Surf fishing and be a bit intimidating to the uninitiated. It’s you against a vast ocean, and even though some lakes are huge, you still feel like the fish are confined enough that you have a shot.

The calendar says November, but the volume of bluefish in the ocean makes it seem more like October. Thus, catching stripers has become a matter of getting a lure through big blues. Walter Martin ...

Where you should go: Trolling between the channels may be the surest thing after Saturday's northeaster churned the waters. What you should use: Umbrella rigs with tubes, or shad rigs if you don't ...

Live bait is working best for striped bass. Jon Conklin, fishing guide, recommends fishing for stripers from Prairie Creek park south to Point 12 where the White and War Eagle arms of the lake meet.

Mar. 1—Lake Lanier's water level remains very close to full pool at 1,070.78 feet or just .22 below the full pool mark of 1,071 feet above sea level. Frequent rains will cause these levels to change.

Fish the Horseshoe Bend area for striped bass. Jon Conklin, fishing guide, said that area is holding lots of shad and stripers are following the shad. Troll with shad or brood minnows. Stripers ...

Recently planted rainbows are taken on Speedy Shiners or T-Bone Tackle spoons at depths from the surface to 25 feet. Besides ...