Rig a back-hooked shiner under a float, and it’s going to swim in wide circles as it tries to free itself. While the bait is going to wear out faster than if it were lip-hooked, it’s going to put out ...

No matter which bait is used, the idea is to use enough leader under the float to suspend the bait just off the bottom, so the rig doesn't get snagged on oysters or other structure. This technique ...

The summer flounder (fluke) bite is on. Anglers are hooking up with keeper fluke off Newport, in lower Narragansett Bay, Mount Hope Bay, along our coastal shore and around Block Island. The idea is to ...

OCEAN CITY, Md. – One cardinal principle of fishing for summer flounder is to be flexible. Another might be to follow the fleet. In the 1970s, in search of productive fishing grounds, a certain Boston ...

Despite too many disappointing seasons, the possibility of good flounder catches continues to keep anglers’ hopes alive through the winter months at Sebastian Inlet. Usually starting in late November ...

The only time I ever went winter flounder fishing was in college. Racked with boredom during the doldrums of February, a buddy and I jumped on a New Jersey party boat that motored up the Manasquan ...