
Spring Topwater Action for Northeast Bluefish
Post-spawn big-heads follow baitfish into sounds and estuaries.

Post-spawn big-heads follow baitfish into sounds and estuaries.

Abundant bait draws early season striped bass and blues to coves and rocky shorelines.

The return of bluefish helps North Carolina anglers kick off the season.

Four hours of ferocious surf-feeding bluefish along the shores of Martha’s Vineyard yields big numbers of brawling bluefish in the 13-to-15 pound range, including a derby-leading chopper weighing almost 18 pounds.

Tailing bluefish is a sight to behold.

Sight-casting to tailing and waking bluefish in the shallows of Long Island

The future for Atlantic bluefin tuna is looking somewhat brighter, thanks to new measures proposed by the National Marine Fisheries Service to better protect stocks

Nearshore and inshore action during the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership’s second annual Saltwater Media Summit

Fishing for striped bass and bluefish with Fin-Nor and Van Staal in Plymouth Harbor, Massachusetts.

Great south Florida fishing shots by photographer Jan Maizler

Post-spawn big-heads follow baitfish into sounds and estuaries.

Abundant bait draws early season striped bass and blues to coves and rocky shorelines.

The return of bluefish helps North Carolina anglers kick off the season.

Four hours of ferocious surf-feeding bluefish along the shores of Martha’s Vineyard yields big numbers of brawling bluefish in the 13-to-15 pound range, including a derby-leading chopper weighing almost 18 pounds.

Tailing bluefish is a sight to behold.

Sight-casting to tailing and waking bluefish in the shallows of Long Island

The future for Atlantic bluefin tuna is looking somewhat brighter, thanks to new measures proposed by the National Marine Fisheries Service to better protect stocks

Nearshore and inshore action during the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership’s second annual Saltwater Media Summit

Fishing for striped bass and bluefish with Fin-Nor and Van Staal in Plymouth Harbor, Massachusetts.

Great south Florida fishing shots by photographer Jan Maizler
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