When I was in my teens, Thanksgiving largely marked the end of the saltwater striper season in New Jersey. That’s not to say there weren’t opportunities beyond that, but well before Christmas it often ...
Saltwater striped bass aren’t very hard to catch. Many “Insta-famous” anglers and striped bass fishing influencers want you to think otherwise, but the reality is that the most difficult part of the ...
The author with a 47-inch striper caught off North Jersey on a 10-inch Stride glide bait. Photo by Joe Cermele Though the official timeline is a bit hazy, many anglers point to the swimbait revolution ...
No saltwater gamefish is more associated with fall than the striped bass. From late September through the winter months, the migration pushes thousands of these fish down the coast from north of New ...
Being from New England I had never experienced freshwater striped bass fishing. All of my knowledge and experience was from the salty waters of Cape Cod. However, after six years on Southeastern ...
The recovery of the striped bass along the Atlantic Coast has been an amazing conservation success story. Their population once nearly wiped out by pollution and commercial and recreational ...
Ask Ed Lombardo about the best striped bass he’s ever caught on a flyrod and you can almost hear the snapshots of moments clattering through his memory. The stories generally all start in the same ...
Boats launching from Monterey Harbor can head towards Sand City for halibut in 60 to 70 feet of water, or head inside towards the beaches to troll or throw swimbaits for striped bass. Following the ...
Since 2019, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources has implemented numerous changes to recreational and commercial ...