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The must-know retrieves for the must-have saltwater flies.
Through the Ice!
The incredible story of an angler who crashes through the ice while trying to rescue his black lab.
Our Latest Issue
January 2012
The 2012 January Issue is On The Water’s biggest issue ever! Jam packed with how-to information for icing big brown trout, setting up a two-wheeling fishing machine and gearing up for the surf. Read Greg Myerson’s personal account of catching the World Record Striped Bass. Start planning your 2012 offshore season with Adam LaRosa’s Bluewater Playbook, and pass the winter months by targeting carp in moving water.
January 2012
The 2012 January Issue is On The Water’s biggest issue ever! Jam packed with how-to information for catching your own fluke bait, setting up a two-wheeling fishing machine and gearing up for the surf. Read Greg Myerson’s personal account of catching the World Record Striped Bass. Fly-rodders will enjoy articles on how to beat bruiser blues on the long rod and the must-have saltwater flies for the Northeast. And start planning your 2012 offshore season now with Adam LaRosa’s Bluewater Playbook.
Trout and Salmon Photo Contest Winners
We received some great submissions in our trout and salmon photo contest, and it was no easy task narrowing it down to the top three, but after much deliberation, here they are.
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74-Pound Striper Caught in Virginia
“It was just like dragging a big ol’ heavy tire through the water.”
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Fishing in the Snow (Weekend Report)
I love fishing in the snow. The same pond you’ve fished a hundred times seems new again under a fresh blanket of the white stuff. Plus, with such a monochromatic background the colors of a freshly caught trout or largemouth or smallmouth bass seem to be especially radiant, almost glowing against the white-washed surroundings.
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Local Luremaker: Billy Riker – RuRu Lures
Billy Riker was fishing the surf at night on Block Island (during his honeymoon no less) and ran into a pile of huge spearing with bass funnel-feeding on them. The bass ignored everything he threw, and when another angler came down and joined him, the bass ignored his lures too. “The other guy left, and … Read More
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The Alabama Rig
If you’re tuned into the largemouth bass tournament channels, you’re probably already familiar with the Alabama Rig – the latest largemouth fishing craze. If you’re just finding out about it, it’s essentially a modified umbrella rig that is castable. It swims as many as five baits with hooks in them at a time, and is … Read More
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4 Tips for Fishing Log Success
Last week, I posted about how I find it challenging to stick with a fishing log throughout the season, and asked for suggestions and tips from the readers on how they manage to keep up with their own fishing logs.
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Boston Based Reel Company – Cheeky Fly Fishing
I was introduced to Cheeky Fly Fishing last year when I heard about their March Madness Fishing challenge. I signed up for the contest, which involved a bracket filled out with fish instead of college basketball teams. The idea was to pick the fish that would receive the most votes (i.e. be the most popular) … Read More
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Striper Rise
Check out this awesome work of art by Mike Savlen of Savlen Studios, the same artist who created the Braggin’ Rights Portrait for the Striper Cup Catch and Release Photo Contest winner. Check out more of Mike’s work and get your own limited edition print of Striper Rise here.
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Snag-Free Crankin
The night before StriperFest I was fishing the Cape Cod Canal with luremaker Patrick Sebile. Patrick shared stories of his adventures fishing around the world, talked about some of his inspiration of lure design and really seemed to get excited when discussing hook placement on lures. Patrick is constantly tinkering with hook size and placement … Read More
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Trout and Salmon Photo Contest
UPDATE: Some folks have reported issues with the submission form, so we are extending the contest until 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 24. Please email your entries (up to 3) to photos@onthewater.com To ring in the New Year at OnTheWater.com, we’re going to have the first of what we hope to be many contests … Read More
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The Challenge of Keeping an Up-To-Date Fishing Log
This is the year I’m going to keep my log up to date through the entire year striper season. Every year I start out swimmingly, recording every trip the next morning, taking note of each detail, then inevitably, I miss one entry, then another, then another, and next thing I know, I’ve failed to record … Read More
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NY Sportfishing Federation presents gift to Bob Sweeney Sportfishing Education Center
On December 2, 2011, the New York Sportfishing Federation presented a check for $2,500 to the Bob Sweeney Sportfishing Education and Aquaculture Center. Opened on Long Island in 2002 at Cedar Beach Marina just off the Ocean Parkway in Babylon, the facility was constructed through the efforts of Assemblyman Bob Sweeney of Lindenhurst and the … Read More
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The Fishin’ Phils
I saw a link to this article over on the Honest Angler blog at Field and Stream. It’s a report from a peacock bass trip to the Amazon with Fightin’ Phils Ace Roy Halladay.
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Hope For Striper Spawning Grounds
Chesapeake Bay is the cradle of life for a huge portion of the striped bass population that spends the spring, summer and fall feeding in the waters off the coast of New Jersey, New York and New England. Sadly, it’s also beseiged by pollution from factory farms – producing chickens and pigs for human consumption … Read More
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New Year’s Resolution/Red Tuna Shirt Club Winner
We had several great resolutions sent in, but none caught my eye as much as the second one from Bill Gorski, who plans to: “Fish the ‘never-been-fished-by-me spots that I have been threatening to fish, instead of the ‘old faithful’ spots.” I liked it because it’s a resolution every fisherman can adapt that will help … Read More
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