When bunker are in thick, anglers can work the schools from top to bottom using artificial lures to fool large stripers.

Big schools of bunker (menhaden) have made a comeback and fuel big-bass bites from the Jersey Shore to Long Island and from Mass Bay to Maine.

Fishing with bunker, whether live or dead, is one of the most effective ways to catch big striped bass.

Now’s the chance to get behind a plan to conserve Atlantic menhaden and its many predators and the fisheries menhaden support long into the future.

Back in April, massive numbers of bluefish hit New Jersey, eating everything in sight and kicking off the Garden State’s saltwater season with a bang.

Your guide to fishing live bait for Striped Bass

Two years ago I was looking for a reel for my first surfcasting rod.

Fishery managers made a major commitment to rebuilding the Atlantic coast menhaden population Friday, approving the first-ever menhaden harvest reduction

Uncertainty.

Last year, East Coast fishery managers- responding to a plea for action by more than 90,000 people like you-committed to advancing new protections for Atlantic menhaden, (also known as pogies or bunker).