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 ...

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 ...

One of the things that make striped bass such popular targets along the coast from New England to the Mid-Atlantic is their diversity. You can find them picking off crabs and shrimp along back bay sod ...

Striped bass feed aggressively in the surf at night, and fall is the time to catch them on the New Jersey coast. Fishing at night for stripers in the surf requires know-how and research beyond just ...

After agreeing earlier this fall that beleaguered Atlantic striped bass may be urgently in need of additional protection, East Coast fishery managers have chosen instead to take more time to “get it ...

KENNEBUNKPORT, MAINE — All eyes were on the tip of the thick Ugly Stick saltwater rod as it began to bend. At exactly the same time, the high-pitched squealing sound of the 15-18-pound-test ...

There are no textbooks aboard the comfortable fishing boat piloted by Jon Conklin, a multispecies fishing guide at Beaver Lake. He's a teacher nonetheless. "I enjoy teaching people how to fish," ...