Science vs. gut instinct: how we learn to fish
September 10, 2014
If there is one recipe that reliably yields top-flight fishermen — in terms of basic human traits, talents, root skills — I’m reasonably certain that
If there is one recipe that reliably yields top-flight fishermen — in terms of basic human traits, talents, root skills — I’m reasonably certain that
Five years ago, give or take, when the first rounds of known striper strongholds began to dry up in the Northeast — spots on Cape
Outside the charter fleet, where rigid schedules and the need to catch on command force captains to lean on high-percentage methods, you won’t find many
It was almost two years ago — Sunday, June 10, 2012, late afternoon — when I wrapped up my last professional turn on a charter
“You see ’em?” asked Capt. Russ Benn, pointing at the slick-calm surface. I almost jumped out of my deck boots at the sight of at
Until a few years ago the main thing I knew about my Uncle Tud’s lifelong friend, Martin “Rocky” Bartlett, was that he was involved in
If you’re like me, you rely on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram to see who among your friends and colleagues is catching all the fish. Keep
If you’ve logged even a modest number of hours kicking around the docks, monkeying around in the basement with terminal tackle or keeping track of
I don’t remember the oyster stew itself — just the raw materials in the fridge, the sight of Mom leaning over a copper-bottomed pot at
It’s 7 a.m., mid-November, the first maliciously frigid morning of our season. We cleared the breakwalls just after sunrise and made six miles of ice
The proud “Monksters” have built a devoted boating community.
The proposed rule would limit most vessels 65 feet and larger to 10 knots along the East Coast during certain times of the year.
What the latest Coast Guard statistics reveal about recreational boating safety.
Presented by the U.S. Coast Guard.
Two guys with boatbuilding in their blood start an electric boat company in South Carolina.
An adventurous couple makes an icy pilgrimage from the Netherlands to North Carolina in their Elling E6.
Alexseal Yacht Coatings has significantly expanded its Color Configurator, adding four new yacht models and three distinctive new color shades.
How the WSIA’s Wake Responsibly initiative is keeping riders on the water — and lawmakers off their backs.
Henry Egan paints a historic J Class racing yacht to create the sensation of being aboard.
A historical portrait of America’s best-known sail training vessel.
