Metal lures are boring. Scan the pegboard at any saltwater tackle shop in striper country and based purely on aesthetics, your eye isn’t likely to be drawn to them — not with dozens of dazzling plugs, ...

Finding and catching skinny-water stripers requires unique skills. Learn how to improve your knowledge and tactics. The post ...

Striped bass are here, and anglers are catching them. So I thought I would share three ways that seem to be working to catch them. It's important to note that striped bass are in tough shape. They are ...

In picking this list of the best striper lures, I didn’t just look at which baits generally catch the most fish, or which have caught some of my biggest striped bass. That wouldn’t even begin to ...

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 ...

The "big baits catch big fish" theory sometimes flies right out the window when it comes to catching striped bass at Beaver Lake. Chasing stripers that weigh 20 to 30 pounds is enough of a challenge.

Big fish smashing a topwater lure is the most exciting sensation in fishing, and there's no better time to experience it than now. Largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, Kentucky bass, striped bass and ...

Fishing with topwater lures is the most exciting way to catch bass and other gamefish, but sometimes you catch more fish in the middle of the water column. That is the domain of crankbaits, stickbaits ...

Striped bass fishing is thriving in Narragansett Bay, with anglers catching fish using various methods like flutter spoons, umbrella rigs, and bait. A visual survey of the South Fork Wind offshore ...

One of the things that make striped bass such popular targets along the coast from New England to the Mid-Atlantic is their diversity. You can find them picking off crabs and shrimp along back bay sod ...

KENNEBUNKPORT, MAINE — All eyes were on the tip of the thick Ugly Stick saltwater rod as it began to bend. At exactly the same time, the high-pitched squealing sound of the 15-18-pound-test ...