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2 weeks ago | 
thefisherman.com | Matt Broderick |Tom Migdalski
What’s on the move during the month of April? April is the soft opening of the inshore fishing season. Water temperatures are slowly climbing, salt marshes are stirring back to life, and baitfish are on the move. For many anglers, it’s a time to shake off the winter rust. But for the observant few, April offers a chance to pattern the first waves of forage – and to fish smarter because of it.
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Nov 10, 2024 | 
thefisherman.com | Matt Broderick |Tom Migdalski
Make the end portion of your fishing season for stripers and bluefish a memorable one. As we get into the later portion of November, the waters in the Northeast start to chill, but that doesn’t mean the fishing action cools off just yet. In fact, late-fall can bring some of the most exciting saltwater fishing of the year, with striped bass, bluefish, and even false albacore in some areas still feeding aggressively in what many call the November blitz.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
thefisherman.com | Tom Migdalski |Jim Hutchinson |Nicholas Dietz
All you need to know about sea bass to fill your limit this season. The black sea bass (Centropristis striata), not to be confused with other species of saltwater bass, is an excellent eating fish. It’s strictly a marine species; therefore, unlike striped bass it doesn’t migrate into estuaries to spawn.
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Oct 27, 2024 | 
thefisherman.com | Tom Migdalski |Matt Broderick
Choosing the proper rod allows you to cast more effectively and subdue fish more efficiently. We’ve come a long way since the days of Huckleberry Finn fishing on a creek bank with a cane pole and a worm. Today, the terminology, materials, technology, and price of fishing rods are difficult to evaluate and calculate.
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Oct 14, 2024 | 
thefisherman.com | Matt Broderick |Tom Migdalski
An overview of perfect fall tog spots. For many anglers in the Northeast, tog fishing becomes an obsession during the fall and early winter months. The challenge of finding these elusive, hard-fighting fish – and the satisfaction of landing a few – is what draws seasoned anglers back year after year. But targeting tog isn’t just about having the right gear or bait. It’s about one critical factor: structure.
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Sep 8, 2024 | 
thefisherman.com | Matt Broderick |Scott Newhall |Tom Migdalski
Up your keeper to short ratio by fishing peanuts this September. It was the month of September in a back bay area a couple of years back. I caught a mess of shorts already and had a keeper or two in the cooler so felt I’d had a successful trip. Small curlytails on the back of a jighead and on my teaser hook got the job done for me. While making a drift, another boat pulled up to the quiet location and proceeded to send down an offering that I didn’t get a good look at.
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Sep 3, 2024 | 
thefisherman.com | Scott Newhall |Tom Migdalski
“If you aren’t losing some gear to snags, you aren’t fishing the right place.”One of the most miserable occurrences in fishing is getting your tackle snagged on the bottom. It’s frustrating because, in addition to losing tackle, also losing valuable fishing time. Be that as it may, it’s all part of the hobby and one would be naïve to think it won’t happen.
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Aug 18, 2024 | 
thefisherman.com | Scott Newhall |Tom Migdalski
Understanding your tides is a huge part of angling success. For fishermen toiling in any bays, rivers, sounds, or inlets, the importance placed on tides is paramount. For many species and locations, entire outings are scheduled around the falling and rising waters and the feeding characteristics each presents.
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Aug 11, 2024 | 
thefisherman.com | Tom Migdalski
A brief rundown on how to go about diamond jigging from a headboat and why it works. If you’re new to the headboat scene, here’s what you need to know about fishing from them: Headboats or party boats typically range from about 60 to 120 feet long, carry 25 to 65 anglers, and usually offer one or two six-hour trips per day, with sailing times perhaps at 6 a.m. and 1 p.m. or 7a.m. and 2p.m. Most book trips online, and some need a minimum number of reservations to make a trip.
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Aug 4, 2024 | 
thefisherman.com | Tom Migdalski |Matt Broderick
Follow these 10 tips to increase the quality of your fishing photos. In most cases, photography “tricks” are simply good photographic techniques combined with experience that result in amazing fish photos. By practicing some of the following tips, you can dramatically improve your fishing photography with your digital point-and-shoot or your cellphone. The key is to plan before you shoot. And expect to sacrifice some fishing time to capture meaningful, memorable, and excellent images. 1.
