When I was in my teens, Thanksgiving largely marked the end of the saltwater striper season in New Jersey. That’s not to say there weren’t opportunities beyond that, but well before Christmas it often ...

Of all the qualities that make the striped bass one of the country’s premier game fish—including its tremendous strength, its regal purple sheen and stately black stripes, and its ability to grow to ...

Saltwater striped bass aren’t very hard to catch. Many “Insta-famous” anglers and striped bass fishing influencers want you to think otherwise, but the reality is that the most difficult part of the ...

Can you get away with using a hand-me-down fiberglass surf fishing rod that is yellowed with aga and abuse. Yes. But just because you can, doesn’t mean you’ll catch fish. However, with the right, high ...

Where you should go: The surf was hot at many spots yesterday in the northeast wind. Tough conditions, but a good shot at catching school bass for those willing to cast into the steady wind and rough ...

The Long Beach Island Surf Fishing Classic had a new round of striper entries and now counts three 40-pounders and 30 total. The cool story of the day is a 6-year-old surf-caster catching a striper ...

Striped bass fishing is hot. Anglers are catching keepers (28 inches to less than 31 inches) in our bays, estuaries, salt ponds, and out in front from Watch Hill to the Sakonnet River. Block Island is ...

The fleet has thinned out but the striped bass remain in the neighborhood. The Golden Eagle party boat had an early boat limit on Wednesday. Anglers were dropping down diamond jigs and crippled ...