Where you should go: Sandy Hook Channel is beginning to turn on as a fluke hot spot just as it did last summer. What you should use: All the standard fluke baits, but a tipped bucktail will likely ...

When it comes to catching fish, the pattern of hook and how you hook your bait really does matter. For soft baits like maggots or meat, poor hooking can burst them, split them, or even cause them to ...

Some big fluke may be hanging tight to Sandy Hook. Within the last 10 days, a 9-pounder and a legit doormat were landed by fishermen working the waters around the Hook. The most recent fish was caught ...

and reel, fresh line, and a premium, quality hook, but in most fishing scenarios, none of that matters if you can’t tie a good knot. So many things can go wrong during a fish fight, but quite often, ...

Most of the reports came in from the surf, bays and rivers. The ocean-going party boats at least from Manasquan Inlet north stayed with the sea bass. One of the bigger fish landed was an 8-pounder ...

Summer flounder (fluke) fishing got off to a great start this year. “I limited out on fluke in 80 feet of water in the Block Island Wind Farm area this week," Peter Johnson reported on May 21. Johnson ...