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Some believe the continued decline of striper landings is a response to mounting strains, including cli-mate change and its effect on the environment.

Climate what? Of gulf streams and the apocalypse caterpillar

Sometimes success hinges on how well your offering contrasts with actual baitfish.

Fish sense: Hatches, matched and otherwise

Fishing the same spot regularly will help you identify feeding patterns and produce the desired results.

Hard aground and still catching

A carefully packed spool of running line, topshot and leader material — and the way you link them — are every bit as important as the rod or reel you use.

Spool-up breakdown: line choice, untangled

The chief yield of experience running or working in big seas and gale-force winds is profound and lasting humility.

Tale of the gale: fishing in a storm

Chumming can be deadly when conditions are right and a trip-saver when fish are scattered.

Slick strategy: the art of chumming

Part of tuna success involves suppressing the doubt about your immediate position and not dwelling on all the other places you ought to be fishing.

Tuna time: trolling the edge of the Earth

Running far offshore to fish requires confidence in your abilities, your boat and its systems.

Pondering a canyon run? Lets think it through

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A healthy dose of preparation is the best medicine in a pinch

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Watch and learn: Know your commercial fishermen

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The collapse of cod: Will we fillet the last fish?

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From the brine to the broiler: the right way to handle fish

Two jigs, one bluefish: The 'animated chopping machine' strikes again.

Show some love for the blues

Its the fish we lose, not the fish we catch

The author has landed some impressive fish with his prized 7-foot St. Croix Ben Doerr Surf System rod.

A fly-weight rod and some heavyweight fish

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Science vs. gut instinct: how we learn to fish

Stripers such as this heavyweight caught (and released) at Cuttyhunk this spring may well be plentiful for years, thanks to the legacy of some mightly year-classes spawned during the height of the bass rebound.

Are we headed for another bass crash?

Zach Harvey

Drift smarter to catch more fish

Zach Harvey

Perfect balance: an older boat and the latest 4-strokes

The action heats up this month.

New England - stripers, fluke, sea bass, cod

Zach Harvey

Back in the fighting chair after a long break

Zach Harvey

A tuna, an old fish tag and the captain behind it all

Zach Harvey

A humble sage and swordfishing pioneer

Zach Harvey

Theres no rest for the Ten Percenters

Oyster Trenton Crackers

Holiday traditions, Mom and the Oyster Trenton Cracker

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A college boys lament on a cold November outing

October - the heart of the so-called

This October blitz has nothing to do with football

Zach Harvey

Sure, I'll take a kid fishing, but this time it's my kid

Zach Harvey

A 10-year obsession with catching cow bass

Zach Harvey

A good charter captain can be a tricky catch

Zach Harvey

A picture and the thousand words it summoned

Zach Harvey

Live bait: unfair advantage or labor-intensive art form?

Zach Harvey

Scout out some new spots before the season starts

Zach Harvey

Nautical know-how: a game of learning by doing

Zach Harvey

The perfect boat and the art of compromise - Part Two

Zach Harvey

The perfect fishing boat? Theres no such thing - Part One

It's not always the onset of gales that makes seas unmanageable. Something as simple as a tide change can build a horror show.

Are you ready for a 12-month season?

A bird blitz means there's sea herring, and that means big fish further up the food chain.

Awestruck in autumn: giant tuna, sea herring

Zach Harvey

Autumn classic: the other bass

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