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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
February 2012
In this issue, get the inside scoop on the Block Island cod comeback. Work the night shift on the ice for a unique freshwater fish. Get the most out of your fish finder and find out what state records fell in Connecticut in 2011. Silver is the new gold in this month’s Northeast Angler Abroad in Alaska. Take a crash course on shark biology to help you catch more of the ocean’s top predators, and dial in which metal-lip plugs to use at what times. Also inside, the Fiction Contest Winner and the latest and greatest in marine electronics.
February 2012
In this issue, discover how to design the perfect custom rod for your fishing. Escape the indoors for some winter white perch and rebounding groundfish. Lose your confusion over metal lip lures and get the most from your fish-finder. Prepare for warmer weather and Long Island walleye, and take a crash course in shark biology to help you catch more of the ocean’s top predators. Go north in this month’s Northeast Angler Abroad, and forge steel in the Last Frontier. Also inside, the Fiction Contest Winner and the latest and greatest in marine electronics.
Why Do You Fish the Striper Cup? (Tell us and win a pair of Costa Del Mar Sunglasses)
Is it the prizes? The added competition when fishing among friends? Finding out how you and your team stacks up against anglers from throughout the Northeast? In the comments section below, tell us why you fish the Striper Cup, whatever the reason, and we’ll enter everyone who participates into a raffle for a pair of … Read More
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Weekend Sportsman’s Show Find – The Shimano Tranx
We just got back from spending the weekend at the Fly Fishing Show in Somerset, New Jersey. This is one of the really great outdoors shows every winter. No one selling socks or Sham-Wows. Just aisles and aisles of fly fishing gear, artwork and destinations. Our favorite find at the 2012 Fly Fishing Show wasn’t … Read More
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Fishing Tunes
I’ve been coming across a lot of fishing-themed music lately. For one, I don’t think I’ve gone a single day driving to work without Craig Campbell’s Fish or the Trace Adkins father and daughter fishing song She Thinks We’re Just Fishing coming across the radio. It’s not surprising to hear a country song with a … Read More
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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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