White Water Blog
Seven Basic Fishing Knots You Need To Know
A lot of things have to go right for anglers TO actually deck that fish of a lifetime. After all, you need to choose the proper gear and pick the right lure, rig or bait. Add in finding the right spot, timing the best tide, keeping a tight line without ripping the hook from your quarry’s mouth, and excelling at the end game with the landing net or gaff, and you can see how the odds might favor a wise old lunker of trophy status.- Bryce Poyer
Warm Up To Spring Carp
If the thought of hooking into Long Island’s largest freshwater fish species has had you thinking about taking the plunge, now’s the time for action. For one thing, most sweetwater fans at this point in the season are focused on trout or catch and release bass so there isn’t much competition for these beasts.- Bryce Poyer
The Time Is Right For Tidal Whites
Strip a striper of its stripes and what you've got is your basic white perch, both in attitude and appearance. Indeed, from a biological standpoint, Morone saxatilis (stripers) and Morone Americana (white perch) are close cousins. The big difference between the two is size, of course.- Bryce Poyer
Holiday Gift Guide 2023
Let’s face it, decking that perfect holiday gift for someone special comes with a degree of inherent pressure; that’s just the way the world turns. On the bright side, however, if the person you are shopping for happens to be an angler you at least have an idea of where to start.- Bryce Poyer