If you love fishing for striped bass, there is little doubt that you have found that they are easiest to land in areas where there are numerous structures. Whether it is boulder piles, reefs or wrecks, they seem to attract striped bass. If you have ever fished along the Connecticut side of Long Island you [...]

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The Albright knot is the right solution if you are attempting to join two pieces of filament together that have different diameters. In fact, this knot is often used to join braided line unbraided filament together. The Albright knot when properly constructed is the best method of ensuring that these two unequal sized lines stay [...]

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Most fisherman and fish lovers recognize the name Atlantic Salmon. What you may not know is the scientific name for this fish is Salmo Salar. The Atlantic Salmon is known under several names including Black Salmon and Sebago Salmon. This fish can be found in a variety of areas including part of Portugal to the [...]

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Generally when you hear anglers talking about fishing for blackfish (known as tautog) you will hear them telling you about using crabs and sandworms over the sides of their boats and enjoying the fight of this feisty fish. In fact, many will regale you with tales of their rods practically bending in half as they [...]

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Hippollossus Stenolepis – does this sound like a prehistoric large animal to you? In reality, this is the Pacific Halibut which resembles the Atlantic Halibut. In fact, this fish is very large and it known for habituating the Pacific Ocean. Other common names for this large, flat fish are the northern halibut, alabato and right [...]

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