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This winter has been the coldest in a few years, causing many brackish water areas on Eastern Long Island to freeze over. Besides some questionably safe ice fishing opportunities, this was a difficult winter to fish out East. With the thaw comes an opportunity to chase my favorite panfish, white perch. The Morone Americana, a … Read more
One offseason removed from an NLCS appearance, the New York Mets find themselves in a unique spot headed into the 2025 season. This offseason was highlighted by the unprecedented Juan Soto contract, making the 26 year old outfielder the beneficiary of the largest contract in the history of professional sports. 15 years at 765 million dollars … Read more
After a difficult month of April, I primarily spent the early stages of May fishing inlet jetties, hoping to connect with the first few gator bluefish of the season. I was successful in doing so, landing several blues up into the mid-teens this month, primarily on SP Minnows and Mag Darters. The first few … Read more
April 2, 2024 The time to prepare for another season of shorebound Striped Bass fishing has come and gone, and the time to catch fish is upon us. Here is how my thoughts have gone. This past week, I entered the garage, turned several five gallon buckets of random stuff upside down, and began sorting … Read more
No fan enjoys this reality, but it is clear that the Mets do not have World Series aspirations for their 2024 campaign. 2025 has a talented free agent class, particularly on the pitching front, which will be the Mets’ most significant need with Quintana and new one-year additions Luis Severino Adrian Houser expiring. Zach Wheeler, … Read more
You’ve dropped your anchor, deployed your trolling motor, or set your gear down on the rocky shoreline. You take a pair of shears to your favorite crab species, bait up, and you’re fishing. A minute goes by, then another. Nothing has taken the bait. Boredom sets in; you think about making a minor adjustment, and … Read more
While visiting my girlfriend in Ohio, we spent a few hours fishing along the Willoughby-Eastlake portion of the Chagrin River. The outing yielded my first ever steelhead, measuring 26 inches long. The fish fell to a 1/16oz jighead with a 2″ Berkley Power Minnow. A fish I have long dreamt of catching, this lake-run rainbow … Read more
When it mattered most, a decorated future Hall of Fame pitcher, Max Scherzer, did not do his job in the Wildcard Series opener Friday night. Max Scherzer is the highest paid player in Major League Baseball in terms of average annual salary, clearing Mike Trout and Gerrit Cole by over seven million dollars per year. … Read more
Winter in Massachusetts forces many fishermen off the water while the cold weather moves in and ice begins to cover many of the state’s freshwater bodies. There are a number of lakes and ponds near Boston with ice fishing access. Before venturing onto the ice, it is important to do so safely in order to … Read more
Every year, freshwater fishermen sit at their computer screens, refreshing the trout stocking report to see if their local fishing haunts have been stocked with a bounty of rainbow trout, brown trout, brook trout, and a brown/brook hybrid, the tiger trout. This year, Massachusetts Fisheries and Wildlife stocked those four aforementioned trout species across Massachusetts … Read more