Hot Spots Archives - The Fisherman

An angling enigma to some and a “Shhh, good spot” to others, the 50-acre Lake Shenandoah ensconced within Lake Shenandoah…

A lot is made of the Cape Cod ponds, especially during the winter because these coastal ponds tend to remain…

Winter fishing around Long Island becomes challenging due to the lack of saltwater opportunities, but one option that will always…

While it’s true this is a “hot” spot feature, we’re hoping you’ll think “cold.” Because of Wawayanda Lake’s Passaic County…

It was one of the few instances when a government agency, looking for a location to dump fill or dispose…

A fishing hotspot for more than 300 years, the Canarsie Pier located just off the Belt Parkway in the Township…

It’s no secret that December brings the prime month for Jersey bottomfishing as blackfish, sea bass, cod, pollock, ling and…

Coordinates: 41.43.27, -72.39.27 Wethersfield Cove is more of a pond than it is a cove, but it’s connected to the…

Over the years a lot of anglers have fished the Yankee Wreck in search of cod, pollock, ling and other…

Now that it’s November and everyone has tautog on the brain, I thought it might be a good idea to…

This metal ship lays on a piece of flat sandy bottom just four miles dead south of Moriches Inlet in…

A quick 14-mile shot E/SE of Barnegat Inlet puts you at one of the primo inshore spots along the Jersey…

Anyone who fishes in New England knows about the Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby and most anglers would…

On February 13, 1908, while on a voyage from Huelva, Spain to New York, carrying a full cargo of copper…

Jefferson Lake is easily accessed by kayak or canoe. Car-topping a squareback canoe and mounting an electric motor on the…

In my many years as a striper snob, I honestly couldn’t have cared less about albies and, on the rare…