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RI Fishing Outlook: What to Expect in 2014
Our past year, 2013, was not a good year if you were a shore fisherman looking for keeper bass, blues and albies. In fact, we could call it a year of decline. That sets up all kinds of question marks for 2014. Here is a summary of what to look… SEE MORE
Top Lures for Catching Winter Holdover Stripers
The water temperature along the oceanfront has dipped into the mid-forties. That spells the end. However, lots of stripers that winter over are now in those backwater places where they will stay throughout the winter. It's tough fishing. You'll find few guys willing to go out on a cold, below-freezing… SEE MORE
Gloucester, the Original Working Waterfront
“It’s pronounced ‘GLOSS-tah’, not,…’gl-OW-stir’”, our friend Julia corrected as she swiped through my iPad and reviewed my destinations, including Gloucester, on Cape Ann just north of Boston. Like a second daughter to us, Julia is from nearby Scituate (pronounced, “SIT-chew-it”), and joined us for a few days of sailing on… SEE MORE
3 Secrets for Landing Keeper Stripers This Year
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
Where Are the Boats? NJ Slowdown Persists Long After Sandy
A beautiful weekend day, and instead of a steady stream of Snowbirds heading south, I've seen just two boats — one of them under tow by my friend Rich at Tow Boat US. Much has changed along the Jersey Shore in the year since Superstorm Sandy paid us a visit, and… SEE MORE
Nighttime Rules for Late Season Striped Bass
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
Georgetown, a Welcoming Stopover on the ICW
Snowbirds on the Intracoastal Waterway look forward to several idyllic stopovers on their way south — Beaufort, North Carolina, and St. Augustine, Florida, are just two that spring instantly to mind — but boaters looking for one of the warmest welcomes in the South know to set a course for Georgetown, South… SEE MORE
At Night, Shore Fishermen Stand a Chance for Stripers
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
At Last, a Phenomenal Day of Striper Fishing
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
Delights of the 2013 Crab Fishing Season
Every summer, I crab fish off Arcadia Point around Hope Island. The water is probably too shallow for Dungeness, but it was a stellar summer for rock crab this year. Next year I will be trying farther south, toward Olympia and Boston Harbor. SEE MORE
Cockpit Cuisine: Joys of Al Fresco Dining on a Maine Cruise
Dropping the mooring pennant is the equivalent of an instant vacation for me. Like many vacationers, I like to eat out as a special treat. The difference is that I define “eating out” quite literally: dining out in the cockpit. It is common to see our boat at anchor with… SEE MORE
Lighthouse Marina Joins Southport Dealer Network
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
