Surf fishing and be a bit intimidating to the uninitiated. It’s you against a vast ocean, and even though some lakes are huge, you still feel like the fish are confined enough that you have a shot.

Where you should go: There were reports of some school stripers being caught in the Island Beach State Park surf recently. With the northwest wind predicted, it should be possible to fish there ...

Big fish require bold tactics, and umbrella rigs deliver in a big way. On this river trip, watch how bass and striper react when the rig hits the water. The strikes are aggressive, the battles intense ...