The Bomber Long A, introduced in the mid-1970s, was a popular walleye trolling plug before catching on in the saltwater world. Its low price and high productivity both then and now has made it one of ...

Striped bass hooked in the New Jersey surf on a T-Hex metal—a variation of the classic diamond jig. Photo Courtesy of Matt Farrell. Metal lures are boring. Scan the pegboard at any saltwater tackle ...

At Chris Baliban’s bait and tackle shops, two workers can cover the 9-to-5 shift. But Baliban always has three people on the job when things really start hopping. That’s from midnight to 4 a.m. on ...

Sometime things are as good as you remember. An email from Kevin Josenhans a few weeks ago offered a walk-on opening for a fly and light tackle trip to the Choptank River. This used to be my ...

Striped bass have an appetite for minnows. Aaron Jolliff at Hook, Line and Sinker in Rogers said brood minnows work best, but stripers are biting minnows of any size at least 25 feet deep. Best ...

Northeast winds blowing a gale with gusts more than 30 miles an hour, rain going sideways and a rough surf. To some anglers those conditions add up to one thing: excellent striper weather. Pat Cooke ...

Striped bass fishermen have notched quite a few fish in the early going of the fall run. They've also had some swings and ...

Gray light broke over a green tide washing the beach south of San Luis Pass. The incoming pulse was prime for intercepting schools of surf-running speckled trout. I shuffled into the shorewash, ...

Striped bass fishing remains consistent, reports Jon Conklin, fishing guide. Best fishing is at first light. Locate shad schools with electronics and stripers should be nearby. Fish with live shad, ...

Thursday's nasty weather may prove to be a good thing in the long run if it finally gets the fall striped bass migration started along the Shore, where water temperatures have been much too ...