The Closer: Where Schoolies Beat the Skunk
When the hunt for big stripers begins to feel like work, go catch some schoolies and soothe the soul.
When the hunt for big stripers begins to feel like work, go catch some schoolies and soothe the soul.
Tuna fishing is an inherited passion that forces reflection and introspection on anglers who feel most at home when they're far offshore.
Large bass continue to press north through New Hampshire and Maine where anglers are reporting migratory fish up to 50-pounds.
The days leading up to the new moon might have been a little lackluster (for a June new moon), but since the moon, the bass (and bait) have dialed it up to 11 in parts
The dark nights and big tides of the upcoming new moon could bring the final big movement of this year’s early-running striper migration.
Trophy-sized stripers are staging along the coasts of northern New Jersey and western Long Island where they're feeding on bunker pods to energize for the last legs of their migration through Connecticut and northward towards Rhode Island and Cape Cod.
Fishing big baits, deeper water and using heavy-duty hooks are just a few of the adjustments anglers can make to boost their odds of catching a doormat fluke.
The June Full Moon.
Striper fishing quieted a bit in some locations, but in others, where schools of bass are staging as they wait for the big full moon tides to aid their migration north, this fishing continues to be excellent.
With rumors of big bass still making their way out of the Chesapeake, some very large striped bass have moved into range for fishermen from New Jersey to Boston.