Like the cavalry riding in to save the day, snapper blues and blue claw crabs have long been counted on to provide midsummer excitement from local docks around Long Island. Most years, this dynamic ...

Snapper blues are ready to peak. Much too soon, they will be heading south for the winter and will return next summer as 2- to 4-poundblues. Judging by the numbers of baby bluefish now swimming in our ...

Other anglers were coming in with snapper blues, which also make for a nice fish fry. Scott said Jersey blues are finally gaining respect as a top-notch protein source. Fast swimming and fast growing, ...

The summer mix continues to charge along with fluke, kingfish and snapper blues nearshore, while mahimahi, Bluefin and yellowfin tuna are providing heart-pounding battles offshore. Beat the heat this ...

Late summer on Long Island has long been synonymous with snapper fishing among the angling set. The juvenile bluefish arrive in our waters earlier in the season, but it takes until late July or August ...

Water temps have now hit the 79-degree mark and there’s plenty of inshore pelagic opportunity to troll up in the form of mahi, little tunny, skipjacks and bonito. Offshore, white marlin fishing ...

BILL: I was reading a fishing report that said snapper and taylor bluefish are being caught in the lower Chesapeake Bay. What is the difference between the two? M.R. M.R. The snapper blue is a ...

The inevitable slowdown that comes each year with the hot summer sun has arrived. With it comes a noticeable drop-off in the bass bite. Bluefish tend to move into the cooler depths, reminding us to ...

Capt. Mike Vickers (hammockbaitandtackle.com) said the Flagler Pier is hot with kings toward the end of the pier, and the flounder have started moving into the area. "The pier rounds out with pompano, ...

Robin Scott said Scott Bonar and Liz McClellan hosted McClellanʼs brother Tom and friend Yvonne from Southern California. Although most anglers consider tautog one of the more difficult species, she ...