Posts by Kevin Blinkoff
-
June 07, 2013
Report: June Bluefin Tuna Bite
On Wednesday, June 5, the weather forecast and the bluefin tuna reports from the waters off the backside of Cape Cod were too good to ignore. I jumped aboard Captain Bobby Rice’s Seacraft to fish with Craig Cantelmo of Van Staal, who was looking to test out a prototype of the new VM275 reel. We … Read More
-
May 08, 2013
Remembering “Ron Z” Poirier
Ron had many fans among fishermen who caught fish on his innovative RonZ lures. He also had many friends in the fishing industry who responded to his warmth, generosity and positivity. He will be missed. Read More
-
May 02, 2013
Spring Striper Fishing Tactics
Driving away from the oceanfront, I followed the gravel road running alongside the salt ponds back toward Main Street, thoughts drifting away from spring striper fishing and fixating on a steaming cup of clam chowder. The fishing reports had proclaimed the return of migrating stripers, but two hours of afternoon jetty casting had produced nothing … Read More
-
April 23, 2013
Well-Fed Lake Trout (Wachusett Reservoir Fishing Report)
In April of 2009, Jimmy Fee and I met OTW contributor Ron Powers at Wachusett Reservoir in West Boylston, Massachusetts to sample the early-season lake trout fishing. The fishing was good, but the lake trout we caught were alarmingly thin - a condition that Ron attributed to a lack of suitable forage. Read More
-
January 02, 2013
2013 Fishing Fiction Contest
It’s time for the annual On The Water fiction contest! Submit an original short story relating generally to fishing or with fishing as a unifying theme and the winning entry will be published in the March issue of On The Water. Need greater incentive? The winner will receive a premium rod & reel, along with … Read More
-
December 10, 2012
Managers to Make Big Decision on Bunker
Uncertainty. I read that word more than once in regards to the science behind Friday’s meeting of the ASMFC Menhaden Management Board in Baltimore, Maryland, where managers will be voting on a number of possible regulations on Atlantic menhaden (aka bunker, or pogies). These proposed regulations will force managers to choose a path between allowing … Read More
-
October 31, 2012
Hurricane Sandy Update and Photos
The On The Water office in Falmouth, Massachusetts was up and running Tuesday morning as most of Cape Cod got through Hurricane Sandy in relatively good shape. However, many coastal communities from Rhode Island down through New Jersey were much less fortunate. Our thoughts and prayers are with those who are dealing with loss in … Read More
-
September 28, 2012
Sores on Striped Bass – Not Mycobacteriosis
Good news from the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, updating the story reported here. September 28, 2012 MarineFisheries Advisory LESIONS ON STRIPED BASS IN MASSACHUSETTS WATERS ARE NOT MYCOBACTERIOSIS During this past spring and summer, the Department of Fish and Game’s Division of Marine Fisheries (MarineFisheries) received numerous reports from anglers of skin lesions … Read More
-
August 01, 2012
Cape Cod Tuna Fishing Trip (Report)
After slow fishing for most of June and July, reports of bluefin tuna along the backside of Cape Cod from Crab Ledge east of Chatham up to Peaked Hill Bar off Truro have picked up in the past few weeks. We took advantage of perfect weather on Thursday, August 2 to check out the bite. … Read More
-
July 20, 2012
Kayaker Lands 50-inch Striper
In this thrilling account, kayak fisherman Ken Rolier tells the story of how he ended up with the striper of his dreams lying across his lap! Read More
-
July 18, 2012
Advisory: Red Sores on Striped Bass
This season, we’ve noticed a large number of striped bass with red sores or lesions, usually on the white part of their undersides. Many readers have also submitted photos and asked questions about these sores and lesions. We have been forwarding this information to Massachusetts state fisheries biologists, who responded with this advisory: July … Read More
-
July 03, 2012
Key West Report: Wind, Waves, Heat, Sun and Sharks
Last week, I had the good fortune to travel to Key West, Florida to test the latest clothing in Columbia Sportswear's Professional Fishing Gear line. Unfortunately, tropical storm Debby showed up as an uninvited guest. Read More
-
June 01, 2012
Praise for Sea Robins
We’ve been getting an unusual number of reports this year of anglers encountering very aggressive sea robins. Earlier this week, OTW Editor at Large, Gene Borque, found a school of robins so thick and aggressive that he could barely get his Hogy soft-plastic bait past them in order to get to the stripers. A couple … Read More
-
May 04, 2012
Sad News: Local Writer Tim Coleman Dies While Fishing
We are saddened by the news that well known fishing writer and columnist Tim Coleman passed away Thursday morning. His body was found on the sand trail in Weekapaug, Rhode Island. Coleman, 65, had apparently been fishing and was equipped with his gear when he was discovered by a walker. Our deepest condolences go out … Read More
-
May 03, 2012
46-Pound Monster Carp Landed – With a Cross Bow!
MassWildlife reported in a blog post on May 2 that a new state record carp was landed by angler Shane Felch of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. The carp was taken from Lake Quinsigamond in Shrewsbury and weighed a staggering 46 pounds, 5 ounces, breaking the 1993 state carp record of 44 pounds 2 ounces set by Roger … Read More
Recent Comments