On The Water

On The Water is a monthly magazine in the United States that focuses on fishing and boating, addressing both freshwater and saltwater subjects. Most of the content comes from freelance writers, who are often local anglers and charter-boat operators. The magazine is available in three different editions: one for New England, another for New York, and a third for New Jersey.

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NOAA Cracks Down on Pier-Based Tuna Fishing - Pier Anglers Fight for Access

1 week ago | onthewater.com | Jimmy Fee

Last week’s wild bluefin blitz close to the beach in Nag’s Head, North Carolina, during which multiple tuna were hooked from the end of Jenette’s Pier, has attracted the attention of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which manages the Atlantic Bluefin Tuna fishery through the Highly Migratory Species Management Division.
Bluefin Tuna Caught from Pier and Kayaks in North Carolina

2 weeks ago | onthewater.com | Jimmy Fee

Aku Min and his kayak-caught bluefin from Nag’s Head, North Carolina, shared by Ocean’s East OBX on Instagram. Something wild was happening in the Outer Banks over the last week. Schools of bluefin tuna moved close enough to the beach to allow kayak anglers and pier anglers to present baits to them. One angler on Jenette’s Pier in Nag’s Head caught and released a bluefin while casting from the end of the pier.
Cape Cod Fishing Report- April 3, 2025

3 weeks ago | onthewater.com | Matt Haeffner

April is here, marking the start of spring tautog season throughout New England. The water is a bit chilly for early-spring togging, but our neighbors in Rhode Island are already picking away at some small fish in shallow water. Like striper fishing, the tog bite hits a sweet spot when water temperatures approach (or reach) 50 degrees.
Northern New Jersey Fishing Report- April 3, 2025

3 weeks ago | onthewater.com | John Oswald

You can’t hurry love.And, evidently, you can’t hurry striped bass. It’s like waiting for Christmas morning. You know it’s coming but there’s nothing you can do to rush it.Everyone is preaching patience but it’s hard to practice when it comes to spring stripers. The bait is in place, boats are marking fish and there’s a steady pick of bass on worms and plastic.The question is: when will it break open? We just have to wait until the bass are ready.
Try Seaworms for Spring Tautog Fishing

3 weeks ago | onthewater.com | Jimmy Fee

While pushing the lawnmower through its second tour of the yard for the spring, I was lost in thought, wondering which pond to fish following the requisite Saturday yardwork, when a splash of yellow caught my eye. There, directly in the path of the lawnmower, the first dandelion of spring stood above the green blades of grass. I stopped for a moment, pondered what it meant, and mowed it down while forming a new plan for the afternoon’s fishing.
What's Biting in April in New Jersey?

4 weeks ago | onthewater.com | Jimmy Fee

The shad run is one of my non-negotiable, must-not-miss events of the springtime. Luckily for me, my friend Joe Cermele always saves me a seat in his drift boat for a float down the Delaware in April. While shad are always Plan A on these trips, plans B and C (for striped bass and catfish) can take a good shad day and turn it into one of the best fishing days of the entire season. That’s what happened back in 2023.
A Surfcaster Looks at 40

1 month ago | onthewater.com | Jimmy Fee

By the time you read this, you, the cultured, well-read anglers of the Northeast, I’ll have crested the “hill” and turned 40 years old. Approaching this manufactured milestone, I passed out and I rallied and I sprung a few leaks, and I have become acutely aware that the tide is ebbing, and there is still quite a bit I’d like to do before it bottoms out, six feet down.
Fish Beer Friday Review: White Shark Wheat Ale

1 month ago | onthewater.com | Matt Haeffner

As we close out another week at the OTW office, the refrigerator has been a bit of a revolving door. Recently, our staff has taste-tested Rockport Brewing’s Jetty Juice and Pescato—two equally refreshing, locally-made brews with entirely different flavor profiles. This week, we’re trying out Hog Island’s White Shark Wheat—a light American wheat ale that has less of a “bite” than one would expect.
Angling Artist: Taf Schaefer

1 month ago | onthewater.com | Matt Haeffner

Growing up on Cape Cod, Taf Schaefer lived just a stone’s throw from the marshes and feeder creeks of Nantucket Sound. Annual runs of river herring brought striped bass and ospreys to the wetlands snaking through her neighborhood each spring.Those early interactions with local wildlife and marine life put her on course to a conservation-focused career in art, with emphasis in fashion design.
Shimano Releases Five New Jerkbait Colors

1 month ago | onthewater.com | Jimmy Fee

Above: Shimano World Minnow in Matte PerchA quarter of the OTW Office is currently embroiled in a bass-fishing contest that began as a casual contest between friends has turned bitter after the current leader continually violated the excessive celebration rule. So the rest of us have been on the hunt for gear to give us an edge in the contest, and the new colors on Shimano’s their higher-end jerkbaits (one in particular) have grabbed our attention.