked aspects of fishing is a sharp knife. Most times any knife will get the job done cutting bait or a line, but in order to properly clean your catch a very sharp knife is crucial

June is busting out all over, as the pop tune from the stage show "Carousel" tells us. And that also pretty well describes what's happening around Cape waters here in May as stripers and blues swarm in and spread out east and west of the Cape itself

The weather leading up to this writing makes me wonder if March was a warmer month than April. The season certainly started early, but persistent damp and cool conditions seem to have normalized things out quite a bit from my observations

Jigging and Popping in Cape Cod; A style that has quietly become an addiction for a select group of adventurous anglers, and a fishery that has quickly become a mecca for those who pursue one of the baddest fish that swims; the mighty bluefin tuna. Modern jigging and popping, or casting, is not your garden-variety way of enjoying the popular sport of fishing, but is quickly gaining a following and silencing most non-believers with its success and obvious enjoyment of the participants

May has to be one of my favorite months. For one thing, it's when the stripers show up in Cape waters and the fishing season officially gets under way

The sound of foghorns nudged me into consciousness around 4:30AM Saturday. I planned to fish with Steve, and it was apparent that we would face foggy conditions