White Water Blog
Angling for the Perfect Gift
What to buy for the serious angler? It's an oft-asked question pondered by holiday gift-givers young and old. Take inventory of an angler's arsenal and it's hard to imagine the need for reinforcement. Still, tackle and gear lost or damaged in the heat of battle needs to be replaced, rods and reels can be up-graded to any angler’s delight, and simple gifts like a few new striper lures seem always to be welcomed.
- Bryce Poyer
Enjoy Long Island's Holiday Season Sweetwater Bite
Still, there is plenty to be said for hitting local freshwater lakes and ponds in the hopes of connecting with one last hawg or water wolf-class pickerel before the holiday season comes to a close.
- Bryce Poyer
Prime Time Bulldogs
In case you haven’t noticed by the calendar, our fall blackfish season is already at its mid-point. On the bright side November is prime time for bulldogs, so if you’ve gotten off to a late start at least you are heading out when keepers and trophies are a distinct possibility.
- Bryce Poyer
Fall Run Preview 2025 - Part II
Continuing from where we left off in Part 1, bottom fishing and big game action, admittedly opposite ends of the spectrum, are also primed for some explosive action in October and November.
- Bryce Poyer
Fall Run Preview 2025 - Part I
Summer may have just officially ended, but for Long Island’s East End anglers that just means the heralded “fall run” is now clearly on the horizon.
- Bryce Poyer
Fall Season Wreck Fishing
Mixed-bag near-shore wreck trips in September and October, be they on a private vessel, six-pack charter or open boat, offer Long Island anglers an opportunity to stock-up on fillets of their favorite bottom species during the early fall before the weather begins to really chill down and the action moves further off the beach sometime in November.
- Bryce Poyer
