White Water Blog
SUMMER SEA BASS – FEED ‘EM A JIG!
Anglers looking to both fill the freezer and enjoy some thrills while bottom fishing this time of year need look no further than the nearest mussel hump, rock pile or local wreck. Better still, with good numbers of the sea biscuits in relatively shallow, near shore waters, you don’t’ even need bait to score as jigging with bucktails or diamond jigs will bring the sharp strikes from knob-headed lunkers that have a way of generating the biggest of smiles.- Bryce Poyer
Angling For Father’s Day Gifts
Hard to believe that this Sunday is Father’s Day. Seems the pace of life is quickly picking up now that the pandemic is on the run across our area. What better time, then, to refresh or replenish Dad’s fishing gear with a few simple gifts tailored to the fishing and species he enjoys most.- Bryce Poyer
Spring Fluke Between The Forks
Finally, the long-awaited fluke season is getting underway with anglers allowed to keep four fish each at a minimum size of 19 inches, same as last year. While stripers continue to invade local bays and harbors, and scup, with a season that is open year-round, are certainly an option at many ports, it’s the summer flatties that should garner the most attention as the East End’s marine fishing season kicks off in earnest.
- Bryce Poyer
HIT TIDAL CREEKS FOR SPRING’S SCHOOLIE STRIPERS
Up and down the striper coast small tidal creeks etch themselves across the map, snaking their way into the mainland from bays and harbors or even larger bodies of water like Long Island Sound. Early season stripers love to visit these waters and offer a ton of light-tackle catch and release potential.- Bryce Poyer
Video: Tying the Alphlexo Crab Fly
The Alphlexo Crab has become an extremely popular fly pattern for all kinds of flats fishing. This fly was proven on the flats of Alphonse Island (hence the name) in the Seychelles as a permit fly. However, this fly works for just about anything that will eat crabs. Bonefish, striped bass, redfish, and many other species will all have a go at this unique looking crab fly. The video in this blog shows a step-by-step demonstration on how to use our Alphlexo Crab Body Tubing to create this fly.- Bryce Poyer
The Unicorn of the Lake by Chris Angelone
If you ask any fisherman about what keeps them fishing, a huge part of it is usually related to the mystery of it all. The unknown. The fact that you never really know what exactly it is that's going to end up on the end of your line next. As anglers we always seem to have this internal hope that our next bite is going to be the largest of a certain species, or it could just be that rare "unicorn" fish that you were after. For us, that fish was a rare albino Channel Catfish. It's not always about that, but these are often the days that we remember the most.- Bryce Poyer
