White Water Blog
Three Basic Outfits for Novice & Intermediate Inshore Anglers
In an ideal world, we’d all be able to carry specific fishing rod and reel combos, rigs and lures to cover each aspect of this entire array. For novice and intermediate anglers, however, having two or three combos to enjoy as many possibilities as possible probably makes more sense.
- Bryce Poyer
Jig Shallow for Early Fluke
Okay fluke fans, it’s time to get cracking. While the past several seasons have admittedly seen a lackluster overall performance by the summer flatties, the past two years have each witnessed slight improvement in local catches. In both instances, catch rates seemed to be best in May and early June, and then again during the last month before the season wrapped up.
- Bryce Poyer
Go Light for Sweeter Spring Bite
You’ve got to love the spring season here on Long Island if you are a freshwater fan. As April rolls into May and the water continues to warm, the action increases exponentially. At this point trout are still in play in the more open pockets, bluegill, pumpkinseed, perch and crappies should be pushing up against the shore, and bass and pickerel can be found patrolling weed edges in relatively shallow water.
- Bryce Poyer
Going Deep for Tilefish
Down, down, down it goes. You can see your bait descending far below the surface when you target tilefish in the offshore canyons. Still, even in the clearest water and most pristine conditions, it’s a long, long way to the bottom once your offering fades from sight.
- Bryce Poyer
Last-Minute Additions for Your Spring Arsenal
After what seemed felt like a longer winter than usual this year, spring is finally banging at the door for real. No doubt the next few weeks will see thousands of Long Island anglers kick-off their saltwater season with the arrival of striped bass along our shores, porgies paving the bay bottoms, weakfish stalking the channel edges and big-headed “racer” blues wreaking havoc from the inlet to the back bays.
- Bryce Poyer
Hook Sizing: The Great Mystery
4/0, 6/0, #4, #6, 4x, 2x, what do all these hook labels actually mean? Well unfortunately it’s not as simple or universal as we would like it to be. When it comes to hook sizing (nothing to do with strength) there is a scale. The bigger the number....................
- Bryce Poyer
