Destination Isla Cedros: Dave Marciano visits Bass Bonanza

A cedros Calico with the Hard Merchandise crew Friday morning came early after running around the previous day picking up the Hard Merchandise crew from LAX and getting them settled in San Clemente for a brief stay. Dave and Joe Marciano had made the trek to California to join myself, Sergio, and the rest of the Angler Chronicles crew to board a flight to Cedros Island. We had done this trip the year before with Team Accurate and had phenomenal Yellowtail...

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East Cape comes Alive: The old Norm is back.

Jen Wren in route to the fishing grounds. The East Cape fishery has gone from zero to full throttle in a period of 10 days. It has been a tough,  for anglers but now the tide has turned and the place is hitting on all cylinders. Tuna, striped marlin, wahoo and roosterfish have all shown up in volume with an appetite.   Nice Skinny for a happy angler Our area has always had such a prolific fishery anglers have come to expect great things...

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Three Essential Techniques for Northeast Fishing By Capt Justin Suarez

With the official ushering in of Spring it's time to get your gear and tackle ready and boats splashed. But what rigs or techniques will you use to guarantee a successful catch? Getting Jiggy with it   A jig head tipped with a soft plastic is a simple yet killer method to catch a wide variety of Northeast fish like Striped bass, Bluefish, Black Sea Bass , Codfish and even Fluke. The best way of rigging this bait is the following. Take a...

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Opening day Stripers: All about the temps! by Team Accurate’s Capt. Darren Dorris

        NJ anglers start counting the days on the calendar once February hits. We all can’t wait until that magical day of March first. Why? March first marks the opening day of Striped Bass season. Prior to the March one opener, all waters inland of the ocean are closed to Striper fishing. But on March first, it is game on! However, unlike opening of a stocked trout season, finding a Striper on opening day can be incredibly challenging. The adage of “In...

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Helpful Tips for a Successful Fishing Trip

Homework led to a boat full of Bluefin tuna this day. Weekends are the time most of us anglers get out to spend some time on the water chasing our local gamefish, trying to maximize the time on water to be as productive as possible. One thing many of us do to make that time more rewarding is create a check list prior to launching the boat so we know our percentages for success are higher. Here are a few tips to...

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Your Checklist to Success on your Next Fishing Trip

Sean Canova with a fish from homework done prior to trip Many anglers look forward to their weekend fishing trip to get time on the water doing what they love. More times than not their trips are not as successful as they can be and a lot of that comes back to the old saying " Prior Planning Prevents Poor Performance". This little article will give you a good start how to plan out your fishing trips to increase your percentages...

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The Art of Listening to Catch more Fish.

The results of listening to the right anglers and captains on how to fly a kite and what tackle to be using to troll a flying fish. There is so much to learn if we can truly listen to what people are trying to tell us. Spending most of my life fishing, first with my father, and later in life with some of the best in the business has taught me it is very difficult to listen and truly hear what...

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Nearshore Bottom Fishing with the Liquid Fire Fishing Team

Low ambient temperatures… brisk winds… cold water… generally, not the conditions considered perfect for southern, Atlantic coast anglers. So, what our Liquid Fire Fishing Team decided recently was to ignore those offerings that early March offered and make a nearshore jaunt in our bay boat to target the often overlooked, underappreciated, but tasty table fare, black sea bass. While this species isn’t considered difficult to target or catch at any point during the year, the black bass does offer exactly what...

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