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, ...

When it comes to fishing lures, one of the greatest crossover success stories has to be that of the Creek Chub Pikie Minnow. Released in 1920, this long wooden plug with a heavy metal lip and ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Striped bass continue to be overfished, and we have low recruitment, or low numbers of striped bass being born to support the ...

It's autumn but fall fishing is still a ways off, said Jon Conklin, fishing guide. Summer tactics remain in play.

The striped bass bite is good in Buzzard’s Bay, on the Cape Cod Canal, in Narragansett Bay, off Block Island and along the southern coastal shore of Rhode Island. “Customers are catching keeper bass, ...