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Now comes the fun part, Here Comes Ben Martin and More Freshwater Coverage!

Zach Harvey and his buzzkill not withstanding (see his fish focus on page 3) the rest of us love this time of year, and yes, we love to prep our gear for the season! But not just prep, this is the season of the awesome used and vintage tackle shows and swaps.Apr 2nd, 2017

TIME FOR TROUT

The waters of Massapequa Reservoir were crystal clear and slightly rippled as I sent a 1/8-ounce gold Panther Martin Classic spinner out on the first cast of the morning.Mar 28th, 2017

WESTERN SOUND APRIL 2017

Flounder are being caught by the bushel; reports of many fifty pound Striped Bass being caught in the back of Manhasset Bay on live Bunker, including one cow that went sixty–seven pounds...Mar 28th, 2017

Word On The Bite: FINAL TOUCHES TO SPRING FISHING ARSENAL

You would think that between the holidays and outdoors show season, I’d have all the gear I could possibly carry, store or hide from loved ones heading into the spring season.Mar 28th, 2017

Captain Buzzkill’s Guide to April Angling

I often joke that if I am indeed a writer, it would be very hard to prove that some days—the days, and there are too many, when I’m not actually chained to my keyboard trying to make something out of nothing.Mar 28th, 2017

Sea to Table: Acadian Redfish Feast

Not to be confused with the popular Cajun dish, blackened redfish (really a red drum), Acadian Redfish is an Ocean State classic.Mar 9th, 2017

On The Bite: MARCH SHOWS OFFER MORE THAN BARGAINS

Early March can be a trying time for local anglers. Sure, die-hards can sample cod fishing, or maybe haul some perch or trout though the ice if there is any left, but mostly this is a time for dreaming of spring - when crews remove winter wraps from their vessels and both inshore and sweet water action finally hit stride. Mar 3rd, 2017

First Fishing Pole

It’s blowing a blizzard outside, a whiteout as I start writing today and fishing is the furthest thing from my mind. So I thought it would be fun to go in a different direction to keep you entertained and maybe bring some of your own memories to mind. Do you remember your first fishing pole?Mar 3rd, 2017

The Next Four Years

I will quietly admit that when Trump won the election, I breathed a very short and well-concealed sigh of relief—not because I had any personal faith in the man’s integrity, intelligence, poise, or political aptitude, but...Mar 3rd, 2017

“BASS ACKWARDS” FISHING

It was one of those mornings when nothing was going right. I was late getting up, the sun was already intense and I had left a bagful of new jigs I wanted to try sitting on a stump next to my driveway. Mar 1st, 2017