Surf fishing and be a bit intimidating to the uninitiated. It’s you against a vast ocean, and even though some lakes are huge, you still feel like the fish are confined enough that you have a shot.

Live bait is working best to catch striped bass. Jon Conklin, fishing guide, recommends fishing for stripers between Rocky Branch and Hickory Creek parks. Trolling with brood minnows or umbrella rigs ...

A pair of recent papers, led by biologists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and published in Fisheries Research and ...

Fishing for striped bass is steadily improving. Jon Conklin, fishing guide, said a good area to try is the south part of the lake between Horseshoe Bend park and Friendship Creek. Brood minnows or ...

"Dog days are here," said Jon Conklin, fishing guide. "Get out early, and you'll catch some fish." Striped bass fishing is good between Prairie Creek park and Beaver Dam, Conklin said. Live shad are ...

Halloween and Thanksgiving traditionally bookend what most East Coast surf anglers consider the peak of the fall run of striped bass from Southern Massachusetts through Northern Maryland. When I was ...

While there are only four official seasons in the year, anglers in the Northeast recognize a fifth: striper season, the ...