I haven't been able to fish for almost a month because I had skin cancer surgery. Today is the first day that the doctor said that I would be able to resume fishing. I didn't want to push the envelope and take my boat to the ramp by myself so I rigged up my surf rod and headed on down to Jones Inlet. When I got to the beach I asked a couple of the surf rats if anything was biting. They told me
My daughter is pregnant and is due any day and my son in law had the flu. My wife and I had my granddaughter stay at our house for a few days while my son in law recovered from the flu to make life easier for the two of them. My granddaughter and I were in the living room. She was coloring in her coloring book and I was reading this weeks issue of The Fisherman Magazine
My friend WFN Ambassador of the Year Mark Bilbrey contacted me via Facebook asking me if I was ready to put my boat in the water. I told him that I just got back from the dermatologist and he found more skin cancer. I had the surgery on Monday and it went well, the doctor removed all the cancer. I can't fish for at least 3 weeks. Mark suggested that I should write a blog on how to
A couple of weeks ago fellow WFN Ambassador Mark Bilbrey contacted me asking if I would be willing to field test Redemption Outdoors lures in the saltwater. I told him that I would be honored to test them. I was asked to pick out a couple of colors that would work in saltwater. I chose "Trashy Trout" which color resembles peanut bunker (baby menhaden) and
New York State has announced the new fluke (summer flounder) regulations for 2012. The minimum size has been lowered to 19 1/2 inches, last years minimum size was 20 1/2 inches. The bag limit has also been raised from 3 fish to 4 fish. The season will run from May 1st to September 30th. I agree with NYS in lowering the minimum size to 19 1/2 inches so
Eric plus others trying for that smallmouth
Eric doesn't want to give up
a new found friend on the short pier
everyones still trying for that bass
JP talks about the gear setup you need to target redfish in shallow waters.
Live Target has released a wake bait that looks exactly like a mullet for saltwater anglers to use while targeting inshore species like redfish and snook.
Bill Boyce talks about the great features available in Tuf-Line's braided lines.
just a short video of me pulling a nice cat into shore. she played hard to get but i knew she come around
Here is a little video trailer i put together on my IMovie
In this episode the anglers fought wind, rain, waves and long hours in an attempt to take home part of the $70,000.00 in cash and prizes. This short snippet will show some of their toils and triumphs... Stay tuned in the 4th quarter of this year all the exciting action for the 2012 season will air in HD on WFN.
JP goes over the gear you need to be successful while using the strolling technique.
Mark Zona goes over the features that made the G-Loomis GL2 the top freshwater rod at ICAST 2011.
all three fishing but Eric caught a sunfish, and as luck would have it eric caught a bass but the cameras batteries died, harley and her dad didn't have any luck so Eric did catch 1 bass and 3 sunfish
All 3 fishing at the pond hoping to catch something before it gets covered
The small pond in town, as the weather gets warmer the alge comes up and by mid summer the pond will be covered totally
A quick video from Twin Valley Alberta in the Jackson Coosa
JP showcases the new features of the redesigned, technique-specific Shimano Crucial rod and Citica reel.
Live Target has released some new baits that look like young brown and rainbow trout.
Cutt and rainbow trout....lots of them in a few hrs. Ice fly I tied tipped with Meal worm! First time with go pro hero2 and iMovie. Enjoy
lots of thumps and hits but no hook ups, even 2 blowups on erics popr lure
eric and uncle on the newly built long pier
eric at beaverdam using a popr lure
Perch is a main food source for many species in the Northern States and Canadian lakes. Live Target has released a new perch jerkbait that will drive these fish crazy.
JP explains how to best use the "walk the dog" topwater technique.
Chad Hoover and friends take advantage of the favorable solunar times and fish for some hungry bass.
Pictures from Jan. & Feb. 2012
2nd 6 months of 2011
Fish caught in the 1st 6 months of 2011
Fish caught on my Florida trips
Fluke caught on my boat
Tarpon Tattoo
I have been fishing for over 50 years. I live on Long Island NY which is a fishermans paradise. I'm recently retired and I spend a lot of time doing what I love best which is fishing with my family and friends. I have a Scout 187 Sportfish center console boat. You can usually find me out on the water fishing for fluke, stripers, weakfish, black seabass and blue fish. I like to fish with soft plastic baits but I will also use plugs, spoons, jigs and live bait. When I'm not on my boat you can find me at the beach surf casting to stripers and blue fish. In my travels I have fished in Costa Rica, Mexico and the Florida Keys. I have a small condo in Punta Gorda Fl which has become my winter retreat. My wife and I have Hobie Revolution 11 kayaks and we spend a lot of time fishing and exploring the mangrove creeks and flats of Charlotte Harbor. When I'm out on the kayak I fish for snook, redfish, tarpon and sea trout with soft plastic baits. When we are not on the kayaks we will be at the beach. My wife will be soaking up some rays and catching up on her reading while I'm surf casting live bait and artificials for redfish, snook and sharks. I enjoy writing about fishing and I had the honor of being chosen as a WFN Top Ambassador on 6/21/11.
