Nate Matthews

Mar 9, 2024 | saltwatersportsman.com | Nate Matthews

Photographer Bill LeConey was born and raised in South Jersey, about 20 minutes outside Philadelphia and 45 minutes from Atlantic City. A freshwater angler in his youth, he started fishing the salt 15 years ago, after he met Dan Schafer, a guide out of Stone Harbor who fishes from an 18-foot Action Craft. LeConey eventually bought his own flats boat, an East Cape Vantage VHP that he had to drive to Atlanta to pick up. “You don’t see many boats like this around here,” he says.

Feb 26, 2024 | saltwatersportsman.com | Nate Matthews

“This might be the most popular inshore fishing spot in the world,” says Aaron Benzrihem. He and Rich Janitschek are stocking up on tackle in Islamorada in the Florida Keys. “There’s just a world of endless possibilities down here,” he continues as he sorts through packages of jig heads and soft plastics. “It’s gonna be freakin’ awesome!”Benzrihem and Janitschek are two normal guys who love to fish so much that they’ve made filming their adventures a career. Both live in southeastern Florida.

Sep 28, 2023 | saltwatersportsman.com | Nate Matthews

Special delivery: Sign up for the free Salt Water Sportsman email newsletter. Subscribe to Salt Water Sportsman magazine for $19 for 1 year and receive 4 bonus digital issues. “This is gonna be probably the best trip of my lifetime. Just my guess. Shooting from the hip here. Could be wrong.”Elias Vaisberg is a little green around the gills.

Sep 16, 2022 | grit.com | Nate Matthews

Feb 17, 2022 | fieldandstream.com | Nate Matthews