Fishermen's Source Blog

Fluking in the surf, with a few jigs and a bag of gulp, could be my favorite summertime activity.I do a lot of physically exhausting fishing. I ripped around on the boat all day in rough seas, cast...

Many Striper "sharpies" keep a tight log. Indeed, there are instances when said log will plant your feet in the sand or your boat on the waypoint from that exact day or night of the previous year...

In the last couple of years anglers have begun to stray away from the old school mentality of simply “putting fish in the boat”. Just to be clear, I am talking about the Raritan Bay/ New York areas...

As I just began to get my gear together for the spring, I realized I never truly put it away. Surely some hook changes are in order, many boxes need organizing, and I need to find many things… Rega...

This past fall was certainly one for the books. From Raritan Bay all the way down the coast, on the sand or in a boat Striped Bass were found terrorizing schools of bunker daily. These past two fal...

I often think about what we do not know about our beloved Striped Bass. I can not hide it, i am completely mesmerized and obsessed with “America’s fish”. I always have been, and i am certainly not ...

As summer dwindles and everyone is waiting for the “run” to begin in October/November, there is great action to be had in September. It may not be frothing stripers at your feet in the suds with pe...

Throwing rattle traps is a great technique for covering water and convincing lethargic fish to bite. The flash, vibration, and sound of a rattle trap will attract active fish or will bother non-act...

Mid-February to mid-March  A time of year where it’s mostly cold but a few warm days here and there. For small lakes and ponds, it doesn’t take long for the water to jump up a couple of degrees tri...