A big bucktail jig spiced with pork rind scored this keeper.

3 Secrets for Landing Keeper Stripers This Year

11/3/2013 - I said a couple of posts back that this dismal fall season could do a turn-around. Well, hopefully, last week was the week of the turn around. It was a very good week that saw lots of stripers of all sizes hit the shore. There were loads of schoolies, as… SEE MORE
This schoolie hit a black Deceiver fly used as a teaser.

Nighttime Rules for Late Season Striped Bass

10/29/2013 - My youngest son, Jon, turns twenty years old soon. For his birthday my wife and I got him a new surf-fishing outfit which consisted of a 9-foot St Croix Mojo spinning rod along with an Okuma Trio 55 reel. We gave it to him about a week ago as an… SEE MORE
Bait, birds and stripers still all seem to be all hanging way out and well out of range of surfcasters — except at night!

At Night, Shore Fishermen Stand a Chance for Stripers

10/4/2013 - Thursday, October 3, was a weird day from shore. I got down to the oceanfront in late afternoon. In the first spot I stopped at there were several big schools of stripers way out and well out of casting range. For two hours these fish were on the surface eating… SEE MORE
Two keepers from a haul of 80 stripers in an afternoon/evening of fishing along the RI mainland shore.

At Last, a Phenomenal Day of Striper Fishing

9/30/2013 - After a serious striper drought recently, we finally hit an incredible day of striper fishing on September 29 from the boat. I have said all along this fall that the bait and the fish seem to be hanging way out away from surfcasters. It was proven today as we fished… SEE MORE
Lighthouse Marina, of Aquebogue, offers the entire line of Southport Boats' 27 and 29-foot center-console fishing boats.

Lighthouse Marina Joins Southport Dealer Network

8/27/2013 - Southport Boats, a division of Maritime Marine Group, LLC, is expanding its nationwide sales reach into the Long Island Sound area with the addition of Lighthouse Marina to its dealer network. Lighthouse Marina, of Aquebogue, will represent Southport Boats' entire line of 27-foot and 29-foot center console and express fishing… SEE MORE
A Zoom fluke along with a Red Gill teaser landed this double header.

Enjoying the Excitement of an August Striper Blitz

8/16/2013 - My brother Steve and I went out during the evening on August 14 in the boat along the RI oceanfront. Instead of going way offshore in deep water, we fished close to shore in about 20 feet of water. We hit the biggest August blitz of stripers I have ever… SEE MORE