First Keeper Striped Bass for 2026

I fished Barnegat Beach last Wednesday, March 24th. I wanted to fish Graveling Point, but I would have missed the high tide.  At BB, the high tide was at 2:40 so I fished Bloodworms from 1:30 to 3:30.  Besides the 30+” keeper, I had one other bite before having...

Stranded in Paradise

They say the only thing better than owning a boat is having a friend who owns a boat.  I’m not sure this applies to snowbirding but it worked out well for us last week when we bugged out of Wintergeddon NJ and went to Long Key, FL to visit our friends, Kerry and...

First Florida Winter Catch

I know from friends and neighbors that the winter of 2026 has been brutal! SWFL (Cape Coral) has also had its coldest winter in 15 years. No sympathy needed but for three weeks we had temps ranging from 40 – 60 degrees and it definitely put the fish bite on...

Remembering Dan Ludwig

Special outing for me yesterday (12/7) joining Dan’s wife, Cindy, her son, Joey, and his friend Scott on the Ludwig’s boat to chase striped bass.  My last time fishing with Dan was doing the same thing with him and Joey almost exactly two years ago.  Dan was an avid...